78872 Zip Code (La Pryor, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,192
Zip code population in 2010: 1,905
Zip code population in 2000: 1,694

Houses and condos: 476
Renter-occupied apartments: 86
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78872: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 184.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 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: $537 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 78872:

• High school or higher: 61.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 5.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78872:

• Never married: 38.6%
• Now married: 51.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 6.9%

• 
• • 1,05788.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 705.9%White
  • 635.3%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78872, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $22,032 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$22,032
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $20,452 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$20,452
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.2% for AGIs below $10k, 85.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 99.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $767 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$767
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $448 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$448
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$483 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	+$483
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$4,224 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,224
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,627 (41% of AGI, reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,627
State:	$19,631

Here:	41.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,083 (5% of AGI, reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,083
State:	$4,753

Here:	4.7% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $2,273 (reported on 50.3% of returns)

78872:	$2,273
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,262 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,262
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.3%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 63.9% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 78839, 78802, 78829, 78801, 78870, 78834.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 89
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 298

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (0 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 304 (85 now married, 219 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78872 with a mortgage: 57
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $953
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $449

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

• Zip code 78872 household income distribution in 2022

• 27Less than $10,000
• 30$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 53$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 53$35,000 to $39,999
• 33$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 45$60,000 to $74,999
• 51$75,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78872

• 21Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 42$60,000 to $69,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 85$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78872

• 32$450 to $499
• 10$700 to $749
• 27$1,250 to $1,499

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $223,562
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $188,395
• Some other race householders: $69,329
• Two or more races householders: $56,769
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $70,836

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $80,884 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,030 - $343,652

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $251,674

Here:	$251,674
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $77,096

Here:	$77,096
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 288
• One, attached: 25
• Mobile homes: 154

Unemployment: 5.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78872

• 91.8%407Drove a car alone
• 3.4%15Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78872

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 535 to 9 minutes
• 2410 to 14 minutes
• 3715 to 19 minutes
• 8225 to 29 minutes
• 8730 to 34 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 4660 to 89 minutes
• 4390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,192

• Male householders: 192 (59 living alone), Female householders: 194 (3 living alone)

• 239 spouses (239 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 395 children (374 natural, 0 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 138 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 28 non-relatives

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 50 2-persons

127 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (49 men, 13 women).

32.2% of residents of 78872 zip code speak English at home.
67.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 12% well, 9% not well, 8% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.7%

Population in 1990: 1,520. Population change in the 1990s: +174 (+11.4%).

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

• This state: 962
• Midwest: 57
• West: 30

73% of the 78872 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

96% of the 78872 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 96% moved from this county.

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: 29

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (1-4: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78872 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	10	69.8 years
Maria	9	78.4 years
Pedro	7	72.0 years
Manuel	6	78.2 years
Guadalupe	5	76.4 years
Juan	5	73.8 years
Francisco	5	74.2 years
Mary	5	82.6 years
Robert	5	67.2 years
Antonio	4	74.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 78872 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Perez	14	69.5 years
Martinez	11	61.2 years
Garcia	8	82.0 years
Ortiz	8	74.6 years
Valdez	7	77.8 years
Gonzalez	6	75.3 years
Flores	6	79.9 years
Kite	5	80.2 years
Lopez	5	77.8 years
Robinson	5	79.6 years