Housing market/Texas/ZIP 79601
ZIP 79601 Abilene, Shackelford County, Texas
Shackelford County, TX · 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 79601 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 79601 — 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 79601
- 1-unit detached5,35357.1%
- 1-unit attached3213.4%
- 2–4 units1,03211.0%
- 5–49 units1,75018.7%
- 50+ units4194.5%
- Mobile5065.4%
2–4 unit share 11.0% · 5–49 unit share 18.6% · combined 2–49 29.5%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $988 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $830.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 51.5%; ≥50% 30.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,180 (1.194× ACS median gross rent).
Population
26,917 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -1.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 5 projects, 486 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 50 assisted units.
- 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 79601 54.2% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 17.0%; ACS median gross rent is $988; population changed -1.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,032 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,750 units in 5–49-unit structures; 5 LIHTC projects totaling 486 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,180 versus ACS median gross rent of $988. 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 79601 is a Census / HUD profile for Shackelford County, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 79601 — 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 79601?
ZIP 79601 (Shackelford County, TX) has 26,917 residents, 7,817 households, a renter share of 54.2%, median household income of $54,515, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $988. Vacancy is 17.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 79601?
ACS counts 632 units in 2-unit buildings, 400 in 3–4 unit buildings, 476 in 5–9, 878 in 10–19, and 396 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,782 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 79601?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,180. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 79601 — Abilene, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 79601 is Census / HUD research for Shackelford County, TX. 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.