79041 Zip Code (Hale Center, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,682
Zip code population in 2010: 3,194
Zip code population in 2000: 3,368

Houses and condos: 1,324
Renter-occupied apartments: 196
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79041: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 265.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,986 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $942 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 79041:

• High school or higher: 68.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79041:

• Never married: 27.1%
• Now married: 53.1%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 7.2%
• Divorced: 11.1%

• 
• • 1,59459.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 82030.6%White
  • 1585.9%Black
  • 873.2%Two or more races
  • 160.6%Some other race
  • 50.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79041, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,902 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,902
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $39,924 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$39,924
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1282.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3793.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7096.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10428.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20688.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,261 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,261
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 292.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,262 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,262
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 104.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 228.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,778 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,778
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 56.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,194 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,194
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 182.1% for AGIs below $25k, 150.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 906.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,317 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

79041:	$8,317
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.6% for AGIs below $25k, 586.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,685 (reported on 28.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,685
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.3% for AGIs below $25k, 111.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 111.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79041, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,451 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,451
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $30,694 (reported on 85.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,694
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.1% for AGIs below $25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $888 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$888
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,727 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,727
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$511 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$511
State:	+$35,319

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

Profit/loss from business: +$10,156 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$10,156
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,411 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

79041:	$9,411
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $18,310 (26% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,310
State:	$24,724

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $7,443 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$7,443
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $2,720 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

79041:	$2,720
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,656 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,656
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.7%

Here:	57%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79041, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,007 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,007
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $24,325 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,325
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,569 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,569
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,561 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,561
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$133 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$133
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,946 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,946
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,938 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

79041:	$2,938
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $15,981 (26% of AGI, reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,981
State:	$19,631

Here:	26.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,871 (8% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,871
State:	$4,753

Here:	8.1% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,592 (reported on 56.0% of returns)

79041:	$3,592
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,136 (reported on 36.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,136
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.1%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs below $10k, 70.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79021, 79311, 79369, 79072, 79032, 79064.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 195
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 886

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (3 now married, 16 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 442 (228 now married, 213 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79041 with a mortgage: 269 (20 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,423
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $355

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79041 household income distribution in 2022

• 52Less than $10,000
• 97$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 61$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 106$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 38$40,000 to $44,999
• 81$45,000 to $49,999
• 124$50,000 to $59,999
• 48$60,000 to $74,999
• 113$75,000 to $99,999
• 108$100,000 to $124,999
• 105$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$150,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79041

• 35Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 48$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 42$40,000 to $49,999
• 48$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 30$70,000 to $79,999
• 81$80,000 to $89,999
• 17$90,000 to $99,999
• 159$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 38$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$175,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999
• 32$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999
• 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79041

• 24$100 to $149
• 6$250 to $299
• 15$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 17$400 to $449
• 23$450 to $499
• 13$500 to $549
• 6$650 to $699
• 4$700 to $749
• 11$750 to $799
• 48No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $649.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,263
• Black or African American householders: $87,137
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $80,177
• Asian householders: $313,192
• Some other race householders: $78,785
• Two or more races householders: $34,799
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $69,319

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,863 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,326 - $168,637

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $168,973

Here:	$168,973
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $92,333

Here:	$92,333
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,098
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 18
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 11
• Mobile homes: 146

Unemployment: 2.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79041

• 84.6%893Drove a car alone
• 6.7%71Carpooled
• 0.1%1Bicycle
• 0.9%9Walked
• 0.3%3Other means
• 3.6%38Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79041

• 180Less than 5 minutes
• 1175 to 9 minutes
• 16010 to 14 minutes
• 26915 to 19 minutes
• 4820 to 24 minutes
• 2925 to 29 minutes
• 5030 to 34 minutes
• 1735 to 39 minutes
• 1840 to 44 minutes
• 9445 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,682

• Male householders: 511 (181 living alone), Female householders: 569 (106 living alone)

• 596 spouses (596 opposite-sex spouses), 40 unmarried partners, (40 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 780 children (725 natural, 10 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 67 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 47 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 450 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 38 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 287 1-person, 5 2-persons

231 married couples with children.
214 single-parent households (48 men, 166 women).

60.7% of residents of 79041 zip code speak English at home.
39.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 16% well, 6% not well, 3% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AKIN EL (103 W CLEVELAND in HALE CENTER, TX)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-095903102
  Organizations: HALE CENTER ISD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%

Population in 1990: 3,139. Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+7.3%).

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

• This state: 1,979
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 53
• South: 57
• West: 150

62% of the 79041 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

90% of the 79041 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from different county within same state.

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: 13

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 2)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 37 took place in 2017, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (72.4%), and Structure Fires (11.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79041
• 7672.4%Outside Fires
• 1211.4%Structure Fires
• 1211.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 54.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79041, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79041 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	31	74.5 years
James	23	74.9 years
William	21	75.4 years
Mary	15	83.4 years
Willie	11	79.0 years
Joe	10	76.3 years
Clara	9	80.3 years
Ruby	9	74.2 years
Robert	9	74.9 years
Walter	9	75.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 79041 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	20	79.1 years
Garcia	17	71.8 years
Johnson	17	78.1 years
Jones	14	79.1 years
Wilson	12	70.7 years
Williams	10	73.2 years
Martinez	10	73.8 years
Smith	9	73.8 years
Laney	9	85.2 years
Flores	8	72.5 years

Businesses in zip code 79041

• U-Haul: 1