76666 Zip Code (Mertens, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 191
Zip code population in 2010: 244
Zip code population in 2000: 329

Houses and condos: 109
Renter-occupied apartments: 35
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 76666: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 16.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,556 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 76666:

• High school or higher: 91.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 76666:

• Never married: 26.3%
• Now married: 48.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 17.9%

• 
• • 15883.2%White
  • 3216.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 76666, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,373 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,373
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $41,433 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$41,433
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1415.0% for AGIs below $25k, 6326.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,250 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,250
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 120.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 76666, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,536 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,536
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $33,867 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,867
State:	$52,524

Taxable interest for individuals: $667 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$667
Texas:	$2,372

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.6%

Here:	64%
State:	51%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 76666, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,653 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,653
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $33,436 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,436
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $10k, 77.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,029 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,029
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $143 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$143
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,250 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,250
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$3,519 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,519
State:	+$11,013

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,000 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,000
State:	-$9,403

Total tax: $5,224 (reported on 72.0% of returns)

76666:	$5,224
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,154 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,154
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.9%

Here:	67%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 52.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 76628, 76650, 76631, 76641, 76660, 76670.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 76

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 15 (15 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (6 now married, 17 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 76666 with a mortgage: 5
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,306
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $483

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 76666 household income distribution in 2022

• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 76666

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 76666

• 8$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 9$600 to $649
• 1$1,500 to $1,999
• 11No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $152,322
• Black or African American householders: $27,007
• Some other race householders: $38,350
• Two or more races householders: $74,270
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $87,774

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $137,469 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,148 - $197,901

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $147,933

Here:	$147,933
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $116,396

Here:	$116,396
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 80
• Two: 12
• Mobile homes: 14

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 76666

• 64.1%66Drove a car alone
• 30.1%31Carpooled
• 1.9%2Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 76666

• 65 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 2215 to 19 minutes
• 220 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 2260 to 89 minutes
• 1390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 191

• Male householders: 44 (24 living alone), Female householders: 39 (25 living alone)

• 36 spouses (36 opposite-sex spouses), 1 unmarried partners, (1 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 52 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person, 1 2-persons

27 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

84.7% of residents of 76666 zip code speak English at home.
14.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 22% well, 4% not well, 30% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 15.8%

Population in 1990: 328. Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.3%).

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

• This state: 134
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 17
• South: 1
• West: 7

70% of the 76666 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

91% of the 76666 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 76666 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	5	75.8 years
William	4	76.5 years
Myrtle	3	83.3 years
Robert	3	69.0 years
Eula	2	74.0 years
Donald	2	62.6 years
Jessie	2	81.6 years
Billy	2	71.5 years
Lois	2	83.5 years
Melvin	2	66.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 76666 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Goodman	6	75.7 years
Elmore	5	80.2 years
Orr	4	76.8 years
May	3	58.9 years
Smith	3	75.7 years
Thomas	3	81.7 years
Herrin	2	82.5 years
Fly	2	83.5 years
Frazier	2	77.5 years
Ballew	2	80.5 years