ZIP 79830 · Alpine
Who lives in ZIP code 79830 (Alpine, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alpine, TX · Brewster County
uszips 2026
People7,853
Median age43.4
Household income$66,546
Home value$229,347
Median rent$902/mo
Poverty9.3%
College degree+46.1%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,131
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.2% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
32.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,029.
Education (adults 25+)
52.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
45.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.1%
- Never married
- 21.5%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 2.40
- Dual-income families
- 51.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 17.1%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.2%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 13.8%
- No health insurance
- 15.1%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.