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City: El Paso, TX
El Paso County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 1,384
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,502

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Houses and condos: 340
Renter-occupied apartments: 284
% of renters here:  95%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 79908: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 183.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 8 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.7% ($1,250)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in El Paso: $2,490 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in El Paso: $1,578 (1.8%)

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Males: 821  (59.3%)
Females: 563  (40.7%)

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Urban population: 1,060
Rural population: 324

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $96,431
79908:  $96,431
Texas:  $120,900

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  29.4 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.5 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79908, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,748 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $38,748
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $39,632 (reported on 97.5% of returns)
Here:  $39,632
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.0% for AGIs below $10k, 99.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 101.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $188 (reported on 30.2% of returns)
This zip code:  $188
Texas:  $2,255

Taxable dividends: $125 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:  $125
State:  $4,261

Total itemized deductions: $13,526 (2% of AGI, reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:  $13,526
State:  $19,631

Charity contributions deductions: $1,964 (4.3% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,964
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  4.3% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $2,558 (reported on 59.7% of returns)
79908:  $2,558
State:  $9,058

Earned income credit: $1,586 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,586
State:  $2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.8%
Here:  65%
State:  57%


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,787
This zip code:  $47,787
Texas:  $47,548
El Paso, TX (79908) map

Nearest zip codes: 79924, 79934, 79935, 79904, 79925, 79906.
El Paso Zip Code Map


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  93.1%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  0.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 79908 with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $0

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $163

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  0.0%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  0.0%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  4.0
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  6.0
State:  3.8


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

Reservoirs: Northeast Oxidation Pond Number 1 (A), Northeast Oxidation Pond Number 2 (B), Northeast Oxidation Pond Number 3 (C), Northeast Oxidation Pond Number 4 (D), Tiger Tank (E), East Tank (F), Eighteen Tank (G), San Juan Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 13
  • 1970 to 1979: 35
  • 1960 to 1969: 20
  • 1950 to 1959: 103
  • 1940 to 1949: 141
  • 1939 or earlier: 13



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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso, TX (79908):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 15
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 129
  • 3 bedrooms: 52
  • 4 bedrooms: 93
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10



Vehicles available in 79908 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 15
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 137
  • 2 vehicles: 108
  • 3 vehicles: 39
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 79908 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 79908 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79908:

  • $80,000 to $89,999: 1
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 11
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 4
 



79908 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79908:

  • $650 to $699: 26
  • $700 to $749: 53
  • $750 to $799: 31
  • $800 to $899: 233
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 10
  • No cash rent: 156
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


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

  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $96,430

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,431 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
79908:  $96,431
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,600 - $154,400

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $101,831
Here:  $101,831
State:  $170,389

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 316
  • One, attached: 9
79908 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 295 (58%)
  • Carpooled: 53 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 9 (2%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (2%)
  • Walked: 146 (28%)
 

79908 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 48
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 230
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 131
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 73
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 14
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 17
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 0
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 0
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,142

  • In family households: 1,142 (271 male householders, 47 female householders)
    246 spouses, 537 children (537 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 356 (268 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

381 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (14 men, 30 women).

80.9% of residents of 79908 zip code speak English at home.
14.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 14% well, 10% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% very well, 64% not well).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% very well, 14% well).

Foreign born population: 117 (8.5%)
(68.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  8.5%
Whole state:  13.9%

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



  • Panama (15%)
  • Guyana (15%)
  • Vietnam (14%)
  • Barbados (14%)
  • Mexico (13%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • Thailand (8%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 19
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 31
  • 1975 to 1979: 28
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 16
  • 1965 to 1969: 19

White population: 776
Black population: 428
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 40
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 15
Some other race population: 68
Two or more races population: 42

Zip code 79908 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 518
 Irish: 105
 English: 98
 Subsaharan African:: 83
 African: 83
 European: 41
 German: 41
 Guyanese: 18
 United States or American: 9
 French (except Basque): 6
 French Canadian: 5



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Public primary/middle school in zip code 79908 not listed on the city page:
  • MILAM EL (Students: 264; Location: 5000 LUKE ST, EL PASO, TX; Grades: PK - 05)
Zip code 79908 marital status for males
Zip code 79908 marital status for females


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (9%)


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

  • This state: 272
  • Northeast: 89
  • Midwest: 195
  • South: 464
  • West: 135

16% of the 79908 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 2,918. Population change in the 1990s: -1,534 (-52.6%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here:  4.1%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:  7.5%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
Here:  12.1%
Texas:  15.4%


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • CYR, TRICIA (10856 CARSWELL DRIVE in EL PASO, TX): $1,800 in 3 contracts in 2004
    $3,330 with Army for Other Social Services. Signed on 2004-04-12. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
    $-153, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-20. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
    $-1,377, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-24. Completion date: 2004-09-30.


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

  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Facilities Management Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (5-9: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Optometrists (1-4: 1)






242 people in federal prisons and detention centers
82 people in military barracks, etc.


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full tracts)
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$24,995
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005
(Based on 2 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$114,975
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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