Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,917
| This zip code: | $36,917 | | Texas: | $47,548 |
Nearest zip codes: 79377, 79378, 79359, 79316, 79331, 79376.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 85.0% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 79342 with a mortgage: 20 (1 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $817
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $287
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 23.9% | | Whole state: | 16.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.7% | | Whole state: | 6.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 5
- 1980 to 1989: 21
- 1970 to 1979: 54
- 1960 to 1969: 47
- 1950 to 1959: 26
- 1940 to 1949: 11
- 1939 or earlier: 2
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 79342: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 9
- 2 bedrooms: 11
- 3 bedrooms: 61
- 4 bedrooms: 19
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 2
- 2 bedrooms: 12
- 3 bedrooms: 20
- 4 bedrooms: 2
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 79342 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 1
- 1 vehicle: 26
- 2 vehicles: 37
- 3 vehicles: 26
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 2
- 1 vehicle: 9
- 2 vehicles: 23
- 3 vehicles: 2
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79342:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 3
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $30,000 to $34,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 8
- $40,000 to $49,999: 12
- $50,000 to $59,999: 11
- $60,000 to $69,999: 11
- $70,000 to $79,999: 10
- $80,000 to $89,999: 10
- $90,000 to $99,999: 4
- $100,000 to $124,999: 6
- $125,000 to $149,999: 8
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1
- $200,000 to $249,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79342:
- $100 to $149: 6
- $250 to $299: 2
- $400 to $449: 2
- $500 to $549: 2
- $750 to $799: 3
- No cash rent: 21
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $33,099.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $68,996
- Some other race householders: $29,525
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $32,322
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,603 (it was $37,900 in 2000)
| 79342: | $69,603 | | Texas: | $120,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $85,084| Here: | $85,084 | | State: | $170,389 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $7,895| Here: | $7,895 | | State: | $159,697 |
Mobile homes: $20,882| Here: | $20,882 | | State: | $42,156 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 146
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 26

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 116 (68%)
- Carpooled: 28 (16%)
- Walked: 15 (9%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 46
- 5 to 9 minutes: 27
- 10 to 14 minutes: 19
- 15 to 19 minutes: 8
- 20 to 24 minutes: 21
- 25 to 29 minutes: 6
- 30 to 34 minutes: 23
- 35 to 39 minutes: 1
- 40 to 44 minutes: 1
- 45 to 59 minutes: 2
- 60 to 89 minutes: 4
- 90 or more minutes: 3
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 428
- In family households: 407 (104 male householders, 11 female householders)
98 spouses, 170 children (161 natural, 4 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person.
118 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (3 men, 11 women).
61.0% of residents of 79342 zip code speak English at home.
38.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 33% well, 19% not well, 5% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 97 (21.6%)
(32.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 21.6% | | Whole state: | 13.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 13
- 1990 to 1994: 46
- 1985 to 1989: 7
- 1980 to 1984: 9
- 1975 to 1979: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 351
Black population: 2
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 88
Two or more races population: 2

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 188 |
|  United States or American: 87 |
|  Irish: 24 |
|  German: 16 |
|  English: 11 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 8 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Finnish: 1 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 79342 not listed on the city page:- LOOP SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: HWY 303, LOOP, TX; Grades: PK - 12)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMERICAN STORAGE L.P. (1 M S ON FM 303 2.5 M W ON CR in LOOP, TX)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Organizations: AMERICAN GAS STORAGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN STORAGE/LOOP STORAGE
- ANDERSON GRAIN CORP (FM 303 in LOOP, TX)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0569, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: PERFUMES, COSMETICS, AND OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS; PESTICIDES AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- ANDREWS FERTILIZER & FARM SUPPLIES (P O BOX 848 in LOOP, TX)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1989-0406, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- ANDERSON GRAIN CORP. (1 1/4 MI. N OF LOOP ON FM303 in LOOP, TX)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- ANDREWS FERTILIZER & FARM SUPPLY (BOX 848 in LOOP, TX)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,285
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (46%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 301
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 11
- West: 14
63% of the 79342 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, 62% lived in Texas.
Population in 1990: 393. Population change in the 1990s: +57 (+14.5%).
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: | 22.2% | | Texas: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Mining: Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
- Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (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.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 28
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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