79517 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 143
Zip code population in 2010: 200
Zip code population in 2000: 183

Houses and condos: 68
Renter-occupied apartments: 20
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79517: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 221.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.646 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 79517:

• High school or higher: 57.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79517:

• Never married: 1.5%
• Now married: 32.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 22.1%
• Divorced: 44.1%

• 
• • 7250.7%White
  • 6948.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.7%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79517, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,707 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,707
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $25,470 (reported on 71.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,470
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.0% for AGIs below $10k, 88.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $270 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$270
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $600 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,000 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$5,500 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,500
State:	+$11,013

Total tax: $4,774 (reported on 67.4% of returns)

79517:	$4,774
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.7%

Here:	71%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 136.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79330, 79738, 79527, 79549, 79356, 79511.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 69

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 42 (0 now married, 42 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79517 with a mortgage: 2
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79517 household income distribution in 2022

• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$60,000 to $74,999
• 3$75,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79517

• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79517

• 12$650 to $699
• 7No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $121,824

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $330,841

Here:	$330,841
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 67

Unemployment: 3.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79517

• 82.9%108Drove a car alone
• 0.8%1Other means
• 14.6%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79517

• 55 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 115 to 19 minutes
• 3820 to 24 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 3345 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 143

• Male householders: 19 (9 living alone), Female householders: 51 (0 living alone)

• 27 spouses (27 opposite-sex spouses), 55 unmarried partners, (38 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1 children (1 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 1 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 43 2-persons

56.9% of residents of 79517 zip code speak English at home.
43.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Population in 1990: 707.

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

• This state: 48
• Midwest: 13
• South: 6
• West: 14

79% of the 79517 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

99% of the 79517 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79517 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	3	79.0 years
Bessie	2	77.0 years
Lela	2	89.0 years
Horace	2	76.0 years
Joe	2	87.1 years
John	2	82.4 years
Ray	2	85.1 years
Richard	2	80.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79517 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	6	80.5 years
Turner	5	71.0 years
Beaver	5	87.6 years
Browning	5	78.6 years
Miller	4	80.5 years
Lemons	4	86.0 years
Wills	3	81.3 years
Smith	3	72.6 years
Reeder	3	82.1 years
Hunnicutt	3	85.0 years