ZIP Code 79380 — Whitharral CDP, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 79380 covers Whitharral, TX in Hockley County with a population of about 89.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.5 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 806; U.S. House district TX-19; the LUBBOCK media market.

Median household income in ZIP 79380 is about $68,125 — about 9% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 13.5%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 13.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 20.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Education, and Mining; about 12.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 2.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 34.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 72.4% (about 7.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Whitharral CDP, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 51.4), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (76.2) and hurricane (26.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Whitharral CDP, TX show little to no average snow and around 18.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 4 for ZIP 79380 (Whitharral CDP, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.