ZIP 79508 · Buffalo Gap
Who lives in ZIP code 79508 (Buffalo Gap, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo Gap, TX · Taylor County
uszips 2026
People1,078
Median age37.5
Household income$105,000
Home value—
Median rent$1,179/mo
Poverty5.6%
College degree+32.3%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 43 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 436
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 80.0% are adults.
Household income
51.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,200.
Education (adults 25+)
36.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.7%
- Never married
- 28.8%
- Divorced
- 21.4%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 3.35
- Dual-income families
- 46.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 92.7%
- Rent burden
- 50.5%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 5.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 12.3%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 15.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.