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Back to All US cities. City: Waelder, TX Gonzales County, TX Zip code population (2000): 1,530 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,599 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 798 Renter-occupied apartments: 167 % of renters here:   28% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 78959: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 166.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 10 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.4% ($330) Texas:   2.9% ($1,393) Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 783   (51.2%) Females: 747   (48.8%) Recent posts about zip code 78959 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Cotton Pickin'  (42 replies) Houston area geography  (10 replies) Waelder, Flatonia, Gonzalez, etc.  (9 replies) I don't want to live near apartment complexes  (23 replies) Waelder, Texas  (4 replies) Waelder Tx  (0 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $57,342 78959:   $57,342 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there were 4 registered sex offenders living in 78959 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   39.7 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 78959, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,425 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $27,425 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $23,949 (reported on 84.2% of returns) Here:   $23,949 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.5% for AGIs below $10k, 90.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,575 (reported on 23.7% of returns) This zip code:   $1,575 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,841 (reported on 9.8% of returns) Here:   $1,841 State:   $4,261 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$14,000 (reported on 10.1% of returns) Here:   +$14,000 State:   +$16,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$4,723 (reported on 13.4% of returns) Here:   +$4,723 State:   +$11,013 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k) Total itemized deductions: $16,189 (1% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns) Here:   $16,189 State:   $19,631 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,800 (1.7% of AGI, reported on 5.0% of returns) Here:   $1,800 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   1.7% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI Total tax: $3,909 (reported on 54.4% of returns) 78959:   $3,909 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 41.8% of returns) Here:   $2,150 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.9% for AGIs below $10k, 9.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.6% Here:   69% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $10k, 66.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.2% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$27,977
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 78953, 78632, 78941, 77975, 78629, 78949.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	68.6%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78959 with a mortgage: 62 (6 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152

This zip code:	25.0%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	12.0%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

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 78959 include: Williams Chapel (A), Mount Eaton Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Cochran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lee Lake (A), Jenecka Lake (B), Portales Lake (C), Sammis Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Branch (A), Obar Creek (B), Baldridge Creek (C), Little Fivemile Creek (D), Elm Creek (E), Dry Run (F), Copperas Creek (G), Spring Creek (H), Sulphur Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78959: Less than $10,000: 32 $10,000 to $14,999: 16 $15,000 to $19,999: 27 $20,000 to $24,999: 26 $25,000 to $29,999: 22 $30,000 to $34,999: 24 $35,000 to $39,999: 23 $40,000 to $49,999: 32 $50,000 to $59,999: 29 $60,000 to $69,999: 26 $70,000 to $79,999: 23 $80,000 to $89,999: 11 $90,000 to $99,999: 8 $100,000 to $124,999: 14 $125,000 to $149,999: 14 $150,000 to $174,999: 25 $175,000 to $199,999: 24 $200,000 to $249,999: 18 $250,000 to $299,999: 5 $300,000 to $399,999: 10 $400,000 to $499,999: 21 $500,000 to $749,999: 4 $750,000 to $999,999: 5 $1,000,000 or more: 8

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78959: Less than $100: 9 $100 to $149: 20 $150 to $199: 15 $200 to $249: 20 $250 to $299: 5 $300 to $349: 6 $350 to $399: 2 No cash rent: 42

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $69,929.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $64,334
• Black or African American householders: $35,897
• Some other race householders: $29,370
• Two or more races householders: $34,964
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $29,525

78959:	$67,767
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $171,040

Here:	$171,040
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $290,125

Here:	$290,125
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $105,648

Here:	$105,648
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $73,131

Here:	$73,131
State:	$134,235

Mobile homes: $39,606

Here:	$39,606
State:	$42,156

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 529
• One, attached: 23
• Two: 35
• 3 or 4: 3
• 20 to 49: 5
• Mobile homes: 198

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 459 (68%) Carpooled: 146 (22%) Walked: 40 (6%) Worked at home: 31 (5%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 58 5 to 9 minutes: 160 10 to 14 minutes: 74 15 to 19 minutes: 67 20 to 24 minutes: 54 25 to 29 minutes: 19 30 to 34 minutes: 82 35 to 39 minutes: 5 40 to 44 minutes: 3 45 to 59 minutes: 45 60 to 89 minutes: 46 90 or more minutes: 32

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.8%

Household type by relationship
Households: 1,572

• In family households: 1,385 (292 male householders, 125 female householders)

  288 spouses, 514 children (488 natural, 8 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 50 other relatives, 33 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 187 (84 male householders (73 living alone)), 92 female householders (89 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 171 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 162 1-person, 12 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

216 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (31 men, 75 women).

65.1% of residents of 78959 zip code speak English at home.
34.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 21% well, 15% not well, 9% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 169 (11.0%)
(20.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	11.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 793

German: 114

United States or American: 84

French (except Basque): 48

English: 41

Irish: 35

Czech: 24

Scotch-Irish: 21

Polish: 10

Subsaharan African:: 6

African: 6

Scottish: 5

Welsh: 5

Swiss: 3

Czechoslovakian: 2

Norwegian: 2

Dutch: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,479

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

• This state: 1263
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 48
• South: 61
• West: 19

68% of the 78959 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 1,105. Population change in the 1990s: +425 (+38.5%).

Here:	1.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	21.9%
Texas:	15.4%

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

• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Other Activities Related to Real Estate (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

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