77974 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 580
Zip code population in 2010: 455
Zip code population in 2000: 381

Houses and condos: 211
Renter-occupied apartments: 64
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 77974: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 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 mortgages in 2022: $5,470
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,789

For population 25 years and over in 77974:

• High school or higher: 94.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
• Unemployed: 7.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 77974:

• Never married: 18.4%
• Now married: 62.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.7%
• Divorced: 9.5%

• 
• • 49385.1%White
  • 8214.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 77974, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $63,887 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,887
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $52,900 (reported on 78.3% of returns)

Here:	$52,900
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1290.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4026.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7137.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16046.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,088 (reported on 34.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,088
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,983 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,983
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,460 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,460
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,175 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,175
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 418.0% for AGIs below $25k, 295.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,050 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 164.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 82.6%

Here:	83%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 77974, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $72,277 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$72,277
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $59,675 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

Here:	$59,675
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $711 (reported on 40.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$711
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,750 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$725 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$725
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$18,825 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$18,825
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $17,275 (14% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,275
State:	$24,724

Here:	13.9% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,250 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,250
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $3,150 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

77974:	$3,150
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $3,000 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,000
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k)

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

Here:	64%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77974, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,102 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,102
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $35,150 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

Here:	$35,150
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $10k, 56.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,535 (reported on 49.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,535
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $689 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$689
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$108 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$108
State:	+$16,110

Total itemized deductions: $12,947 (20% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$12,947
State:	$19,631

Here:	20.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,067 (5% of AGI, reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,067
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.4% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $6,013 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

77974:	$6,013
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,129 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,129
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.6%

Here:	64%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 52.0% for AGIs below $10k, 60.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 77993, 77976, 77954, 78164, 77960, 77963.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 194

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (13 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 92 (48 now married, 43 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 77974 with a mortgage: 58
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,741
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $472

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

• Zip code 77974 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 49$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 4$45,000 to $49,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 32$60,000 to $74,999
• 12$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 77974

• 2Less than $10,000
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 19$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 25$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 77974

• 2$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 43$900 to $999
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,147.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,586

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $212,567 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $108,452 - $425,181

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $2,195,854

Here:	$2,195,854
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $124,432

Here:	$124,432
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 162
• Mobile homes: 45

Unemployment: 7.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 77974

• 83.0%198Drove a car alone
• 7.5%18Carpooled
• 1.3%3Other means
• 4.6%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 77974

• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 515 to 19 minutes
• 5720 to 24 minutes
• 4925 to 29 minutes
• 5030 to 34 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 1090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 580

• Male householders: 111 (15 living alone), Female householders: 94 (21 living alone)

• 119 spouses (119 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 223 children (191 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 8 2-persons

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

94.9% of residents of 77974 zip code speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Population in 1990: 45. Population change in the 1990s: +336 (+746.7%).

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

• This state: 520
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 19
• South: 12
• West: 12

80% of the 77974 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

100% of the 77974 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Siding Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 77974 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Fred	4	71.0 years
Edward	3	66.7 years
Bertha	3	86.7 years
Edwin	3	78.6 years
Helen	3	81.3 years
Margaret	3	89.0 years
Werner	3	83.3 years
Berthold	2	78.1 years
Alonzo	2	65.0 years
Elizabeth	2	77.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 77974 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Egg	9	84.1 years
Wendel	7	82.9 years
Diebel	6	88.5 years
Haun	5	67.2 years
Hartman	5	87.8 years
Dreier	5	78.0 years
Adickes	4	84.2 years
Ideus	4	84.0 years
Moritz	4	80.5 years
Zengerle	3	77.6 years