ZIP Code 79748 — undefined, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 79748 covers TX in Howard County with a population of about 387.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 24.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 432; U.S. House district TX-19; the ODESSA - MIDLAND media market.

Median household income in ZIP 79748 is about $55,625 — about 26% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 48.1%; unemployment rate near 3.6%; 13.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 19.8 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Agriculture, and Transportation; a mean commute of about 132.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 48.1% (about 17.3 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for TX as Relatively Low (composite score 54.8), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (89.5) and flood (45.4). 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 TX show little to no average snow and around 19.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 18 for ZIP 79748 (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.