ZIP 79603 · Abilene
Who lives in ZIP code 79603 (Abilene, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Abilene, TX · Taylor County
uszips 2026
People23,548
Median age35.8
Household income$53,513
Home value$120,421
Median rent$1,068/mo
Poverty22.5%
College degree+16.0%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 154 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,705
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 72.9% are adults.
Household income
18.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,070.
Education (adults 25+)
34.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
43.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.2%
- Never married
- 36.9%
- Divorced
- 17.9%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 54.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.7%
- Rent burden
- 40.2%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.0%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 17.9%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.