ZIP 79356 · Post
Who lives in ZIP code 79356 (Post, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Post, TX · Garza County
uszips 2026
People5,083
Median age35.8
Household income$46,351
Home value$86,214
Median rent$830/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+10.2%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lubbock, TX
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,448
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.5% are 65 or older; 84.5% are adults.
Household income
25.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,359.
Education (adults 25+)
50.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
49.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.1%
- Never married
- 40.7%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 36.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.2%
- Rent burden
- 20.5%
- Men / women
- 66% / 35%
Work
- In labor force
- 42.6%
- Unemployment
- 11.5%
- Self-employed
- 15.7%
- Farmers
- 7.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.6%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 18.3%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.