ZIP 79536 · Merkel
Who lives in ZIP code 79536 (Merkel, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Merkel, TX · Taylor County
uszips 2026
People5,047
Median age32.9
Household income$71,131
Home value$117,319
Median rent$1,198/mo
Poverty13.7%
College degree+14.6%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,695
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 72.3% are adults.
Household income
31.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,967.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.4%
- Never married
- 25.9%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.48
- Dual-income families
- 51.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.0%
- Rent burden
- 25.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.9%
- Farmers
- 10.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.6%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 10.4%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.