ZIP 79606 · Abilene
Who lives in ZIP code 79606 (Abilene, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Abilene, TX · Taylor County
uszips 2026
People29,182
Median age34.3
Household income$79,196
Home value$270,547
Median rent$1,194/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+37.8%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Wider region
- Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 162 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,267
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.0% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
40.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,205.
Education (adults 25+)
45.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.2%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 53.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.0%
- Rent burden
- 26.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.9%
- Veterans
- 11.0%
- With a disability
- 12.5%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.