79029 Zip Code (Dumas, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 15,753
Zip code population in 2010: 16,177
Zip code population in 2000: 15,062

Houses and condos: 5,916
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,704
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 79029: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 300.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 52 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: $2,021 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,307 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 79029:

• High school or higher: 74.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 4.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79029:

• Never married: 28.3%
• Now married: 56.0%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 5.7%
• Divorced: 8.3%

• 
• • 8,00449.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6,98343.2%White
  • 6894.3%Asian
  • 2581.6%Black
  • 1030.6%Two or more races
  • 860.5%American Indian
  • 480.3%Some other race
  • 60.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 14,600
Rural population: 1,152

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79029, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,969 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,969
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $43,042 (reported on 90.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,042
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.4% for AGIs below $25k, 89.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 48.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,328 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,328
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,544 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,544
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,641 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,641
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,309 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$14,309
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,267 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

79029:	$14,267
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $18,700 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

79029:	$18,700
Texas:	$23,938

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,638 (19% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$20,638
State:	$24,724

Here:	18.8% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,926 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$7,926
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $3,967 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

79029:	$3,967
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,516 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,516
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.8%

Here:	63%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 60.1% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79029, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,025 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,025
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $33,774 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$33,774
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 160.9% for AGIs below $10k, 82.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,737 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,737
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,674 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,674
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,401 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,401
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,766 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$12,766
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,124 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

79029:	$3,124
Texas:	$3,120

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $13,111 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,111
Texas:	$16,401

Total itemized deductions: $15,781 (20% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,781
State:	$19,631

Here:	20.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,528 (7% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,528
State:	$4,753

Here:	6.7% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,581 (reported on 64.2% of returns)

79029:	$5,581
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,007 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,007
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.1%

Here:	67%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79013, 79018, 79086, 79105, 79044, 79058.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 310
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,805

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 210 (177 now married, 34 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,425 (1,738 now married, 1,676 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79029 with a mortgage: 1,787 (12 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,611

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,204
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $476

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

• Zip code 79029 household income distribution in 2019

• 115Less than $10,000
• 164$10,000 to $14,999
• 145$15,000 to $19,999
• 236$20,000 to $24,999
• 209$25,000 to $29,999
• 243$30,000 to $34,999
• 184$35,000 to $39,999
• 297$40,000 to $44,999
• 123$45,000 to $49,999
• 732$50,000 to $59,999
• 709$60,000 to $74,999
• 816$75,000 to $99,999
• 612$100,000 to $124,999
• 166$125,000 to $149,999
• 146$150,000 to $199,999
• 165$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 79029

• 50Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 67$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 74$35,000 to $39,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 223$60,000 to $69,999
• 145$70,000 to $79,999
• 159$80,000 to $89,999
• 95$90,000 to $99,999
• 331$100,000 to $124,999
• 577$125,000 to $149,999
• 345$150,000 to $174,999
• 301$175,000 to $199,999
• 151$200,000 to $249,999
• 211$250,000 to $299,999
• 85$300,000 to $399,999
• 43$400,000 to $499,999
• 104$500,000 to $749,999
• 14$750,000 to $999,999
• 13$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 79029

• 11Less than $100
• 14$200 to $249
• 30$250 to $299
• 47$300 to $349
• 57$350 to $399
• 68$400 to $449
• 130$450 to $499
• 95$500 to $549
• 224$550 to $599
• 143$600 to $649
• 11$650 to $699
• 128$700 to $749
• 72$750 to $799
• 177$800 to $899
• 93$900 to $999
• 205$1,000 to $1,249
• 23$1,250 to $1,499
• 6$1,500 to $1,999
• 59No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $887.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $130,662.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,952
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $94,219
• Asian householders: $207,881
• Some other race householders: $104,688
• Two or more races householders: $186,943
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,946

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $148,060 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,293 - $190,338

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $173,867

Here:	$173,867
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $492,275

Here:	$492,275
State:	$268,635

Mobile homes: $25,436

Here:	$25,436
State:	$94,014

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,374
• One, attached: 91
• Two: 122
• 3 or 4: 161
• 5 to 9: 209
• 10 to 19: 98
• 20 to 49: 5
• 50 or more: 96
• Mobile homes: 688
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Unemployment: 4.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79029

