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City: Dickens, TX
Dickens County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 435
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 383



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Houses and condos: 243
Renter-occupied apartments: 41
% of renters here:  21%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 79229: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 244.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.4% ($246)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

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Males: 220  (50.6%)
Females: 215  (49.4%)

Zip code 79229 races chart


100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $45,066
79229:  $45,066
Texas:  $120,900

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  42.3 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79229, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,048 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $26,048
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $27,353 (reported on 79.6% of returns)
Here:  $27,353
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.9% for AGIs below $10k, 82.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $660 (reported on 29.9% of returns)
This zip code:  $660
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $150 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:  $150
State:  $4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$545 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:  +$545
State:  +$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$3,212 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:  +$3,212
State:  +$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $16,273 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:  $16,273
State:  $19,631

Total tax: $2,774 (reported on 63.5% of returns)
79229:  $2,774
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,457 (reported on 27.5% of returns)
Here:  $1,457
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.1%
Here:  64%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,353
This zip code:  $27,353
Texas:  $47,548
Dickens, TX (79229) map

Nearest zip codes: 79220, 79232, 79370, 79243, 79256, 79518.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  65.2%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 79229 with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $596

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $292

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  18.1%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  9.2%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.1
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.1
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 79229: Lost John Windmill (A), East Presley Windmill (B), Eighteen Creek Windmill (C), Little Croton Windmill (D), Matador Windmill (E), Seaboard Windmill (F), South Shinnery Windmill (G), Stovall Windmill (H), Taylor Tubs Windmill (I), Floyd Smith Windmill (J), Two Sections Windmill (K), Upper Beef Pasture Windmill (L), Upper Croton Windmill (M), Watson Windmill (N), West Presley Windmill (O), Gates Williams Windmill (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-1 Reservoir (A), Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-2 Reservoir (B), Lehew Lake Number 2 (C), Lehew Lake Number 1 (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 11
  • 1995 to 1998: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 20
  • 1980 to 1989: 23
  • 1970 to 1979: 42
  • 1960 to 1969: 18
  • 1950 to 1959: 52
  • 1940 to 1949: 41
  • 1939 or earlier: 61



Zip code 79229 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dickens, TX (79229):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 54
  • 3 bedrooms: 71
  • 4 bedrooms: 20
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 21
  • 3 bedrooms: 18
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 79229 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 41
  • 2 vehicles: 67
  • 3 vehicles: 34
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 13
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 79229 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 79229 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79229:

  • Less than $10,000: 18
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 9
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 8
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 6
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 4
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 5
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 7
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 20
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 15
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 7
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 5
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 5
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 5
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 11
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 7
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 3
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2
 



79229 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79229:

  • $100 to $149: 6
  • $150 to $199: 2
  • $200 to $249: 2
  • $250 to $299: 5
  • $300 to $349: 1
  • $2,000 or more: 5
  • No cash rent: 5
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $44,754.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $43,666
  • Some other race householders: $38,849
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $42,734

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,258 (it was $29,000 in 2000)
79229:  $53,258
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $17,015 - $64,118

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $58,551
Here:  $58,551
State:  $170,389

Mobile homes: $43,300
Here:  $43,300
State:  $42,156


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 242
  • Mobile homes: 36
79229 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 146 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 22 (12%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (1%)
  • Walked: 4 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 5 (3%)
 

79229 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 29
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 24
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 50
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 15
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 0
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 15
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 13
  • 90 or more minutes: 16
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.0%


Household type by relationship
Households: 469

  • In family households: 394 (113 male householders, 13 female householders)
    118 spouses, 124 children (92 natural, 3 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 75 (27 male householders (18 living alone)), 40 female householders (38 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 11 2-persons.

80 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 women).

89.5% of residents of 79229 zip code speak English at home.
10.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 4% well, 4% not well).
White population: 414
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 17
Two or more races population: 4

Zip code 79229 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 United States or American: 184
 Other groups: 58
 English: 19
 German: 12
 Irish: 11
 Welsh: 4
 European: 2
 Dutch: 2
 Scotch-Irish: 2



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Median worth of mobile homes: $62,412

Zip code 79229 marital status for males
Zip code 79229 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


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

  • This state: 389
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 22
  • South: 24
  • West: 28

61% of the 79229 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 569. Population change in the 1990s: -134 (-23.6%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  15.4%


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (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.)




3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0




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