77879 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Somerville, TX Burleson County, TX Zip code population (2000): 4,654 Estimated population in 2005: 4,970 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Houses and condos: 2,694 Renter-occupied apartments: 308 % of renters here:   16% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 77879: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 201.2 sq. mi. Water area: 10.2 sq. mi. Population density: 25 people per square mile   (very low). Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: This zip code:   1.2% ($646) Texas:   1.7% ($1,393) Profiles of local businesses: The Village Press Somerville Steakhouse No. 1, Inc. List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 2,242   (48.2%) Females: 2,412   (51.8%) White population: 3,221 Black population: 1,006 American Indian population: 24 Asian population: 11 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1 Some other race population: 296 Two or more races population: 95 Recent posts about zip code 77879 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: What do you think of the DART?  (149 replies) Who Has the Best Home Cooking in Texas?  (83 replies) Nearby Lakes  (36 replies) Looking for advice from New England transplants on a move to Austin...  (28 replies) Best Place in Texas To View A Sunset/Sunrise  (32 replies) Recreation in Houston?  (6 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,082 77879   $63,082 Texas:   $106,000 According to our research of public records there were 17 registered sex offenders living in 77879 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   40.6 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77879, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,346 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $30,346 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $28,817 (reported on 82.2% of returns) Here:   $28,817 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.6% for AGIs below $10k, 75.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,403 (reported on 31.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,403 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,865 (reported on 13.0% of returns) Here:   $1,865 State:   $4,261 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$3,954 (reported on 10.8% of returns) Here:   +$3,954 State:   +$16,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$2,474 (reported on 14.9% of returns) Here:   +$2,474 State:   +$11,013 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,429 (reported on 1.2% of returns) 77879:   $2,429 Texas:   $3,120 Total itemized deductions: $15,510 (2% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns) Here:   $15,510 State:   $19,631 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,881 (6.1% of AGI, reported on 7.9% of returns) Here:   $3,881 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   6.1% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,821 (reported on 68.6% of returns) 77879:   $3,821 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,870 (reported on 25.0% of returns) Here:   $1,870 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.0% Here:   62% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 56.6% for AGIs below $10k, 62.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code	$30,123
Texas:	$42,139

Nearest zip codes: 77878, 77835, 77836, 77833, 78932, 77845.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	68.1%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 77879 with a mortgage: 341 (8 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 441

This zip code:	21.8%
Whole state:	15.4%

This zip code:	8.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Churches in zip code 77879 include: Sweet Home Church (A), Little Flock Church (B), Lone Oak Church (C), Money Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Khrone Cemetery (1), Lawrence Cemetery (2), Birch Cemetery (3), Mexican Cemetery Association Cemetery (4), Pillow Cemetery (5), Clay Cemetery (6), Schoppe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Wilkins Lake (A), Baker Lake (B), Beaver Lake (C), Newman Lake (D), Lamb Lake (E), Gerland Lake (F), Somerville Lake (G), Schutte Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bare Branch (A), Grassy Slough (B), Gourd Branch (C), Independence Creek (D), Koontz Bayou (E), Yegua Creek (F), Rough Bayou (G), Ryan Creek (H), Long Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 77879: Less than $10,000: 16 $10,000 to $14,999: 18 $15,000 to $19,999: 29 $20,000 to $24,999: 41 $25,000 to $29,999: 40 $30,000 to $34,999: 61 $35,000 to $39,999: 44 $40,000 to $49,999: 120 $50,000 to $59,999: 119 $60,000 to $69,999: 100 $70,000 to $79,999: 39 $80,000 to $89,999: 19 $90,000 to $99,999: 29 $100,000 to $124,999: 64 $125,000 to $149,999: 14 $150,000 to $174,999: 18 $200,000 to $249,999: 9 $400,000 to $499,999: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 77879: Less than $100: 22 $100 to $149: 19 $150 to $199: 40 $200 to $249: 20 $250 to $299: 52 $300 to $349: 36 $350 to $399: 15 $400 to $449: 21 $450 to $499: 7 $500 to $549: 11 $550 to $599: 5 $600 to $649: 2 $750 to $799: 2 No cash rent: 48

