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City: Fort Davis, TX
Jeff Davis County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 1,941
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 2,225



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Houses and condos: 1,222
Renter-occupied apartments: 222
% of renters here:  28%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 79734: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1379.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.3% ($643)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

Profiles of local businesses:
Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce
Double M Guest Ranch
The Chuck Wagon
Veranda Historic Inn
StormExtremes
Wayside Inn Bed and Breakfast
The Caboose
Davis Mountains Nut Co.

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Males: 989  (51.0%)
Females: 952  (49.0%)

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100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $124,785
79734:  $124,785
Texas:  $120,900


According to our research of public records there were 6 registered sex offenders living in 79734 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  42.2 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79734, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,459 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $39,459
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $29,434 (reported on 76.0% of returns)
Here:  $29,434
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 889.2% for AGIs below $10k, 80.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 32.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,507 (reported on 39.5% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,507
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,908 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:  $3,908
State:  $4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$15,921 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
Here:  +$15,921
State:  +$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 236.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,586 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:  +$6,586
State:  +$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,636 (reported on 2.5% of returns)
79734:  $3,636
Texas:  $3,120

Total itemized deductions: $18,215 (1% of AGI, reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:  $18,215
State:  $19,631
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,299 (4.4% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:  $4,299
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  4.4% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,214 (reported on 69.2% of returns)
79734:  $7,214
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,669 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:  $1,669
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.9%
Here:  56%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 52.7% for AGIs below $10k, 60.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 51.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.9% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,658
This zip code:  $37,658
Texas:  $47,548
Fort Davis, TX (79734) map

Nearest zip codes: 79831, 79718, 79843, 79780, 79854, 79785.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  70.4%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in zip code 79734 with a mortgage: 74 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 183


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,089

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $314

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  17.2%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  5.2%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.0
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 79734: Carpenter Windmill (A), New Park Windmill (B), Lake Windmill (C), Limpia Windmill (D), Oil Well Windmill (E), Old Lake Windmill (F), Park Windmill (G), Barrel Springs Ranch (H), Pete Trap Windmill (I), Lower Jones Windmill (J), H O Canyon Windmill (K), Bat Cave Windmill (L), Lower Windmill (M), Cherry Canyon Ranch (N), Point of Rocks Roadside Park (O), Point of Rocks Windmill (P), Pole Pen Windmill (Q), Poly Windmill (R), Powell Ranch (S), Reynolds Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Antelope Tank (A), White Tanks (B), White Tank (C), Laguna Tank (D), White Mountain Tanks (E), Jimenez Tank (F), Beef Pasture Tank (G), Webster Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Cienega Creek (A), Chihuahua Creek (B), Cherry Creek (C), Kokernot Creek (D), Right Hand Creek (E), Lone Tree Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 60
  • 1995 to 1998: 139
  • 1990 to 1994: 60
  • 1980 to 1989: 227
  • 1970 to 1979: 206
  • 1960 to 1969: 96
  • 1950 to 1959: 110
  • 1940 to 1949: 114
  • 1939 or earlier: 209



Zip code 79734 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Davis, TX (79734):
  • no bedroom: 19
  • 1 bedrooms: 25
  • 2 bedrooms: 161
  • 3 bedrooms: 266
  • 4 bedrooms: 69
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 23


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedrooms: 41
  • 2 bedrooms: 84
  • 3 bedrooms: 70
  • 4 bedrooms: 25
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 79734 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 179
  • 2 vehicles: 285
  • 3 vehicles: 61
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 106
  • 2 vehicles: 64
  • 3 vehicles: 32
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 79734 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 79734 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79734:

  • Less than $10,000: 10
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 7
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 12
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 21
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 10
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 10
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 37
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 30
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 29
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 29
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 20
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 17
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 84
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 78
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 32
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 20
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 41
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 31
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 45
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 20
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 16
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 5
  • $1,000,000 or more: 34
 



79734 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79734:

