79240 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 255
Zip code population in 2010: 60
Zip code population in 2000: 101

Houses and condos: 46
Renter-occupied apartments: 6
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79240: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 79240:

• High school or higher: 99.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79240:

• Never married: 39.3%
• Now married: 40.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 20.3%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 22187.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3313.0%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79240, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,321 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,321
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $20,632 (reported on 67.9% of returns)

Here:	$20,632
State:	$41,947

Total tax: $1,867 (reported on 53.6% of returns)

79240:	$1,867
State:	$9,058

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.1%

Here:	82%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79237, 79226, 79239, 79245, 79251, 79057.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 27

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 80 (21 now married, 59 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79240 with a mortgage: 6

• Zip code 79240 household income distribution in 2022

• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79240

• 12Less than $10,000
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $268,246

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 36
• Mobile homes: 9

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79240

• 82.9%74Drove a car alone
• 10.1%9Bicycle

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79240

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 85 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 1015 to 19 minutes
• 3120 to 24 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 255

• Male householders: 6 (0 living alone), Female householders: 21 (0 living alone)

• 35 spouses (35 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 109 children (109 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 0 foster children, 48 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 4 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons

81 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

74.6% of residents of 79240 zip code speak English at home.
24.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% very well, 16% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.7%

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

• This state: 235
• Northeast: 6
• West: 10

61% of the 79240 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.

87% of the 79240 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 112% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 79240 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	76.7 years
Albert	3	80.6 years
William	3	80.3 years
Willard	2	78.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79240 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Shields	3	74.0 years
Bowling	2	83.0 years
Jaramillo	2	74.0 years
Denton	2	78.5 years
Lauderdale	2	77.5 years
Cook	2	85.5 years
Leathers	2	76.0 years
Moore	2	76.0 years
Nelson	2	78.5 years
Poole	2	79.0 years