77434 Zip Code (Eagle Lake, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 4,851
Zip code population in 2010: 4,816
Zip code population in 2000: 4,953

Houses and condos: 2,109
Renter-occupied apartments: 371
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 77434: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 191.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,539 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $651 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 77434:

• High school or higher: 72.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 7.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 77434:

• Never married: 39.3%
• Now married: 42.4%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 9.3%

• 
• • 2,20944.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,32926.8%White
  • 1,23224.9%Black
  • 300.6%Two or more races
  • 80.2%American Indian
  • 50.1%Asian
  • 20.04%Some other race
  • 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 3,554
Rural population: 1,296

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 77434, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,970 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,970
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $31,634 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$31,634
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,095 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,095
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,411 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,411
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,420 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,420
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,766 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,766
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,855 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

77434:	$8,855
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,076 (19% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$19,076
State:	$24,724

Here:	18.7% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,463 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,463
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,370 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

77434:	$4,370
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,643 (reported on 33.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,643
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.4%

Here:	61%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77434, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,795 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,795
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $25,628 (reported on 85.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,628
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.2% for AGIs below $10k, 84.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,926 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,926
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,154 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,154
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,995 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,995
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,972 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,972
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,621 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

77434:	$3,621
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $16,512 (22% of AGI, reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,512
State:	$19,631

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,007 (6% of AGI, reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,007
State:	$4,753

Here:	6.4% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,515 (reported on 60.3% of returns)

77434:	$4,515
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,027 (reported on 35.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,027
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.2%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 52.0% for AGIs below $10k, 62.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 77454, 77412, 77436, 77460, 77435, 78935.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 239
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,410

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (0 now married, 18 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,185 (364 now married, 825 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 77434 with a mortgage: 475 (4 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 817

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,108
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $413

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 77434 household income distribution in 2017

• 175Less than $10,000
• 108$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 191$20,000 to $24,999
• 80$25,000 to $29,999
• 114$30,000 to $34,999
• 101$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$40,000 to $44,999
• 125$45,000 to $49,999
• 118$50,000 to $59,999
• 129$60,000 to $74,999
• 205$75,000 to $99,999
• 102$100,000 to $124,999
• 81$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 77434

• 55Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$15,000 to $19,999
• 100$20,000 to $24,999
• 95$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 52$35,000 to $39,999
• 96$40,000 to $49,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 104$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 79$80,000 to $89,999
• 95$100,000 to $124,999
• 53$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 33$250,000 to $299,999
• 28$300,000 to $399,999
• 23$400,000 to $499,999
• 56$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 77434

• 13$100 to $149
• 4$150 to $199
• 11$200 to $249
• 14$300 to $349
• 6$350 to $399
• 11$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 24$500 to $549
• 15$550 to $599
• 100$600 to $649
• 21$650 to $699
• 38$750 to $799
• 6$1,000 to $1,249
• 66No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $710.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $281,363.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,509
• Black or African American householders: $29,580
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $42,368
• Some other race householders: $29,118
• Two or more races householders: $44,370
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $40,827

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $65,786 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,231 - $125,060

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,431
• One, attached: 29
• Two: 37
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 44
• 20 to 49: 5
• 50 or more: 41
• Mobile homes: 500

Unemployment: 7.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 77434

• 93.4%1,870Drove a car alone
• 2.4%48Carpooled
• 0.8%16Bicycle
• 0.1%2Walked
• 3.3%67Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 77434

• 121Less than 5 minutes
• 4265 to 9 minutes
• 22510 to 14 minutes
• 34415 to 19 minutes
• 19920 to 24 minutes
• 12525 to 29 minutes
• 14630 to 34 minutes
• 8440 to 44 minutes
• 7545 to 59 minutes
• 7960 to 89 minutes
• 10090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,853

• In family households: 4,122 (549 male householders, 529 female householders)

  623 spouses, 1,792 children (1,668 natural, 47 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 257 parents, 75 other relatives, 121 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 729 (217 male householders (178 living alone)), 357 female householders (272 living alone)), 153 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 444 2-persons, 227 3-persons, 168 4-persons, 138 5-persons, 99 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 451 1-person, 120 2-persons, 4 3-persons

521 married couples with children.
553 single-parent households (245 men, 308 women).

61.5% of residents of 77434 zip code speak English at home.
38.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 13% well, 18% not well, 5% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ANDERSON OF TEXAS (1503 E. MAIN in EAGLE LAKE, TX)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.2%

Population in 1990: 4,543. Population change in the 1990s: +410 (+9.0%).

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

• This state: 3,762
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 150
• South: 89
• West: 69

68% of the 77434 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

97% of the 77434 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% 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, 33% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• COLORADO COUNTY RICE MILL, INC (HWY 90 A in EAGLE LAKE, TX; small business)
  20 employees, $2500000 revenue. Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman Owned Business: $7,772,081 in 41 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Bakery and Cereal Products, Outerwear, Women's, Food, Oils and Fats by Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code), Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $315,000; 2002: $51,000; 2003: $714,302; 2004: $2,326,451; 2005: $1,788,097; 2006: $2,577,231.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,057,069 with Farm Service Agency for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2004-05-04. Completion date: 2004-07-20.
  $797,180, same as above. Signed on 2006-07-19. Completion date: 2006-10-05.
  $775,962, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-07. Completion date: 2006-02-20.
  $723,078, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-06. Completion date: 2006-02-24.
  

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)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Facilities Support Services (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (20-49: 1)
• Mining: Industrial Sand Mining (10-19: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)

Most common first names in zip code 77434 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	40	83.7 years
James	36	70.2 years
Willie	30	76.6 years
William	24	73.7 years
Robert	24	68.0 years
John	23	70.4 years
Charles	18	67.4 years
Annie	18	79.0 years
Henry	18	79.3 years
Joe	17	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 77434 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	40	80.0 years
Johnson	25	78.8 years
Thomas	22	74.2 years
Davis	20	72.0 years
Parker	17	74.5 years
Hurd	15	77.3 years
Austin	15	79.0 years
Smith	13	73.5 years
Jones	13	76.7 years
Woods	12	76.4 years

Businesses in zip code 77434

• H&R Block: 1
• RadioShack: 1
• Subway: 1