Median household income (1999): $44,673
Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,332
| This zip code | $47,332 | | Texas: | $42,139 |
Nearest zip codes: 79701, 79703, 79707, 79706, 79765, 79758.
Housing units in zip code 79705 with a mortgage: 4,086 (110 second mortgage, 242 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,789
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,082
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $424
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 10.8% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 3.8 |
|
Click to draw/clear zip code borders
|
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 79705 include: Fannin Terrace Baptist Church (A), First Reformed Presbyterian Church (B), Holy Cross Lutheran Church (C), Hope Lutheran Church (D), Galilee Missionary Baptist Church (E), Genesis Baptist Church (F), Kelview Heights Baptist Church (G), Grace Presbyterian Church (H), Mount Carmel Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 79705 include: Grafa Park (1), Sidwell Park (2), Hogan Park (3), Midland County Park (4), Christensen Stadium (5), Windlands Park (6), Tumbleweed Park (7), Kiwanis Park (8), Ratlift Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
|
Year house built: |
|
- 1999 to March 2000: 90
- 1995 to 1998: 506
- 1990 to 1994: 518
- 1980 to 1989: 3,220
- 1970 to 1979: 3,221
- 1960 to 1969: 2,372
- 1950 to 1959: 1,769
- 1940 to 1949: 220
- 1939 or earlier: 88
|
|
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Midland, TX (79705): |
|
- no bedroom: 21
- 1 bedrooms: 201
- 2 bedrooms: 827
- 3 bedrooms: 3,994
- 4 bedrooms: 2,320
- 5 or more bedrooms: 249
|
|
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
|
- no bedroom: 242
- 1 bedrooms: 1,375
- 2 bedrooms: 1,169
- 3 bedrooms: 491
- 4 bedrooms: 104
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
|
|
Vehicles available in 79705 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
|
- no vehicle: 114
- 1 vehicle: 1,860
- 2 vehicles: 3,784
- 3 vehicles: 1,457
- 4 vehicles: 346
- 5 or more vehicles: 51
|
|
Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
|
- no vehicle: 538
- 1 vehicle: 1,907
- 2 vehicles: 779
- 3 vehicles: 135
- 4 vehicles: 22
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
|
|
Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

|
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 79705:
- Less than $10,000: 12
- $10,000 to $14,999: 60
- $15,000 to $19,999: 85
- $20,000 to $24,999: 112
- $25,000 to $29,999: 177
- $30,000 to $34,999: 247
- $35,000 to $39,999: 186
- $40,000 to $49,999: 273
- $50,000 to $59,999: 395
- $60,000 to $69,999: 452
- $70,000 to $79,999: 618
- $80,000 to $89,999: 708
- $90,000 to $99,999: 592
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1064
- $125,000 to $149,999: 706
- $150,000 to $174,999: 418
- $175,000 to $199,999: 215
- $200,000 to $249,999: 163
- $250,000 to $299,999: 131
- $300,000 to $399,999: 84
- $400,000 to $499,999: 118
- $500,000 to $749,999: 53
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
|

|
Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 79705:
- Less than $100: 124
- $100 to $149: 99
- $150 to $199: 57
- $200 to $249: 266
- $250 to $299: 394
- $300 to $349: 512
- $350 to $399: 417
- $400 to $449: 366
- $450 to $499: 301
- $500 to $549: 96
- $550 to $599: 68
- $600 to $649: 60
- $650 to $699: 58
- $700 to $749: 29
- $750 to $799: 30
- $800 to $899: 92
- $900 to $999: 14
- $1,000 to $1,249: 71
- $1,250 to $1,499: 78
- $1,500 to $1,999: 78
- $2,000 or more: 7
- No cash rent: 164
|
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,636
- Black or African American householders: $48,347
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,978
- Asian householders: $255,153
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $78,564
- Some other race householders: $47,017
- Two or more races householders: $112,770
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $54,874
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,838
- One, attached: 387
- Two: 119
- 3 or 4: 522
- 5 to 9: 820
- 10 to 19: 292
- 20 to 49: 257
- 50 or more: 1,291
- Mobile homes: 478

|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,984 (86%)
- Carpooled: 1,265 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
- Bicycle: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 144 (1%)
- Other means: 63 (0%)
- Worked at home: 307 (2%)
|

