79906 ZIP Code — El Paso, TX

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ZIP code 79906 covers El Paso, Texas, with a population of about 6,061 and a median household income of $51,907.

Population: 6,0611,344 per square mile
Median age: 21.317.4 points below the US average
Median household income: $51,90732% below the Texas median
Poverty rate: 19.1%6.7 points above the US average
Median rent: $1,5101.1× the Texas median
Degree or higher: 32.3%2.7 points below the US average
Homeownership: 0%65 points below the US average
Time zone: Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 202

Where 79906 is

El Paso, 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

Population	6,061
Median age	21.3
Family households	94.1%
Born outside the US	8.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home	22.4%
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	27.2%
Veterans	11.5%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$51,907
Income per person	$17,897
Poverty rate	19.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	6.6%
$10–15k	0.5%
$15–20k	0.4%
$20–25k	1.8%
$25–30k	8.3%
$30–35k	11.9%
$35–40k	3.8%
$40–45k	1.3%
$45–50k	10.4%
$50–60k	16.7%
$60–75k	6.6%
$75–100k	12.2%
$100–125k	10.3%
$125–150k	5.1%
$150–200k	4.2%
$200k or more	0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	1,870
Mean adjusted gross income	$52,609
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	13.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k	48.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k	19.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k	9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k	9.1%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent	$1,510
Rent as a share of household income	34.1%
Owner-occupied	0%
Vacant homes	12%
Median year built	2003

What the homes are

Detached house	32.8%
Attached house	43.6%
2 to 4 units	22.5%
Mobile home	1.2%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	14.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%
High school diploma or higher	95.9%
Works from home	7.9%
Drives to work alone	78.2%
Takes public transport	0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	2.9%

Health

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

Obesity	32.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	5.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	21.3% 12.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	19.3% 8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression	29% 7.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	25.3% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	10.6% 14.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	23.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	48.4% 26.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	1.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	2.2% 4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	67.9% 8.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	72.8% 13.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	21.7% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	43.6% 20.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD	4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	44.7% 16.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability	3.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	20.2% 16 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability	10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use	67.1% 8.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	26% 9.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	7.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	11.7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours	42.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	1.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	19.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability	5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	202
People employed	7,212
Annual payroll	$356,105,000

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 7.3% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Very Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss	11.1 out of 100
Community resilience	1.4 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.

Hail	85.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	71.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	61.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought	60.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	48.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	37.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	27.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	23.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	17Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	14.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	6.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	3.8Very 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 ZIP	Texas	United States
Median household income	$51,907	$76,292	$78,538
Income per person	$17,897	$39,446	$43,289
Poverty rate	19.1%	13.8%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$260,400	$303,400
Median gross rent	$1,510	$1,339	$1,348
Homeownership	0%	62.6%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	33.1%	35%
Unemployment rate	14.2%	5.1%	5.2%
Works from home	7.9%	12.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	8.6%	17.2%	13.9%
Median age	21.3	35.5	38.7

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 station	EL PASO INTL AP, TX US4.6 km away
Rain in a year	9 in
Snow in a year	3 in

Average high and low by month

January	58.6°F / 34.5°F0.39 in rain, 0.8 in snow
February	64.1°F / 38.9°F0.4 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March	71.9°F / 45.5°F0.24 in rain
April	80°F / 53.3°F0.17 in rain
May	88.7°F / 62.1°F0.43 in rain
June	97.1°F / 70.6°F0.73 in rain
July	95.8°F / 73°F1.58 in rain
August	94°F / 71.8°F1.67 in rain
September	88.3°F / 65.4°F1.52 in rain
October	79.4°F / 54°F0.59 in rain
November	67°F / 42°F0.43 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December	57.8°F / 34.4°F0.63 in rain, 1.3 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 supermarket	29% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket	96% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None 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%.

El Paso Independent School District	100% 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 vulnerability	47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability	8 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

79916 Fort Bliss, TX	1.3 km away
79918 Fort Bliss, TX	1.3 km away
79903 El Paso, TX	3 km away
79930 El Paso, TX	3.1 km away
79920 El Paso, TX	3.7 km away
79908 El Paso, TX	4.2 km away
79905 El Paso, TX	4.7 km away
79904 El Paso, TX	5.1 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 County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Mountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	4.51 sq mi
Population density	1,344 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	31.8092, -106.4247

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.