77978 Zip Code (Point Comfort, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 470
Zip code population in 2010: 743
Zip code population in 2000: 781

Houses and condos: 226
Renter-occupied apartments: 51
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 77978: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 10.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 31.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 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 no mortgage in 2022: $1,377 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 77978:

• High school or higher: 90.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 77978:

• Never married: 34.6%
• Now married: 54.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 6.8%
• Divorced: 3.9%

• 
• • 22147.1%White
  • 19240.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5411.5%Two or more races
  • 20.4%Asian

Urban population: 435
Rural population: 34

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77978, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,792 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,792
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $43,000 (reported on 81.4% of returns)

Here:	$43,000
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.9% for AGIs below $10k, 73.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,074 (reported on 37.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,074
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $303 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$303
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$1,455 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,455
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $13,696 (18% of AGI, reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,696
State:	$19,631

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,400 (3% of AGI, reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$4,753

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $5,257 (reported on 76.1% of returns)

77978:	$5,257
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,962 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,962
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.7%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 77979, 77991, 77969, 77971, 77977, 77970.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 160

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 63 (48 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 77978 with a mortgage: 48
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $995
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $461

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 77978 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 26$75,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $199,999
• 18$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 77978

• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 to $249,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999
• 25$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 77978

• 4$400 to $449
• 11$700 to $749
• 10$750 to $799
• 14$900 to $999
• 3$1,000 to $1,249
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,015.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,203
• Some other race householders: $83,037
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $83,037

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,747 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,037 - $224,205

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $233,303

Here:	$233,303
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 222
• Mobile homes: 3

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 77978

• 78.1%146Drove a car alone
• 5.9%11Carpooled
• 4.8%9Walked
• 8.0%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 77978

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 435 to 9 minutes
• 4110 to 14 minutes
• 1615 to 19 minutes
• 1120 to 24 minutes
• 3630 to 34 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 470

• Male householders: 120 (27 living alone), Female householders: 60 (21 living alone)

• 103 spouses (103 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 121 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 52 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 12 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person

37 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (38 men).

84.1% of residents of 77978 zip code speak English at home.
13.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% very well, 12% well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA ATLANTIC (STATE HIGHWAY 35 in POINT COMFORT, TX)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM; ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA LLC AND (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ALCOA (ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA), ALCOA (POINT COMFORT)/LAVACA BAY, ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA, LLC, ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA LLC POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS, ALOCA WORLD ALUMINA ATLANTIC, ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA-PT COMF, ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA CLASS II LANDFILL, ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA-PT COMF

• ALCOA LANDFILL (POINT COMFORT PLANT in POINT COMFORT, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1993-0002, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: ALUMINUM SHEET, PLATE, AND FOIL
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.6%

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

• This state: 351
• Midwest: 70
• South: 10
• West: 18

47% of the 77978 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

98% of the 77978 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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 undergraduate colleges:

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

• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Mining: Natural Gas Liquid Extraction (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 77978 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	68.0 years
James	6	68.0 years
Dorothy	5	76.8 years
William	5	78.2 years
Annie	4	81.5 years
Frank	3	79.0 years
Charles	3	60.0 years
Ben	3	71.0 years
Emma	3	83.7 years
Joe	3	76.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 77978 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	6	70.8 years
Harvey	3	69.7 years
Horecka	3	62.4 years
Chamrad	3	83.1 years
Frank	3	85.3 years
Boone	3	85.3 years
Lynch	3	80.0 years
Williams	3	74.6 years
Morris	3	74.4 years
Palmer	3	74.3 years