ZIP 79605 · Abilene
Who lives in ZIP code 79605 (Abilene, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Abilene, TX · Taylor County
uszips 2026
People28,467
Median age33.6
Household income$62,929
Home value$163,346
Median rent$1,117/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+26.0%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,001 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,152
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.3% are 65 or older; 76.3% are adults.
Household income
26.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,324.
Education (adults 25+)
39.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.3%
- Never married
- 36.9%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.2%
- Rent burden
- 32.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.2%
- Veterans
- 8.6%
- With a disability
- 15.2%
- No health insurance
- 16.9%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.