Population & age
- Total population
- 72
- Median age
- 34.8
ZIP 79755, TX (79755)
Upton County · Population 72
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
TX 79755 (ZIP 79755) sits in Upton County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 22.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 5 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $2,766. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $118,467 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $87,660 per worker — about 34% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 1.7% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. FEMA has issued 19 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1992. Annual precipitation averages just 12.1" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. County Health Rankings reports 10,947 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 33.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Texas has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $136,635, fair market rent of $1,690 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.0% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 90.3%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.7%
- Other / multi-racial
- 9.7%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $136,635
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 30.4%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 7(30.4%)
- Renter-occupied
- 16(69.6%)
- Vacant units
- 12
- Built (median)
- 1974
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 13(34.2%)
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0(0.0%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 20(87.0%)
- No broadband
- 3(13.0%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 7(10.9%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,430
/month
1 Bed
$1,440
/month
2 Bed
$1,690
/month
3 Bed
$2,160
/month
4 Bed
$2,670
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
1,505
Across 1,505 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $302.8M.
Single-family
1,505
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$302.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
14
Total employment
182
Annual payroll
$21.6M
Average annual pay
$118,467
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$87,660
Average weekly wage
$1,686
Total employment
3,975
Total establishments
129
That is roughly 34% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
1.7%
That is 2.3 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
2,995
Employed
2,943
Unemployed
52
Based on Upton County, TX data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Odessa, TX
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Public libraries
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 branch
Avg hours / week
—
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
—
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
- 1.Midkiff Public Library
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
19
Date Range
1992–2021
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Severe Ice Storm — declared February 19, 2021 (DR-4586)
Incident period: February 11, 2021 – February 21, 2021
Top Incident Types
- Fire9 (47%)
- Hurricane3 (16%)
- Severe Ice Storm2 (11%)
- Biological2 (11%)
- Severe Storm2 (11%)
- Other1 (5%)
Individual Assistance
1
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
6
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
66.3°F
53.3° – 79.2°
Annual precipitation
12.1"
Annual snowfall
2"
Heating · cooling days
2,256 · 2,745.3
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: CRANE, TX US, 22.7 miles from the centroid of ZIP 79755 (ZIP 79755)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
10,947
That is roughly 2,747 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
29%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
5.0
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
19.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
—
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,138
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.9
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
67%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
13%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 9.7% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Upton data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
33.4% of Upton County, TX residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
—
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
2.13
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
—
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 8.6% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Upton County, TX for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 236 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 839 reports
Homicide
1
Robbery
14
Burglary
131
Vehicle theft
216
County-level data for Midland (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−3 people
−5 households • +$34K net AGI flow
Moved in
78households
161 people • $4.3M AGI
Moved out
83households
164 people • $4.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
No county-level breakdown available.
Where departing residents went
No county-level breakdown available.
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $55,397 versus departing households' $51,651.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Texas
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 79755. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
8.20%
State 6.25% · avg local 1.95%
Property tax (effective)
1.42%
Median $1,254/year
Tax burden rank
4 of 50
8.40% of personal income
Paid family leave
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
165% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). Asset limit $5,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 79755
Nearby ZIPs by distance
79778 (Rankin, 18.5 mi) · 79706 (Midland, 22.3 mi) · 79766 (Odessa, 25.9 mi) · 79765 (Odessa, 30 mi) · 79752 (Mccamey, 30.7 mi) · 79761 (Odessa, 30.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
39.9%
6.9pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
35.7%
3.7pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
21.8%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
72.3%
3.7pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
22.0%
9.0pp above the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
14.3%
3.3pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
5
Median in-state tuition
$2,766
Median earnings (10 yr)
$42,026
- 4-Year
Midland College
Midland, TX · 79705
- In-state tuition
- $3,180
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,180
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 19.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $43,958
- Median student debt
- $10,670
- 4-Year
Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 79764
- In-state tuition
- $2,688
- Out-of-state tuition
- $4,926
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 32.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $42,026
- Median student debt
- $7,750
- 4-Year
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TX · 79762
- In-state tuition
- $9,236
- Out-of-state tuition
- $21,504
- Acceptance rate
- 94.9%
- Graduation rate
- 41.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $56,073
- Median student debt
- $17,750
- 2-Year
Howard College
Big Spring, TX · 79720
- In-state tuition
- $2,766
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,716
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 35.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,382
- Median student debt
- $9,500
- 2-Year
Southwest College for the Deaf
Big Spring, TX · 79720
- In-state tuition
- $2,766
- Out-of-state tuition
- $14,746
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 42.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,382
- Median student debt
- $9,500
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
TX 79755 (ZIP 79755) sits in Upton County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 22.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 5 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $2,766. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $118,467 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $87,660 per worker — about 34% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 1.7% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. FEMA has issued 19 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1992. Annual precipitation averages just 12.1" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. County Health Rankings reports 10,947 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 33.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Texas has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $136,635, fair market rent of $1,690 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.0% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 21.8%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 79755
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 79755?
39.9%, which is 6.9 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 79755?
21.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 79755?
35.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 79755?
72 people live in ZIP 79755, with a median age of 34.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 79755?
$136,635 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 79755 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 79755, 30.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 69.6% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 79755?
In ZIP 79755, 34.2% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 79755?
0.0% of the population in ZIP 79755 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 79755 have broadband internet?
87.0% of households in ZIP 79755 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 79755?
As of 2022, 14 business establishments operated in ZIP 79755 employing 182 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 79755?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 79755 is $118,467, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 79755 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 79755 ranks in the 67th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 79755?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 79755, ranking in the 71th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 79755 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 19 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 79755 between 1992–2021 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 79755?
Fire is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 79755, accounting for 9 of 19 declarations (47%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 79755?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 79755 was "SEVERE WINTER STORMS" — a severe ice storm declared in 2021 (DR-4586) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 79755?
5 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 79755 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Midland College, Odessa College, and The University Of Texas Permian Basin (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 79755?
Median in-state tuition across 5 nearby institutions is $2,766 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 79755?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $42,026 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 79755?
ZIP 79755 has an average annual temperature of 66.3°F and 12.1" of annual precipitation based on the CRANE, TX US weather station 22.7 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 79755 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 79755 is part of the Odessa, TX urbanized area, primarily served by Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 79755?
Texas has no state income tax. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 8.20% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Texas have paid family leave?
Texas runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 79755?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (5 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 79755
Nearby ZIPs by distance
79778 (Rankin, 18.5 mi) · 79706 (Midland, 22.3 mi) · 79766 (Odessa, 25.9 mi) · 79765 (Odessa, 30 mi) · 79752 (Mccamey, 30.7 mi) · 79761 (Odessa, 30.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
67th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 3 census tracts, population 954
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
30
Limited English Speakers
29
Persons with Disability
109
Without HS Diploma
133
Without Health Insurance
69
Adults Age 65+
137
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.