79739 Zip Code (Garden City, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 964
Zip code population in 2010: 963
Zip code population in 2000: 1,020

Houses and condos: 411
Renter-occupied apartments: 154
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79739: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 529.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 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 mortgages in 2022: $271 (0.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,596 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 79739:

• High school or higher: 86.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79739:

• Never married: 13.8%
• Now married: 80.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.3%
• Divorced: 3.6%

• 
• • 57960.1%White
  • 33134.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 535.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79739, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $132,206 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$132,206
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $63,821 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$63,821
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1780.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5333.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6322.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9670.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11956.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $4,681 (reported on 42.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$4,681
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 140.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 115.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,927 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,927
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 266.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,012 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

Here:	+$22,012
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 174.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1015.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,220 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,220
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 414.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 273.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $66,100 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$66,100
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2203.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $48,800 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$48,800
State:	$18,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1626.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,300 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

79739:	$5,300
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 176.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,360 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,360
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.3% for AGIs below $25k, 48.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79739, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $131,690 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$131,690
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $39,682 (reported on 79.6% of returns)

Here:	$39,682
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.5% for AGIs below $25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,776 (reported on 34.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,776
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,673 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$7,673
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$20,620 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$20,620
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,600 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$12,600
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,375 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

79739:	$8,375
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $26,580 (8% of AGI, reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,580
State:	$24,724

Here:	8.4% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $15,750 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,750
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,175 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

79739:	$4,175
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 79.6%

Here:	80%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79739, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,356 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,356
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $25,390 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,390
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,485 (reported on 40.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,485
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,400 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$86 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	+$86
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,871 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,871
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $4,238 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

79739:	$4,238
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $15,367 (22% of AGI, reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,367
State:	$19,631

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $6,000 (7% of AGI, reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$6,000
State:	$4,753

Here:	6.9% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $6,668 (reported on 68.6% of returns)

79739:	$6,668
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,212 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,212
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.3%

Here:	85%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 84.0% for AGIs below $10k, 88.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79733, 76951, 79755, 79720, 79782, 76932.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 339

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 181 (171 now married, 7 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79739 with a mortgage: 60
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $839
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $675

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

• Zip code 79739 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 24$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 39$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 68$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$150,000 to $199,999
• 82$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79739

• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 40$150,000 to $174,999
• 32$200,000 to $249,999
• 18$250,000 to $299,999
• 60$300,000 to $399,999
• 45$500,000 to $749,999
• 6$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79739

• 11$150 to $199
• 135No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $329,970
• Some other race householders: $137,064
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $134,808

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $301,204 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $196,856 - $428,142

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $538,872

Here:	$538,872
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $197,974

Here:	$197,974
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 366
• Mobile homes: 41

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79739

• 69.8%291Drove a car alone
• 7.9%33Carpooled
• 24.2%101Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79739

• 89Less than 5 minutes
• 575 to 9 minutes
• 1610 to 14 minutes
• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 820 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 2630 to 34 minutes
• 3640 to 44 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes
• 1960 to 89 minutes
• 3790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 964

• Male householders: 267 (42 living alone), Female householders: 100 (3 living alone)

• 253 spouses (253 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 276 children (276 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 32 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 10 2-persons

212 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (17 men).

70.3% of residents of 79739 zip code speak English at home.
20.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 14% well, 20% not well, 20% not at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
5.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ADOBE GAS GATHERING & PROCESSING CO (7 MI E. OF GARDEN CITY HWY 158 in GARDEN CITY, TX)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.2%

Population in 1990: 1,447.

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

• This state: 707
• Midwest: 87
• South: 17
• West: 9

81% of the 79739 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

92% of the 79739 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from abroad.

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:

• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79739 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	84.4 years
William	3	79.7 years
Charles	2	80.4 years
Fred	2	80.5 years
Alfred	2	65.5 years
John	2	81.5 years
Alma	2	89.6 years
Clyde	2	84.5 years
Mae	2	83.1 years
Martha	2	76.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79739 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Cook	5	81.8 years
Ratliff	5	81.4 years
Hoelscher	4	80.5 years
Jurecek	3	83.3 years
Pearce	3	76.3 years
Cox	3	83.0 years
Wilkerson	3	93.1 years
Helwig	3	88.7 years
Chandler	2	66.0 years
Koenning	2	76.4 years