78561 Zip Code (Lasara, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 924

Houses and condos: 247
Renter-occupied apartments: 54
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78561: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 506 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,527 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $534 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 78561:

• High school or higher: 53.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
• Unemployed: 12.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78561:

• Never married: 40.5%
• Now married: 45.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 10.9%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78561, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $19,000 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$19,000
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $17,878 (reported on 92.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,878
State:	$41,947

Profit/loss from business: +$6,125 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,125
State:	+$11,013

Total tax: $1,333 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

78561:	$1,333
State:	$9,058

Earned income credit: $2,417 (reported on 62.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,417
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.4%

Here:	69%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 78549, 78538, 78542, 78562, 78580, 78594.
Lasara Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 139
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 86

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 239 (83 now married, 156 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78561 with a mortgage: 64
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,119
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $290

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

• Zip code 78561 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 58$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 24$45,000 to $49,999
• 15$75,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78561

• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $174,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78561

• 8$500 to $549
• 45No cash rent

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $89,216 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,422 - $149,849

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $68,926

Here:	$68,926
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $308,787

Here:	$308,787
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 208
• Mobile homes: 36

Unemployment: 12.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78561

• 57.7%203Drove a car alone
• 2.8%10Carpooled
• 47.5%167Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78561

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 3610 to 14 minutes
• 3615 to 19 minutes
• 920 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 4130 to 34 minutes
• 735 to 39 minutes
• 3845 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 924

• Male householders: 26 (6 living alone), Female householders: 195 (7 living alone)

• 118 spouses (118 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (24 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 313 children (313 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 164 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 35 other relatives, 41 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 21 2-persons

82 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (56 women).

13.3% of residents of 78561 zip code speak English at home.
87.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 28% well, 7% not well, 5% not at all).

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

• This state: 662
• Midwest: 24
• West: 39

100% of the 78561 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Voluntary Health Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78561 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Guadalupe	5	76.4 years
Jose	5	74.6 years
Maria	5	77.0 years
Juan	3	82.3 years
Marcos	3	67.7 years
Jesus	2	86.9 years
Catarino	2	75.5 years
Manuel	2	80.5 years
Martina	2	62.5 years
Miguel	2	75.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 78561 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Cantu	5	72.4 years
Garcia	5	74.2 years
Garza	5	68.2 years
Rodriguez	4	74.0 years
Trevino	4	77.2 years
Silva	4	73.5 years
Chapa	3	77.3 years
Solis	3	83.7 years
Moya	3	70.4 years
Acevedo	2	74.0 years