Estimated zip code population in 2019: 16,421 Zip code population in 2010: 16,799 Zip code population in 2000: 36,957
Houses and condos: 6,968 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,510
% of renters here:
42%
State:
38%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 75801: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 214.6 sq. mi. Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 77 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.3% ($1,510)
Texas:
1.7% ($3,390)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,852 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,201 (1.0%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 75801, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,476 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,476
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $37,125 (reported on 84.7% of returns)
Here:
$37,125
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.6% for AGIs below $25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 52.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,919 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,919
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,832 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,832
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,888 (reported on 11.0% of returns)
Here:
+$4,888
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,836 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$12,836
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,398 (reported on 7.2% of returns)
75801:
$12,398
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $21,505 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
$21,505
State:
$24,724
Here:
26.1% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,894 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
$5,894
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $4,288 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
75801:
$4,288
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,595 (reported on 30.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,595
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.7%
Here:
59%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 58.0% for AGIs below $25k, 56.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 77.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 75801, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,926 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$32,926
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $30,446 (reported on 83.3% of returns)
Here:
$30,446
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.7% for AGIs below $10k, 81.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,294 (reported on 29.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,294
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,740 (reported on 17.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,740
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$5,101 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
+$5,101
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,920 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
+$8,920
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,222 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
75801:
$3,222
Texas:
$3,120
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $13,455 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
Here:
$13,455
Texas:
$16,401
Total itemized deductions: $16,718 (23% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
$16,718
State:
$19,631
Here:
22.8% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,453 (7% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
$5,453
State:
$4,753
Here:
7.0% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,916 (reported on 63.7% of returns)
75801:
$4,916
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,963 (reported on 29.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,963
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.9%
Here:
66%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 726 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,217
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 194 (65 now married, 126 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,799 (1,711 now married, 2,084 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 75801 with a mortgage: 1,453 (3 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,013
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,082 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $451
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
15.1%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
8.9%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 75801: South Side Historic District (A), North Side Historic District (B), Gatewood-Shelton Gin (C), Calhoun (D), G E Dilley Building (E), Howard House (F), Link House (G), Anderson County Courthouse (H), Museum for East Texas Culture (I), Howard House Museum (J), Palestine Fire Department Station 3 (K), Palestine Fire Training Office (L), Palestine Fire Department Station 1 (M), 79 East Volunteer Fire Department (N), Tucker Volunteer Fire Department (O), Palestine / Southside Volunteer Fire Department (P), 84 East Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Denby Building (R), Anderson County Jail (S), Redlands Hotel (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 75801 include: Asberry Church (A), Union Hope Church (B), Pine Hill Church (C), Great Pine Hill Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Mount Olive Church (F), McDonald Church (G), Pilgrim Hill Church (H), Anderson Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Springs Cemetery (1), Magnolia Cemetery (2), Fort Houston Cemetery (3), Bell Cemetery (4), Bacon Cemetery (5), Wilson Cemetery (6), Cherry Tree Lake (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Swift Lake (A), Phillips Lake (B), Little Brushy Lake (C), Lake Mary (D), Wilson Lake (E), Brushy Lake (F), McCrakin Lake (G), Aligator Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Creek (A), Smith Branch (B), Yellow Branch (C), Willow Slough (D), Wells Creek (E), Tailes Creek (F), Stills Creek (G), Salt Water Slough (H), Snake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 75801 include: Reagan Park (1), Texas State Railroad State Historical Park (2), John H Reagan Monument (3), Calhoun Streen Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 209 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,044 2-persons, 951 3-persons, 608 4-persons, 331 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,707 1-person, 197 2-persons, 10 3-persons
1,834 married couples with children.
1,666 single-parent households (168 men, 1,498 women).
82.1% of residents of 75801 zip code speak English at home.
14.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 9% well, 28% not well, 7% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 52% well, 21% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (88% very well, 12% well).
Foreign born population: 1,567 (9.5%) (40.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.5%
Whole state:
17.1%
44%Honduras
18%El Salvador
15%Liberia
5%Thailand
5%Costa Rica
3%Panama
2%Malaysia
14%American
6%English
2%Irish
2%German
2%African
1%Nigerian
1%British
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
8032010 or later
3522000 to 2009
3411990 to 1999
453Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
APPLIANCE SALES AND SALVAGE INC (706 N PERRY ST in PALESTINE, TX)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2005-2258, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
ANDERSON COUNTY (7M NE OF PALESTINE in PALESTINE, TX)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1989-0103, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
ALCOA/ANDERSON COUNTY WORKS (N HWY 79 in PALESTINE, TX)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM Business NAICS classification: PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION. Organizations: ALCOA INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS INC (7630 S US HIGHWAY 79 in PALESTINE, TX)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. Alternative names: BAKER OIL TOOLS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.4%
63.5%Electricity
29.9%Utility gas
5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.5%Wood
Population in 1990: 26,466. Population change in the 1990s: +10,491 (+39.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,609
Northeast: 355
Midwest: 828
South: 910
West: 828
61% of the 75801 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
89% of the 75801 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
Here:
2.5%
Texas:
7.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
Here:
3.2%
Texas:
6.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31
Here:
6.5%
Texas:
14.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
79,717Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
52,998Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
52,132Management occupations
51,673Business and financial operations occupations
49,691Transportation occupations
47,844Health technologists and technicians
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY (FM ROAD 3224 in PALESTINE, TX) : $20,154,311 in 37 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support, Systems Engineering Services, Engineering and Technical Services by NASA, Army Signed by year:2000: $2,697,023; 2001: $4,186,858; 2002: $1,708,042; 2003: $10,443,584; 2004: $96,084; 2005: $698,259; 2006: $324,461.
Biggest contracts:
$3,800,000 with NASA for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
$2,426,881 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2001-03-28. Completion date: 2002-08-30.
$2,423,169, same as above.Signed on 2000-06-29. Completion date: 2001-08-31.
$1,799,996 with Army for Systems Engineering Services. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2003-04-16. Completion date: 2004-05-28.
AEROSPACE FASTENERS INC (205 E NECHES ST in PALESTINE, TX; small business)
$4,286 with Air Force for Aircraft Wheel and Brake Systems. Signed on 2006-01-05. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
176 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
48 people in other noninstitutional facilities
18 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
6,637 people in state prisons
345 people in nursing homes
94 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
26 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in religious group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 5
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 5
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 43. The highest number of fires - 157 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2014. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.3%), and Structure Fires (24.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 75801