Estimated zip code population in 2021: 7,114 Zip code population in 2010: 7,680 Zip code population in 2000: 7,672
Houses and condos: 2,598 Renter-occupied apartments: 699
% of renters here:
37%
State:
37%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78119: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 326.7 sq. mi. Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 22 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
0.7% ($707)
Texas:
1.6% ($3,797)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,604 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $541 (0.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 4,762
(66.9%)
Females: 2,353
(33.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 78119:
High school or higher: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 78119:
Never married: 40.3%
Now married: 36.8%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 11.8%
Zip code 78119 compared to state average:
Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 78119, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,460 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$60,460
State:
$77,054
Salary/wage: $41,976 (reported on 78.7% of returns)
Here:
$41,976
State:
$62,766
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1182.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3778.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6339.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10017.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15583.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,018 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,018
Texas:
$2,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 208.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $6,835 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:
$6,835
State:
$10,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 161.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 167.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,036 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:
+$17,036
State:
+$39,590
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 151.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 726.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,197 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
+$7,197
State:
+$10,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.6% for AGIs below $25k, 110.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 168.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 914.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,192 (reported on 5.9% of returns)
78119:
$19,192
Texas:
$24,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.0% for AGIs below $25k, 311.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1191.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $35,457 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
Here:
$35,457
State:
$40,428
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 248.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1114.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $17,320 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
Here:
$17,320
State:
$18,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.1% for AGIs below $25k, 604.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,300 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
78119:
$5,300
State:
$7,821
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,530 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,530
State:
$2,584
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.6% for AGIs below $25k, 98.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.2%
Here:
93%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 91.9% for AGIs below $25k, 94.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
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: 334 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,548
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 54 (0 now married, 53 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 910 (430 now married, 478 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 78119 with a mortgage: 378 (8 second mortgage) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,152 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $349
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
21.9%
Whole state:
14.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
4.1%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.0
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
In group quarters: 2,256 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 481 2-persons, 262 3-persons, 277 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 724 1-person, 5 4-persons
767 married couples with children.
710 single-parent households (27 men, 683 women).
70.4% of residents of 78119 zip code speak English at home.
27.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 22% well, 8% not well, 4% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% very well, 44% well, 9% not well, 9% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (8% very well, 64% well, 28% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 380 (5.4%) (27.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.4%
Whole state:
17.2%
61%Honduras
21%Thailand
8%Costa Rica
3%France
2%El Salvador
2%Japan
1%Barbados
4%German
3%English
3%Irish
3%American
1%Polish
1%Scotch-Irish
0%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
392010 or later
1812000 to 2009
591990 to 1999
141Before 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: 7.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.0%
74.5%Electricity
17.2%Utility gas
5.3%No fuel used
3.1%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: 5,865
Northeast: 32
Midwest: 130
South: 425
West: 203
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.
82% of the 78119 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 119
Here:
25.6%
Texas:
9.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 83
Here:
24.4%
Texas:
8.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
Here:
9.6%
Texas:
17.8%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
114,382Production occupations
82,780Management occupations
69,991Office and administrative support occupations
68,465Material moving occupations
56,311Health technologists and technicians
39,819Community and social service occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: