ZIP 79601 · Abilene
Who lives in ZIP code 79601 (Abilene, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Abilene, TX · Jones County
uszips 2026
People28,050
Median age29.8
Household income$53,631
Home value$180,073
Median rent$1,031/mo
Poverty26.5%
College degree+23.0%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,277
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.1% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
21.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,210.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
28.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.8%
- Never married
- 52.4%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 44.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.2%
- Rent burden
- 38.5%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.9%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 3.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.6%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 15.5%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.