79536 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Merkel, TX Taylor County, TX Zip code population (2000): 4,999 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 4,957 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 79536 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 2,187 Renter-occupied apartments: 433 % of renters here:   23% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 79536: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 328.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi. Population density: 15 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.5% ($545) Texas:   2.9% ($1,393) Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 2,417   (48.3%) Females: 2,582   (51.7%) Recent posts about zip code 79536 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: To all transplants: You now live in Texas  (130 replies) Cheers y'all! Texas has it all!  (29 replies) Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ...  (17 replies) Moving to Abilene Next Year  (12 replies) is there a place there in West Texas?  (29 replies) Fort Stockton or Hobbs??  (12 replies) Urban population: 2,617 Rural population: 2,382 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $54,389 79536:   $54,389 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there were 10 registered sex offenders living in 79536 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   36.7 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79536, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,071 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $32,071 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $31,105 (reported on 85.4% of returns) Here:   $31,105 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 180.3% for AGIs below $10k, 82.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,167 (reported on 31.0% of returns) This zip code:   $1,167 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,689 (reported on 12.5% of returns) Here:   $1,689 State:   $4,261 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$1,351 (reported on 11.4% of returns) Here:   +$1,351 State:   +$16,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$7,194 (reported on 19.5% of returns) Here:   +$7,194 State:   +$11,013 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,654 (reported on 1.2% of returns) 79536:   $2,654 Texas:   $3,120 Total itemized deductions: $16,385 (2% of AGI, reported on 10.9% of returns) Here:   $16,385 State:   $19,631 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $4,750 (6.8% of AGI, reported on 8.2% of returns) Here:   $4,750 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   6.8% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,983 (reported on 67.5% of returns) 79536:   $3,983 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,853 (reported on 22.5% of returns) Here:   $1,853 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.8% Here:   66% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 62.6% for AGIs below $10k, 65.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.2% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$38,057
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 79561, 79563, 79607, 79525, 79606, 79603.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	74.3%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 79536 with a mortgage: 477 (22 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 396

This zip code:	12.7%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	2.5%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.8
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Church in zip code 79536: Zion Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoir: Hugh Lilly Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Sweetwater Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79536: Less than $10,000: 70 $10,000 to $14,999: 35 $15,000 to $19,999: 46 $20,000 to $24,999: 51 $25,000 to $29,999: 56 $30,000 to $34,999: 104 $35,000 to $39,999: 109 $40,000 to $49,999: 170 $50,000 to $59,999: 128 $60,000 to $69,999: 72 $70,000 to $79,999: 69 $80,000 to $89,999: 73 $90,000 to $99,999: 71 $100,000 to $124,999: 161 $125,000 to $149,999: 97 $150,000 to $174,999: 29 $175,000 to $199,999: 19 $200,000 to $249,999: 37 $250,000 to $299,999: 21 $300,000 to $399,999: 9 $400,000 to $499,999: 2 $500,000 to $749,999: 9 $1,000,000 or more: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79536: Less than $100: 30 $100 to $149: 9 $150 to $199: 27 $200 to $249: 12 $250 to $299: 36 $300 to $349: 32 $350 to $399: 31 $400 to $449: 17 $650 to $699: 13 $700 to $749: 13 $800 to $899: 7 No cash rent: 96

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $17,560.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $69,152
• Black or African American householders: $89,354
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $36,674
• Asian householders: $34,964
• Some other race householders: $39,626
• Two or more races householders: $80,341
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $43,356

79536:	$57,998
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $93,640

Here:	$93,640
State:	$170,389

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $68,662

Here:	$68,662
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $27,030

Here:	$27,030
State:	$42,156

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,507
• One, attached: 23
• Two: 48
• 3 or 4: 34
• 5 to 9: 20
• 10 to 19: 9
• 20 to 49: 3
• Mobile homes: 551
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,928 (84%) Carpooled: 226 (10%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 40 (2%) Other means: 30 (1%) Worked at home: 73 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 174 5 to 9 minutes: 258 10 to 14 minutes: 210 15 to 19 minutes: 255 20 to 24 minutes: 478 25 to 29 minutes: 244 30 to 34 minutes: 362 35 to 39 minutes: 42 40 to 44 minutes: 17 45 to 59 minutes: 40 60 to 89 minutes: 47 90 or more minutes: 102

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.2%

Household type by relationship
Households: 4,951

• In family households: 4,306 (1,085 male householders, 266 female householders)

  1,124 spouses, 1,520 children (1,329 natural, 38 adopted, 153 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 109 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 645 (307 male householders (246 living alone)), 244 female householders (224 living alone)), 94 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 50 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 520 2-persons, 312 3-persons, 300 4-persons, 137 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 470 1-person, 69 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,006 married couples with children.
253 single-parent households (55 men, 198 women).

91.0% of residents of 79536 zip code speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 10% well, 14% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 96 (1.9%)
(38.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.9%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1101

Other groups: 902

German: 342

English: 239

Irish: 226

Northern European: 169

Scotch-Irish: 86

Scottish: 27

Italian: 25

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23

Dutch West Indian: 23

French (except Basque): 22

Czech: 21

Dutch: 13

Norwegian: 10

European: 8

Czechoslovakian: 5

Polish: 4

Austrian: 3

Danish: 3

Welsh: 2

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• B&S SUB SURFACE TANK EXTRACTOR (612 BIRD RD in MERKEL, TX)

  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: B & S SUB-SURFACE TANK EXTRACORS

• AFCO NO 10113 (1101 N 1ST ST in MERKEL, TX)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: MICOR ENERGY LLC DBA AFCO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AIRGAS SOUTHWEST (651 N FM 707 in MERKEL, TX)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES; CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,506

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

• This state: 3951
• Northeast: 114
• Midwest: 180
• South: 365
• West: 255

57% of the 79536 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 4,906. Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+1.9%).

Here:	1.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	31.7%
Texas:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• AMERINE MECHANICAL, INC (139 KENT ST in MERKEL, TX; small business): $34,150 in 2 contracts in 2006

  $22,300 with Air Force for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Exhibit Design (Non-Building). Signed on 2006-07-10. Completion date: 2006-08-25.
  $11,850 with Air Force for Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2006-06-01. Completion date: 2006-07-03.
  

• DOTSON PEST CONTROL (326 COUNTY ROAD 387 in MERKEL, TX; small business): $1,385 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  $6,665 with Air Force for Insect and Rodent Control Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $-5,280, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  

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

• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (20-49: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

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