79838 Zip Code (Fabens, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 5,617
Zip code population in 2010: 8,699
Zip code population in 2000: 8,408

Houses and condos: 2,407
Renter-occupied apartments: 479
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79838: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 29.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 191 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,268 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,033 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 79838:

• High school or higher: 59.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79838:

• Never married: 32.8%
• Now married: 47.4%
• Separated: 2.8%
• Widowed: 8.8%
• Divorced: 8.3%

• 
• • 5,24293.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1572.8%Asian
  • 1532.7%White
  • 571.0%Two or more races
  • 70.1%American Indian

Urban population: 5,207
Rural population: 409

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79838, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $20,974 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$20,974
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $18,237 (reported on 89.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,237
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $10k, 89.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,696 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,696
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,435 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,435
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,962 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,962
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$5,366 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,366
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,818 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

79838:	$1,818
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $15,136 (31% of AGI, reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,136
State:	$19,631

Here:	30.7% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,529 (5% of AGI, reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,529
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,575 (reported on 41.7% of returns)

79838:	$3,575
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,502 (reported on 62.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,502
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.3%

Here:	78%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 75.4% for AGIs below $10k, 81.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79836, 79849, 79853, 79928, 79927, 79907.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 782
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,294

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 71 (44 now married, 26 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,145 (399 now married, 750 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79838 with a mortgage: 384
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,140
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $342

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

• Zip code 79838 household income distribution in 2022

• 157Less than $10,000
• 273$10,000 to $14,999
• 185$15,000 to $19,999
• 180$20,000 to $24,999
• 137$25,000 to $29,999
• 55$30,000 to $34,999
• 68$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$45,000 to $49,999
• 246$50,000 to $59,999
• 353$60,000 to $74,999
• 248$75,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 46$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79838

• 23Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 40$25,000 to $29,999
• 33$30,000 to $34,999
• 36$35,000 to $39,999
• 38$40,000 to $49,999
• 82$50,000 to $59,999
• 82$60,000 to $69,999
• 211$70,000 to $79,999
• 205$80,000 to $89,999
• 113$90,000 to $99,999
• 125$100,000 to $124,999
• 41$125,000 to $149,999
• 77$150,000 to $174,999
• 56$175,000 to $199,999
• 32$200,000 to $249,999
• 38$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79838

• 43$150 to $199
• 43$200 to $249
• 32$300 to $349
• 3$350 to $399
• 44$400 to $449
• 11$450 to $499
• 123$500 to $549
• 13$550 to $599
• 39$600 to $649
• 24$650 to $699
• 54$900 to $999
• 43No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $655.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $101,229.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $195,155
• Some other race householders: $101,229
• Two or more races householders: $60,687
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $104,754

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $97,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,927 - $125,026

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $117,868

Here:	$117,868
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $71,230

Here:	$71,230
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,492
• One, attached: 41
• Two: 24
• 3 or 4: 155
• 10 to 19: 25
• 50 or more: 23
• Mobile homes: 611

Unemployment: 3.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79838

• 76.5%1,920Drove a car alone
• 11.7%295Carpooled
• 1.1%27Walked
• 2.7%67Other means
• 6.0%151Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79838

• 200Less than 5 minutes
• 3465 to 9 minutes
• 16610 to 14 minutes
• 30415 to 19 minutes
• 26820 to 24 minutes
• 15625 to 29 minutes
• 33930 to 34 minutes
• 13635 to 39 minutes
• 9240 to 44 minutes
• 12845 to 59 minutes
• 7360 to 89 minutes
• 8890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,617

• Male householders: 844 (242 living alone), Female householders: 1,210 (334 living alone)

• 870 spouses (870 opposite-sex spouses), 134 unmarried partners, (103 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,813 children (1,732 natural, 0 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 399 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 0 foster children, 121 other relatives, 135 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 8 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 533 2-persons, 276 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 180 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 575 1-person, 72 2-persons, 53 4-persons

517 married couples with children.
369 single-parent households (19 men, 350 women).

14.3% of residents of 79838 zip code speak English at home.
82.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 21% well, 11% not well, 20% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% very well, 65% well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (9.5 MI SW L435320 in FABENS, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES, AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%

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

• This state: 3,236
• Northeast: 1
• South: 102
• West: 95

70% of the 79838 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

94% of the 79838 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different state.

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): 41 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• INDIAN CLIFFS RANCH INC (I-10 E EXIT 49 5 MILES N in FABENS, TX; small business) : $38,848 in 12 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  Contracts for Food Services, Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building), Lodging - Hotel/Motel by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $12,765; 2005: $26,083; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $23,165 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2004-09-08. Completion date: 2004-09-20.
  $10,352 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2005-11-07. Completion date: 2005-11-15.
  $10,339, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-30. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
  $3,949 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-08-06. Completion date: 2004-08-13.
  

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, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.03 , 0105.04


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.03 , 0105.04

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 30. The highest number of reported fires - 61 took place in 2017, and the least - 2 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (41.9%), and Structure Fires (30.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79838
• 21741.9%Outside Fires
• 15830.5%Structure Fires
• 8716.8%Other
• 5610.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79838, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79838 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Maria	50	72.7 years
Jose	47	73.5 years
Jesus	28	70.5 years
Manuel	24	74.8 years
Juan	20	67.2 years
Francisco	19	72.8 years
Guadalupe	15	76.8 years
Manuela	15	76.2 years
Antonio	11	70.5 years
Petra	11	80.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 79838 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Martinez	31	67.9 years
Rodriguez	25	77.0 years
Garcia	22	75.6 years
Hernandez	20	73.9 years
Perez	20	76.8 years
Sanchez	19	71.8 years
Ramirez	18	74.7 years
Vasquez	12	76.8 years
Juarez	11	61.2 years
Flores	10	73.9 years

Businesses in zip code 79838
Name	Count		Name	Count
7-Eleven	2		Church's Chicken	1
Ace Hardware	1		Cricket Wireless	2
AutoZone	1		McDonald's	1