• 81.3%6,033Drove a car alone
• 14.8%1,098Carpooled
• 0.5%40Railroad
• 0.1%5Motorcycle
• 0.3%20Bicycle
• 0.7%51Walked
• 1.4%103Other means
• 0.7%49Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79029

• 370Less than 5 minutes
• 2,0225 to 9 minutes
• 1,09510 to 14 minutes
• 1,16915 to 19 minutes
• 74920 to 24 minutes
• 29325 to 29 minutes
• 62830 to 34 minutes
• 7135 to 39 minutes
• 24740 to 44 minutes
• 39245 to 59 minutes
• 17260 to 89 minutes
• 12390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 15,753

• Male householders: 2,753 (515 living alone), Female householders: 2,337 (707 living alone)

• 2,725 spouses (2,725 opposite-sex spouses), 190 unmarried partners, (190 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,749 children (5,263 natural, 122 adopted, 365 stepchildren), 419 grandchildren, 263 brothers or sisters, 459 parents, 0 foster children, 403 other relatives, 265 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 168 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,463 2-persons, 762 3-persons, 790 4-persons, 444 5-persons, 169 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,222 1-person, 97 2-persons, 36 5-persons

3,129 married couples with children.
946 single-parent households (331 men, 615 women).

54.8% of residents of 79029 zip code speak English at home.
37.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 17% well, 13% not well, 10% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% very well, 54% well).
4.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 23% well, 17% not well, 10% not at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (66% very well, 34% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMAX POTASH CORPORATION (5 MILES N OF DUMAS TEXAS in DUMAS, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
  

• ACE SPRAYING SERVICE INC (HWY 87 W DUMAS AIRPORT in DUMAS, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: SOIL PREPARATION, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATING.
  

• B & B RECOVERY INC (1607 S BLISS in DUMAS, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  Organizations: LES WILLIAM BLEVINS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: PANHANDLE TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR

• AMERICAN ZINC (HWY 287 APPROX 35 MI N & 5 MI in DUMAS, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ANADARKO GATHERING CO (12 MI S, 11 MI E, 2.5 MI N in DUMAS, TX)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  

• ANADARKO GATHERING CO. (12 MI. S., 11 MI. E., 2.5 MI. in DUMAS, TX)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.8%

Population in 1990: 15,902.

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

• This state: 9,460
• Northeast: 157
• Midwest: 620
• South: 752
• West: 1,418

50% of the 79029 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

88% of the 79029 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

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: 41

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 10)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 6)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 88. The highest number of reported fires - 139 took place in 2011, and the least - 27 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (62.1%), and Structure Fires (20.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79029
• 93262.1%Outside Fires
• 30520.3%Structure Fires
• 21514.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 503.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79029, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79029 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	73	75.1 years
William	65	74.2 years
James	59	73.3 years
Mary	44	78.9 years
Charles	37	74.0 years
George	33	76.4 years
Robert	31	71.1 years
Ruth	21	79.8 years
Helen	20	77.5 years
Donald	20	66.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 79029 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	40	77.2 years
Brown	31	74.6 years
Phillips	21	71.0 years
Jones	21	72.8 years
Hall	20	77.2 years
Johnson	18	74.7 years
Moore	17	78.2 years
White	17	73.7 years
Lewis	15	81.6 years
Clark	14	78.9 years

Businesses in zip code 79029
Name	Count		Name	Count
AutoZone	1		Maurices	1
Bath & Body Works	1		McDonald's	2
Best Western	1		Nike	2
Burger King	1		Payless	1
Comfort Inn	1		Pizza Hut	2
Days Inn	1		RadioShack	1
Econo Lodge	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
FedEx	3		Subway	1
GameStop	1		Super 8	1
H&R Block	1		Taco Bell	1
Hilton	1		True Value	1
Holiday Inn	1		U-Haul	1
KFC	1		UPS	2
La Quinta	1		Verizon Wireless	1
Lane Furniture	1		Walmart	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	1		YMCA	1