Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
This zip code:
1.7% ($949)
Texas:
1.9% ($2,510)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $1,349 (2.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $697 (1.3%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 7,673
(58.2%)
Females: 5,522
(41.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 79331:
High school or higher: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 9.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 79331:
Never married: 31.0%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 11.0%
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.
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 2013: $56,600
79331:
$56,600
Texas:
$132,000
Median resident age:
This zip code:
32.7 years
Texas median age:
34.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.6 people
Texas:
2.8 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: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 670 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,534
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 148 (124 now married, 24 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,204 (1,290 now married, 914 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 79331 with a mortgage: 1,152 (43 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,950
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $918 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S366
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
22.1%
Whole state:
17.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
13.2%
Whole state:
10.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.2
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
52no vehicle
1,0371 vehicle
1,3702 vehicles
4503 vehicles
1544 vehicles
395+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lamesa, TX (79331) in renter-occupied apartments
214no vehicle
4921 vehicle
3542 vehicles
243 vehicles
184 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 79331 household income distribution in 2013
492Less than $10,000
381$10,000 to $14,999
279$15,000 to $19,999
258$20,000 to $24,999
292$25,000 to $29,999
189$30,000 to $34,999
219$35,000 to $39,999
202$40,000 to $44,999
171$45,000 to $49,999
289$50,000 to $59,999
456$60,000 to $74,999
418$75,000 to $99,999
258$100,000 to $124,999
112$125,000 to $149,999
94$150,000 to $199,999
94$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 79331
153Less than $10,000
112$10,000 to $14,999
149$15,000 to $19,999
134$20,000 to $24,999
175$25,000 to $29,999
206$30,000 to $34,999
96$35,000 to $39,999
338$40,000 to $49,999
283$50,000 to $59,999
212$60,000 to $69,999
216$70,000 to $79,999
144$80,000 to $89,999
66$90,000 to $99,999
205$100,000 to $124,999
201$125,000 to $149,999
139$150,000 to $174,999
47$175,000 to $199,999
118$200,000 to $249,999
25$250,000 to $299,999
24$300,000 to $399,999
19$400,000 to $499,999
4$500,000 to $749,999
4$750,000 to $999,999
32$1,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 79331
47Less than $100
30$100 to $149
12$150 to $199
68$200 to $249
59$250 to $299
182$300 to $349
149$350 to $399
110$400 to $449
93$500 to $549
11$550 to $599
9$600 to $649
24$650 to $699
25$750 to $799
14$1,250 to $1,499
269No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2013: $537.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2013 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $75,652
Black or African American householders: $20,442
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $91,783
Asian householders: $132,113
Some other race householders: $31,289
Two or more races householders: $73,566
Hispanic or Latino householders: $32,819
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $56,600
79331:
$56,600
Texas:
$132,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $31,300 - $105,200
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,361
One, attached: 86
Two: 80
3 or 4: 44
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 33
20 to 49: 34
50 or more: 28
Mobile homes: 313
Unemployment: 9.4%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 79331
80.7%3,553Drove a car alone
12.4%545Carpooled
0.9%39Motorcycle
0.8%34Walked
2.3%103Other means
2.9%129Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79331
677Less than 5 minutes
1,7485 to 9 minutes
62410 to 14 minutes
43015 to 19 minutes
15920 to 24 minutes
6625 to 29 minutes
21330 to 34 minutes
6435 to 39 minutes
340 to 44 minutes
8745 to 59 minutes
15860 to 89 minutes
4590 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,052
In family households: 9,698 (1,602 male householders, 1,332 female householders)
2,311 spouses, 3,927 children (3,540 natural, 107 adopted, 281 stepchildren), 308 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 33 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,354 (506 male householders (472 living alone)), 764 female householders (717 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,143 (2,298 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,294 2-persons, 644 3-persons, 610 4-persons, 252 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,189 1-person, 70 2-persons, 11 3-persons
2,220 married couples with children.
588 single-parent households (65 men, 523 women).
65.1% of residents of 79331 zip code speak English at home.
32.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 20% well, 14% not well, 4% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% very well, 61% well, 10% not well, 2% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% very well, 23% well, 31% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,030 (7.8%) (21.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
7.8%
Whole state:
16.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents
94%Mexico
1%El Salvador
1%Burma
1%Canada
1%Honduras
1%Germany
1%Malaysia
Most common first ancestries reported in 79331 (%)
58%Other groups
6%German
5%American
4%Irish
3%English
1%French (except Basque)
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
2502000 to 2009
3331990 to 1999
462Before 1990
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: 10.3% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
67%Utility gas
30%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: 10,596
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 259
South: 391
West: 875
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.
87% of the 79331 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% 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): 6
Here:
0.4%
Texas:
6.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:
2.0%
Texas:
6.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
Here:
12.1%
Texas:
14.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
64,315Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
63,512Transportation occupations
60,272Management occupations
52,986Construction and extraction occupations
47,665Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
43,125Community and social service occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Nearest zip codes: 79377, 79713, 79351, 79783, 79342, 79749.
(58.2%)
(41.8%)
+$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)
