79261 Zip Code (Turkey, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 391
Zip code population in 2010: 527
Zip code population in 2000: 615

Houses and condos: 355
Renter-occupied apartments: 47
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79261: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 226.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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: $534 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 79261:

• High school or higher: 73.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79261:

• Never married: 35.2%
• Now married: 48.4%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 7.2%
• Divorced: 7.0%

• 
• • 19850.8%White
  • 17344.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 174.4%Two or more races
  • 20.5%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79261, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,494 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,494
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $40,523 (reported on 72.2% of returns)

Here:	$40,523
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1280.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3306.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $540 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$540
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,160 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,160
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 846.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.4%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79261, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,839 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,839
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $25,142 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,142
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $533 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$533
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$6,767 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,767
State:	+$13,732

Earned income credit: $2,675 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,675
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79261, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,898 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,898
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $21,608 (reported on 69.9% of returns)

Here:	$21,608
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,261 (reported on 49.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,261
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $296 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$296
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,091 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,091
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$2,188 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,188
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $12,400 (30% of AGI, reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$12,400
State:	$19,631

Here:	30.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Total tax: $2,651 (reported on 58.6% of returns)

79261:	$2,651
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,173 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,173
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 87.6%

Here:	88%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 89.5% for AGIs below $10k, 89.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79239, 79234, 79255, 79233, 79259, 79244.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 121

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 102 (52 now married, 50 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79261 with a mortgage: 6
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79261 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 22$75,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79261

• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79261

• 8$100 to $149
• 4$150 to $199
• 1$200 to $249
• 1$300 to $349
• 5$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 10$500 to $549
• 1$650 to $699
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $583.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $151,557.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $68,842
• Black or African American householders: $34,076
• Asian householders: $42,600
• Some other race householders: $34,076
• Two or more races householders: $59,640
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $36,125

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $49,757 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,173 - $130,947

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $113,143

Here:	$113,143
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $182,930

Here:	$182,930
State:	$327,631

Mobile homes: $42,363

Here:	$42,363
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 276
• One, attached: 11
• 3 or 4: 25
• 50 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 38

Unemployment: 3.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79261

• 74.3%135Drove a car alone
• 5.5%10Carpooled
• 0.6%1Bus or trolley bus
• 3.3%6Walked
• 2.2%4Other means
• 11.0%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79261

• 32Less than 5 minutes
• 345 to 9 minutes
• 4710 to 14 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 1625 to 29 minutes
• 430 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 145 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 391

• Male householders: 51 (12 living alone), Female householders: 81 (16 living alone)

• 83 spouses (83 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 152 children (149 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 13 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person

46 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (3 men, 26 women).

72.8% of residents of 79261 zip code speak English at home.
26.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 10% well, 17% not well, 5% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 35.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17.4%

Population in 1990: 704.

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

• This state: 299
• Midwest: 13
• South: 26
• West: 13

69% of the 79261 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

84% of the 79261 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% 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 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:

• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Business Associations (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79261 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	11	71.0 years
William	10	82.2 years
James	9	84.1 years
Mary	7	75.7 years
Ida	5	89.4 years
Willie	5	81.4 years
Cecil	4	74.2 years
George	4	77.8 years
Pauline	4	79.7 years
Ruby	4	72.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 79261 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mullin	11	83.6 years
Lane	10	78.4 years
Johnson	10	81.7 years
Turner	8	76.9 years
Martin	7	72.2 years
Williams	6	76.0 years
Fuston	6	74.8 years
Guest	6	78.2 years
Currie	5	76.4 years
Jones	5	83.2 years