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Population and households in ZIP 79936
Household size in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.39 | 3.24 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.28 | 3.25 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.17 | 3.15 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.97 | 3.01 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.42 | −0.23 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 79936 are large by national standards, averaging 2.97 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has dropped from 3.39 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.3 | 31.9 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 31.9 | 32.5 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 33.0 | 33.7 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.2 | 34.9 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.9 | +3.0 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of ZIP 79936 is 37.2 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. Still, the population here is older than in the El Paso area as a whole, where the median age is 34.9. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 30.3, mirroring the country.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.6% | 17.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.8% | 17.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.6% | 16.2% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.6% | 16.9% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in six households in ZIP 79936 (15.6%), well above the national share of 11.6%. Still, single parents are less common here than in the El Paso area as a whole (16.9%). The single-parent share is down 4.0 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 79936
Renters in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.7% | 36.0% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.7% | 38.2% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.3% | 38.8% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.4% | 35.7% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | −0.3 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in ZIP 79936 own their homes; 29.4% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 43.4% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the southwest; owners are most common in the northwest. The renter share is up 3.7 points from 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.7% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.1% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | −0.5 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.0% of homes in ZIP 79936 are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Vacancy has edged down 0.7 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country. ZIP 79936 has a lower vacancy rate than at least four in five Texas ZIP codes.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1991 | 1983 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1992 | 1984 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1991 | 1986 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1992 | 1990 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +7 | +8 | +6 |
Much of the housing in ZIP 79936 is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1992, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. The El Paso area as a whole looks much the same. Newer construction is concentrated in the north, while the west has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $911 | $744 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,009 | $877 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,058 | $942 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,303 | $1,233 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$391 | +$489 | +$639 | +$606 |
A typical rental in ZIP 79936 costs $1,303 a month with utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in the El Paso area overall ($1,233). Rents are up $391 a month from 2006–10, a 43% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. The typical renter here spends 34.9% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 79936
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.1% | 20.0% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 24.4% | 21.5% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.3% | 23.8% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.9% | 25.8% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in ZIP 79936 than nationally: 27.9% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The El Paso area as a whole looks much the same. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 6.8 points, as it has nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.7% | 71.4% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.2% | 75.6% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.0% | 79.0% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.7% | 81.7% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +10.2 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in ZIP 79936 never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Locally, though, the rate is higher than in the El Paso area overall (81.7%). The share with a diploma is up 6.0 points from 2006–10, mirroring the country.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 79936
| Period | ZIP 79936 | El Paso area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.1% | 8.1% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 9.0% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.2% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.8 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.2%, unemployment in ZIP 79936 is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is lower than in the wider El Paso area (6.0%). Unemployment has fallen 1.8 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 79936 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 79936 | 2.97 | 37.2 | 15.6% | 29.4% | 5.0% | 1992 | $1,303 | 27.9% | 86.7% | 5.2% |
| ZIP 79935 | 2.76 | 36.9 | 18.1% | 50.6% | 7.1% | 1977 | $1,112 | 26.8% | 85.0% | 5.2% |
| ZIP 79925 | 2.61 | 38.7 | 15.6% | 47.1% | 7.7% | 1970 | $1,071 | 29.8% | 85.7% | 3.4% |
| ZIP 79938 | 3.26 | 32.0 | 15.9% | 18.8% | 4.3% | 2009 | $1,608 | 29.2% | 86.8% | 4.8% |
| ZIP 79907 | 2.96 | 40.0 | 20.1% | 40.7% | 9.9% | 1978 | $939 | 13.5% | 73.0% | 5.1% |
| ZIP 79915 | 2.67 | 41.8 | 18.6% | 38.3% | 10.8% | 1967 | $888 | 13.1% | 67.2% | 7.1% |
| ZIP 79928 | 3.53 | 29.3 | 20.2% | 13.5% | 5.3% | 2009 | $1,326 | 22.9% | 87.5% | 7.2% |
| ZIP 79908 | 3.79 | 21.1 | 6.4% | 99.1% | 9.0% | 2008 | $1,813 | 28.4% | 99.5% | 12.7% |
| ZIP 79918 | 3.81 | 22.1 | 7.6% | 100.0% | 9.6% | 2010 | $1,799 | 26.0% | 99.4% | 15.2% |
| ZIP 79905 | 2.84 | 36.7 | 23.3% | 52.6% | 12.6% | 1965 | $708 | 9.8% | 59.2% | 9.1% |
| ZIP 79906 | 3.92 | 20.8 | 7.6% | 99.1% | 14.5% | 2004 | $1,556 | 34.0% | 96.2% | 10.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 79936. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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