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79835 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79835 covers Canutillo, Texas, with a population of about 12,289 and a median household income of $42,955.

Population
12,2891,388 per square mile
Median age
35.73 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,95544% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
28.2%15.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$222,809up 33.4% in five years
Median rent
$92131% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
12.3%22.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.1%8.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
245

Where 79835 is

Canutillo, 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

Population12,289
Median age35.7
Family households76.7%
Born outside the US32.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home77%
White (non-Hispanic)5.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino92.7%
Veterans5.2%
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$42,955
Income per person$20,539
Poverty rate28.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.5%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k7.8%
$35–40k7.6%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k11.7%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k1.8%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,590
Mean adjusted gross income$41,724
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.9%
Returns, under $25k42.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$103,200
Median gross rent$921
Owner-occupied73.1%
Vacant homes10.7%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house50.8%
Attached house5.5%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home37.5%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$222,809as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$222,809$109,782

$124,497 in 2000 to $222,809 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%
High school diploma or higher70.1%
Works from home6.9%
Drives to work alone81.9%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.6%
Health

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

Obesity34.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.8% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.4% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)32.6% 21.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.4% 11 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.8% 3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.7% 10.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.9% 12.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36% 5.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.4% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.5% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 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 disability17.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments245
People employed2,138
Annual payroll$60,215,000
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 22.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss11.6 out of 100
Community resilience1.4 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.

Hail89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought64.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind45.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding26.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm11.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche8.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.4Very 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$42,955$76,292$78,538
Income per person$20,539$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate28.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$103,200$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$921$1,339$1,348
Homeownership73.1%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home6.9%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US32.5%17.2%13.9%
Median age35.735.538.7
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 stationLA TUNA 1 S, TX US5.5 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January57.2°F / 34°F0.54 in rain
February63.1°F / 38.6°F0.31 in rain
March70.1°F / 44.8°F0.15 in rain
April78.8°F / 50.8°F0.03 in rain
May87.7°F / 60.5°F0.28 in rain
June95.3°F / 69.6°F0.7 in rain
July94.3°F / 72.9°F2.43 in rain
August92.2°F / 71.5°F1.61 in rain
September87.3°F / 65.7°F1.42 in rain
October78.4°F / 53.7°F0.72 in rain
November65.6°F / 41.3°F0.43 in rain
December55.9°F / 34°F0.52 in rain
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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Canutillo Independent School District98.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Gadsden Independent Schools1.2% 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

79913 El Paso, TX2 km away
79821 Anthony, TX6.3 km away
79911 El Paso, TX6.7 km away
88021 Anthony, NM7.8 km away
79932 El Paso, TX8 km away
79912 El Paso, TX11.9 km away
79922 El Paso, TX12.7 km away
88063 Sunland Park, NM12.9 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.

El Paso County98.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Doña Ana County1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.86 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density1,388 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.9344, -106.5929

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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