  • $100 to $149: 10
  • $150 to $199: 4
  • $200 to $249: 7
  • $250 to $299: 8
  • $300 to $349: 33
  • $350 to $399: 8
  • $400 to $449: 8
  • $450 to $499: 4
  • $500 to $549: 13
  • $650 to $699: 4
  • $800 to $899: 5
  • No cash rent: 62
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $120,433.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,527
  • Some other race householders: $97,124
  • Two or more races householders: $126,338
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $53,612

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,471 (it was $80,300 in 2000)
79734:  $147,471
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,485 - $159,874

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $314,059
Here:  $314,059
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $51,315
Here:  $51,315
State:  $159,697

Mobile homes: $57,641
Here:  $57,641
State:  $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000
Here:  $65,000
State:  $34,447


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 904
  • One, attached: 29
  • Two: 13
  • 3 or 4: 10
  • Mobile homes: 241
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
79734 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 626 (69%)
  • Carpooled: 162 (18%)
  • Walked: 38 (4%)
  • Other means: 24 (3%)
  • Worked at home: 58 (6%)
 

79734 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 178
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 173
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 124
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 61
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 56
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 24
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 86
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 11
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 6
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 42
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 48
  • 90 or more minutes: 41
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.4%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,860

  • In family households: 1,607 (445 male householders, 105 female householders)
    483 spouses, 475 children (456 natural, 11 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 28 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 253 (129 male householders (109 living alone)), 101 female householders (98 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 69 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 293 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 207 1-person, 23 2-persons.

301 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (22 men, 46 women).

63.9% of residents of 79734 zip code speak English at home.
35.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 19% well, 18% not well, 5% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 195 (10.0%)
(20.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  10.0%
Whole state:  13.9%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (78%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Netherlands (3%)
  • Ireland (2%)
  • Korea (2%)
  • South Africa (2%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 60
  • 1990 to 1994: 57
  • 1985 to 1989: 10
  • 1980 to 1984: 20
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 26
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1965 to 1969: 16

White population: 1,759
Black population: 19
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 91
Two or more races population: 63

Zip code 79734 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 787
 English: 265
 German: 148
 Irish: 145
 United States or American: 114
 Scotch-Irish: 55
 French (except Basque): 41
 Scottish: 35
 European: 31
 Dutch: 22
 Canadian: 17
 Russian: 13
 Belgian: 12
 Italian: 12
 Subsaharan African:: 9
 Danish: 6
 Polish: 6
 African: 6
 Welsh: 6
 Greek: 4
 Northern European: 4
 Australian: 3
 French Canadian: 3
 South African: 3
 Lithuanian: 2
 Swiss: 2


Public high school in zip code 79734 not listed on the city page:
  • FT DAVIS H S (Students: 132; Location: 400 WEBSTER AVE, FT DAVIS, TX; Grades: 07 - 12)

Zip code 79734 topographic map

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 79734 not listed on the city page:
  • DIRKS-ANDERSON SCH (Students: 150; Location: 400 WEBSTER AVE, FT DAVIS, TX; Grades: PK - 06)
  • HIGH FRONTIER H S (Students: 73; Location: 400 WEBSTER AVE, FT DAVIS, TX; Grades: 06 - 12)

Median worth of mobile homes: $65,742

Zip code 79734 marital status for males
Zip code 79734 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Utility gas (29%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Solar energy (1%)


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

  • This state: 1342
  • Northeast: 24
  • Midwest: 84
  • South: 115
  • West: 153

53% of the 79734 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 1,607. Population change in the 1990s: +334 (+20.8%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
Here:  9.7%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
Here:  14.8%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • PRUDE RANCH, INC (HWY 118, 6 MILES N OF FT in FORT DAVIS, TX; small business): $13,562 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2004
    $10,431 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-01-26. Completion date: 2004-02-22.
    $9,487, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-21. Completion date: 2003-10-26.
    $-2,205, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-27. Completion date: 2003-10-26.
    $-4,151, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-24. Completion date: 2004-02-22.
  • FORT DAVIS VOLUNTARY FIRE DEPA (201 COURT ST in FORT DAVIS, TX; small business)
    17 employees, $0 revenue.
    $8,000 with National Park Service for Fire Fighting Equipment. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.


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

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (20-49: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 3)
  • Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (10-19: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 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.)




68 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 6
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 8
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 11
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3




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