79046 Zip Code (Higgins, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 603
Zip code population in 2010: 489
Zip code population in 2000: 580

Houses and condos: 327
Renter-occupied apartments: 24
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79046: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 160.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $2,292 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $839 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 79046:

• High school or higher: 92.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
• Unemployed: 12.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79046:

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 63.1%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 7.9%

• 
• • 46477.1%White
  • 7312.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 406.6%Two or more races
  • 142.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 111.8%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79046, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,119 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,119
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $54,870 (reported on 62.5% of returns)

Here:	$54,870
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 966.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1805.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10203.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $517 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$517
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,833 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,833
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 287.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,700 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,700
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Profit/loss from business: +$350 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$350
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	92%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79046, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $65,281 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$65,281
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $40,678 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$40,678
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $25k, 83.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,433 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,433
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,900 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,900
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$3,250 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,250
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $20,133 (13% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$20,133
State:	$24,724

Here:	13.3% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $3,250 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

79046:	$3,250
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $1,980 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,980
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.3%

Here:	59%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79046, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,701 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,701
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $25,734 (reported on 70.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,734
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $10k, 66.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,969 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,969
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,667 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,312 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,312
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$6,930 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,930
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $13,967 (27% of AGI, reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,967
State:	$19,631

Here:	27.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,000 (5% of AGI, reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,000
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.2% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $5,633 (reported on 68.9% of returns)

79046:	$5,633
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,682 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,682
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.0%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 68.1% for AGIs below $10k, 58.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79056, 79034, 73858, 79014, 79024, 73843.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 203

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (0 now married, 8 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 119 (78 now married, 39 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79046 with a mortgage: 95
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,218
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $430

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

• Zip code 79046 household income distribution in 2022

• 26Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 39$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79046

• 10Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 16$250,000 to $299,999
• 15$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79046

• 6$300 to $349
• 2$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 1$700 to $749
• 11No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $696.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $119,733
• Two or more races householders: $41,570
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $187,083

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $127,633 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,706 - $159,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $181,193

Here:	$181,193
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $107,317

Here:	$107,317
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 263
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 14
• Mobile homes: 44

Unemployment: 12.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79046

• 70.0%139Drove a car alone
• 23.7%47Carpooled
• 1.5%3Other means
• 1.0%2Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79046

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 525 to 9 minutes
• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 2215 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 5830 to 34 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 603

• Male householders: 79 (12 living alone), Female householders: 151 (51 living alone)

• 139 spouses (138 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 169 children (146 natural, 8 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 83 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 2 2-persons

96 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (28 men, 27 women).

92.1% of residents of 79046 zip code speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 23% well, 11% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%

Population in 1990: 672.

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

• This state: 250
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 59
• South: 233
• West: 20

71% of the 79046 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

100% of the 79046 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79046 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	11	79.9 years
Mary	10	81.3 years
William	7	73.8 years
Robert	5	80.8 years
Edward	4	83.8 years
Charles	4	73.7 years
James	4	80.5 years
Arthur	4	75.5 years
Ethel	3	86.0 years
Johnnie	3	77.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 79046 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Barton	8	73.0 years
Stucker	6	77.6 years
Detrixhe	6	83.8 years
States	5	87.0 years
Thomas	5	81.0 years
Jones	4	78.2 years
Eggleston	4	77.5 years
Wilson	4	78.3 years
Bettis	4	81.2 years
Gill	4	74.0 years