Estimated zip code population in 2019: 3,650 Zip code population in 2010: 3,980 Zip code population in 2000: 3,848
Houses and condos: 2,199 Renter-occupied apartments: 329
% of renters here:
26%
State:
38%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 79521: 73.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 311.9 sq. mi. Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 12 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.0% ($717)
Texas:
1.7% ($3,390)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,058 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $558 (0.9%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,950
(53.4%)
Females: 1,699
(46.6%)
For population 25 years and over in 79521:
High school or higher: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 79521:
Never married: 35.8%
Now married: 42.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 12.5%
Zip code 79521 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79521, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,998 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,998
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $32,559 (reported on 81.5% of returns)
Here:
$32,559
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,797 (reported on 25.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,797
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,695 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,695
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,750 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
+$4,750
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,448 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
+$8,448
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,623 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
79521:
$13,623
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $21,900 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:
$21,900
State:
$24,724
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $9,550 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:
$9,550
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,326 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
79521:
$3,326
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,544 (reported on 25.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,544
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.8%
Here:
73%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 71.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79521, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,781 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$27,781
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $24,286 (reported on 77.7% of returns)
Here:
$24,286
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 194.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,915 (reported on 38.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,915
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,286 (reported on 17.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,286
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,372 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:
+$1,372
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,367 (reported on 20.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,367
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,265 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
79521:
$3,265
Texas:
$3,120
Total itemized deductions: $16,369 (28% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$16,369
State:
$19,631
Here:
28.4% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,634 (8% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:
$5,634
State:
$4,753
Here:
8.4% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,178 (reported on 63.2% of returns)
79521:
$4,178
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,020 (reported on 26.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,020
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.3%
Here:
77%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 72.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 236 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,041
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 133 (14 now married, 115 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 583 (158 now married, 427 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 79521 with a mortgage: 193 (7 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 781
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $879 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $380
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
21.5%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
6.7%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 79521: Paint Creek Volunteer Fire Department (A), Fields Museum (B), Haskell Volunteer Fire Department (C), Haskell County Ambulance Service (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 79521 include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Church of God (B), Church of Christ (C), Greater Independent Baptist Church (D), First Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stink Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Flat Paint Creek (C), Rice Springs Branch (D), Little Timber Creek (E), North Paint Creek (F), Mule Creek (G), Horse Creek (H), Red Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 454 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 546 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 367 1-person, 3 2-persons
211 married couples with children.
267 single-parent households (50 men, 217 women).
78.9% of residents of 79521 zip code speak English at home.
20.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 26% well, 22% not well, 10% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 19% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 468 (12.8%) (12.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
12.8%
Whole state:
17.1%
47%Honduras
14%Costa Rica
13%El Salvador
11%Guatemala
2%Yemen
2%Nepal
2%Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
13%American
7%German
6%English
2%Scotch-Irish
2%Italian
1%French
1%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1532010 or later
1212000 to 2009
1121990 to 1999
103Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER PAINT CREEK POWER STATION (FM2082 LAKE STAMFORD in HASKELL, TX)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION. Organizations: AEP TEXAS NORTH COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHRIS BISSETT, WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, INC. (HWY 277 N in HASKELL, TX)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.7%
50.2%Utility gas
41.6%Electricity
6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.3%No fuel used
0.6%Wood
Population in 1990: 3,917.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,582
Northeast: 67
Midwest: 32
South: 194
West: 291
61% of the 79521 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
79% of the 79521 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Here:
10.1%
Texas:
7.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Here:
9.4%
Texas:
6.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Texas:
14.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
70,773Computer and mathematical occupations
54,145Management occupations
47,763Education, training, and library occupations
43,677Transportation occupations
36,585Law enforcement workers including supervisors
31,861Health technologists and technicians
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
491 people in federal detention centers
49 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
90 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
3 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2016 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2016 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fires - 47 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (49.5%), and Structure Fires (27.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79521