ZIP 79842 · Marathon
Who lives in ZIP code 79842 (Marathon, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Marathon, TX · Brewster County
uszips 2026
People285
Median age56.6
Household income$45,596
Home value—
Median rent—
Poverty18.2%
College degree+24.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 0 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 203
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 97.2% are adults.
Household income
14.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,173.
Education (adults 25+)
45.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
28.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.2%
- Never married
- 8.3%
- Divorced
- 23.5%
- Widowed
- 0.0%
- Family size
- 1.49
- Dual-income families
- 36.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 40% / 60%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 29.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 31.6%
- No health insurance
- 21.8%
- Limited English
- 7.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.