Estimated zip code population in 2022: 13,662 Zip code population in 2010: 12,747 Zip code population in 2000: 11,704
Houses and condos: 4,836 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,018
% of renters here:
25%
State:
38%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79772: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 1156.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 12 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,273)
Texas:
1.5% ($4,050)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,724 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,030 (0.8%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 8,315
(60.9%)
Females: 5,347
(39.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 79772:
High school or higher: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 6.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 79772:
Never married: 38.6%
Now married: 36.6%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 14.2%
Zip code 79772 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79772, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,626 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$60,626
State:
$77,054
Salary/wage: $46,509 (reported on 87.1% of returns)
Here:
$46,509
State:
$62,766
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1288.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3722.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6649.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10326.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17620.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,960 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,960
Texas:
$2,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $7,847 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:
$7,847
State:
$10,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 119.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$20,300 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:
+$20,300
State:
+$39,590
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 196.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$2,671 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
+$2,671
State:
+$10,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.7% for AGIs below $25k, 91.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 219.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,117 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
79772:
$11,117
Texas:
$24,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 203.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $40,171 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:
$40,171
State:
$40,428
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 238.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 552.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 698.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $22,156 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
Here:
$22,156
State:
$18,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,371 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
79772:
$3,371
State:
$7,821
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 44.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,585 (reported on 24.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,585
State:
$2,584
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.0% for AGIs below $25k, 97.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 77.9%
Here:
78%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 72.8% for AGIs below $25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79772, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,066 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$47,066
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $38,766 (reported on 90.7% of returns)
Here:
$38,766
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.8% for AGIs below $25k, 90.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 20.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $897 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$897
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,845 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
$5,845
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,268 (reported on 4.4% of returns)
Here:
+$12,268
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$14,875 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
+$14,875
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,536 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
79772:
$8,536
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $25,457 (26% of AGI, reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
$25,457
State:
$24,724
Here:
26.0% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $6,705 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
$6,705
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $4,145 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
79772:
$4,145
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,582 (reported on 28.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,582
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.4%
Here:
56%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs below $25k, 56.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79772, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,239 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$26,239
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $23,615 (reported on 90.5% of returns)
Here:
$23,615
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.2% for AGIs below $10k, 89.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 32.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,653 (reported on 19.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,653
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,722 (reported on 6.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,722
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,469 (reported on 5.9% of returns)
Here:
+$1,469
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,363 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
+$7,363
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,822 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
79772:
$2,822
Texas:
$3,120
Total itemized deductions: $19,136 (33% of AGI, reported on 6.1% of returns)
Here:
$19,136
State:
$19,631
Here:
32.7% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,500 (6% of AGI, reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,500
State:
$4,753
Here:
5.6% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,683 (reported on 54.8% of returns)
79772:
$3,683
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,038 (reported on 39.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,038
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.8%
Here:
72%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 727 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,401
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 81 (24 now married, 55 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,381 (964 now married, 1,419 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 79772 with a mortgage: 752 Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,376 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $523
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
21.1%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.7%
Whole state:
7.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
In group quarters: 1,146 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 966 2-persons, 459 3-persons, 815 4-persons, 181 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,365 1-person, 183 2-persons, 14 4-persons
1,294 married couples with children.
1,500 single-parent households (234 men, 1,266 women).
47.0% of residents of 79772 zip code speak English at home.
51.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 9% well, 14% not well, 9% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 44% well).
Foreign born population: 2,432 (17.8%) (39.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
17.8%
Whole state:
17.2%
84%Honduras
3%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
2%Guatemala
2%Malaysia
2%Colombia
1%Singapore
1%Micronesia
5%American
4%Italian
2%German
1%Irish
1%English
0%Scotch-Irish
0%Belizean
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
8482010 or later
5162000 to 2009
3521990 to 1999
976Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AUSTIN ELEMENTARY (1302 S PARK ST in PECOS, TX)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-195901106 Organizations: PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ANCHOR WEST INC. (200 EAST PALMER STREET in PECOS, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: FROZEN SPECIALTY FOOD MANUFACTURING.
ACID DELINTERS OF PECOS INCORPORATED (NORTH ALAMO STREET in PECOS, TX)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%
52.8%Utility gas
39.6%Electricity
6.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.7%Coal or coke
Population in 1990: 14,197.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,504
Northeast: 111
Midwest: 388
South: 358
West: 510
65% of the 79772 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
87% of the 79772 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Here:
3.8%
Texas:
8.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106
Here:
15.9%
Texas:
8.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:
1.5%
Texas:
16.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
78,502Management occupations
63,523Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
63,376Law enforcement workers including supervisors
56,136Education, training, and library occupations
55,865Construction and extraction occupations
49,442Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
PECOS AIR CENTER (MUNICIPAL AIRPORT in PECOS, TX; small business) : $1,044,504 in 2 contractsfrom 2001 to 2003
$863,047 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2003-12-01. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
$181,457, same as above.Signed on 2001-04-01. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
3,034 people in federal detention centers
72 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in 2000:
1,070 people in federal prisons and detention centers
71 people in nursing homes
8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 79772 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
50
75.7 years
Maria
49
74.9 years
Jose
47
72.3 years
James
45
73.5 years
Manuel
41
72.5 years
Mary
37
76.9 years
William
35
75.5 years
Juan
34
71.4 years
Robert
27
67.8 years
Jesus
25
70.5 years
Most common last names in zip code 79772 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Rodriguez
47
71.1 years
Garcia
43
76.8 years
Smith
37
74.4 years
Martinez
30
78.3 years
Carrasco
29
70.3 years
Dominguez
25
71.2 years
Hernandez
23
63.5 years
Lara
22
75.3 years
Davis
20
75.6 years
Gonzales
20
64.9 years
Businesses in zip code 79772
Name
Count
Name
Count
AutoZone
1
Holiday Inn
1
Best Western
2
Motel 6
1
Chevrolet
1
Pizza Hut
1
Dairy Queen
1
SONIC Drive-In
1
Dennys
1
U-Haul
2
FedEx
3
UPS
1
H&R Block
1
Walmart
1
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