ZIP 79355 · Plains
Who lives in ZIP code 79355 (Plains, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Plains, TX · Yoakum County
uszips 2026
People1,660
Median age36.4
Household income$76,967
Home value$156,727
Median rent$883/mo
Poverty17.2%
College degree+12.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 651
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
20.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,150.
Education (adults 25+)
22.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
45.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.8%
- Never married
- 20.0%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 43.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.0%
- Rent burden
- 12.8%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.0%
- Unemployment
- 11.1%
- Self-employed
- 15.2%
- Farmers
- 10.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.9%
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 28.9%
- Limited English
- 9.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.