76665 Zip Code (Meridian, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2016: 2,419
Zip code population in 2010: 2,526
Zip code population in 2000: 2,500

Houses and condos: 1,227
Renter-occupied apartments: 335
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 76665: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 159.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(very low).

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 76665

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,473 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,284 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 76665:

• High school or higher: 79.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
• Unemployed: 8.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 76665:

• Never married: 19.2%
• Now married: 54.0%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 9.9%
• Divorced: 16.2%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 76665, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,464 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,464
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $39,547 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$39,547
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,675 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,675
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,558 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,558
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,150 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,150
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,105 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	+$10,105
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,664 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

76665:	$12,664
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,894 (23% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$18,894
State:	$24,724

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,123 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$6,123
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,265 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

76665:	$4,265
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,423 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,423
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.6%

Here:	59%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $25k, 52.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 76665, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,297 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,297
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $29,972 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

Here:	$29,972
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 319.1% for AGIs below $10k, 80.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 34.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,217 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,217
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,248 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,248
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,481 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$11,481
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,410 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,410
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,833 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

76665:	$2,833
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $17,645 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,645
State:	$19,631

Here:	22.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,048 (6% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,048
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.7% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,639 (reported on 66.1% of returns)

76665:	$5,639
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,078 (reported on 25.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,078
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.4%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 76690, 76637, 76634, 76649, 76671, 76652.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 145
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 796

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (0 now married, 6 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 493 (241 now married, 250 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 76665 with a mortgage: 315
Houses without a mortgage: 295

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,044
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $428

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:

• Zip code 76665 household income distribution in 2016

• 
• 50Less than $10,000
• 103$10,000 to $14,999
• 55$15,000 to $19,999
• 51$20,000 to $24,999
• 48$25,000 to $29,999
• 64$30,000 to $34,999
• 65$35,000 to $39,999
• 73$40,000 to $44,999
• 46$45,000 to $49,999
• 51$50,000 to $59,999
• 74$60,000 to $74,999
• 109$75,000 to $99,999
• 68$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 76665

• 
• 9Less than $10,000
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 33$40,000 to $49,999
• 65$50,000 to $59,999
• 53$60,000 to $69,999
• 30$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 30$90,000 to $99,999
• 55$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 56$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 33$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 11$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 76665

• 
• 1Less than $100
• 28$100 to $149
• 8$150 to $199
• 22$200 to $249
• 35$250 to $299
• 38$300 to $349
• 31$350 to $399
• 20$400 to $449
• 17$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 36$600 to $649
• 10$750 to $799
• 18$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 3$1,250 to $1,499
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2016: $589.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,184
• Black or African American householders: $43,815
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,153
• Some other race householders: $30,964
• Two or more races householders: $73,541
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,330

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $103,887 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,990 - $186,604

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $185,965

Here:	$185,965
State:	$230,570

Mobile homes: $40,065

Here:	$40,065
State:	$80,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 970
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 62
• 3 or 4: 37
• 5 to 9: 8
• 20 to 49: 16
• Mobile homes: 120

Unemployment: 8.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 76665

• 
• 81.1%698Drove a car alone
• 11.3%97Carpooled
• 0.1%1Bicycle
• 2.3%20Walked
• 1.0%9Other means
• 3.6%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 76665

• 
• 106Less than 5 minutes
• 2015 to 9 minutes
• 8810 to 14 minutes
• 8815 to 19 minutes
• 3220 to 24 minutes
• 1925 to 29 minutes
• 6230 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 6645 to 59 minutes
• 6460 to 89 minutes
• 5790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,342

• In family households: 1,968 (320 male householders, 294 female householders)

  444 spouses, 634 children (527 natural, 52 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 61 other relatives, 90 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 374 (148 male householders (127 living alone)), 179 female householders (148 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 76 (88 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 330 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 275 1-person, 51 2-persons

276 married couples with children.
227 single-parent households (63 men, 164 women).

83.4% of residents of 76665 zip code speak English at home.
15.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 14% well, 7% not well, 5% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%

Population in 1990: 2,354. Population change in the 1990s: +146 (+6.2%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,917
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 122
• South: 142
• West: 95

52% of the 76665 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

84% of the 76665 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BOSQUE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT (305 WEST MORGAN in MERIDIAN, TX) : $165,588 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Other Professional Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $49,200; 2005: $94,772; 2006: $21,616.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $49,200 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-04-29. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $35,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-21. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $29,886, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-04. Completion date: 2005-04-01.
  $29,886 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-04-04. Completion date: 2005-04-01.
  

• WALLACE CONTROLS & ELECTRIC, I (210 E MORGAN ST in MERIDIAN, TX; small business)

  $14,251 with Army for Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2005-10-27.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Video Tape and Disc Rental (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Industrial Design Services (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 76665 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	33	78.7 years
John	27	74.8 years
Mary	22	82.8 years
James	21	75.1 years
George	16	79.1 years
Charles	15	71.6 years
Gladys	11	83.6 years
Willie	10	80.9 years
Ethel	10	82.8 years
Henry	10	81.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 76665 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	15	82.0 years
Davis	14	75.5 years
Anderson	12	77.3 years
Allen	10	77.7 years
Wright	10	80.5 years
Jones	9	77.5 years
Knudson	8	84.3 years
Bass	7	86.8 years
Williams	7	75.7 years
Howard	7	82.0 years

Businesses in zip code 76665
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		U-Haul	1
FedEx	1		UPS	1
Subway	1