| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:57 PM |
| Population: | 682 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48263 |
| Land Area: | 546 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.2767, -100.6744 |
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682 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 546 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 806 to 682 from 2014 to 2024 — a -15.4% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79528 (Jayton, $73,476 median) and poorest ZIP 79518 (Girard, $34,342) are 9.4 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Educational attainment ranges from 15.5% bachelor's+ in 79518 (Girard) to 26.4% in 79528 (Jayton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #249 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #218 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,508 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (130 of 535 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Kent County lost 15.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: