79403 Zip Code (Lubbock, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 18,121
Zip code population in 2010: 16,869
Zip code population in 2000: 15,265

Houses and condos: 6,698
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,482
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 79403: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 132.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 137 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,570 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $512 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 79403:

• High school or higher: 74.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79403:

• Never married: 36.2%
• Now married: 39.0%
• Separated: 4.5%
• Widowed: 6.6%
• Divorced: 13.7%

• 
• • 7,11642.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,94029.3%Black
  • 4,53226.9%White
  • 1530.9%Two or more races
  • 750.4%American Indian
  • 360.2%Asian
  • 140.08%Some other race
  • 30.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 13,964
Rural population: 4,156

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79403, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $30,073 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,073
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $25,107 (reported on 91.3% of returns)

Here:	$25,107
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.0% for AGIs below $25k, 89.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 30.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,060 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,060
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,538 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	$7,538
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$31,656 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	+$31,656
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,556 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,556
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,032 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

79403:	$12,032
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,631 (19% of AGI, reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$20,631
State:	$24,724

Here:	18.9% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,485 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$7,485
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $3,913 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

79403:	$3,913
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,679 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,679
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.2%

Here:	47%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 46.7% for AGIs below $25k, 45.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 44.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79403, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,942 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,942
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $20,518 (reported on 91.9% of returns)

Here:	$20,518
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.8% for AGIs below $10k, 90.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,170 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,170
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,106 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,106
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,374 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,374
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,361 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,361
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,481 (reported on 0.9% of returns)

79403:	$2,481
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $17,039 (23% of AGI, reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,039
State:	$19,631

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,379 (7% of AGI, reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,379
State:	$4,753

Here:	6.6% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,021 (reported on 49.3% of returns)

79403:	$3,021
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,154 (reported on 48.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,154
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.0%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 65.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79401, 79350, 79411, 79404, 79406, 79329.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,701
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,993

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 475 (222 now married, 249 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,958 (1,499 now married, 2,463 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79403 with a mortgage: 958 (4 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,410

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,067
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $361

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 79403 household income distribution in 2019

• 699Less than $10,000
• 379$10,000 to $14,999
• 345$15,000 to $19,999
• 336$20,000 to $24,999
• 462$25,000 to $29,999
• 211$30,000 to $34,999
• 238$35,000 to $39,999
• 307$40,000 to $44,999
• 447$45,000 to $49,999
• 407$50,000 to $59,999
• 608$60,000 to $74,999
• 490$75,000 to $99,999
• 343$100,000 to $124,999
• 123$125,000 to $149,999
• 171$150,000 to $199,999
• 103$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 79403

• 107Less than $10,000
• 103$10,000 to $14,999
• 95$15,000 to $19,999
• 185$20,000 to $24,999
• 157$25,000 to $29,999
• 167$30,000 to $34,999
• 142$35,000 to $39,999
• 259$40,000 to $49,999
• 298$50,000 to $59,999
• 204$60,000 to $69,999
• 120$70,000 to $79,999
• 139$80,000 to $89,999
• 103$90,000 to $99,999
• 208$100,000 to $124,999
• 56$125,000 to $149,999
• 168$150,000 to $174,999
• 65$175,000 to $199,999
• 159$200,000 to $249,999
• 71$250,000 to $299,999
• 71$300,000 to $399,999
• 57$400,000 to $499,999
• 31$500,000 to $749,999
• 30$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 79403

• 33Less than $100
• 106$100 to $149
• 68$150 to $199
• 153$200 to $249
• 83$250 to $299
• 39$300 to $349
• 16$350 to $399
• 121$400 to $449
• 102$450 to $499
• 232$500 to $549
• 213$550 to $599
• 221$600 to $649
• 314$650 to $699
• 107$700 to $749
• 22$750 to $799
• 88$800 to $899
• 40$900 to $999
• 163$1,000 to $1,249
• 10$1,500 to $1,999
• 225No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $843.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $108,942.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,415
• Black or African American householders: $63,791
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $74,831
• Some other race householders: $54,386
• Two or more races householders: $72,378
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $55,203

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $65,018 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,448 - $119,775

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $188,397

Here:	$188,397
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $260,809

Here:	$260,809
State:	$268,635

In 2-unit structures: $121,551

Here:	$121,551
State:	$309,107

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $271,266

Here:	$271,266
State:	$205,835

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $574,906

Here:	$574,906
State:	$312,503

Mobile homes: $33,637

Here:	$33,637
State:	$94,014

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,684

Here:	$31,684
State:	$52,538

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,706
• One, attached: 103
• Two: 86
• 3 or 4: 273
• 5 to 9: 141
• 10 to 19: 121
• 20 to 49: 46
• 50 or more: 188
• Mobile homes: 959
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Unemployment: 3.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79403

• 78.0%5,595Drove a car alone
• 14.8%1,059Carpooled
• 0.5%39Bus or trolley bus
• 0.2%11Motorcycle
• 2.5%179Walked
• 1.7%120Other means
• 1.9%138Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79403

• 304Less than 5 minutes
• 7825 to 9 minutes
• 1,68910 to 14 minutes
• 1,90415 to 19 minutes
• 94020 to 24 minutes
• 14225 to 29 minutes
• 72630 to 34 minutes
• 3735 to 39 minutes
• 7740 to 44 minutes
• 21545 to 59 minutes
• 6060 to 89 minutes
• 12790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,121

• Male householders: 2,319 (775 living alone), Female householders: 3,490 (860 living alone)

• 1,976 spouses (1,968 opposite-sex spouses), 473 unmarried partners, (473 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,505 children (5,088 natural, 173 adopted, 246 stepchildren), 1,229 grandchildren, 293 brothers or sisters, 233 parents, 15 foster children, 585 other relatives, 525 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,517 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,373 2-persons, 849 3-persons, 677 4-persons, 533 5-persons, 239 6-persons, 268 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,634 1-person, 207 2-persons, 19 3-persons

1,483 married couples with children.
2,292 single-parent households (456 men, 1,836 women).

72.4% of residents of 79403 zip code speak English at home.
27.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 14% well, 7% not well, 2% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (13% very well, 36% well, 51% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

There are 16 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 79403.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARNETT EL (701 E QUEENS ST in LUBBOCK, TX)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-152901101
  Organizations: LUBBOCK ISD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 17,237.

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

• This state: 15,138
• Northeast: 121
• Midwest: 383
• South: 585
• West: 997

62% of the 79403 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

78% of the 79403 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 129
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ABILENE AERO, INC (RT 3 BOX 50 in LUBBOCK, TX; small business) : $3,163,766 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  $1,825,182 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2003-11-20. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
  $1,338,584, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-01. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 80. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 149 took place in 2008, and the least - 5 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (55.5%), and Structure Fires (30.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79403
• 62755.5%Outside Fires
• 34030.1%Structure Fires
• 15713.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 50.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79403, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79403 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	85	68.6 years
Willie	62	69.9 years
William	57	72.7 years
Mary	53	73.0 years
John	52	71.3 years
Robert	41	67.4 years
Joe	33	61.8 years
George	28	69.8 years
Jessie	28	66.4 years
Henry	27	74.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 79403 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	62	73.7 years
Williams	39	68.6 years
Smith	38	70.7 years
Wilson	30	69.4 years
Jackson	28	68.8 years
Thomas	27	64.4 years
Moore	24	70.5 years
Harris	24	74.1 years
Davis	23	67.0 years
Gonzales	22	65.3 years

Businesses in zip code 79403
Name	Count		Name	Count
7-Eleven	1		FedEx	4
Budget Car Rental	2		SONIC Drive-In	1
Burger King	1		Starbucks	1
Domino's Pizza	1