Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,091 Zip code population in 2010: 1,150 Zip code population in 2000: 1,265
Houses and condos: 561 Renter-occupied apartments: 69
% of renters here:
16%
State:
38%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79097: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 119.1 sq. mi. Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.1% ($2,189)
Texas:
1.5% ($4,050)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,232 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,226 (1.1%)
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Males: 591
(54.2%)
Females: 499
(45.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 79097:
High school or higher: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
Unemployed: 2.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 79097:
Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.4%
Divorced: 9.5%
Zip code 79097 compared to state average:
Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $193,590
79097:
$193,590
Texas:
$275,400
According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 79097 zip code as of April 27, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 79097 is 1,016 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
41.0 years
Texas median age:
35.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Texas:
2.6 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79097, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $71,662 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$71,662
State:
$77,054
Salary/wage: $62,680 (reported on 85.1% of returns)
Here:
$62,680
State:
$62,766
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1213.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3810.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7056.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8755.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23170.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $265 (reported on 36.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$265
Texas:
$2,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,025 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,025
State:
$10,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,614 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
+$2,614
State:
+$39,590
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 243.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,000 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
79097:
$15,000
Texas:
$24,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 283.3% for AGIs below $25k, 990.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,171 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,171
State:
$2,584
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.7% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%
Here:
96%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% 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 79097, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $61,188 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$61,188
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $54,852 (reported on 82.4% of returns)
Here:
$54,852
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $433 (reported on 35.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$433
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,689 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,689
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,200 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
+$2,200
State:
+$35,319
Profit/loss from business: +$4,080 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,080
State:
+$13,732
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,000 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
79097:
$10,000
Texas:
$19,511
Total itemized deductions: $19,757 (26% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
$19,757
State:
$24,724
Here:
25.7% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.8% for AGIs below $25k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,700 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,700
State:
$6,808
Taxes paid: $2,943 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
79097:
$2,943
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,943 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,943
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.1%
Here:
47%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79097, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,209 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,209
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $40,499 (reported on 80.8% of returns)
Here:
$40,499
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,048 (reported on 47.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,048
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $873 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$873
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$434 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
+$434
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$2,434 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:
+$2,434
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,800 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
79097:
$2,800
Texas:
$3,120
Total itemized deductions: $15,467 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
$15,467
State:
$19,631
Here:
24.2% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,729 (7% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
$4,729
State:
$4,753
Here:
6.8% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,186 (reported on 75.7% of returns)
79097:
$5,186
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,642 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,642
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.4%
Here:
58%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs below $10k, 59.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 440
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 10 (10 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 175 (96 now married, 78 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 79097 with a mortgage: 177 (5 second mortgage, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,226 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $637
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.0%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
4.2%
Whole state:
7.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 79097: Shaefer Ranch (A), White Deer Volunteer Fire Department (B), White Deer Volunteer Emergency Medical Services (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 11 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 140 1-person, 10 2-persons
196 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).
97.6% of residents of 79097 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 9% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:
0.0%
Whole state:
17.2%
39%German
12%Polish
8%American
5%English
5%Irish
4%Scottish
4%Danish
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMERICAN PROCESSING CO INC (SH 60 3 MI E OF FM 2386, 4 MI in WHITE DEER, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION. Alternative names: AMERICAN PROCESSING LP
AMERICAN GATHERING L.P. (3 MLS.NE OF WHITE DEER ON HWY in WHITE DEER, TX)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
AMERICAN PIPELINE BURNETT NO 1 (2 M SW OF HWY 152 AND 7 M SE in WHITE DEER, TX)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
AMERICAN PIPELINE BURNETT NO 2 (7 M SE OF BORGER ON HWY 152 in WHITE DEER, TX)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
AMERICAN PIPELINE CRAWFORD (2 M N OF HWY 152 ON FM 1059 in WHITE DEER, TX)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
AMERICAN PIPELINE KINGSMILL (1 M NORTH OF HWY 152 in WHITE DEER, TX)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
AMERICAN PIPELINE SCHAFER PLANT (1 M N ON HWY 152 ON CC2400 in WHITE DEER, TX)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
AMERICAN PIPELINE WHITEDEER NO 1 (3 M EAST OF WHITE DEER in WHITE DEER, TX)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
58.0%Utility gas
38.0%Electricity
4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 1,341.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 828
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 41
South: 47
West: 168
61% of the 79097 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
87% of the 79097 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% 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):
Here:
0.0%
Texas:
8.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32
Here:
40.2%
Texas:
8.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
Here:
100.0%
Texas:
16.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
188,104Sales and related occupations
122,559Management occupations
110,751Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
66,633Business and financial operations occupations
63,737Production occupations
56,374Construction and extraction occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
SCARAB MANUFACTURING AND LEASI (1475 COUNTY RD W in WHITE DEER, TX; small business) : $29,635 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$23,935 with Army for Soil Preparation Equipment. Signed on 2004-12-29. Completion date: 2005-02-18.
$5,700, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-25. Completion date: 2005-02-18.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: