Housing market/Texas/ZIP 79605
ZIP 79605 Abilene, Texas
Abilene, TX MSA · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 79605 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 79605 — Abilene, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 79605
- 1-unit detached9,20472.2%
- 1-unit attached2932.3%
- 2–4 units1,1489.0%
- 5–49 units1,37610.8%
- 50+ units2081.6%
- Mobile5214.1%
2–4 unit share 9.0% · 5–49 unit share 10.8% · combined 2–49 19.7%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,077 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $860.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 51.0%; ≥50% 23.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,290 (1.198× ACS median gross rent).
Population
28,257 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -4.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 128 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 79605 42.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.5%; ACS median gross rent is $1,077; population changed -4.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,148 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,376 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 128 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,290 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,077. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 79605 is a Census / HUD profile for Abilene, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 79605 — Abilene, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 79605?
ZIP 79605 (Abilene, TX MSA) has 28,257 residents, 11,448 households, a renter share of 42.5%, median household income of $59,565, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,077. Vacancy is 10.5%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 79605?
ACS counts 520 units in 2-unit buildings, 628 in 3–4 unit buildings, 659 in 5–9, 480 in 10–19, and 237 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,524 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 79605?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,290. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 79605 — Abilene, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 79605 is Census / HUD research for Abilene, TX MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.