|
Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 352
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2245
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3705
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2964
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1246
- 25 to 29 minutes: 293
- 30 to 34 minutes: 851
- 35 to 39 minutes: 131
- 40 to 44 minutes: 97
- 45 to 59 minutes: 168
- 60 to 89 minutes: 132
- 90 or more minutes: 339
|
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 27,942
- In family households: 24,343 (6,256 male householders, 1,541 female householders)
6,463 spouses, 8,544 children (7,959 natural, 234 adopted, 351 stepchildren), 663 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 118 parents, 387 other relatives, 260 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,599 (1,357 male householders (1,159 living alone)), 1,857 female householders (1,721 living alone)), 385 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 415 (269 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,428 2-persons, 1,648 3-persons, 1,527 4-persons, 801 5-persons, 267 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,880 1-person, 307 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 4 6-persons.
5,623 married couples with children.
1,529 single-parent households (289 men, 1,240 women).
79.0% of residents of 79705 zip code speak English at home.
19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 19% well, 10% not well, 5% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 21% well, 5% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% very well, 31% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,645 (5.8%)
(44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 13.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico (65%)
- Philippines (6%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
- Indonesia (3%)
- Romania (2%)
- Germany (2%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
|
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
|
- 1995 to March 2000: 189
- 1990 to 1994: 201
- 1985 to 1989: 155
- 1980 to 1984: 279
- 1975 to 1979: 251
- 1970 to 1974: 274
- 1970 to 1974: 118
- 1965 to 1969: 178
|
|

First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 9044
- United States or American: 2305
- English: 2224
- German: 2213
- Irish: 1410
- Scotch-Irish: 545
- Scottish: 468
- French (except Basque): 395
- Italian: 351
- Dutch: 268
- European: 211
- Polish: 155
- Subsaharan African:: 144
- African: 144
- Norwegian: 130
- Swedish: 115
- British: 86
- Welsh: 82
- Czech: 67
- Arab:: 56
- Northern European: 56
- Ukrainian: 50
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 47
- Austrian: 37
- Danish: 37
- French Canadian: 35
- Lebanese: 32
- Romanian: 30
- Russian: 30
- Haitian: 26
- Swiss: 25
- Egyptian: 24
- Albanian: 21
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 21
- Turkish: 15
- Czechoslovakian: 13
- Australian: 13
- Greek: 12
- Lithuanian: 12
- Hungarian: 12
- Acadian/Cajun: 11
- Canadian: 10
- Armenian: 10
- Finnish: 10
- Belgian: 9
- Portuguese: 8
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Scandinavian: 4

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 79705 not listed on the city page:- PEASE COMMUNICATIONS/TECHNOLOGY MA (Students: 456; Location: 1700 E MAGNOLIA AVE, MIDLAND, TX; Grades: PK - 06)
- FANNIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 454; Location: 2400 FANNIN AVE, MIDLAND, TX; Grades: PK - 06)
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 422; Location: 2800 MOSS AVE, MIDLAND, TX; Grades: KG - 06)
- MILAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 375; Location: 301 E DORMARD AVE, MIDLAND, TX; Grades: KG - 06)
- SANTA RITA ELEMENTARY (Students: 318; Location: 5306 WHITMAN ST, MIDLAND, TX; Grades: PK - 06)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AJAX DPC 540 LE NO1732 (PORTABLE SOURCE in PORTABLE SOURCE, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Alternative names: HANOVER COMPRESSOR AJAX DPC 540LE (11 TO
- ENRON - AJAX DPC360 MRC NO16 (PORTABLE SOURCE in PORTABLE SOURCE, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Alternative names: ENRON CORPORATION ENRON - AJAX DPC360 MR, ENRON AJAX DPC360 MRC #16, ENRON ENRON - AJAX DPC360 MRC NO16, ENRON OIL AND GAS CO., C/O JERRY BALL
- ENRON/WAUK L7042 GSIU PORTABLE X1___2193 (PRTABLE COMPRESSOR(S) X 1 in NO CITY NAME, NM)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
|
|
- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
|
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 20034
- Northeast: 608
- Midwest: 1432
- South: 2504
- West: 1966
60% of the 79705 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Texas.
Population in 1990: 27,708. Population change in the 1990s: +844 (+3.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 663
| Here: | 18.4% | | Texas: | 6.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 247
| Here: | 12.0% | | Texas: | 6.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 126
| Here: | 9.7% | | Texas: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- BUILDING & HOME MAINTENANCE (404 EAST WADLEY in MIDLAND, TX; small business): $58,710 in 9 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $9,690; 2005: $24,840; 2006: $24,180.
Biggest contracts:
$11,520 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-01-23. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
$11,340 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-02-25. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$9,690, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-01. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
$9,600 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-01-06. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- ECAD, INC (731 W WADLEY AVE STE O201 in MIDLAND, TX; small business): $35,493 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$29,680 with Air Force for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2006-06-30. Completion date: 2007-06-29.
$5,813 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2006-06-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 11 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 3, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 3, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 8, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (20-49: 6, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 40)
- Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 10)
- Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (100-249: 1, 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.)
|
People in group quarters
- 207 people in nursing homes
- 71 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 36 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 32 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 21 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 8 people in other group homes
|