78742 Zip Code (Austin, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,274
Zip code population in 2010: 820
Zip code population in 2000: 625

Houses and condos: 393
Renter-occupied apartments: 125
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78742: 93.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 222 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 78742:

• High school or higher: 69.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 0.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78742:

• Never married: 45.9%
• Now married: 37.1%
• Separated: 8.8%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 4.7%

• 
• • 93173.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 23318.3%White
  • 897.0%Black
  • 201.6%Two or more races

Urban population: 817
Rural population: 456

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 78742, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $35,275 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,275
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $34,200 (reported on 77.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,200
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1270.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3898.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6532.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $320 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$320
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,280 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$15,280
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 461.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1031.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,550 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,550
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 82.5%

Here:	82%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78742, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $28,233 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,233
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $26,015 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$26,015
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.9% for AGIs below $25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$11,200 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,200
State:	+$13,732

Earned income credit: $2,860 (reported on 30.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,860
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.5%

Here:	52%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78742, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,394 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,394
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $24,856 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$24,856
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.4% for AGIs below $10k, 80.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 105.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $805 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$805
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $429 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$429
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$45 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$45
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$6,061 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,061
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $10,935 (26% of AGI, reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$10,935
State:	$19,631

Here:	26.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,550 (3% of AGI, reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,550
State:	$4,753

Here:	3.5% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $3,302 (reported on 66.9% of returns)

78742:	$3,302
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,726 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,726
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.9%

Here:	55%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $10k, 61.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 78721, 78725, 78741, 78702, 78719, 78723.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 2.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 44
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 355

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 15 (0 now married, 14 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 425 (168 now married, 257 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78742 with a mortgage: 32
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,108
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $737

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 78742 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 67$35,000 to $39,999
• 45$45,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 122$60,000 to $74,999
• 43$75,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78742

• 151Less than $10,000
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 17$300,000 to $399,999
• 33$400,000 to $499,999
• 32$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78742

• 2$550 to $599
• 36$650 to $699
• 32$1,000 to $1,249
• 19$1,250 to $1,499
• 19$2,000 to $2,499
• 16No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,397.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $850,942.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,182,845
• Black or African American householders: $203,975
• Some other race householders: $893,705
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $893,705

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $737,673

Here:	$737,673
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $533,017

Here:	$533,017
State:	$327,631

In 2-unit structures: $1,093,219

Here:	$1,093,219
State:	$374,947

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $301,152

Here:	$301,152
State:	$209,652

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $800,345

Here:	$800,345
State:	$413,944

Mobile homes: $105,214

Here:	$105,214
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 192
• Mobile homes: 144
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Unemployment: 0.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78742

• 61.8%370Drove a car alone
• 27.9%167Carpooled
• 3.0%18Motorcycle
• 2.0%12Bicycle
• 2.8%17Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78742

• 16Less than 5 minutes
• 225 to 9 minutes
• 8910 to 14 minutes
• 8115 to 19 minutes
• 11920 to 24 minutes
• 17730 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 3760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,274

• Male householders: 189 (65 living alone), Female householders: 211 (54 living alone)

• 115 spouses (115 opposite-sex spouses), 64 unmarried partners, (43 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 264 children (264 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 245 other relatives, 43 non-relatives

Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 72 2-persons

88 married couples with children.
117 single-parent households (52 men, 65 women).

46.4% of residents of 78742 zip code speak English at home.
51.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 7% well, 21% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AUSTIN VEE DUB INC (1111 OLD BASTROP HWY in AUSTIN, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  Organizations: AUSTIN VEE DUB SALVAGE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: AUSTIN VEE-DUB SALVAGE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.3%

Population in 1990: 1,653.

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

• This state: 854
• Northeast: 53
• Midwest: 21
• South: 109
• West: 62

43% of the 78742 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

78% of the 78742 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from this county.
   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):

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0023.10


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0023.10

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 15 took place in 2015, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.0%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (29.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 78742
• 7150.0%Outside Fires
• 4229.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2517.6%Structure Fires
• 42.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 78742, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 78742 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Henry	4	69.5 years
John	4	64.2 years
Eugene	3	63.7 years
Annie	3	85.3 years
Arthur	3	78.3 years
Mary	3	72.3 years
Dale	2	54.0 years
James	2	75.0 years
Edna	2	62.9 years
Charles	2	75.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 78742 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	6	74.3 years
Soriano	4	81.7 years
Moreno	3	83.4 years
Smith	3	69.0 years
Wilson	3	75.0 years
Galloway	2	80.5 years
Anderson	2	65.5 years
Arnold	2	87.0 years
Hergotz	2	96.4 years
Brooks	2	89.9 years