79839 Zip Code (Fort Hancock, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,401
Zip code population in 2010: 1,938
Zip code population in 2000: 1,846

Houses and condos: 571
Renter-occupied apartments: 152
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79839: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 483.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 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: $349 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $569 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 79839:

• High school or higher: 49.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79839:

• Never married: 42.7%
• Now married: 43.7%
• Separated: 3.8%
• Widowed: 8.8%
• Divorced: 1.0%

• 
• • 1,26290.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1379.8%White
  • 20.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79839, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $33,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,730
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $30,448 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,448
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1213.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3448.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8160.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $271 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$271
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,882 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,882
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 341.5% for AGIs below $25k, 58.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,207 (reported on 45.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,207
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 256.9% for AGIs below $25k, 154.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 87.9% for AGIs below $25k, 95.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79839, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $27,282 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,282
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $25,756 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,756
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $25k, 91.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $320 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$320
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$7,720 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,720
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $17,850 (23% of AGI, reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,850
State:	$24,724

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $2,100 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

79839:	$2,100
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,969 (reported on 52.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,969
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 85.1%

Here:	85%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 87.8% for AGIs below $25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79839, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $18,806 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$18,806
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $16,574 (reported on 89.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,574
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $10k, 92.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 39.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $636 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$636
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $2,500 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$3,082 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,082
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $14,528 (25% of AGI, reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,528
State:	$19,631

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,353 (5% of AGI, reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,353
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $2,785 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

79839:	$2,785
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,734 (reported on 68.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,734
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.8%

Here:	86%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 87.8% for AGIs below $10k, 89.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79853, 79838, 79836, 79928, 79849, 79927.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 248
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 232

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (0 now married, 12 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 322 (138 now married, 184 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79839 with a mortgage: 59
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $928
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $327

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

• Zip code 79839 household income distribution in 2022

• 48Less than $10,000
• 70$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 62$25,000 to $29,999
• 95$30,000 to $34,999
• 33$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 12$45,000 to $49,999
• 83$50,000 to $59,999
• 48$60,000 to $74,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79839

• 26$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 83$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $69,999
• 53$70,000 to $79,999
• 29$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79839

• 17$100 to $149
• 4$200 to $249
• 25$250 to $299
• 55$300 to $349
• 44No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $512.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $313,707.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,821
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $61,943
• Two or more races householders: $84,242
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,534

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $66,073 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,201 - $87,564

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $81,152

Here:	$81,152
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $95,631

Here:	$95,631
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 306
• Mobile homes: 251

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79839

• 69.7%432Drove a car alone
• 5.5%34Carpooled
• 2.4%15Walked
• 24.5%152Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79839

• 35Less than 5 minutes
• 1745 to 9 minutes
• 2810 to 14 minutes
• 1325 to 29 minutes
• 12430 to 34 minutes
• 6335 to 39 minutes
• 4545 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,401

• Male householders: 145 (5 living alone), Female householders: 328 (94 living alone)

• 200 spouses (200 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 615 children (614 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 114 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 116 4-persons, 37 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person

142 married couples with children.
83 single-parent households (83 women).

14.6% of residents of 79839 zip code speak English at home.
85.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 7% well, 7% not well, 22% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%

Population in 1990: 1,108. Population change in the 1990s: +738 (+66.6%).

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

• This state: 773
• Northeast: 82
• Midwest: 2
• South: 30
• West: 80

78% of the 79839 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

100% of the 79839 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:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BRENZOVICH FIREARM TRAINING CE (22301 TEXAS 20 in FORT HANCOCK, TX; small business) : $19,370 in 2 contracts in 2006

  $9,790 with Army for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Signed on 2006-04-14. Completion date: 2006-07-13.
  $9,580 with Army for Guns, through 30 mm. Signed on 2006-04-03. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79839 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	7	72.8 years
Maria	7	79.0 years
Manuela	6	74.8 years
Juan	5	55.4 years
Manuel	4	76.5 years
Antonio	3	75.3 years
James	3	72.0 years
Ramon	3	74.4 years
Angela	2	85.4 years
Ada	2	77.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79839 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Esparza	7	80.6 years
Gonzalez	6	57.7 years
Sanchez	6	83.6 years
Apodaca	5	77.2 years
Lopez	5	67.4 years
Flores	4	75.0 years
Aldaco	4	71.3 years
Galindo	3	78.7 years
Aguilera	3	74.6 years
Cordero	3	60.3 years