ZIP 79853 · Tornillo
Who lives in ZIP code 79853 (Tornillo, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tornillo, TX · El Paso County
uszips 2026
People2,686
Median age40.2
Household income$42,234
Home value$82,855
Median rent—
Poverty33.1%
College degree+6.7%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 802
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
19.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $16,991.
Education (adults 25+)
42.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
99.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.5%
- Never married
- 33.8%
- Divorced
- 16.7%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.40
- Dual-income families
- 49.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 19.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.4%
- Veterans
- 0.5%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 38.3%
- Limited English
- 38.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.