Estimated zip code population in 2017: 7,631 Zip code population in 2010: 7,680 Zip code population in 2000: 7,672
Houses and condos: 2,730 Renter-occupied apartments: 462
% of renters here:
25%
State:
38%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 78119: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 326.7 sq. mi. Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 23 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
0.9% ($813)
Texas:
1.8% ($3,020)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,210 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $681 (0.8%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 5,160
(67.6%)
Females: 2,471
(32.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 78119:
High school or higher: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 0.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 78119:
Never married: 43.0%
Now married: 40.6%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 10.6%
Zip code 78119 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78119, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $74,518 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$74,518
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $39,282 (reported on 82.1% of returns)
Here:
$39,282
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.3% for AGIs below $25k, 83.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,316 (reported on 22.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,316
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,277 (reported on 10.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,277
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$33,263 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:
+$33,263
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$15,698 (reported on 19.3% of returns)
Here:
+$15,698
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,808 (reported on 6.0% of returns)
78119:
$10,808
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $25,321 (11% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$25,321
State:
$24,724
Here:
11.1% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $14,005 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
$14,005
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $3,741 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
78119:
$3,741
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,471 (reported on 26.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,471
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.3%
Here:
69%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 69.7% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78119, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,186 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$29,186
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $25,628 (reported on 84.2% of returns)
Here:
$25,628
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.4% for AGIs below $10k, 84.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,191 (reported on 26.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,191
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,425 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,425
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,155 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:
+$6,155
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,844 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,844
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 1.6% of returns)
78119:
$3,000
Texas:
$3,120
Total itemized deductions: $15,608 (22% of AGI, reported on 10.1% of returns)
Here:
$15,608
State:
$19,631
Here:
22.2% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,468 (7% of AGI, reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:
$5,468
State:
$4,753
Here:
6.7% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,526 (reported on 61.1% of returns)
78119:
$4,526
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,009 (reported on 34.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,009
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.8%
Here:
73%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 70.1% for AGIs below $10k, 76.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 365 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,501
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (7 now married, 22 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 929 (499 now married, 426 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 78119 with a mortgage: 447 (13 second mortgage) Houses without a mortgage: 984
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $872 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $331
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
19.5%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
11.7%
Whole state:
8.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 78119: Kenedy Museum (A), Kenedy Fire Dept (B), Karnes County Emergency Medical Service Ambulance (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 78119 include: Elim Church (A), Green Church (B), Community Bible Church (C), Unified Pentecostal Church (D), Good Shephard Lutheran Church (E), Saint Matthews Episcopal Church (F), Kenedy Church of Christ (G), First Mexican Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wernli Cemetery (1), Pawnee Cemetery (2), Escondido Cemetery (3), Kennedy Cemetery (4), Kenedy Cemetery (5), Dahl Cemetery (6), Butler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Arnold Lake (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: San Christoval Creek (A), Ecleto Creek (B), Panther Creek (C), Nichols Creek (D), Bucker Creek (E), Escondido Creek (F), Elm Creek (G), Doe Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Kenedy, TX (78119) in owner-occupied houses/condos
39no vehicle
4041 vehicle
5662 vehicles
2323 vehicles
1774 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kenedy, TX (78119) in renter-occupied apartments
76no vehicle
2231 vehicle
1362 vehicles
193 vehicles
64 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 78119 household income distribution in 2017
216Less than $10,000
104$10,000 to $14,999
109$15,000 to $19,999
44$20,000 to $24,999
78$25,000 to $29,999
138$30,000 to $34,999
74$35,000 to $39,999
67$40,000 to $44,999
110$45,000 to $49,999
124$50,000 to $59,999
201$60,000 to $74,999
193$75,000 to $99,999
173$100,000 to $124,999
54$125,000 to $149,999
91$150,000 to $199,999
82$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 78119
29Less than $10,000
37$10,000 to $14,999
32$15,000 to $19,999
7$20,000 to $24,999
86$25,000 to $29,999
6$30,000 to $34,999
6$35,000 to $39,999
123$40,000 to $49,999
46$50,000 to $59,999
127$60,000 to $69,999
91$70,000 to $79,999
72$80,000 to $89,999
54$90,000 to $99,999
164$100,000 to $124,999
66$125,000 to $149,999
89$150,000 to $174,999
12$175,000 to $199,999
31$200,000 to $249,999
107$250,000 to $299,999
38$300,000 to $399,999
12$400,000 to $499,999
2$500,000 to $749,999
2$750,000 to $999,999
29$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
8$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 78119
37$100 to $149
43$200 to $249
32$250 to $299
38$300 to $349
8$350 to $399
54$400 to $449
20$600 to $649
28$700 to $749
44$800 to $899
57$900 to $999
26$1,000 to $1,249
46No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $609.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,809
Black or African American householders: $66,987
Some other race householders: $55,357
Two or more races householders: $183,751
Hispanic or Latino householders: $72,337
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $91,876
78119:
$91,876
Texas:
$172,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,720 - $150,598
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,953
One, attached: 9
Two: 45
3 or 4: 90
5 to 9: 155
10 to 19: 51
20 to 49: 38
Mobile homes: 351
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25
Unemployment: 0.7%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 78119
86.1%2,026Drove a car alone
11.9%280Carpooled
0.4%10Walked
1.3%30Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78119
306Less than 5 minutes
4385 to 9 minutes
58410 to 14 minutes
29615 to 19 minutes
8420 to 24 minutes
3325 to 29 minutes
28230 to 34 minutes
935 to 39 minutes
3140 to 44 minutes
2745 to 59 minutes
12260 to 89 minutes
9590 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,348
In family households: 4,746 (644 male householders, 669 female householders)
939 spouses, 1,994 children (1,843 natural, 14 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 155 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 0 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 597 (301 male householders (293 living alone)), 264 female householders (254 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,251 (2,990 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 645 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 151 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 547 1-person, 16 2-persons
659 married couples with children.
533 single-parent households (67 men, 466 women).
68.1% of residents of 78119 zip code speak English at home.
31.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 14% well, 13% not well, 2% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% very well, 68% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 484 (6.3%) (40.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.3%
Whole state:
17.1%
8%Yemen
6%Costa Rica
5%Guatemala
5%Bahamas
2%Honduras
2%Kenya
1%Japan
3%German
2%English
1%Polish
1%American
1%Irish
1%Scottish
1%Turkish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
1292000 to 2009
941990 to 1999
258Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AQUALON - KENEDY, TEXAS PLANT (1 MILL ST. in KENEDY, TX)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS; MEDICINAL CHEMICALS AND BOTANICAL PRODUCTS; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Organizations: HERCULES INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AQUALON CO (GUAR PROCESSING PLANT), HERCULES INC AQUALON DIVISION
AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY (1913 FM 792 N in KENEDY, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS, LTD. (201 SCHOOL STREET in KENEDY, TX)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%
70.6%Electricity
24.7%Utility gas
4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 5,118. Population change in the 1990s: +2,554 (+49.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,367
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 199
South: 313
West: 121
57% of the 78119 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
88% of the 78119 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, 89% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Here:
3.8%
Texas:
6.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
Here:
19.7%
Texas:
6.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here:
8.1%
Texas:
15.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
62,507Management occupations
62,009Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
60,232Sales and related occupations
58,542Construction and extraction occupations
37,341Material moving occupations
37,246Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: