79742 Zip Code (Grandfalls, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 430
Zip code population in 2010: 490
Zip code population in 2000: 496

Houses and condos: 232
Renter-occupied apartments: 29
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79742: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 58.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 79742:

• High school or higher: 64.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79742:

• Never married: 28.2%
• Now married: 47.7%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 9.7%
• Divorced: 9.5%

• 
• • 25559.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 13230.8%White
  • 286.5%Black
  • 92.1%Two or more races
  • 40.9%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79742, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,055 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,055
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $26,215 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,215
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.2% for AGIs below $10k, 83.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $341 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$341
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $357 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$357
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$1,455 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,455
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $18,615 (36% of AGI, reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,615
State:	$19,631

Here:	36.3% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Total tax: $3,009 (reported on 56.5% of returns)

79742:	$3,009
State:	$9,058

Earned income credit: $1,830 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,830
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.5%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 61.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79756, 79788, 79730, 79743, 79777, 79731.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 191

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 69 (14 now married, 56 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79742 with a mortgage: 27
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,119
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $510

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79742 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $74,999
• 30$75,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79742

• 46$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 22$90,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79742

• 7$300 to $349
• 11$400 to $449
• 3$600 to $649
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $670.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $155,167
• Some other race householders: $76,749
• Two or more races householders: $90,653
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $74,524

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $106,226

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $92,628

Here:	$92,628
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $95,094

Here:	$95,094
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 134
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 3
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 74

Unemployment: 4.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79742

• 91.5%175Drove a car alone
• 3.1%6Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79742

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 365 to 9 minutes
• 810 to 14 minutes
• 515 to 19 minutes
• 9220 to 24 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 630 to 34 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 1090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 430

• Male householders: 95 (5 living alone), Female householders: 104 (31 living alone)

• 60 spouses (60 opposite-sex spouses), 16 unmarried partners, (16 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 109 children (79 natural, 21 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person

21 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (32 men, 38 women).

63.0% of residents of 79742 zip code speak English at home.
36.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 27% not well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.8%

Population in 1990: 748.

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

• This state: 360
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 3
• South: 18
• West: 13

62% of the 79742 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

97% of the 79742 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1-4: 3)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79742 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	80.9 years
Jose	6	65.8 years
James	4	81.2 years
Mary	4	80.3 years
Maria	3	74.0 years
Jess	2	78.5 years
Hazel	2	75.0 years
Bessie	2	88.0 years
Eleanor	2	94.5 years
Herman	2	77.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79742 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Garcia	6	70.5 years
Ramirez	4	65.0 years
Subia	4	71.7 years
Torres	4	80.8 years
Wilcox	4	84.5 years
Eudaly	3	89.4 years
Brandenburg	3	81.0 years
Myers	3	77.3 years
Snelson	3	69.7 years
Turner	3	86.7 years