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City: Los Fresnos, TX
Cameron County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 12,274
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 14,385



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Houses and condos: 3,806
Renter-occupied apartments: 633
% of renters here:  20%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 78566: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 93.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 154 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  3.1% ($933)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

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Males: 6,237  (50.8%)
Females: 6,037  (49.2%)

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Urban population: 8,178
Rural population: 4,096

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $73,814
78566:  $73,814
Texas:  $120,900


According to our research of public records there were 27 registered sex offenders living in 78566 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  27.3 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78566, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,522 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $28,522
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $25,321 (reported on 89.0% of returns)
Here:  $25,321
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $10k, 84.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,335 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $2,335
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,103 (reported on 6.3% of returns)
Here:  $3,103
State:  $4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,900 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:  +$9,900
State:  +$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,605 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:  +$8,605
State:  +$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,558 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
78566:  $3,558
Texas:  $3,120

Total itemized deductions: $16,496 (1% of AGI, reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:  $16,496
State:  $19,631
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,324 (4.0% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:  $3,324
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  4.0% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,261 (reported on 53.4% of returns)
78566:  $4,261
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,406 (reported on 47.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,406
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.0% for AGIs below $10k, 13.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.6%
Here:  70%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $10k, 76.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.1% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,603
This zip code:  $29,603
Texas:  $47,548
Los Fresnos, TX (78566) map

Nearest zip codes: 78575, 78526, 78521, 78583, 78520, 78578.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  85.1%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78566 with a mortgage: 959 (17 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 811


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $932

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  41.5%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  16.6%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.0
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  3.8


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

Reservoirs: Resaca de los Fresnos (A), Mercer Reservoir 2 (B), Mercer Reservoir 1 (C), Cain Reservoir 2 (D), Cain Reservoir 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 231
  • 1995 to 1998: 543
  • 1990 to 1994: 365
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,085
  • 1970 to 1979: 805
  • 1960 to 1969: 342
  • 1950 to 1959: 125
  • 1940 to 1949: 87
  • 1939 or earlier: 140



Zip code 78566 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Los Fresnos, TX (78566):
  • no bedroom: 86
  • 1 bedrooms: 323
  • 2 bedrooms: 594
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,228
  • 4 bedrooms: 322
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 25


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 41
  • 1 bedrooms: 140
  • 2 bedrooms: 209
  • 3 bedrooms: 187
  • 4 bedrooms: 34
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 22



Vehicles available in 78566 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 114
  • 1 vehicle: 982
  • 2 vehicles: 1,041
  • 3 vehicles: 341
  • 4 vehicles: 71
  • 5 or more vehicles: 29


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 108
  • 1 vehicle: 338
  • 2 vehicles: 167
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 78566 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 78566 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78566:

  • Less than $10,000: 53
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 26
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 88
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 97
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 102
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 145
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 149
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 255
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 231
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 260
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 258
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 194
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 160
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 281
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 194
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 134
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 116
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 137
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 69
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 27
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 16
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 30
 



78566 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78566:

  • Less than $100: 54
  • $100 to $149: 20
  • $150 to $199: 59
  • $200 to $249: 23
  • $250 to $299: 31
  • $300 to $349: 5
  • $350 to $399: 22
  • $400 to $449: 21
  • $450 to $499: 48
  • $500 to $549: 54
  • $550 to $599: 6
  • $650 to $699: 12
  • $800 to $899: 36
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 16
  • No cash rent: 157
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $43,666.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $145,452
  • Black or African American householders: $58,274
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $27,816
  • Asian householders: $174,823
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $58,274
  • Some other race householders: $81,739
  • Two or more races householders: $125,872
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,922

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,387 (it was $47,500 in 2000)
78566:  $76,387
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,192 - $109,328

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $112,199
Here:  $112,199
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,082
Here:  $153,082
State:  $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $40,352
Here:  $40,352
State:  $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,101
Here:  $72,101
State:  $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $44,169
Here:  $44,169
State:  $158,654

Mobile homes: $30,438
Here:  $30,438
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: 2,506
  • One, attached: 68
  • Two: 58
  • 3 or 4: 48
  • 10 to 19: 9
  • 20 to 49: 12
  • 50 or more: 11
  • Mobile homes: 993
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
78566 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,859 (72%)
  • Carpooled: 799 (20%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 14 (0%)
  • Walked: 136 (3%)
  • Other means: 84 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 80 (2%)
 

