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City: Lexington, TX
Lee County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 3,990
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 4,151



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Houses and condos: 1,882
Renter-occupied apartments: 235
% of renters here:  15%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 78947: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 213.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.8% ($905)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

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Males: 1,964  (49.2%)
Females: 2,026  (50.8%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $122,765
78947:  $122,765
Texas:  $120,900


According to our research of public records there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 78947 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

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 (1% of AGI, reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:  $17,301
State:  $19,631
(% 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 (3.9% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:  $2,740
Texas:  $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
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,606
This zip code:  $49,606
Texas:  $47,548
Lexington, TX (78947) map

Nearest zip codes: 78948, 77853, 78659, 76567, 78650, 76577.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  74.7%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78947 with a mortgage: 291 (2 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 254


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,113

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $355

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  8.3%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  5.6%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.6
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.4
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Churches in zip code 78947 include: Florence Church (A), Little Zion Church (B), Mount Nebo Church (C), New Bethel Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Simmons-Jones Cemetery (1), New Knobbs Springs Cemetery (2), Mundine Cemetery (3), German Cemetery (4), Germania Cemetery (5), Burns Cemetery (6), Melcher Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Field Lake (A), Fields Lake (B), Footprints Lake (C), Caraway Lake Number 2 (D), Caraway Lake Number 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pucker Springs Branch (A), Owens Branch (B), West Rocky Branch (C), Shaw Branch (D), Slaughter Branch (E), Allen Creek (F), East Rocky Branch (G), East Rock Creek (H), Morrison Springs Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 61
  • 1995 to 1998: 283
  • 1990 to 1994: 139
  • 1980 to 1989: 446
  • 1970 to 1979: 289
  • 1960 to 1969: 221
  • 1950 to 1959: 92
  • 1940 to 1949: 107
  • 1939 or earlier: 224



Zip code 78947 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington, TX (78947):
  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedrooms: 49
  • 2 bedrooms: 272
  • 3 bedrooms: 797
  • 4 bedrooms: 152
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedrooms: 51
  • 2 bedrooms: 110
  • 3 bedrooms: 57
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4



Vehicles available in 78947 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 43
  • 1 vehicle: 311
  • 2 vehicles: 548
  • 3 vehicles: 347
  • 4 vehicles: 26
  • 5 or more vehicles: 17


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 17
  • 1 vehicle: 104
  • 2 vehicles: 86
  • 3 vehicles: 14
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 78947 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 78947 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78947:

  • Less than $10,000: 40
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 20
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 16
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 31
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 60
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 18
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 15
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 73
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 36
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 55
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 60
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 54
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 51
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 161
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 177
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 110
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 95
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 115
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 68
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 63
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 11
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 15
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 1
 



78947 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78947:

  • Less than $100: 4
  • $100 to $149: 7
  • $150 to $199: 19
  • $200 to $249: 11
  • $250 to $299: 18
  • $300 to $349: 22
  • $350 to $399: 4
  • $400 to $449: 9
  • $450 to $499: 5
  • $500 to $549: 4
  • $550 to $599: 2
  • $600 to $649: 7
  • No cash rent: 57
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $93,239.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,156
  • Black or African American householders: $108,778
  • Some other race householders: $169,228
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $172,026

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $145,083 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
78947:  $145,083
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,361 - $150,787

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $175,131
Here:  $175,131
State:  $170,389

Mobile homes: $43,232
Here:  $43,232
State:  $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
Here:  $12,500
State:  $34,447


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,294
  • One, attached: 2
  • Two: 12
  • 3 or 4: 12
  • 5 to 9: 4
  • 10 to 19: 3
  • 20 to 49: 8
  • Mobile homes: 505
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22
78947 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,359 (71%)
  • Carpooled: 404 (21%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
  • Walked: 22 (1%)
  • Other means: 17 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 101 (5%)
 

78947 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 64
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 181
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 51
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 96
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 153
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 133
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 235
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 17
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 53
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 356
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 420
  • 90 or more minutes: 46
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 4,015

  • In family households: 3,593 (985 male householders, 189 female householders)
    1,094 spouses, 1,156 children (955 natural, 47 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 8 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 422 (167 male householders (145 living alone)), 207 female householders (195 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 520 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 143 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 340 1-person, 25 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

809 married couples with children.
189 single-parent households (68 men, 121 women).

91.4% of residents of 78947 zip code speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 20% well, 16% not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 12% well, 7% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 84 (2.1%)
(36.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  2.1%
Whole state:  13.9%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (70%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Austria (8%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Other Caribbean (4%)
  • Italy (2%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 3
  • 1990 to 1994: 32
  • 1985 to 1989: 5
  • 1980 to 1984: 4
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 12
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 28

White population: 3,569
Black population: 202
American Indian population: 23
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 164
Two or more races population: 28

Zip code 78947 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 1010
 Other groups: 564
 United States or American: 446
 English: 246
 Irish: 219
 French (except Basque): 51
 Swedish: 49
 Scotch-Irish: 28
 Czech: 26
 Italian: 24
 Norwegian: 23
 Dutch: 21
 Polish: 19
 Scottish: 18
 Danish: 16
 Welsh: 14
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12
 Subsaharan African:: 10
 Northern European: 9
 African: 8
 Belizean: 8
 Austrian: 7
 British: 6
 Slovene: 6
 Dutch West Indian: 4
 Yugoslavian: 3
 European: 2
 Cape Verdean: 2



Zip code 78947 topographic map


Facitilies 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


Median worth of mobile homes: $39,963

Zip code 78947 marital status for males
Zip code 78947 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (47%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Utility gas (18%)
  • Wood (4%)


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

  • This state: 3249
  • Northeast: 52
  • Midwest: 223
  • South: 278
  • West: 119

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, 87% lived in Texas.

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

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Here:  8.3%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:  1.1%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here:  4.8%
Texas:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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)

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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


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