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City: Smiley, TX
Gonzales County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 964
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,006



Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 78159

Zip code 78159 (Smiley, Texas) real estate house value trends

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Houses and condos: 486
Renter-occupied apartments: 91
% of renters here:  24%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 78159: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 168.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.1% ($500)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

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Males: 476  (49.4%)
Females: 488  (50.6%)

Zip code 78159 races chart


100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $57,808
78159:  $57,808
Texas:  $120,900


According to our research of public records there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 78159 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  39.5 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 78159, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,702 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $25,702
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $25,612 (reported on 81.9% of returns)
Here:  $25,612
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -63.8% for AGIs below $10k, 91.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 44.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,852 (reported on 24.5% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,852
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,211 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,211
State:  $4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,750 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:  +$1,750
State:  +$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$4,180 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:  +$4,180
State:  +$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $16,840 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.0% of returns)
Here:  $16,840
State:  $19,631

Charity contributions deductions: $2,400 (5.0% of AGI, reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:  $2,400
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  5.0% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $3,677 (reported on 61.3% of returns)
78159:  $3,677
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,092 (reported on 33.1% of returns)
Here:  $2,092
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -11.1% for AGIs below $10k, 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.6%
Here:  72%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,028
This zip code:  $29,028
Texas:  $47,548
Smiley, TX (78159) map

Nearest zip codes: 78614, 77994, 78140, 78122, 78116, 78143.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  74.0%
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: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78159 with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $970

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $289

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  26.5%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  2.3%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  4.9
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Cemeteries: Billings Cemetery (1), Bundick Cemetery (2), Sample Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Claybottom Lake (A), Seeny Lake (B), Gwen Lake (C), Patterson Lake (D), Kelly Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wickey Branch (A), Racetrack Creek (B), Willow Creek (C), Dykes Creek (D), Salty Creek (E), Mound Creek (F), Sugar Creek (G), Panther Branch (H), Rusten Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 30
  • 1995 to 1998: 39
  • 1990 to 1994: 12
  • 1980 to 1989: 64
  • 1970 to 1979: 115
  • 1960 to 1969: 48
  • 1950 to 1959: 73
  • 1940 to 1949: 53
  • 1939 or earlier: 75



Zip code 78159 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Smiley, TX (78159):
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedrooms: 35
  • 2 bedrooms: 117
  • 3 bedrooms: 113
  • 4 bedrooms: 20
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 22
  • 2 bedrooms: 33
  • 3 bedrooms: 36
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 78159 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 15
  • 1 vehicle: 98
  • 2 vehicles: 126
  • 3 vehicles: 53
  • 4 vehicles: 1
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 23
  • 1 vehicle: 22
  • 2 vehicles: 43
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 78159 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 78159 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78159:

  • Less than $10,000: 25
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 12
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 16
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 13
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 7
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 12
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 12
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 28
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 33
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 16
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 17
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 24
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 10
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 18
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 18
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 9
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 9
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 26
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1
 



78159 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78159:

  • Less than $100: 3
  • $100 to $149: 9
  • $150 to $199: 9
  • $200 to $249: 5
  • $250 to $299: 5
  • $400 to $449: 2
  • $450 to $499: 2
  • No cash rent: 22
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,949
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $58,274
  • Some other race householders: $53,146
  • Two or more races householders: $69,929
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,680

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,318 (it was $37,200 in 2000)
78159:  $68,318
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,868 - $122,009

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $95,702
Here:  $95,702
State:  $170,389

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,382
Here:  $89,382
State:  $134,235

Mobile homes: $32,972
Here:  $32,972
State:  $42,156


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 351
  • One, attached: 8
  • Two: 12
  • 3 or 4: 3
  • 5 to 9: 2
  • 50 or more: 5
  • Mobile homes: 128
78159 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 288 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 58 (16%)
  • Walked: 9 (3%)
  • Worked at home: 5 (1%)
 

78159 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 38
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 37
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 29
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 38
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 36
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 23
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 40
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 15
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 6
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 37
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 31
  • 90 or more minutes: 25
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.2%


Household type by relationship
Households: 958

  • In family households: 827 (219 male householders, 63 female householders)
    210 spouses, 278 children (255 natural, 3 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 131 (41 male householders (39 living alone)), 83 female householders (81 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 150 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 15 6-persons.

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

173 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (17 men, 41 women).

65.2% of residents of 78159 zip code speak English at home.
34.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 20% well, 20% not well, 3% not at all).

Foreign born population: 71 (7.4%)
(38.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  7.4%
Whole state:  13.9%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (92%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 1
  • 1985 to 1989: 16
  • 1980 to 1984: 5
  • 1975 to 1979: 18
  • 1970 to 1974: 21
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1965 to 1969: 6

White population: 797
Black population: 2
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 135
Two or more races population: 22

Zip code 78159 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 378
 German: 105
 English: 82
 Irish: 80
 United States or American: 50
 Dutch: 18
 Czech: 16
 Scottish: 15
 Finnish: 9
 French (except Basque): 8
 Italian: 8
 Swedish: 6
 Danish: 2
 Scotch-Irish: 2
 Polish: 1



Zip code 78159 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • B & M AMMONIA SALES INCORPORATED (206 FAIRES ST in SMILEY, TX)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-1252, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS


Median worth of mobile homes: $34,783

Zip code 78159 marital status for males
Zip code 78159 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


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

  • This state: 812
  • Northeast: 8
  • Midwest: 36
  • South: 22
  • West: 19

67% of the 78159 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 972. Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-0.8%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:  4.4%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Wholesale Trade: Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (10-19: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (5-9: 2)
  • Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0




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