78827 Zip Code (Asherton, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2013: 1,775
Zip code population in 2010: 1,219
Zip code population in 2000: 1,475

Houses and condos: 675
Renter-occupied apartments: 111
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 78827: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $657 (3.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $329 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 78827:

• High school or higher: 52.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 25.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78827:

• Never married: 36.4%
• Now married: 48.9%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 3.8%

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: 193
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 349

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 57 (14 now married, 43 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 414 (186 now married, 228 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78827 with a mortgage: 149
Houses without a mortgage: 282

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $860
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S300

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:

• Zip code 78827 household income distribution in 2013

• 
• 99Less than $10,000
• 83$10,000 to $14,999
• 35$15,000 to $19,999
• 62$20,000 to $24,999
• 80$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 39$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 37$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 78827

• 
• 15Less than $10,000
• 25$10,000 to $14,999
• 140$15,000 to $19,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$40,000 to $49,999
• 46$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 21$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 24$175,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 78827

• 
• 15Less than $100
• 30$100 to $149
• 23$200 to $249
• 5$350 to $399
• 10$400 to $449
• 28No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2013: $480.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2013 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $48,509
• Some other race householders: $24,329
• Two or more races householders: $26,120
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $26,866

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $30,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $17,400 - $59,200

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 464
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 43
• 5 to 9: 10
• Mobile homes: 152

Unemployment: 25.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78827

• 
• 89.5%477Drove a car alone
• 5.1%27Carpooled
• 2.3%12Bus or trolley bus
• 3.2%17Worked at home

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

• 
• 79Less than 5 minutes
• 495 to 9 minutes
• 6710 to 14 minutes
• 7515 to 19 minutes
• 14220 to 24 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 5530 to 34 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 1360 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,774

• In family households: 1,645 (216 male householders, 204 female householders)

  305 spouses, 679 children (650 natural, 10 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 199 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 16 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 129 (82 male householders (76 living alone)), 40 female householders (40 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 6 2-persons

248 married couples with children.
135 single-parent households (135 women).

22.6% of residents of 78827 zip code speak English at home.
77.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 25% well, 12% 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: 11.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.0%

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

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

• This state: 1,431
• Midwest: 224
• West: 58

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.

99% of the 78827 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% 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