Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
This zip code:
1.6% ($1,136)
Texas:
1.8% ($2,863)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,551 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $857 (1.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 7,428
(56.4%)
Females: 5,736
(43.6%)
For population 25 years and over in 79331:
High school or higher: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 79331:
Never married: 31.2%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 10.5%
Zip code 79331 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Races in zip code 79331
5,120White population
859Black population
25American Indian population
46Asian population
2Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population
Estimated median house/condo value in 2016: $69,813
79331:
$69,813
Texas:
$161,500
According to our research of Texas and other state lists there were 48 registered sex offenders living in 79331 zip code as of February 20, 2019. The ratio of number of residents in zip code 79331 to the number of sex offenders is 274 to 1.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
32.7 years
Texas median age:
34.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.6 people
Texas:
2.9 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79331, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,998 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,998
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $37,637 (reported on 86.4% of returns)
Here:
$37,637
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.5% for AGIs below $25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,114 (reported on 23.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,114
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $6,671 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:
$6,671
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,995 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:
+$22,995
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,316 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
+$13,316
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,473 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
79331:
$10,473
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $27,200 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
79331:
$27,200
Texas:
$23,938
Total itemized deductions: $22,635 (16% of AGI, reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
$22,635
State:
$24,724
Here:
15.6% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $8,329 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:
$8,329
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $3,967 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
79331:
$3,967
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,558 (reported on 29.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,558
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.1%
Here:
72%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs below $25k, 69.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79331, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,327 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,327
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $24,501 (reported on 84.1% of returns)
Here:
$24,501
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.0% for AGIs below $10k, 83.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,474 (reported on 27.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,474
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $4,441 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,441
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$7,113 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,113
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,223 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
+$7,223
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$14,278 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:
+$14,278
State:
-$9,403
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -34.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,973 (reported on 1.6% of returns)
79331:
$3,973
Texas:
$3,120
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $11,769 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
Here:
$11,769
Texas:
$16,401
Total itemized deductions: $16,536 (22% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:
$16,536
State:
$19,631
Here:
21.8% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $6,102 (7% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)
Here:
$6,102
State:
$4,753
Here:
7.5% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,686 (reported on 58.8% of returns)
79331:
$5,686
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,004 (reported on 35.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,004
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.8%
Here:
79%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 77.2% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 89.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 553 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,684
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 205 (106 now married, 98 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,213 (1,157 now married, 1,047 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 79331 with a mortgage: 1,080 Houses without a mortgage: 1,937
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $955 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $378
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
This zip code:
15.9%
Whole state:
15.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:
This zip code:
10.8%
Whole state:
9.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 79331: Budwizer Windmill (A), Dynamite Windmill (B), East Windmill (C), Falkner Windmill (D), Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District (E), North Camp Windmill (F), Oil Well Windmill (G), Old L Seven Ranch (H), Scharbauer Ranch (I), Stepherson Windmill (J), Wheeler Windmill (K), Los Ybanez Volunteer Fire Department (L), Lamesa Fire Department Central Station (M), Lamesa Fire Department Northern Station (N), Dawson County Emergency Medical Services - Hill Corporation (O), Dal Paso Museum (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 79331 include: Harvest Community Church of Lamesa (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), Calvary United Pentecostal Church (C), Northridge Methodist Church (D), First United Methodist Church (E), Saint John Episcopal Church (F), Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church Convent (G), Sunset Baptist Church (H), Second Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Lamesa, TX (79331) in owner-occupied houses/condos
