79756 Zip Code (Monahans, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 9,669
Zip code population in 2010: 9,066
Zip code population in 2000: 8,835

Houses and condos: 3,978
Renter-occupied apartments: 974
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 79756: 77.4 (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).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $859 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $356 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 79756:

• High school or higher: 79.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
• Unemployed: 5.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79756:

• Never married: 29.4%
• Now married: 53.8%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 10.1%

• 
• • 4,34047.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,14645.7%White
  • 4394.8%Black
  • 680.8%Two or more races
  • 380.4%American Indian
  • 270.3%Asian
  • 80.09%Some other race

Urban population: 8,020
Rural population: 1,648

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)

Nearest zip codes: 79788, 79742, 79777, 79789, 79759, 79745.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 299
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,038

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 195 (196 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,997 (844 now married, 1,152 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79756 with a mortgage: 878 (45 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,503

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,136
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $380

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 79756 household income distribution in 2019

• 228Less than $10,000
• 137$10,000 to $14,999
• 121$15,000 to $19,999
• 125$20,000 to $24,999
• 84$25,000 to $29,999
• 106$30,000 to $34,999
• 182$35,000 to $39,999
• 141$40,000 to $44,999
• 83$45,000 to $49,999
• 268$50,000 to $59,999
• 284$60,000 to $74,999
• 660$75,000 to $99,999
• 346$100,000 to $124,999
• 170$125,000 to $149,999
• 218$150,000 to $199,999
• 161$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 79756

• 48Less than $10,000
• 26$10,000 to $14,999
• 80$15,000 to $19,999
• 49$20,000 to $24,999
• 74$25,000 to $29,999
• 103$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 129$40,000 to $49,999
• 113$50,000 to $59,999
• 63$60,000 to $69,999
• 87$70,000 to $79,999
• 232$80,000 to $89,999
• 37$90,000 to $99,999
• 180$100,000 to $124,999
• 101$125,000 to $149,999
• 202$150,000 to $174,999
• 75$175,000 to $199,999
• 233$200,000 to $249,999
• 172$250,000 to $299,999
• 73$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$400,000 to $499,999
• 19$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$750,000 to $999,999
• 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 15$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 79756

• 5Less than $100
• 10$150 to $199
• 12$250 to $299
• 15$350 to $399
• 17$400 to $449
• 68$450 to $499
• 68$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 64$600 to $649
• 85$650 to $699
• 43$700 to $749
• 4$750 to $799
• 105$800 to $899
• 114$900 to $999
• 88$1,000 to $1,249
• 71$1,250 to $1,499
• 152No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $988.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $855,902.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,258
• Black or African American householders: $35,525
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,365
• Some other race householders: $77,587
• Two or more races householders: $60,534
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,871

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $101,176 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,172 - $189,057

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $154,588

Here:	$154,588
State:	$268,991

Mobile homes: $44,037

Here:	$44,037
State:	$94,014

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,841
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 171
• 3 or 4: 74
• 5 to 9: 53
• 10 to 19: 164
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 607
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Unemployment: 5.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79756

• 84.3%3,497Drove a car alone
• 9.7%402Carpooled
• 1.2%48Motorcycle
• 0.7%28Walked
• 1.8%74Other means
• 1.9%78Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79756

• 383Less than 5 minutes
• 9805 to 9 minutes
• 89810 to 14 minutes
• 39715 to 19 minutes
• 24320 to 24 minutes
• 5125 to 29 minutes
• 31430 to 34 minutes
• 4535 to 39 minutes
• 5340 to 44 minutes
• 24945 to 59 minutes
• 20060 to 89 minutes
• 23990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,669

• Male householders: 1,667 (405 living alone), Female householders: 1,664 (418 living alone)

• 1,759 spouses (1,759 opposite-sex spouses), 287 unmarried partners, (226 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,100 children (2,940 natural, 30 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 570 grandchildren, 148 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 0 foster children, 113 other relatives, 167 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 95 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 976 2-persons, 361 3-persons, 436 4-persons, 295 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 823 1-person, 197 2-persons, 9 4-persons

1,653 married couples with children.
350 single-parent households (85 men, 265 women).

63.9% of residents of 79756 zip code speak English at home.
35.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 17% well, 6% not well, 5% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 31% well, 44% not well).

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: 6.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.3%

Population in 1990: 11,296.

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

• This state: 6,417
• Northeast: 76
• Midwest: 281
• South: 503
• West: 1,428

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, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

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 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Individual Equipment, Miscellaneous Weapons, Armor, Personal, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies, and more by 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)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)

2003 - 2016 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2016 the average number of fire incidents per year is 46. The highest number of fire incidents - 82 took place in 2008, and the least - 10 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (67.7%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (17.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79756
• 43567.7%Outside Fires
• 11417.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 599.2%Structure Fires
• 355.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79756, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79756 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	62	75.0 years
John	59	73.6 years
James	48	71.0 years
Mary	39	78.3 years
Robert	36	73.6 years
Charles	28	67.1 years
George	25	74.6 years
Thomas	24	73.6 years
Henry	23	71.8 years
Joe	15	70.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 79756 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	33	75.5 years
Williams	24	77.2 years
Brown	19	73.4 years
Jones	18	76.1 years
White	17	72.1 years
Harris	15	73.0 years
Moore	14	67.5 years
Martin	14	74.0 years
Lee	13	73.3 years
Johnson	12	71.1 years

Businesses in zip code 79756
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	1
Alco Stores	1		Nike	1
Best Western	1		RadioShack	1
Chevrolet	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	1
FedEx	1		U-Haul	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	1
Lane Furniture	1