Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2015:
This zip code:
1.7% ($1,025)
Texas:
1.8% ($2,755)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,498 (2.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $701 (1.2%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 7,437
(57.0%)
Females: 5,601
(43.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 79331:
High school or higher: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 79331:
Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 48.5%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 9.4%
Zip code 79331 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly 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 2015: $62,000
79331:
$62,000
Texas:
$152,000
According to our research of Texas and other state lists there were 42 registered sex offenders living in 79331 zip code as of August 23, 2017. The ratio of number of residents in zip code 79331 to the number of sex offenders is 337 to 1.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
33.0 years
Texas median age:
34.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 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: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 725 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,310
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 248 (143 now married, 105 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,149 (1,221 now married, 928 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 79331 with a mortgage: 1,014 Houses without a mortgage: 1,876
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $943 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $369
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2015:
This zip code:
17.7%
Whole state:
15.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2015:
This zip code:
11.9%
Whole state:
9.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
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
153no vehicle
8911 vehicle
1,2152 vehicles
4483 vehicles
1554 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
209no vehicle
4641 vehicle
4252 vehicles
393 vehicles
84 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Zip code 79331 population
Zip code 79331 household income distribution in 2015
388Less than $10,000
340$10,000 to $14,999
334$15,000 to $19,999
139$20,000 to $24,999
275$25,000 to $29,999
254$30,000 to $34,999
242$35,000 to $39,999
268$40,000 to $44,999
142$45,000 to $49,999
247$50,000 to $59,999
324$60,000 to $74,999
469$75,000 to $99,999
226$100,000 to $124,999
131$125,000 to $149,999
104$150,000 to $199,999
152$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2015 in zip code 79331
122Less than $10,000
113$10,000 to $14,999
163$15,000 to $19,999
85$20,000 to $24,999
108$25,000 to $29,999
147$30,000 to $34,999
134$35,000 to $39,999
316$40,000 to $49,999
210$50,000 to $59,999
231$60,000 to $69,999
143$70,000 to $79,999
189$80,000 to $89,999
112$90,000 to $99,999
244$100,000 to $124,999
114$125,000 to $149,999
191$150,000 to $174,999
59$175,000 to $199,999
61$200,000 to $249,999
58$250,000 to $299,999
36$300,000 to $399,999
13$400,000 to $499,999
6$500,000 to $749,999
12$750,000 to $999,999
5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
18$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in zip code 79331
82Less than $100
42$100 to $149
31$150 to $199
18$200 to $249
52$250 to $299
136$300 to $349
108$350 to $399
97$400 to $449
78$450 to $499
82$500 to $549
22$550 to $599
11$600 to $649
30$650 to $699
15$750 to $799
48$900 to $999
3$1,000 to $1,249
25$1,250 to $1,499
265No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2015: $580.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2015 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,869
Black or African American householders: $22,393
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $100,540
Asian householders: $144,717
Some other race householders: $34,275
Two or more races householders: $80,584
Hispanic or Latino householders: $35,950
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $62,000
79331:
$62,000
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,500 - $109,700
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: 4,250
One, attached: 62
Two: 86
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 80
10 to 19: 34
20 to 49: 20
50 or more: 57
Mobile homes: 342
Unemployment: 9.8%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 79331
80.1%3,580Drove a car alone
14.6%654Carpooled
0.3%12Bus or trolley bus
1.4%61Motorcycle
1.2%52Walked
0.7%33Other means
1.7%77Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79331
530Less than 5 minutes
1,5935 to 9 minutes
86210 to 14 minutes
41215 to 19 minutes
18620 to 24 minutes
9325 to 29 minutes
16030 to 34 minutes
7435 to 39 minutes
3740 to 44 minutes
20545 to 59 minutes
17660 to 89 minutes
6490 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,093
In family households: 9,710 (1,355 male householders, 1,437 female householders)
2,184 spouses, 4,017 children (3,621 natural, 109 adopted, 288 stepchildren), 329 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 102 other relatives, 98 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,383 (575 male householders (502 living alone)), 668 female householders (623 living alone)), 140 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,945 (2,298 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,298 2-persons, 557 3-persons, 562 4-persons, 231 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,125 1-person, 107 2-persons, 11 3-persons
2,143 married couples with children.
669 single-parent households (120 men, 549 women).
64.0% of residents of 79331 zip code speak English at home.
33.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 16% well, 13% not well, 3% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 29% well, 7% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% very well, 25% well, 37% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 860 (6.6%) (22.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.6%
Whole state:
17.0%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%)
5%Malaysia
2%Laos
2%Guatemala
1%France
1%Costa Rica
1%Lithuania
0%Guyana
Most common first ancestries reported in 79331 (%)
9%American
6%German
3%English
3%Irish
1%Italian
1%Scottish
1%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
452010 or later
2572000 to 2009
1811990 to 1999
411Before 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: 6.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
64%Utility gas
33%Electricity
4%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: 10,521
Northeast: 124
Midwest: 297
South: 460
West: 742
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.
83% of the 79331 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% 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): 7
Here:
0.5%
Texas:
7.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
Here:
2.2%
Texas:
6.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Texas:
15.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
71,500Transportation occupations
64,811Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
51,750Management occupations
47,917Business and financial operations occupations
45,212Construction and extraction occupations
42,679Community and social service occupations
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.
(57.0%)
(43.0%)
+$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)
