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79836 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79836 covers Clint, Texas, with a population of about 7,481 and a median household income of $56,052.

Population
7,481388 per square mile
Median age
29.29.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,05227% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
23.2%10.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$216,306up 25.9% in five years
Median rent
$97127% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
17.3%17.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 79836 is

Clint, 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

Population7,481
Median age29.2
Family households72.3%
Born outside the US23.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home79.8%
White (non-Hispanic)6.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino89.7%
Veterans4%
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$56,052
Income per person$20,661
Poverty rate23.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k6.6%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k10.6%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k9.0%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k14.5%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k2.9%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,330
Mean adjusted gross income$45,721
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.2%
Returns, under $25k41.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$107,500
Median gross rent$971
Rent as a share of household income36.3%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house66.8%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units3.7%
Mobile home28.4%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$216,306as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$217,125$128,784

$141,124 in 2000 to $216,306 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%
High school diploma or higher72.1%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone73.4%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.6%
Health

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

Obesity37.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.1% 2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health35.3% 15 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)38.2% 26.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity41.8% 16.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81% 4.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.8% 6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.2% 13.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist43.3% 18 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.4% 9.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.6% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.3% 6.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed825
Annual payroll$23,083,000
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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 31.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss17.4 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.

Drought97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm15.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding14.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.4Very 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$56,052$76,292$78,538
Income per person$20,661$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate23.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$107,500$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$971$1,339$1,348
Homeownership84.3%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.2%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US23.1%17.2%13.9%
Median age29.235.538.7
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 stationTORNILLO 2 SSE, TX US21.4 km away
Rain in a year8 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January61.1°F / 28.8°F0.36 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February67.1°F / 33.1°F0.37 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March74.9°F / 39.5°F0.25 in rain
April82.5°F / 46.5°F0.23 in rain
May90.7°F / 53.6°F0.5 in rain
June97.7°F / 62.6°F0.65 in rain
July95.4°F / 66.8°F1.68 in rain
August93.8°F / 65.9°F1.45 in rain
September88.7°F / 59°F1.12 in rain
October80.9°F / 47.5°F0.77 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November69.6°F / 35.2°F0.36 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December60.1°F / 28.5°F0.54 in rain, 0.7 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 supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket31% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Clint Independent School District75.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Fabens Independent School District13.6% of this ZIP code's land area
San Elizario Independent School District10.4% 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 vulnerability87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Household characteristics94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

79849 San Elizario, TX4.4 km away
79838 Fabens, TX9.4 km away
79927 El Paso, TX12.5 km away
79928 El Paso, TX14 km away
79853 Tornillo, TX17.1 km away
79910 El Paso, TX18.6 km away
79914 El Paso, TX18.6 km away
79917 El Paso, TX18.6 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area19.28 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density388 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.5494, -106.2038

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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