El Paso County · Texas
ZIP code 79905
- Population
- 22,062
- Median income
- $25,496
- Median home
- $103,900
- Sales tax
- 8.25%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 79905 sits in El Paso County, Texas and is home to 22,062 people. Median household income is $25,496, the median home is worth $103,900 and median gross rent is $646. 48.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.25% combined.
- County
- El Paso County
- State
- Texas (TX)
- Area codes
- 915
FIPS 48141
1,989 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 79905
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 22,062ZIP 79905 residents
- Median household income
- $25,496Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $103,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $646Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.5%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 79905
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the El Paso rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 79905 compares
ZIP 79905 against the median ZIP in El Paso County and across Texas.
| Measure | ZIP 79905 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $25,496 | $53,980 | $68,103 | -63% |
| Median home value | $103,900 | $128,250 | $194,900 | -47% |
| Median gross rent | $646 | $1,039 | $1,105 | -42% |
| Population | 22,062 | 18,529 | 5,317 | +315% |
Medians are computed across the 31 ZIP areas in El Paso County and the 1989 ZIP areas in Texas.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 1989 Texas ZIP areas.
- Income
- #1,739
- Home value
- #1,457
- Population
- #537
richer than 1% of 1,756 state ZIPs
above 15% of 1,705 state ZIPs
larger than 73% of 1,989 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Texas ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under El Paso County.
ZIP 79905 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 79905?
- ZIP 79905 lies mostly in El Paso County, Texas. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 79905?
- Purchases are taxed at 8.25% combined, built from the El Paso jurisdiction stack.
- Is 79905 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $646 a month, about 30% of median household income, and the median home is worth $103,900 — -47% against the typical Texas ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.