79331 Zip Code (Lamesa, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 12,929
Zip code population in 2010: 13,258
Zip code population in 2000: 14,272

Houses and condos: 5,043
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,226
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 79331: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 747.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,771 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $858 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 79331:

• High school or higher: 72.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79331:

• Never married: 34.3%
• Now married: 47.2%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 6.9%
• Divorced: 9.1%

• 
• • 7,10249.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,12035.9%White
  • 8596.0%Black
  • 910.6%Two or more races
  • 460.3%Asian
  • 250.2%American Indian
  • 130.09%Some other race
  • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 11,100
Rural population: 1,828

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)

Nearest zip codes: 79377, 79713, 79351, 79783, 79342, 79749.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 600
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,641

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 165 (76 now married, 87 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,276 (1,080 now married, 1,192 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79331 with a mortgage: 1,060 (8 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,990

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,022
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $382

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 79331 household income distribution in 2017

• 444Less than $10,000
• 228$10,000 to $14,999
• 413$15,000 to $19,999
• 238$20,000 to $24,999
• 162$25,000 to $29,999
• 263$30,000 to $34,999
• 174$35,000 to $39,999
• 198$40,000 to $44,999
• 236$45,000 to $49,999
• 278$50,000 to $59,999
• 295$60,000 to $74,999
• 509$75,000 to $99,999
• 287$100,000 to $124,999
• 191$125,000 to $149,999
• 82$150,000 to $199,999
• 191$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 79331

• 70Less than $10,000
• 106$10,000 to $14,999
• 139$15,000 to $19,999
• 84$20,000 to $24,999
• 126$25,000 to $29,999
• 122$30,000 to $34,999
• 117$35,000 to $39,999
• 241$40,000 to $49,999
• 135$50,000 to $59,999
• 202$60,000 to $69,999
• 136$70,000 to $79,999
• 171$80,000 to $89,999
• 128$90,000 to $99,999
• 236$100,000 to $124,999
• 122$125,000 to $149,999
• 199$150,000 to $174,999
• 89$175,000 to $199,999
• 123$200,000 to $249,999
• 74$250,000 to $299,999
• 45$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$750,000 to $999,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 79331

• 20Less than $100
• 70$100 to $149
• 36$150 to $199
• 18$200 to $249
• 106$250 to $299
• 109$300 to $349
• 59$350 to $399
• 25$400 to $449
• 144$450 to $499
• 115$500 to $549
• 51$550 to $599
• 9$600 to $649
• 24$650 to $699
• 32$750 to $799
• 22$800 to $899
• 41$900 to $999
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 254No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $587.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,157
• Black or African American householders: $27,334
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,727
• Asian householders: $176,653
• Some other race householders: $41,838
• Two or more races householders: $98,368
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $43,884

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $75,682 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,660 - $128,896

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,404
• One, attached: 11
• Two: 42
• 3 or 4: 37
• 5 to 9: 133
• 20 to 49: 38
• 50 or more: 23
• Mobile homes: 339
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Unemployment: 5.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79331

• 78.4%3,707Drove a car alone
• 16.0%755Carpooled
• 0.2%8Bus or trolley bus
• 2.1%100Walked
• 0.2%11Other means
• 2.7%127Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79331

• 465Less than 5 minutes
• 1,7685 to 9 minutes
• 78510 to 14 minutes
• 34915 to 19 minutes
• 21120 to 24 minutes
• 7225 to 29 minutes
• 21330 to 34 minutes
• 9635 to 39 minutes
• 11740 to 44 minutes
• 27745 to 59 minutes
• 19260 to 89 minutes
• 3590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,122

• In family households: 9,460 (1,266 male householders, 1,584 female householders)

  2,065 spouses, 3,761 children (3,390 natural, 102 adopted, 270 stepchildren), 359 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 66 other relatives, 215 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,658 (671 male householders (606 living alone)), 729 female householders (645 living alone)), 255 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,784 (2,298 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,336 2-persons, 631 3-persons, 542 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,251 1-person, 130 2-persons, 19 6-persons

1,949 married couples with children.
813 single-parent households (101 men, 712 women).

61.8% of residents of 79331 zip code speak English at home.
36.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 14% well, 10% not well, 3% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% very well, 44% well, 5% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 24% well, 51% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

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: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%

Population in 1990: 12,989. Population change in the 1990s: +1,283 (+9.9%).

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

• This state: 10,329
• Northeast: 141
• Midwest: 332
• South: 482
• West: 596

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.

84% of the 79331 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 126
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 12)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 79331 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	83	74.4 years
James	81	74.8 years
Mary	74	81.6 years
William	55	76.7 years
Joe	43	73.7 years
Robert	41	77.1 years
George	39	76.1 years
Willie	38	78.8 years
Jose	29	71.6 years
Ruby	27	79.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 79331 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	60	76.9 years
Brown	38	76.2 years
Davis	34	79.7 years
Jones	34	77.5 years
Williams	33	77.3 years
Hernandez	31	71.3 years
Johnson	30	75.2 years
Lopez	30	70.9 years
Barron	30	80.7 years
Garcia	29	67.2 years

Businesses in zip code 79331
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Lane Furniture	1
Ace Hardware	1		Long John Silver's	1
AutoZone	1		McDonald's	1
Best Western	1		Nike	1
CVS	1		Pizza Hut	1
Chevrolet	1		RadioShack	1
Dairy Queen	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
FedEx	1		Sears	1
Ford	1		Subway	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	1
KFC	1		Walmart	1