79842 Zip Code Profile

79842 is a sparsely populated, rural zip code in Marathon, Texas. Median household income here ($23,000) is significantly lower than US average ($56,604). The population is primarily white, older, and mostly married couples.

The average family income here is $44,776/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 79842 is $27,500.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 79842 earn an average of $28,789/year. Women earn only $15,231/year.

253 people in 79842 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 79842? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 15.6 minutes.

The median age here is 52. There are 235 men and 263 women. The median age for men is 52 while for women the median age is 51.

To give you a sense of the community, 302 people (out of the 498 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 0 homes, and 0 businesses every day. 28 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

79842 Zip code is located in the Central time zone at 30 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Cairo, Egypt!) and -103 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 4,013 feet above sea levell.

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• Demographics

• Total Population: 498
• White Population: 447
• Black Population: 1
• Hispanic Population: 203
• Asian Population: 0
• Hawaiian Population: 1
• Indian Population: 8
• Male Population: 235
• Female Population: 263
• Median Age: 52
• Median Age of Males: 52
• Median Age of Females: 51

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: West South Central
• State: Texas
• County: Brewster
• City: Marathon
• Longitude: -103.1
• Latitude: 30.1
• Elevation: 4,014 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 432

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 238
• Drive alone: 182
• Carpool: 24
• Public transit: 0
• Ride bikes or walk: 28


• Average commute time: 15.6 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 65
•    5 - 9: 70
•    10 - 14: 30
•    15 - 19: 0
•    20 - 24: 0
•    25 - 29: 4
•    30 - 34: 43
•    35 - 39: 0
•    40 - 44: 0
•    45 - 59: 12
•    60 - 89: 9
•    90 plus: 5

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $82,800
• Average Annual Household Income: $39,063
• Businesses: 17
• Employees: 138
• Annual Payroll: $2,611,000
• Average Family Income: $44,776
• Median Family Income: $23,000
• Average Income for Men: $28,789
• Average Income for Women: $15,231

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 23
• Congressional District Land Area: 48455.0
• Sr Senator: John Cornyn (R)
• Jr Senator: Ted Cruz (R)
• US House Representative: Pete P. Gallego (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 043
• State FIPS Code: 48

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Other Schools

Marathon Indpendent School Dist

109 Ne 5th St

Marathon, TX 79842

(915) 386-4431