ZIP 79506 · Blackwell
Who lives in ZIP code 79506 (Blackwell, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Blackwell, TX · Nolan County
uszips 2026
People538
Median age60.1
Household income$63,942
Home value$115,452
Median rent$827/mo
Poverty11.3%
College degree+26.6%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sweetwater, TX (micro)
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 279
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
38.1% are 65 or older; 88.7% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,875.
Education (adults 25+)
28.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.2%
- Never married
- 18.8%
- Divorced
- 9.6%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.34
- Dual-income families
- 35.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.9%
- Rent burden
- 17.1%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 41.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 17.2%
- Farmers
- 17.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.8%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 23.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.