ZIP 79331 · Lamesa
Who lives in ZIP code 79331 (Lamesa, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lamesa, TX · Dawson County
uszips 2026
People11,711
Median age34.8
Household income$54,000
Home value$109,141
Median rent$799/mo
Poverty20.3%
College degree+12.3%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,888
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.7% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
23.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,905.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
56.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.8%
- Never married
- 38.0%
- Divorced
- 16.8%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 48.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.3%
- Rent burden
- 34.8%
- Men / women
- 58% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.8%
- Farmers
- 5.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.9%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 22.3%
- Limited English
- 7.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.