77970 Zip Code (La Ward, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 280
Zip code population in 2010: 295
Zip code population in 2000: 376

Houses and condos: 152
Renter-occupied apartments: 28
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 77970: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 77970:

• High school or higher: 66.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 24.8%
• Unemployed: 14.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 77970:

• Never married: 12.1%
• Now married: 86.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.9%
• Divorced: 0.9%

• 
• • 18666.7%White
  • 9333.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77970, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,340 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,340
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $30,991 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,991
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.1% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $904 (reported on 36.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$904
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,588 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,588
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$444 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$444
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$4,480 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,480
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $13,286 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,286
State:	$19,631

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $5,000 (8% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$5,000
State:	$4,753

Here:	7.5% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $6,663 (reported on 70.1% of returns)

77970:	$6,663
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.1%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 77961, 77971, 77419, 77962, 77991, 77465.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 12
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 72

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (0 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 59 (53 now married, 5 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 77970 with a mortgage: 6

• Zip code 77970 household income distribution in 2022

• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 77970

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 77970

• 2$300 to $349
• 16$450 to $499
• 2No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $717.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,204
• Some other race householders: $62,741
• Two or more races householders: $11,949
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $61,785

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $120,499

Here:	$120,499
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $27,605

Here:	$27,605
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 68
• Mobile homes: 79

Unemployment: 14.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 77970

• 84.0%90Drove a car alone
• 10.3%11Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 77970

• 165 to 9 minutes
• 2510 to 14 minutes
• 715 to 19 minutes
• 320 to 24 minutes
• 530 to 34 minutes
• 1245 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes
• 1890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 280

• Male householders: 48 (0 living alone), Female householders: 36 (2 living alone)

• 88 spouses (88 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 72 children (72 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person

34 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 women).

70.8% of residents of 77970 zip code speak English at home.
28.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 34% well, 19% not well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.0%

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

• This state: 160
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 14
• South: 6
• West: 41

76% of the 77970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

100% of the 77970 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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:

• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 77970 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	4	83.2 years
Ruby	4	76.3 years
Marie	3	86.3 years
Beatrice	3	77.0 years
Willie	3	84.0 years
Florine	2	65.5 years
George	2	66.4 years
John	2	37.5 years
Henry	2	79.5 years
Edward	2	78.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 77970 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ramirez	5	87.0 years
Hunt	4	80.2 years
Brown	3	78.6 years
Harris	3	82.7 years
Koch	3	73.0 years
White	3	63.3 years
Bauer	2	92.0 years
Gayle	2	69.0 years
Hernandez	2	78.6 years
Joines	2	72.5 years