79031 Zip Code (Earth, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 1,417
Zip code population in 2010: 1,425
Zip code population in 2000: 1,308

Houses and condos: 626
Renter-occupied apartments: 135
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 79031: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 116.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,507 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $766 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 79031:

• High school or higher: 74.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79031:

• Never married: 23.3%
• Now married: 56.6%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 10.2%

• 
• • 82763.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 53941.2%White
  • 443.4%Black
  • 60.5%Two or more races
  • 50.4%Some other race
  • 40.3%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79031, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,432 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,432
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $34,950 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$34,950
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $693 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$693
Texas:	$2,372

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

Ordinary dividends: $1,275 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,275
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,600 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,600
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$5,375 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,375
State:	+$13,732

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,233 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

79031:	$4,233
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $21,580 (27% of AGI, reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$21,580
State:	$24,724

Here:	26.6% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $6,125 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,125
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $2,780 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

79031:	$2,780
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,886 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,886
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.0%

Here:	66%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79031, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,243 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,243
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $25,075 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$25,075
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,347 (reported on 32.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,347
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,836 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,836
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,373 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,373
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,379 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,379
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,460 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,460
State:	-$9,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,310 (26% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,310
State:	$19,631

Here:	26.3% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,972 (7% of AGI, reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,972
State:	$4,753

Here:	7.0% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $4,053 (reported on 60.3% of returns)

79031:	$4,053
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,135 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,135
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.7%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79027, 79082, 79053, 79312, 79326, 79043.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 67
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 422

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (11 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 303 (151 now married, 150 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79031 with a mortgage: 130
Houses without a mortgage: 227

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,002
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $361

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 79031 household income distribution in 2017

• 44Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 26$20,000 to $24,999
• 42$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 61$50,000 to $59,999
• 66$60,000 to $74,999
• 55$75,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 79031

• 3Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $69,999
• 29$70,000 to $79,999
• 34$80,000 to $89,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 18$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 79031

• 2$150 to $199
• 21$300 to $349
• 6$350 to $399
• 18$400 to $449
• 15$650 to $699
• 4$800 to $899
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 48No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $670.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $240,773.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $134,884
• Black or African American householders: $29,004
• Some other race householders: $44,671
• Two or more races householders: $36,259
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $40,900

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $87,602 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,045 - $152,680

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $122,122

Here:	$122,122
State:	$242,762

Townhouses or other attached units: $36,108

Here:	$36,108
State:	$241,439

Mobile homes: $32,781

Here:	$32,781
State:	$77,722

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 536
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 16
• 10 to 19: 7
• Mobile homes: 47

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79031

• 74.7%449Drove a car alone
• 13.6%82Carpooled
• 0.3%2Walked
• 2.8%17Other means
• 8.6%52Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79031

• 37Less than 5 minutes
• 1755 to 9 minutes
• 3610 to 14 minutes
• 7215 to 19 minutes
• 13620 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 4330 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,418

• In family households: 1,276 (159 male householders, 209 female householders)

  280 spouses, 502 children (471 natural, 22 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 6 other relatives, 99 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 140 (34 male householders (32 living alone)), 86 female householders (76 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 139 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 34 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 12 2-persons

314 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (42 men, 57 women).

52.7% of residents of 79031 zip code speak English at home.
46.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 14% well, 5% not well, 11% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 25% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.0%

Population in 1990: 1,704.

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

• This state: 944
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 66
• South: 32
• West: 115

73% of the 79031 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

78% of the 79031 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79031 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	74.2 years
Mary	11	78.4 years
John	7	76.1 years
Robert	7	71.3 years
Gladys	5	76.8 years
William	5	79.4 years
Joe	4	68.7 years
George	4	78.3 years
Carl	4	73.5 years
Beulah	4	88.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79031 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kelley	14	77.6 years
Jones	9	80.4 years
Garcia	8	71.9 years
Lewis	6	80.5 years
Parish	6	80.9 years
Dutton	5	81.4 years
Murrell	5	81.2 years
Sanchez	4	71.5 years
Salazar	4	73.5 years
Anderson	4	75.7 years