Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,719
| This zip code: | $42,719 | | Texas: | $47,548 |
Nearest zip codes: 79013, 79086, 79018, 79084, 79044, 79062.
Housing units in zip code 79029 with a mortgage: 1,895 (29 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,197
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $979
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $357
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.9% | | Whole state: | 16.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.0% | | 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: | 4.1 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 44
- 1995 to 1998: 287
- 1990 to 1994: 185
- 1980 to 1989: 729
- 1970 to 1979: 1,440
- 1960 to 1969: 1,242
- 1950 to 1959: 1,041
- 1940 to 1949: 470
- 1939 or earlier: 186
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dumas, TX (79029): |
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- no bedroom: 51
- 1 bedrooms: 275
- 2 bedrooms: 603
- 3 bedrooms: 2,344
- 4 bedrooms: 405
- 5 or more bedrooms: 27
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 107
- 1 bedrooms: 366
- 2 bedrooms: 577
- 3 bedrooms: 454
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 79029 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 59
- 1 vehicle: 757
- 2 vehicles: 1,933
- 3 vehicles: 707
- 4 vehicles: 157
- 5 or more vehicles: 92
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 157
- 1 vehicle: 752
- 2 vehicles: 493
- 3 vehicles: 96
- 4 vehicles: 35
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79029:
- Less than $10,000: 41
- $10,000 to $14,999: 20
- $15,000 to $19,999: 51
- $20,000 to $24,999: 54
- $25,000 to $29,999: 54
- $30,000 to $34,999: 109
- $35,000 to $39,999: 116
- $40,000 to $49,999: 206
- $50,000 to $59,999: 344
- $60,000 to $69,999: 309
- $70,000 to $79,999: 272
- $80,000 to $89,999: 239
- $90,000 to $99,999: 206
- $100,000 to $124,999: 500
- $125,000 to $149,999: 531
- $150,000 to $174,999: 227
- $175,000 to $199,999: 162
- $200,000 to $249,999: 152
- $250,000 to $299,999: 92
- $300,000 to $399,999: 28
- $400,000 to $499,999: 20
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79029:
- Less than $100: 9
- $100 to $149: 27
- $150 to $199: 28
- $200 to $249: 64
- $250 to $299: 123
- $300 to $349: 215
- $350 to $399: 165
- $400 to $449: 92
- $450 to $499: 134
- $500 to $549: 32
- $550 to $599: 9
- $600 to $649: 77
- $750 to $799: 5
- No cash rent: 131
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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: $114,684
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $58,740
- Asian householders: $129,602
- Some other race householders: $65,267
- Two or more races householders: $116,548
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,557
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,219 (it was $59,400 in 2000)
| 79029: | $90,219 | | Texas: | $120,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,285 - $124,585
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $107,486| Here: | $107,486 | | State: | $170,389 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $116,626| Here: | $116,626 | | State: | $159,697 |
In 2-unit structures: $51,174| Here: | $51,174 | | State: | $140,401 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $55,849| Here: | $55,849 | | State: | $134,235 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,626| Here: | $178,626 | | State: | $158,654 |
Mobile homes: $32,036| Here: | $32,036 | | State: | $42,156 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500| Here: | $22,500 | | State: | $34,447 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,287
- One, attached: 72
- Two: 100
- 3 or 4: 201
- 5 to 9: 136
- 10 to 19: 117
- 20 to 49: 74
- 50 or more: 68
- Mobile homes: 552
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,926 (76%)
- Carpooled: 1,285 (20%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 19 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 66 (1%)
- Other means: 41 (1%)
- Worked at home: 124 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 465
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1755
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1239
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1245
- 20 to 24 minutes: 690
- 25 to 29 minutes: 127
- 30 to 34 minutes: 176
- 35 to 39 minutes: 19
- 40 to 44 minutes: 37
- 45 to 59 minutes: 156
- 60 to 89 minutes: 242
- 90 or more minutes: 204
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 14,923
- In family households: 13,635 (3,560 male householders, 578 female householders)
3,431 spouses, 5,256 children (4,732 natural, 87 adopted, 437 stepchildren), 275 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 214 other relatives, 161 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,288 (601 male householders (496 living alone)), 535 female householders (507 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 208 (201 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,605 2-persons, 898 3-persons, 853 4-persons, 494 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,003 1-person, 121 2-persons, 12 3-persons.
3,468 married couples with children.
907 single-parent households (283 men, 624 women).
65.7% of residents of 79029 zip code speak English at home.
33.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 19% well, 17% not well, 11% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 24% well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% very well, 16% well, 25% not well, 5% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 2,409 (16.0%)
(27.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 16.0% | | Whole state: | 13.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (91%)
- Chile (3%)
- Laos (2%)
- Vietnam (2%)
- India (1%)
- Korea (0%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 428
- 1990 to 1994: 596
- 1985 to 1989: 398
- 1980 to 1984: 292
- 1975 to 1979: 326
- 1970 to 1974: 183
- 1970 to 1974: 44
- 1965 to 1969: 142
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White population: 10,410
Black population: 111
American Indian population: 92
Asian population: 163
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 3,884
Two or more races population: 399

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 7089 |
|  United States or American: 1480 |
|  German: 1109 |
|  Irish: 710 |
|  English: 566 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 161 |
|  Scottish: 114 |
|  French (except Basque): 94 |
|  Dutch: 71 |
|  Norwegian: 51 |
|  British: 44 |
|  Czech: 38 |
|  Polish: 32 |
|  Swiss: 19 |
|  Swedish: 18 |
|  Danish: 16 |
|  Celtic: 15 |
|  Hungarian: 13 |
|  Italian: 12 |
|  European: 12 |
|  German Russian: 10 |
|  Austrian: 8 |
|  Finnish: 8 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Welsh: 6 |

Facitilies 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.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 79029
- Moore Rest Inn, 119 W 17TH St, Dumas, TX 79029, Phone: (806) 935-6222
- Best Western Dumas Inn, 1712 S Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029, Phone: (806) 935-6441
- Econo Lodge Dumas, 1719 S Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029, Phone: (806) 935-9098, Fax: (806) 935-7483
- Comfort Inn, 1620 S Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029, Phone: (806) 935-6988, Fax: (806) 935-6924
- Best Western Windsor Inn, 1701 S Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029, Phone: (800) 661-7626, Fax: (806) 935-9730
- Holiday Inn Express, 1525 S Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029, Phone: (806) 935-4000
- Days Inn & Suites, 1610 S Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029, Phone: (806) 935-2222, Fax: (806) 935-1999
All 7 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 79029
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,012
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8704
- Northeast: 97
- Midwest: 1078
- South: 1481
- West: 1287
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, 59% lived in Texas.
Population in 1990: 15,902. Population change in the 1990s: -840 (-5.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
| Here: | 1.9% | | Texas: | 6.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 1.5% | | Texas: | 6.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 2.1% | | Texas: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 102 people in nursing homes
- 60 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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