Postal Codes

79706 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79706 covers Midland, Texas, with a population of about 32,605 and a median household income of $110,988.

Population
32,60547 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$110,9881.5× the Texas median
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$385,962up 12.6% in five years
Median rent
$89733% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
23.2%11.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,066

Where 79706 is

Midland, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population32,605
Median age35.2
Family households75.7%
Born outside the US11.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home32%
White (non-Hispanic)44%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino47.8%
Veterans4.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$110,988
Income per person$44,012
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k4.8%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k12.0%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more17.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,400
Mean adjusted gross income$95,792
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.9%
Returns, under $25k26.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.6%
Returns, $200k or more8.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$280,500
Median gross rent$897
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built2006

What the homes are

Detached house63.2%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units1.4%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home29.9%
Boat, RV or van1.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$385,962as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 46.4%
Typical asking rent$2,186as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 4.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$385,962$186,402

$199,671 in 2009 to $385,962 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,295$1,875

$1,875 in 2022 to $2,186 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%
High school diploma or higher87.1%
Works from home3.5%
Drives to work alone76.6%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.1% 7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57% 7.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.3% 6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,066
People employed25,624
Annual payroll$2,494,726,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 74.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.1 out of 100
Community resilience24.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide19.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm15.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$110,988$76,292$78,538
Income per person$44,012$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$280,500$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$897$1,339$1,348
Homeownership82.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3.5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US11.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age35.235.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMIDLAND 4 ENE, TX US15.3 km away
Rain in a year14 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January60.3°F / 31°F0.77 in rain, 0.7 in snow
February65.3°F / 34.9°F0.54 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March73.6°F / 42.3°F0.75 in rain
April82.2°F / 49.7°F0.85 in rain
May89.1°F / 59.7°F1.7 in rain
June94.7°F / 67.4°F1.55 in rain
July95.3°F / 69.7°F1.45 in rain
August94.4°F / 68.7°F1.58 in rain
September88.1°F / 61.8°F1.87 in rain
October80.6°F / 51.5°F1.18 in rain
November68°F / 39.8°F0.86 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December60.5°F / 32.2°F0.45 in rain, 0.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Midland Independent School District78.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Greenwood Independent School District14.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Glasscock County Independent School District5.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Rankin Independent School District1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

79704 Midland, TX2.2 km away
79708 Midland, TX2.2 km away
79710 Midland, TX2.2 km away
79712 Midland, TX2.2 km away
79702 Midland, TX11.1 km away
79701 Midland, TX12.9 km away
79711 Midland, TX14.2 km away
79703 Midland, TX15.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Midland County93% of this ZIP code's land area
Glasscock County5.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Upton County1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area689.51 sq mi
Water area1.3 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.8816, -102.0134

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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