Median household income (1999): $36,641
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,535
| This zip code | $37,535 | | Texas: | $42,139 |
Nearest zip codes: 78723, 78721, 78754, 78725, 78742, 78752.
Housing units in zip code 78724 with a mortgage: 1,422 (119 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 227
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $823
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $295
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 17.9% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 398
- 1995 to 1998: 799
- 1990 to 1994: 200
- 1980 to 1989: 1,287
- 1970 to 1979: 891
- 1960 to 1969: 378
- 1950 to 1959: 98
- 1940 to 1949: 44
- 1939 or earlier: 71
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Austin, TX (78724):
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- no bedroom: 48
- 1 bedrooms: 254
- 2 bedrooms: 431
- 3 bedrooms: 1,627
- 4 bedrooms: 262
- 5 or more bedrooms: 55
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 41
- 1 bedrooms: 140
- 2 bedrooms: 518
- 3 bedrooms: 380
- 4 bedrooms: 99
- 5 or more bedrooms: 14
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Vehicles available in 78724 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 119
- 1 vehicle: 1,034
- 2 vehicles: 1,014
- 3 vehicles: 350
- 4 vehicles: 104
- 5 or more vehicles: 56
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 189
- 1 vehicle: 642
- 2 vehicles: 322
- 3 vehicles: 39
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 78724:
- $25,000 to $29,999: 21
- $30,000 to $34,999: 32
- $35,000 to $39,999: 99
- $40,000 to $49,999: 135
- $50,000 to $59,999: 204
- $60,000 to $69,999: 267
- $70,000 to $79,999: 297
- $80,000 to $89,999: 209
- $90,000 to $99,999: 184
- $100,000 to $124,999: 78
- $125,000 to $149,999: 11
- $150,000 to $174,999: 23
- $175,000 to $199,999: 6
- $200,000 to $249,999: 35
- $250,000 to $299,999: 7
- $300,000 to $399,999: 31
- $750,000 to $999,999: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 78724:
- Less than $100: 38
- $100 to $149: 29
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 45
- $250 to $299: 30
- $300 to $349: 26
- $350 to $399: 29
- $400 to $449: 135
- $450 to $499: 106
- $500 to $549: 136
- $550 to $599: 75
- $600 to $649: 106
- $650 to $699: 183
- $700 to $749: 47
- $750 to $799: 28
- $800 to $899: 87
- $900 to $999: 37
- $1,000 to $1,249: 6
- No cash rent: 32
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,031
- Black or African American householders: $101,719
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $91,957
- Asian householders: $120,252
- Some other race householders: $110,207
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $103,417
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,267
- One, attached: 133
- Two: 144
- 3 or 4: 346
- 20 to 49: 6
- 50 or more: 49
- Mobile homes: 1,179
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,332 (62%)
- Carpooled: 1,568 (29%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 289 (5%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0%)
- Walked: 45 (1%)
- Other means: 72 (1%)
- Worked at home: 74 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 19
- 5 to 9 minutes: 182
- 10 to 14 minutes: 487
- 15 to 19 minutes: 689
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1087
- 25 to 29 minutes: 473
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1487
- 35 to 39 minutes: 145
- 40 to 44 minutes: 115
- 45 to 59 minutes: 250
- 60 to 89 minutes: 266
- 90 or more minutes: 130
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,968
- In family households: 13,067 (1,761 male householders, 1,429 female householders)
1,930 spouses, 5,496 children (5,103 natural, 118 adopted, 275 stepchildren), 669 grandchildren, 328 brothers or sisters, 193 parents, 789 other relatives, 472 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 901 (357 male householders (252 living alone)), 296 female householders (241 living alone)), 248 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,070 (1,004 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 734 2-persons, 662 3-persons, 714 4-persons, 490 5-persons, 287 6-persons, 303 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 493 1-person, 118 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 6-persons.
2,667 married couples with children.
1,625 single-parent households (244 men, 1,381 women).
56.9% of residents of 78724 zip code speak English at home.
41.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 20% well, 23% not well, 12% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 23% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% very well, 49% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (8% very well, 60% well, 17% not well, 15% not at all).
