ZIP 79839 · Fort Hancock
Who lives in ZIP code 79839 (Fort Hancock, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fort Hancock, TX · Hudspeth County
uszips 2026
People1,416
Median age42.9
Household income$47,950
Home value$67,767
Median rent$540/mo
Poverty13.8%
College degree+6.0%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 332
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
7.1% are 65 or older; 86.4% are adults.
Household income
8.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,917.
Education (adults 25+)
63.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
90.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.1%
- Never married
- 57.3%
- Divorced
- 2.5%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 4.94
- Dual-income families
- 62.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.9%
- Rent burden
- 22.6%
- Men / women
- 68% / 32%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 19.4%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.8%
- Veterans
- 1.5%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 48.9%
- Limited English
- 20.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.