ZIP 79849 · San Elizario
Who lives in ZIP code 79849 (San Elizario, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
San Elizario, TX · El Paso County
uszips 2026
People14,409
Median age30.2
Household income$44,831
Home value$109,797
Median rent$919/mo
Poverty32.2%
College degree+5.7%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 408 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,975
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.0% are 65 or older; 68.1% are adults.
Household income
17.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $20,329.
Education (adults 25+)
12.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
98.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.4%
- Never married
- 39.9%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 3.90
- Dual-income families
- 52.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.9%
- Rent burden
- 21.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 20.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.6%
- Veterans
- 0.5%
- With a disability
- 12.3%
- No health insurance
- 33.9%
- Limited English
- 30.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.