Estimated zip code population in 2022: 298
Zip code population in 2010: 264
Zip code population in 2000: 186
Houses and condos: 233
Renter-occupied apartments: 14
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 38% |
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78879: 78.7
(low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 45.2
sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1
sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile | | (very low). |
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,145
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Males: 82 | (27.5%) |
Females: 216 | (72.5%) |
For population 25 years and over in 78879:
- High school or higher: 99.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 78879:
- Never married: 44.8%
- Now married: 23.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 31.6%
Zip code 78879 compared to state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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- 29799.7%White
- 10.3%Hispanic or Latino
Data:
100%
rural population.
Median resident age:This zip code: | 46.3 years |
Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
Average household size:This zip code: | 3.0 people |
Texas: | 2.6 people |
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 78879, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $71,400 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here: | $71,400 |
State: | $77,054 |
Salary/wage: $60,689 (reported on 56.2% of returns)
Here: | $60,689 |
State: | $62,766 |
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2055.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3583.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,417 (reported on 37.5% of returns)
This zip code: | $1,417 |
Texas: | $2,665 |
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,750 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 366.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,575 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
Here: | +$3,575 |
State: | +$39,590 |
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 476.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,500 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here: | +$6,500 |
State: | +$10,888 |
(% of AGI for various income ranges: )
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 81.2%
(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78879, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $64,758 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here: | $64,758 |
State: | $65,384 |
Salary/wage: $42,871 (reported on 58.3% of returns)
Here: | $42,871 |
State: | $52,524 |
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.4% for AGIs below $25k, 35.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,360 (reported on 41.7% of returns)
This zip code: | $1,360 |
Texas: | $2,372 |
Ordinary dividends: $2,967 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,300 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here: | +$6,300 |
State: | +$13,732 |
Total itemized deductions: $20,700 (16% of AGI, reported on 33.3% of returns)
Here: | $20,700 |
State: | $24,724 |
Here: | 16.5% of AGI |
State: | 15.9% of AGI |
Charity contributions: $2,933 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
Taxes paid: $5,467 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78879, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,411 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here: | $38,411 |
State: | $47,881 |
Salary/wage: $25,125 (reported on 62.2% of returns)
Here: | $25,125 |
State: | $41,947 |
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.9% for AGIs below $10k, 56.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 47.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,300 (reported on 55.6% of returns)
This zip code: | $1,300 |
Texas: | $2,255 |
Taxable dividends: $565 (reported on 25.6% of returns)
Net capital gain/loss: +$3,750 (reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here: | +$3,750 |
State: | +$16,110 |
Profit/loss from business: +$6,519 (reported on 30.0% of returns)
Here: | +$6,519 |
State: | +$11,013 |
Total itemized deductions: $15,000 (18% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here: | $15,000 |
State: | $19,631 |
Here: | 17.8% of AGI |
State: | 18.9% of AGI |
Total tax: $5,972 (reported on 80.0% of returns)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $1,462 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.0%
Estimated median household income in 2022: This zip code: | $70,517 |
Texas: | $72,284 |
Nearest zip codes: 78838,
78873,
78885,
78884,
78881,
78870.
Percentage of family households:This zip code: | 22.7% |
Texas: | 50.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:This zip code: | 0.0% |
Texas: | 48.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 84
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 107 (0 now married, 109 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 78879 with a mortgage: 1
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
- Year house built (houses)
- 02020 or later
- 442010 to 2019
- 302000 to 2009
- 271990 to 1999
- 601980 to 1989
- 351970 to 1979
- 51960 to 1969
- 151950 to 1959
- 01940 to 1949
- 111939 or earlier
Zip code 78879 household income distribution in 2022
- 27$50,000 to $59,999
- 45$60,000 to $74,999
- 19$75,000 to $99,999
- 6$125,000 to $149,999
- 1$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78879
- 39$150,000 to $174,999
- 17$500,000 to $749,999
- 12$750,000 to $999,999
- 24$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:
- White Non-Hispanic householders: $286,744
- Some other race householders: $168,957
- Two or more races householders: $197,197
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $114,649
Mean price in 2022:
Detached houses: $654,598Here: | $654,598 |
State: | $369,058 |
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 194
- Mobile homes: 36
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78879
- 610 to 14 minutes
- 8320 to 24 minutes
- 1460 to 89 minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 4.6%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 298
- Male householders: 33 (0 living alone), Female householders: 67 (0 living alone)
26 spouses (26 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 59 children (59 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 0 foster children, 40 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 14 5-persons
94.3% of residents of 78879 zip code speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
- 60%Polish
- 25%American
- 7%Scottish
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.0%
- 81.1%Electricity
- 19.2%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 253.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 269
- Midwest: 25
69% of the 78879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
92% of the 78879 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% 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:
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
Most common first names in zip code 78879 among deceased individuals |
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
Robert | 3 | 71.7 years |
Elizabeth | 2 | 96.5 years |
Charles | 2 | 64.0 years |
Arthur | 2 | 85.5 years |
John | 2 | 74.0 years |
George | 2 | 76.5 years |
Juan | 2 | 74.0 years |
Margaret | 2 | 74.0 years |
William | 2 | 76.0 years |
Most common last names in zip code 78879 among deceased individuals |
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
Nance | 3 | 74.7 years |
Canales | 3 | 84.7 years |
Shearer | 3 | 78.6 years |
Albarado | 2 | 75.0 years |
Deckman | 2 | 72.0 years |
Miles | 2 | 69.5 years |
Biering | 2 | 86.5 years |
Moffett | 2 | 77.0 years |
Streib | 2 | 78.0 years |
Bunton | 2 | 78.5 years |