78947 Zip Code (Lexington, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,684
Zip code population in 2010: 4,475
Zip code population in 2000: 3,990

Houses and condos: 2,256
Renter-occupied apartments: 184
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 78947: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 213.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,587 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,592 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 78947:

• High school or higher: 94.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 0.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78947:

• Never married: 19.0%
• Now married: 61.4%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 9.0%
• Divorced: 9.2%

• 
• • 3,80485.0%White
  • 3207.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2565.7%Black
  • 521.2%Two or more races
  • 190.4%American Indian
  • 80.2%Asian
  • 100.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 60.1%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78947, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $57,369 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,369
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $51,205 (reported on 80.1% of returns)

Here:	$51,205
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 46.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $993 (reported on 36.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$993
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,171 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,171
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,228 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,228
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,492 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	+$13,492
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,859 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

78947:	$12,859
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,786 (18% of AGI, reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,786
State:	$24,724

Here:	18.1% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,136 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,136
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,605 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

78947:	$4,605
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,186 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,186
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.9%

Here:	56%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 50.8% for AGIs below $25k, 51.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78947, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,043 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,043
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $39,980 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

Here:	$39,980
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,359 (reported on 48.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,359
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,201 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,201
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,047 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,047
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,289 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,289
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $10k, 7.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,275 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

78947:	$3,275
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $17,301 (25% of AGI, reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,301
State:	$19,631

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.5% for AGIs below $10k, 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,740 (4% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,740
State:	$4,753

Here:	3.9% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,238 (reported on 75.3% of returns)

78947:	$5,238
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,821 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,821
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.6%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 55.3% for AGIs below $10k, 56.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 78948, 77853, 78650, 78659, 76567, 76578.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 35
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,742

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 35 (30 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 895 (542 now married, 347 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78947 with a mortgage: 722 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 866

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,558
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $457

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 78947 household income distribution in 2019

• 85Less than $10,000
• 110$10,000 to $14,999
• 94$15,000 to $19,999
• 30$20,000 to $24,999
• 49$25,000 to $29,999
• 34$30,000 to $34,999
• 51$35,000 to $39,999
• 91$40,000 to $44,999
• 42$45,000 to $49,999
• 203$50,000 to $59,999
• 239$60,000 to $74,999
• 251$75,000 to $99,999
• 135$100,000 to $124,999
• 51$125,000 to $149,999
• 171$150,000 to $199,999
• 118$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 78947

• 4Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 30$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 48$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $69,999
• 53$70,000 to $79,999
• 50$80,000 to $89,999
• 68$90,000 to $99,999
• 164$100,000 to $124,999
• 88$125,000 to $149,999
• 86$150,000 to $174,999
• 77$175,000 to $199,999
• 280$200,000 to $249,999
• 175$250,000 to $299,999
• 235$300,000 to $399,999
• 28$400,000 to $499,999
• 74$500,000 to $749,999
• 24$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 78947

• 12$150 to $199
• 31$300 to $349
• 4$450 to $499
• 8$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 25$600 to $649
• 12$650 to $699
• 23$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 7$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 35No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $1,017.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $109,297.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $227,169
• Black or African American householders: $188,410
• Some other race householders: $293,113
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $297,958

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $212,635 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,072 - $298,051

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $160,434

Here:	$160,434
State:	$268,991

Mobile homes: $98,615

Here:	$98,615
State:	$94,014

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,679
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 14
• 5 to 9: 7
• 20 to 49: 2
• Mobile homes: 461
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Unemployment: 0.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78947

• 73.5%1,644Drove a car alone
• 11.3%253Carpooled
• 2.3%51Walked
• 1.5%33Other means
• 12.0%269Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78947

• 143Less than 5 minutes
• 1745 to 9 minutes
• 18010 to 14 minutes
• 3315 to 19 minutes
• 16920 to 24 minutes
• 7025 to 29 minutes
• 31730 to 34 minutes
• 10435 to 39 minutes
• 840 to 44 minutes
• 10445 to 59 minutes
• 52860 to 89 minutes
• 14890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 51.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,684

• Male householders: 874 (124 living alone), Female householders: 888 (300 living alone)

• 1,106 spouses (1,106 opposite-sex spouses), 54 unmarried partners, (54 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,366 children (1,252 natural, 35 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 142 parents, 0 foster children, 53 other relatives, 61 non-relatives

Size of family households: 643 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 245 4-persons, 109 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 424 1-person, 34 2-persons

854 married couples with children.
160 single-parent households (47 men, 113 women).

95.9% of residents of 78947 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 21% well, 9% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (1.8 MI W NW in LEXINGTON, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.8%

Population in 1990: 3,138. Population change in the 1990s: +852 (+27.2%).

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

• This state: 3,810
• Northeast: 122
• Midwest: 251
• South: 213
• West: 132

60% of the 78947 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

88% of the 78947 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from different county within same state.
   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): 49
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BRITTON, CLIFFORD (RR 2 BOX 752B in LEXINGTON, TX; small business) : $48,629 in 6 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $6,150; 2004: $15,942; 2005: $17,612; 2006: $8,925.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $8,925 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2006-01-31. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  $8,806, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-09. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  $8,806 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2005-02-09. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  $7,971 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2004-02-05. Completion date: 2004-04-14.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Claims Adjusting (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 2)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 4)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78947 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	30	77.4 years
James	27	72.7 years
William	25	76.6 years
Mary	20	82.1 years
Robert	18	74.3 years
Charles	9	69.4 years
Louise	9	82.1 years
Frank	9	76.8 years
Ruby	8	79.4 years
George	8	72.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 78947 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Turner	15	74.6 years
Smith	15	67.3 years
Brown	15	75.7 years
Johnson	13	74.0 years
Hester	12	80.3 years
Taylor	12	82.0 years
Jackson	11	77.3 years
Perry	10	77.0 years
Rodgers	9	81.9 years
Iselt	8	70.4 years

Businesses in zip code 78947

• Subway: 1