78566 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 183
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 408
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 313
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 380
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 623
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 299
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1115
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 69
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 161
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 182
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 102
  • 90 or more minutes: 61
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.9%


Household type by relationship
Households: 11,675

  • In family households: 11,147 (2,056 male householders, 759 female householders)
    2,198 spouses, 4,796 children (4,591 natural, 42 adopted, 163 stepchildren), 428 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 481 other relatives, 208 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 528 (254 male householders (232 living alone)), 224 female householders (210 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 592 (530 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 695 2-persons, 545 3-persons, 606 4-persons, 440 5-persons, 264 6-persons, 265 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 442 1-person, 24 2-persons, 12 3-persons.

2,987 married couples with children.
837 single-parent households (144 men, 693 women).

22.2% of residents of 78566 zip code speak English at home.
76.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 16% well, 15% not well, 11% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 3% well, 4% not well, 25% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 56% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (5% very well, 55% well, 40% not well).

Foreign born population: 3,726 (30.4%)
(31.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  30.4%
Whole state:  13.9%

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



  • Mexico (88%)
  • Cuba (2%)
  • Honduras (2%)
  • Guatemala (2%)
  • El Salvador (1%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Nicaragua (0%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 795
  • 1990 to 1994: 696
  • 1985 to 1989: 466
  • 1980 to 1984: 483
  • 1975 to 1979: 424
  • 1970 to 1974: 366
  • 1970 to 1974: 169
  • 1965 to 1969: 327

White population: 9,932
Black population: 74
American Indian population: 69
Asian population: 29
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 10
Some other race population: 1,830
Two or more races population: 330

Zip code 78566 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 8994
 United States or American: 375
 German: 373
 Irish: 223
 English: 181
 Scotch-Irish: 73
 French (except Basque): 66
 Italian: 57
 Norwegian: 43
 Dutch: 42
 Russian: 40
 Polish: 35
 Czech: 23
 European: 21
 Scottish: 19
 Ukrainian: 19
 French Canadian: 13
 Swedish: 12
 Belgian: 11
 Austrian: 11
 Subsaharan African:: 8
 African: 8
 Canadian: 4
 Welsh: 4
 British: 3
 Lithuanian: 3
 Danish: 3
 Croatian: 3
 Basque: 2
 Hungarian: 2
 Portuguese: 2
 Swiss: 2



Zip code 78566 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • AG-AIR INCORPORATED (2 MILE WEST HIGHWAY 100 in LOS FRESNOS, TX)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1984-0044, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: CROP PLANTING, CULTIVATING, AND PROTECTING
    Business NAICS classification: SOIL PREPARATION, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATING.


Median worth of mobile homes: $32,193

Zip code 78566 marital status for males
Zip code 78566 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


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

  • This state: 6808
  • Northeast: 111
  • Midwest: 749
  • South: 458
  • West: 328

56% of the 78566 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 9,033. Population change in the 1990s: +3,241 (+35.9%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
Here:  2.0%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66
Here:  5.4%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here:  8.0%
Texas:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • KEEP IT CLEAN (RT3 BOX 78 in LOS FRESNOS, TX; small business): $52,347 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2006
    Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Navy
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $12,450; 2003: $10,830; 2004: $0; 2005: $14,377; 2006: $14,690.

    Biggest contracts:
    $14,690 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-05-18. Completion date: 2007-05-31.
    $14,377, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2007-05-31.
    $12,500, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-30. Completion date: 2003-05-31.
    $12,450, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-28. Completion date: 2003-05-31.
  • CAMERON COUNTY IRRIGATION DIST (1 MILE N FM 803 in LOS FRESNOS, TX)
    $3,144 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Accounting Services (NOTE: New code created for Financial Services See R710 below). Signed on 2003-06-30. Completion date: 2003-12-30.


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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Community Housing Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Construction: Manufacturing (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 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.)




People in group quarters
  • 550 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 33 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED27$96,394291$120,668175$128,16861$31,461121$123,4606$42,115
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$120,77742$99,72343$121,68714$24,6868$92,8630$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$92,53793$109,903307$102,597152$28,18049$110,73115$32,861
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$030$121,488106$107,21533$40,59816$100,2092$19,790
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$94,57011$110,61630$121,6906$30,1986$99,3770$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED64$132,69719$154,06513$137,211
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED14$120,2742$146,6852$120,665
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$132,4500$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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