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City: Amherst, TX
Lamb County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 930
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 846



Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 79312


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Houses and condos: 420
Renter-occupied apartments: 66
% of renters here:  20%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 79312: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 44.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.8% ($475)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

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Males: 440  (47.3%)
Females: 490  (52.7%)

Zip code 79312 races chart


100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $42,424
79312:  $42,424
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:  36.2 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

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

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79312, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $20,394 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $20,394
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $25,160 (reported on 84.7% of returns)
Here:  $25,160
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -28.5% for AGIs below $10k, 83.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,276 (reported on 30.9% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,276
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $650 (reported on 10.1% of returns)
Here:  $650
State:  $4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$105 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
Here:  +$105
State:  +$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$5,679 (reported on 14.1% of returns)
Here:  +$5,679
State:  +$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,308 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:  $13,308
State:  $19,631

Charity contributions deductions: $2,364 (4.7% of AGI, reported on 5.5% of returns)
Here:  $2,364
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  4.7% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $3,422 (reported on 57.8% of returns)
79312:  $3,422
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,862 (reported on 29.1% of returns)
Here:  $1,862
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.6%
Here:  74%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,990
This zip code:  $33,990
Texas:  $47,548
Amherst, TX (79312) map

Nearest zip codes: 79339, 79371, 79326, 79082, 79031, 79369.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  76.6%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  1.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in zip code 79312 with a mortgage: 79 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 151


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $743

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $280

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  30.1%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  13.2%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.9
State:  3.8


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

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1980 to 1989: 19
  • 1970 to 1979: 75
  • 1960 to 1969: 73
  • 1950 to 1959: 117
  • 1940 to 1949: 86
  • 1939 or earlier: 28



Zip code 79312 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, TX (79312):
  • no bedroom: 1
  • 1 bedrooms: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 72
  • 3 bedrooms: 162
  • 4 bedrooms: 11
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedrooms: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 21
  • 3 bedrooms: 32
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 79312 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 59
  • 2 vehicles: 124
  • 3 vehicles: 44
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 31
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 79312 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 79312 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79312:

  • Less than $10,000: 12
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 6
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 20
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 22
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 24
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 13
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 12
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 30
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 17
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 11
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 7
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 4
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 8
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 22
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 11
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 6
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 4
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 4
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 2
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 2
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 1
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 2
 



79312 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79312:

  • $100 to $149: 3
  • $150 to $199: 4
  • $200 to $249: 9
  • $300 to $349: 8
  • $350 to $399: 4
  • $400 to $449: 2
  • No cash rent: 26
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $15,539.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $57,186
  • Black or African American householders: $29,991
  • Some other race householders: $25,329
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $23,620

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $50,136 (it was $27,300 in 2000)
79312:  $50,136
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $22,887 - $65,296

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $74,987
Here:  $74,987
State:  $170,389

Mobile homes: $15,313
Here:  $15,313
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: 366
  • Two: 6
  • 3 or 4: 2
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • Mobile homes: 30
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
79312 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 326 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 40 (10%)
  • Walked: 12 (3%)
  • Other means: 3 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 7 (2%)
 

79312 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 62
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 88
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 56
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 64
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 40
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 17
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 8
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 28
  • 90 or more minutes: 10
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.5%


Household type by relationship
Households: 954

  • In family households: 869 (196 male householders, 55 female householders)
    213 spouses, 349 children (324 natural, 2 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 5 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 85 (31 male householders (27 living alone)), 36 female householders (33 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 30 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 3 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

211 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (13 men, 23 women).

68.2% of residents of 79312 zip code speak English at home.
31.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 18% well, 12% not well, 11% not at all).

Foreign born population: 112 (12.0%)
(34.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  12.0%
Whole state:  13.9%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (100%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 60
  • 1990 to 1994: 13
  • 1985 to 1989: 3
  • 1980 to 1984: 17
  • 1975 to 1979: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 13

White population: 670
Black population: 82
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 172
Two or more races population: 4

Zip code 79312 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 444
 United States or American: 162
 English: 57
 German: 55
 Irish: 31
 Welsh: 3
 Scotch-Irish: 2
 Scottish: 2
 Subsaharan African:: 1
 African: 1
 Swedish: 1



Zip code 79312 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • AMHERST SCHOOL (100 N MAIN in AMHERST, TX)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-140901001
    Organizations: AMHERST ISD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • 5 STAR DAIRY (HIGHWAY 84 in AMHERST, TX)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
    Organizations: KORNELIS & PIERTSJE VANDERLEI (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: KORNELIS & PIERTSJE VANDERLEI
  • AMHERST ISD (P O BOX 248 in AMHERST, TX)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  • AMHERST ISD (P O BOX 249 in AMHERST, TX)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)


Median worth of mobile homes: $18,502

Zip code 79312 marital status for males
Zip code 79312 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


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

  • This state: 705
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 14
  • South: 49
  • West: 100

52% of the 79312 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 1,266. Population change in the 1990s: -336 (-26.5%).

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: 2
Here:  11.8%
Texas:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
  • Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (1-4: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (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.)




30 people in nursing homes





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