ZIP 79602 · Abilene
Who lives in ZIP code 79602 (Abilene, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Abilene, TX · Taylor County
uszips 2026
People27,425
Median age37.0
Household income$89,551
Home value$239,046
Median rent$1,211/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+33.9%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 87 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,001
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
42.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,720.
Education (adults 25+)
42.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.2%
- Never married
- 27.5%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 57.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.9%
- Farmers
- 3.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.1%
- Veterans
- 12.5%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 15.8%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.