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,900

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,254
• Black or African American householders: $48,776
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $74,935
• Some other race householders: $56,406
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,218

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,524
• One, attached: 20
• Two: 9
• 3 or 4: 27
• 10 to 19: 7
• 20 to 49: 5
• Mobile homes: 1,015
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 115

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,367 (77%) Carpooled: 319 (18%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 20 (1%) Other means: 34 (2%) Worked at home: 37 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 110 5 to 9 minutes: 181 10 to 14 minutes: 140 15 to 19 minutes: 129 20 to 24 minutes: 195 25 to 29 minutes: 115 30 to 34 minutes: 348 35 to 39 minutes: 61 40 to 44 minutes: 84 45 to 59 minutes: 243 60 to 89 minutes: 63 90 or more minutes: 76

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.4%

Household type by relationship
Households: 4,626

• In family households: 3,941 (907 male householders, 347 female householders)

  934 spouses, 1,354 children (1,196 natural, 30 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 80 other relatives, 78 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 685 (221 male householders (181 living alone)), 364 female householders (329 living alone)), 100 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 587 2-persons, 293 3-persons, 166 4-persons, 130 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 510 1-person, 68 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

657 married couples with children.
335 single-parent households (82 men, 253 women).

88.1% of residents of 77879 zip code speak English at home.
10.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 19% well, 11% not well, 1% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 4% well, 27% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 50% well).

Foreign born population: 150 (3.2%)
(46.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	3.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 1380
• German: 597
• United States or American: 419
• Irish: 197
• English: 137
• Czech: 120
• French (except Basque): 90
• Scotch-Irish: 63
• Polish: 60
• Scottish: 36
• Dutch: 32
• Italian: 31
• Norwegian: 20
• Czechoslovakian: 15
• Greek: 10
• Subsaharan African:: 10
• African: 10
• French Canadian: 9
• British: 7
• Australian: 6
• Scandinavian: 6
• Slovak: 4
• Welsh: 4
• Ukrainian: 3
• Acadian/Cajun: 2
• European: 2
• Canadian: 2
• Finnish: 2
• Russian: 2
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2
• Jamaican: 2

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ATSF RAILWAY (PO BOX 489 HWY 39 N in SOMERVILLE, TX)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,000

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

• This state: 3646
• Northeast: 58
• Midwest: 236
• South: 339
• West: 177

63% of the 77879 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, 92% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 5,752. Population change in the 1990s: -1,098 (-19.1%).

Here:	4.2%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	3.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SOMERVILLE, TX):

• DENNIS ANDERSON (2700 FM 1361; small business): $1,164,986 in 44 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $67,018; 2002: $81,834; 2003: $88,987; 2004: $453,094; 2005: $311,288; 2006: $162,765.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $111,440 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2004-02-25. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
  $111,440 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2004-02-25. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
  $106,876 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2006-02-16. Completion date: 2007-02-28.
  $101,787 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
  

• M&R CLEANING SERVICES (513 10TH STREET; small business): $1,029,766 in 50 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $73,163; 2003: $368,290; 2004: $495,916; 2005: $29,478; 2006: $62,919.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $340,433 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
  $241,768 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-05-01. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
  $43,163, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-27. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
  $30,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-04. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
  

• LENIS INTERNATIONAL (P O BOX 1053; small business): $50,634 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  $27,634 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-04-08. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $22,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in SD. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
  $1,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
  

• SHOWERS CLEANING SERVICE (610 SWEETGUM; small business): $28,992 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  $14,518 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2005-10-01.
  $14,474, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-12. Completion date: 2004-08-19.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-12. Completion date: 2004-08-19.
  

• OVERALL LUMBER AND HARDWARE IN (1409 HWY 36 NORTH; small business)

  $11,476 with Army for Debt Collection Services. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2005-10-01.

• HARGROVE, GUY L (16770 PRIVATE RD 4004; small business): $5,000 in 2 contracts in 2006

  $5,000 with Army for Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk. Signed on 2006-06-29. Completion date: 2006-07-06.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2006-07-05. Completion date: 2006-07-06.
  

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 5)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Educational Services: Professional and Management Development Training (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)