Foreign born population: 3,133 (20.3%)
(17.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 20.3% | | Whole state: | 13.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (91%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Panama (1%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- El Salvador (1%)
- Cuba (1%)
- Jamaica (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,013
- 1990 to 1994: 721
- 1985 to 1989: 579
- 1980 to 1984: 433
- 1975 to 1979: 139
- 1970 to 1974: 78
- 1970 to 1974: 92
- 1965 to 1969: 78
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 10347
- United States or American: 272
- German: 259
- Subsaharan African:: 240
- African: 234
- Irish: 229
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 79
- English: 73
- Jamaican: 69
- Italian: 60
- French (except Basque): 51
- Scotch-Irish: 50
- Scottish: 43
- Swedish: 22
- Dutch: 21
- Norwegian: 19
- Czech: 16
- Finnish: 15
- Russian: 15
- Acadian/Cajun: 12
- Dutch West Indian: 10
- Pennsylvania German: 8
- Nigerian: 6
Public high school in zip code 78724 not listed on the city page:- JOHNSON H S (Students: 1,656; Location: 7309 LAZY CREEK DR, AUSTIN, TX; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 78724 not listed on the city page:- JORDAN EL (Students: 630; Location: 6711 JOHNNY MORRIS RD, AUSTIN, TX; Grades: PK - 05)
- DECKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 577; Location: 8500 DECKER LN, AUSTIN, TX; Grades: PK - 05)
- TEXAS ACAD OF EXCELLENCE (Students: 377; Location: 8509 FM 969 #676, AUSTIN, TX; Grades: PK - 06)
- HORNSBY-DUNLAP EL (Students: 620; Location: 13901 F M RD 969, AUSTIN,, TX; Grades: PK - 06)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AUSTIN ISD (7309 LAZY CREEK in AUSTIN, TX)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-227901010
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: AUSTIN ISD LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON HS, LBJ HIGH SCHOOL
- A 1 AUTOMOTIVE (3418 DUKE RD in AUSTIN, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- AMT INC (8107 ALTOGA DR in AUSTIN, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OTHER PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: CRYCO QUARTZ
- APPLIED MATERIALS INCORPORATED (9700 U.S. HWY. 290 E. in AUSTIN, TX)
PERFORMANCE TRACK (National Environmental Performance Track)
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: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: APPLIED MATERIALS INC.
- AZTEC MARKING COMPANY INC (5100 COMMERCIAL PARK DRIVE in AUSTIN, TX)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (48%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9671
- Northeast: 238
- Midwest: 369
- South: 869
- West: 600
45% of the 78724 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Texas.
Population in 1990: 6,465. Population change in the 1990s: +8,963 (+138.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 1.6% | | Texas: | 6.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64
| Here: | 5.4% | | Texas: | 6.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 36
| Here: | 9.9% | | Texas: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (AUSTIN, TX):
- REDDY ICE CORP (LOC 301) (7901 SPRINGDALE ROAD): $1,954,638 in 122 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Beverages, Nonalcoholic, Water Distillation Equipment, Marine and Industrial, Condiments and Related Products, Food Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $408,498; 2003: $382,089; 2004: $199,740; 2005: $174,324; 2006: $789,987.
Biggest contracts:
$705,400 with Army for Beverages, Nonalcoholic. Signed on 2006-03-14. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
$108,900, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-03. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
$103,628, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-03. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$100,920, same as above. Signed on 2002-06-27. Completion date: 2002-07-31.
- AUSTIN SALES, INC (7803 FM 969; small business): $138,223 in 14 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Service and Trade Equipment, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms, Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment, and more by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $25,498; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $5,700; 2005: $96,775; 2006: $10,250.
Biggest contracts:
$52,130 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-04-10.
$44,140 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2005-04-08. Completion date: 2005-04-11.
$25,498 with Army for Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms. Signed on 2001-09-19. Completion date: 2001-09-29.
$16,380 with Army for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-19. Completion date: 2005-06-08.
- GRINNELL CORPORATION (4901B COMMERCIAL PARK DR)
$39,397 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2000-04-05. Completion date: 2000-05-12.
- FLASH CUBES ICE SERVICE LLC (5005 COMMERCIAL PARK DR #; small business): $7,675 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$6,400 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-06-18.
$2,475 with Army for Beverages, Nonalcoholic. Signed on 2006-06-30. Completion date: 2006-07-15.
$-1,200 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-07-14. Completion date: 2005-06-18.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (100-249: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Roofing Contractors (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 988 people in state prisons
- 55 people in nursing homes
- 22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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