Housing market/Texas/ZIP 79853
ZIP 79853 Tornillo, Texas
El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · 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 79853 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 79853 — Tornillo, 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 79853
- 1-unit detached59860.9%
- 1-unit attached20.2%
- Mobile38238.9%
2–4 unit share 0.0% · 5–49 unit share 0.0% · combined 2–49 0.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 0.0%; ≥50% 0.0%.
Population
2,964 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +13.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- 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 142 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 79853 6.3% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 7.2%; population increased +13.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 0 units in 2–4-unit structures and 0 units in 5–49-unit structures. 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 79853 is a Census / HUD profile for El Paso, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 79853 — Tornillo, 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 79853?
ZIP 79853 (El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 2,964 residents, 911 households, a renter share of 6.3%, median household income of $46,767, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of —. Vacancy is 7.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 79853?
ACS counts 0 units in 2-unit buildings, 0 in 3–4 unit buildings, 0 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is — units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 79853?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,080. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 79853 — Tornillo, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 79853 is Census / HUD research for El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. 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.