78827 Zip Code (Asherton, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2016: 1,319
Zip code population in 2010: 1,219
Zip code population in 2000: 1,475

Houses and condos: 563
Renter-occupied apartments: 123
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 78827: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 101.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $351 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 78827:

• High school or higher: 58.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
• Unemployed: 14.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78827:

• Never married: 33.7%
• Now married: 48.7%
• Separated: 4.8%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 5.1%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78827, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,048 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,048
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $32,648 (reported on 89.7% of returns)

Here:	$32,648
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.5% for AGIs below $25k, 86.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $133 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$133
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$1,910 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,910
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $25,050 (35% of AGI, reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,050
State:	$24,724

Here:	35.3% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,217 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,217
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $2,275 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

78827:	$2,275
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,710 (reported on 36.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,710
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.3%

Here:	48%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 48.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78827, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $18,818 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$18,818
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $18,475 (reported on 91.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,475
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs below $10k, 89.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $963 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$963
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $91 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

Here:	$91
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$1,052 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,052
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $18,244 (52% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$18,244
State:	$19,631

Here:	52.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,127 (3% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,127
State:	$4,753

Here:	3.0% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $1,627 (reported on 41.4% of returns)

78827:	$1,627
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,189 (reported on 51.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,189
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.7%

Here:	61%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 78836, 78834, 78830, 78839, 78829, 78019.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 188
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 275

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 44 (11 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 320 (176 now married, 142 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78827 with a mortgage: 56
Houses without a mortgage: 298

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $831
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $299

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:

• Zip code 78827 household income distribution in 2016

• 
• 70Less than $10,000
• 61$10,000 to $14,999
• 34$15,000 to $19,999
• 63$20,000 to $24,999
• 31$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 30$35,000 to $39,999
• 52$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$60,000 to $74,999
• 32$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 78827

• 
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 58$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 33$40,000 to $49,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 23$175,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 78827

• 
• 12Less than $100
• 40$100 to $149
• 19$200 to $249
• 6$250 to $299
• 11$300 to $349
• 7$400 to $449
• 6$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2016: $469.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,401
• Some other race householders: $46,342
• Two or more races householders: $49,754
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $51,176

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $57,715 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $25,728 - $121,292

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $100,414

Here:	$100,414
State:	$230,570

Mobile homes: $46,746

Here:	$46,746
State:	$80,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 390
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 75
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 79

Unemployment: 14.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78827

• 
• 90.9%356Drove a car alone
• 3.3%13Carpooled
• 1.0%4Bus or trolley bus
• 0.8%3Walked
• 3.3%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78827

• 
• 64Less than 5 minutes
• 555 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 7215 to 19 minutes
• 11820 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 2530 to 34 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,316

• In family households: 1,197 (167 male householders, 187 female householders)

  224 spouses, 434 children (415 natural, 7 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 31 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 116 (52 male householders (52 living alone)), 63 female householders (63 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 176 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 115 1-person

108 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (16 men, 97 women).

20.5% of residents of 78827 zip code speak English at home.
82.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 16% well, 7% not well, 3% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASHERTON INDEPENDENT SCHL DST (HWY 83N in ASHERTON, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0373, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: ASHERTON ISD

• ASHERTON, THE CITY OF WWTP (TERMINUS OF LABOR ST in ASHERTON, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0104, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2000-0253,
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.0%

Population in 1990: 1,869. Population change in the 1990s: -394 (-21.1%).

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

• This state: 1,114
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 114
• South: 2
• West: 48

72% of the 78827 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

98% of the 78827 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78827 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	18	74.6 years
Juan	17	72.4 years
Maria	16	74.9 years
Francisco	10	74.5 years
Manuel	9	72.2 years
Jesus	7	70.4 years
Francisca	5	78.6 years
Santos	4	76.7 years
Petra	4	76.5 years
Paula	4	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 78827 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Martinez	29	73.0 years
Garza	14	73.1 years
Ruiz	12	77.6 years
Cruz	11	67.4 years
Deleon	10	72.9 years
Garcia	10	78.3 years
Bustamante	8	78.5 years
Rodriguez	7	74.7 years
Ortiz	7	71.3 years
Banda	7	75.7 years