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79339

Littlefield, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,685
Median household income
$60,375
People below poverty
13.4%
Median home value
$79,000

Income

The median income of households in 79339 was $60,375. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 10.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 15.6
$50,000 to $74,999 19.6
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9
$100,000 to $149,999 16.4
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1
$200,000 or more 5.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 55032
Female 42399

An estimated 75.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,865. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.7
Social Security 33.5
Retirement income 18.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.6
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.6

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 56.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79339 in 2020-2024, 79.2% had health insurance coverage and 20.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.3% and public coverage was 33.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.9%.


In 2020-2024, 79339 had a total population of 6,685 - 3,290 (49.2%) females and 3,395 (50.8%) males. The median age was 36.1 years. An estimated 27.7% of the population was under 18 years, 30.9% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79339 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 299 252
5 to 9 274 265
10 to 14 225 206
15 to 19 258 188
20 to 24 306 250
25 to 29 218 186
30 to 34 143 164
35 to 39 267 140
40 to 44 175 217
45 to 49 192 150
50 to 54 190 153
55 to 59 206 225
60 to 64 236 254
65 to 69 113 148
70 to 74 69 177
75 to 79 150 176
80 to 84 57 97
85 and over 17 42

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 68.4% were White; 5.3% were Black or African American; 8.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 4.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 53.7% of the people in 79339 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 39.6% of the people in 79339 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,545 households in 79339. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.2% of the households in 79339 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.9% of all households, while 23% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 20% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.4% of all households.

In 79339, 36.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.2
Cohabiting Couples 3.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.3% of males and 44.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.5 30.3
Now married, except separated 45.3 44.6
Separated 3.9 2.7
Widowed 6 13.8
Divorced 4.3 8.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79339, 266 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.1% of the people living in 79339 were U.S. natives. 80.9% of the 79339 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.9% of 79339 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 14.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 47.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79339 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 79339.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 95.5
Asia 0
Europe 1.1
Africa 3.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79339 in 2020-2024, 35.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 35% of people at least five years old; 12.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 35
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 79339 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.1
Different house, same county 5.5
Different county, same state 4.4
Different state 0
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 79.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79339 was 1,513 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 63 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,166. College or graduate school enrollment was 284.

Educational Attainment of People in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20.5
High school diploma or equivalency 34.6
Some college, no degree 20.3
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 10.9
Graduate or professional degree 5.3

Disability

In 79339, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.9% of people under 18 years old, to 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79339, 62.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,459 77.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 433 13.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 280 8.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79339 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7.8
Construction 9.4
Manufacturing 9.8
Wholesale trade 4.6
Retail trade 21.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.3
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.1
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79339 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 862 27.2
Service occupations 481 15.2
Sales and office occupations 489 15.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 686 21.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 654 20.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80% of 79339 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0.3
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 5.5

In 2020-2024, 79339 had a total of 3,174 housing units. Of these housing units, 87.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 87.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.3
Mobile homes 5.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79339 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 64.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79339 had 2,545 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 629 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.8% while renters occupied 25.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.67.

4.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.4% and another 29.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79339:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79339 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 61.6
Electricity 37.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 79339 was $79,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 23.6 % had a mortgage. 76.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,385 and for owners without a mortgage it was $526.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79339 was $1,048. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.