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79606 zip code Abilene
Zip Code: 79606
State: Texas
Population: 18107
Housing Units: 7708
Land Area: 57.8 square miles
149.6 square kilometers
Water Area: 0 square miles
.1 square kilometers
City Name: Abilene
Post Office Name: Abilene
County: Taylor
Area Code: 915
Timezone: CST
Latitude: +32.303126
Longitude: -099.908645
State Zip Codes: Texas Zip Codes
State Geography: Texas Geography


79606 Overview 79606 Demographic 79606 Economic 79606 Housing 79606 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 18,107 100.0 100%
  Male 8,887 49.1 49.1%
  Female 9,220 50.9 50.9%
Median Age 34.6 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,153 6.4 6.8%
18 years and over 13,464 74.4 74.3%
65 years and over 1,924 10.6 12.4%
One race 17,744 98.0 97.6%
  White 15,988 88.3 75.1%
  Black or African American 789 4.4 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 46 0.3 0.9%
  Asian 389 2.1 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 528 2.9 5.5%
  Two or more races 363 2.0 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,345 7.4 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.43 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.95 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 7,708 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 7,381 95.8 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 4,518 61.2 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 2,863 38.8 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 327 4.2 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 11,461 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 10,795 94.2 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 4,168 36.4 24.4%
Civilian veterans 2,297 18.7 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 1,017 10.6 19.2%
Foreign born 662 3.6 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 9,335 64.8 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 1,314 7.7 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 10,248 72.9 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 16.6 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 46,652 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 57,831 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 24,557 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 154 3.0 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 1,024 5.7 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 4,264 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 97,700 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 1,004 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 390 (X) 295


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