Estimated zip code population in 2017: 9,763 Zip code population in 2010: 9,066 Zip code population in 2000: 8,835
Houses and condos: 3,956 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,013
% of renters here:
30%
State:
38%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 79756: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 173.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 56 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
0.5% ($535)
Texas:
1.8% ($3,020)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $824 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $428 (0.5%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79756, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $66,464 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$66,464
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $52,488 (reported on 89.3% of returns)
Here:
$52,488
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.1% for AGIs below $25k, 86.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 33.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,406 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,406
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $8,355 (reported on 9.5% of returns)
Here:
$8,355
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,907 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:
+$12,907
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$17,738 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
+$17,738
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,223 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
79756:
$13,223
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $27,583 (16% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
$27,583
State:
$24,724
Here:
15.6% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $9,084 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
$9,084
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $3,739 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
79756:
$3,739
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,478 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,478
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.0%
Here:
63%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 57.9% for AGIs below $25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79756, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,730
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $31,176 (reported on 85.9% of returns)
Here:
$31,176
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs below $10k, 80.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,964 (reported on 29.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,964
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,298 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,298
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$7,872 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,872
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,188 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,188
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,286 (reported on 1.6% of returns)
79756:
$3,286
Texas:
$3,120
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,177 (20% of AGI, reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:
$16,177
State:
$19,631
Here:
20.0% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,427 (6% of AGI, reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:
$5,427
State:
$4,753
Here:
6.0% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,406 (reported on 65.3% of returns)
79756:
$5,406
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,909 (reported on 26.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,909
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.8%
Here:
72%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 275 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,076
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 198 (181 now married, 18 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,988 (860 now married, 1,127 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 79756 with a mortgage: 846 (16 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,501
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,103 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $380
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
9.8%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
5.3%
Whole state:
8.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Cars and other vehicles available in Monahans, TX (79756) in owner-occupied houses/condos
100no vehicle
5061 vehicle
7872 vehicles
5663 vehicles
2394 vehicles
1485+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Monahans, TX (79756) in renter-occupied apartments
145no vehicle
4091 vehicle
3002 vehicles
1483 vehicles
04 vehicles
175+ vehicles
Zip code 79756 household income distribution in 2017
243Less than $10,000
214$10,000 to $14,999
130$15,000 to $19,999
127$20,000 to $24,999
87$25,000 to $29,999
88$30,000 to $34,999
160$35,000 to $39,999
87$40,000 to $44,999
46$45,000 to $49,999
272$50,000 to $59,999
365$60,000 to $74,999
718$75,000 to $99,999
277$100,000 to $124,999
167$125,000 to $149,999
187$150,000 to $199,999
165$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 79756
38Less than $10,000
45$10,000 to $14,999
81$15,000 to $19,999
53$20,000 to $24,999
76$25,000 to $29,999
30$30,000 to $34,999
44$35,000 to $39,999
103$40,000 to $49,999
60$50,000 to $59,999
77$60,000 to $69,999
153$70,000 to $79,999
233$80,000 to $89,999
102$90,000 to $99,999
235$100,000 to $124,999
82$125,000 to $149,999
277$150,000 to $174,999
92$175,000 to $199,999
115$200,000 to $249,999
104$250,000 to $299,999
34$300,000 to $399,999
7$400,000 to $499,999
13$500,000 to $749,999
8$750,000 to $999,999
19$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
12$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
13$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 79756
6Less than $100
13$100 to $149
72$150 to $199
24$250 to $299
17$300 to $349
4$350 to $399
51$400 to $449
66$450 to $499
88$500 to $549
30$550 to $599
61$600 to $649
84$650 to $699
50$700 to $749
70$750 to $799
22$800 to $899
87$900 to $999
44$1,000 to $1,249
24$1,250 to $1,499
4$1,500 to $1,999
141No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $840.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $178,040.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,150
Black or African American householders: $35,497
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,293
Some other race householders: $77,526
Two or more races householders: $60,487
Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,810
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $101,097
79756:
$101,097
Texas:
$172,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,238 - $174,382
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,962
One, attached: 20
Two: 177
3 or 4: 81
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 119
Mobile homes: 555
Unemployment: 3.8%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 79756
82.4%3,343Drove a car alone
8.1%328Carpooled
0.6%25Motorcycle
0.3%13Bicycle
1.2%47Walked
2.4%96Other means
5.0%202Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79756
350Less than 5 minutes
1,0665 to 9 minutes
95210 to 14 minutes
28515 to 19 minutes
16820 to 24 minutes
2125 to 29 minutes
31330 to 34 minutes
6735 to 39 minutes
4340 to 44 minutes
14945 to 59 minutes
18560 to 89 minutes
24790 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.8%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,652
In family households: 8,414 (1,138 male householders, 1,122 female householders)
1,726 spouses, 3,515 children (3,086 natural, 143 adopted, 288 stepchildren), 446 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 73 other relatives, 95 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,232 (445 male householders (386 living alone)), 633 female householders (547 living alone)), 150 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 112 (128 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 899 2-persons, 475 3-persons, 366 4-persons, 318 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 934 1-person, 145 2-persons
1,919 married couples with children.
414 single-parent households (39 men, 375 women).
63.2% of residents of 79756 zip code speak English at home.
37.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 14% well, 8% not well, 2% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% very well, 81% not well).
Foreign born population: 780 (8.0%) (28.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.0%
Whole state:
17.1%
1%France
1%Thailand
1%Belgium
4%American
3%Irish
2%English
2%German
1%Dutch
0%British
0%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1632010 or later
902000 to 2009
1541990 to 1999
383Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ASHLAND INC (4700 S LOOP ROAD 464 in MONAHANS, TX)
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)) Alternative names: SCURLOCK PERMIAN CORP
3-B RATTLESNAKE REFINING CORP (0.5 M W INTX FM 1219 ON US 80 in MONAHANS, TX)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM REFINING
AMERICAN GATHERING L.P. (NORTH EVA STREET in MONAHANS, TX)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
AMERICAN GATHERING L.P. (APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH in MONAHANS, TX)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.6%
53.8%Electricity
43.2%Utility gas
2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 11,296.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,685
Northeast: 133
Midwest: 388
South: 500
West: 1,258
61% of the 79756 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
86% of the 79756 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Here:
2.6%
Texas:
6.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:
1.2%
Texas:
6.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
Here:
7.6%
Texas:
15.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
74,931Management occupations
70,173Life, physical, and social science occupations
68,085Transportation occupations
62,978Construction and extraction occupations
61,422Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
60,094Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BEST MADE DESIGNS, LLC (1601 W 15TH STREET in MONAHANS, TX; small business) 100 employees, $0 revenue. : $4,167,661 in 25 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Individual Equipment, Miscellaneous Weapons, Armor, Personal, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies, and moreby Army, U.S. Customs Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $7,425; 2003: $256,027; 2004: $834,177; 2005: $1,636,134; 2006: $1,433,898.
Biggest contracts:
$1,453,266 with Army for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2005-02-10. Completion date: 2005-05-23.
$1,423,638 with Army for Miscellaneous Weapons. Signed on 2006-06-22. Completion date: 2007-05-31.
$745,244 with Army for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-21. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$73,330 with Army for Armor, Personal. Signed on 2003-02-19. Completion date: 2003-02-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 7 establishments)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)