78377 Zip Code (Refugio, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 3,825
Zip code population in 2010: 3,821
Zip code population in 2000: 3,925

Houses and condos: 1,813
Renter-occupied apartments: 457
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 78377: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 458.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 18.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,698 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,151 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 78377:

• High school or higher: 79.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 4.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78377:

• Never married: 26.8%
• Now married: 47.9%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 11.9%

• 
• • 1,83946.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,58040.3%White
  • 3539.0%Black
  • 270.7%Two or more races
  • 70.2%American Indian
  • 80.2%Asian
  • 70.2%Some other race

Urban population: 2,975
Rural population: 849

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78377, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $58,440 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,440
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $45,700 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,700
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.6% for AGIs below $25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 32.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,071 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,071
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,980 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$8,980
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$24,153 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$24,153
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,683 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,683
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,131 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

78377:	$15,131
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,238 (13% of AGI, reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$23,238
State:	$24,724

Here:	13.5% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,581 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$6,581
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,742 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

78377:	$4,742
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,426 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,426
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.8%

Here:	58%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 53.4% for AGIs below $25k, 56.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78377, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,886 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,886
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $29,781 (reported on 84.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,781
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.2% for AGIs below $10k, 81.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 38.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,775 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,775
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $6,942 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$6,942
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,860 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,860
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,479 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,479
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,765 (reported on 1.0% of returns)

78377:	$2,765
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $16,830 (22% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,830
State:	$19,631

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,672 (6% of AGI, reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,672
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,100 (reported on 65.6% of returns)

78377:	$6,100
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,995 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,995
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.8%

Here:	64%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $10k, 66.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 78340, 78382, 77990, 77950, 77973, 78393.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 165
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,246

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (16 now married, 12 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 790 (446 now married, 339 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78377 with a mortgage: 263 (4 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 702

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,048
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $424

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 78377 household income distribution in 2017

• 117Less than $10,000
• 147$10,000 to $14,999
• 68$15,000 to $19,999
• 112$20,000 to $24,999
• 29$25,000 to $29,999
• 56$30,000 to $34,999
• 62$35,000 to $39,999
• 55$40,000 to $44,999
• 14$45,000 to $49,999
• 169$50,000 to $59,999
• 172$60,000 to $74,999
• 133$75,000 to $99,999
• 124$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 78377

• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 49$40,000 to $49,999
• 59$50,000 to $59,999
• 144$60,000 to $69,999
• 71$70,000 to $79,999
• 70$80,000 to $89,999
• 71$90,000 to $99,999
• 63$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 68$150,000 to $174,999
• 60$200,000 to $249,999
• 69$250,000 to $299,999
• 31$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 78377

• 8Less than $100
• 51$100 to $149
• 29$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 20$350 to $399
• 34$400 to $449
• 28$450 to $499
• 56$500 to $549
• 59$550 to $599
• 15$600 to $649
• 5$650 to $699
• 11$700 to $749
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 92No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $613.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $105,514
• Black or African American householders: $52,553
• Some other race householders: $70,071
• Two or more races householders: $67,016
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $69,664

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $89,626 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,993 - $136,897

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,461
• One, attached: 53
• Two: 57
• 3 or 4: 47
• 5 to 9: 75
• 20 to 49: 5
• Mobile homes: 99
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Unemployment: 4.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78377

• 81.1%1,190Drove a car alone
• 14.2%209Carpooled
• 1.8%27Walked
• 2.5%36Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78377

• 251Less than 5 minutes
• 3655 to 9 minutes
• 21810 to 14 minutes
• 10115 to 19 minutes
• 3320 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 7030 to 34 minutes
• 7040 to 44 minutes
• 15445 to 59 minutes
• 12460 to 89 minutes
• 2490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,647

• In family households: 3,160 (413 male householders, 523 female householders)

  653 spouses, 1,237 children (1,136 natural, 13 adopted, 89 stepchildren), 188 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 other relatives, 47 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 484 (194 male householders (187 living alone)), 281 female householders (280 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 176 (105 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 363 2-persons, 286 3-persons, 173 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 469 1-person, 6 2-persons

378 married couples with children.
306 single-parent households (91 men, 215 women).

69.9% of residents of 78377 zip code speak English at home.
31.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 16% well, 5% not well, 2% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN PETROFINA PIPE LINE COMPANY (OFF HIGHWAY 77, 2 MI. S. OF RE in REFUGIO, TX)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.6%

Population in 1990: 4,004.

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

• This state: 3,433
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 84
• South: 99
• West: 79

63% of the 78377 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

91% of the 78377 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 2)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
• Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78377 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	39	77.2 years
John	35	68.6 years
James	34	67.9 years
William	25	71.4 years
Charles	21	70.6 years
Thomas	16	69.5 years
Maria	15	75.1 years
Robert	15	72.8 years
Dorothy	13	75.5 years
Annie	13	83.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 78377 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Green	21	72.6 years
Williams	21	73.8 years
Gonzales	19	76.2 years
Trevino	16	73.5 years
Perez	15	73.1 years
Jones	13	66.4 years
Brown	13	65.3 years
Cisneros	13	71.1 years
Rodriguez	12	71.3 years
Rocha	12	81.1 years

Businesses in zip code 78377
Name	Count		Name	Count
Best Western	1		Dairy Queen	1
Burger King	1		McDonald's	1
Chevrolet	1		UPS	1