122no vehicle
9661 vehicle
1,2072 vehicles
4973 vehicles
1474 vehicles
285+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Zip code 79331 population
Cars and other vehicles available in Lamesa, TX (79331) in renter-occupied apartments
156no vehicle
4361 vehicle
5662 vehicles
963 vehicles
54 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Zip code 79331 population
Zip code 79331 household income distribution in 2016
407Less than $10,000
268$10,000 to $14,999
420$15,000 to $19,999
136$20,000 to $24,999
222$25,000 to $29,999
217$30,000 to $34,999
216$35,000 to $39,999
289$40,000 to $44,999
106$45,000 to $49,999
344$50,000 to $59,999
330$60,000 to $74,999
512$75,000 to $99,999
273$100,000 to $124,999
186$125,000 to $149,999
80$150,000 to $199,999
174$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 79331
76Less than $10,000
104$10,000 to $14,999
109$15,000 to $19,999
99$20,000 to $24,999
119$25,000 to $29,999
124$30,000 to $34,999
117$35,000 to $39,999
257$40,000 to $49,999
224$50,000 to $59,999
177$60,000 to $69,999
127$70,000 to $79,999
164$80,000 to $89,999
113$90,000 to $99,999
245$100,000 to $124,999
96$125,000 to $149,999
154$150,000 to $174,999
90$175,000 to $199,999
141$200,000 to $249,999
71$250,000 to $299,999
35$300,000 to $399,999
4$400,000 to $499,999
20$750,000 to $999,999
6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 79331
36Less than $100
66$100 to $149
17$150 to $199
8$200 to $249
55$250 to $299
115$300 to $349
67$350 to $399
93$400 to $449
71$450 to $499
115$500 to $549
24$550 to $599
11$600 to $649
48$650 to $699
12$700 to $749
21$750 to $799
11$800 to $899
41$900 to $999
1$1,000 to $1,249
340No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2016: $606.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,312
Black or African American householders: $25,215
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,210
Asian householders: $162,954
Some other race householders: $38,594
Two or more races householders: $90,740
Hispanic or Latino householders: $40,481
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $69,813
79331:
$69,813
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,260 - $124,256
Owners and renters by unit type (%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Note: State values scaled to Here population
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,393
One, attached: 7
Two: 46
3 or 4: 49
5 to 9: 130
10 to 19: 60
20 to 49: 28
50 or more: 23
Mobile homes: 340
Unemployment: 5.9%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 79331
81.4%3,817Drove a car alone
14.2%664Carpooled
0.1%7Bus or trolley bus
1.6%74Walked
0.8%39Other means
1.4%67Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79331
516Less than 5 minutes
1,6195 to 9 minutes
86210 to 14 minutes
33115 to 19 minutes
17820 to 24 minutes
6925 to 29 minutes
19530 to 34 minutes
16135 to 39 minutes
10040 to 44 minutes
27845 to 59 minutes
17660 to 89 minutes
5290 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,264
In family households: 9,699 (1,420 male householders, 1,391 female householders)
2,212 spouses, 3,991 children (3,598 natural, 109 adopted, 286 stepchildren), 295 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 88 other relatives, 177 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,557 (686 male householders (609 living alone)), 742 female householders (695 living alone)), 121 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,878 (2,298 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,253 2-persons, 711 3-persons, 484 4-persons, 247 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,304 1-person, 113 2-persons, 7 3-persons
2,197 married couples with children.
750 single-parent households (145 men, 605 women).
62.0% of residents of 79331 zip code speak English at home.
36.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 15% well, 13% not well, 4% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% very well, 47% well, 2% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% very well, 24% well, 40% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,006 (7.6%) (29.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
7.6%
Whole state:
17.0%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%)
4%Malaysia
4%Costa Rica
1%Laos
1%Guatemala
1%France
0%Lithuania
Most common first ancestries reported in 79331 (%)
9%American
5%German
3%English
2%Irish
1%Italian
1%Scottish
1%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
992010 or later
3102000 to 2009
1691990 to 1999
432Before 1990
Note: State values scaled to 79331 population
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO LONG (STAR ROUTE 4 in LAMESA, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES
AUTOMATED CONTROLS (NE 14TH ST (RR 2B, BOX 12) in LAMESA, TX)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: MOTORS AND GENERATORS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
60%Utility gas
36%Electricity
3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 12,989. Population change in the 1990s: +1,283 (+9.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,582
Northeast: 134
Midwest: 295
South: 404
West: 677
58% of the 79331 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
86% of the 79331 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 99
Here:
7.1%
Texas:
6.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53
Here:
6.3%
Texas:
6.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:
1.9%
Texas:
15.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
73,430Transportation occupations
66,550Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
55,123Management occupations
50,995Business and financial operations occupations
47,276Community and social service occupations
37,271Law enforcement workers including supervisors
Note: State values scaled to 79331 population
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Nearest zip codes: 79377, 79713, 79351, 79783, 79342, 79749.
(56.4%)
(43.6%)
+$14,278
-$9,403
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -34.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)
