79855 Zip Code (Van Horn, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,218
Zip code population in 2010: 2,336
Zip code population in 2000: 2,847

Houses and condos: 911
Renter-occupied apartments: 160
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79855: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1821.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 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: $752 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 79855:

• High school or higher: 76.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79855:

• Never married: 37.5%
• Now married: 25.5%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 12.5%
• Divorced: 22.3%

• 
• • 1,82182.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 23410.6%White
  • 1356.1%American Indian
  • 221.0%Asian
  • 40.2%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79855, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $22,000 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$22,000
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $21,095 (reported on 90.4% of returns)

Here:	$21,095
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 147.7% for AGIs below $10k, 94.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $909 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$909
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,750 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,756 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,756
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$324 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	+$324
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, -1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,632 (27% of AGI, reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,632
State:	$19,631

Here:	27.3% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,868 (5% of AGI, reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,868
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $2,955 (reported on 51.1% of returns)

79855:	$2,955
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,267 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,267
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.2%

Here:	80%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 75.9% for AGIs below $10k, 84.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79854, 79851, 79785, 79734, 79847, 79718.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 193
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 465

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 447 (54 now married, 397 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79855 with a mortgage: 106
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,368
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $346

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

• Zip code 79855 household income distribution in 2022

• 52Less than $10,000
• 70$10,000 to $14,999
• 86$15,000 to $19,999
• 26$20,000 to $24,999
• 80$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $44,999
• 19$45,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 92$60,000 to $74,999
• 63$75,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79855

• 35Less than $10,000
• 27$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 39$50,000 to $59,999
• 77$70,000 to $79,999
• 73$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 30$300,000 to $399,999
• 27$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79855

• 14$150 to $199
• 15$450 to $499
• 29$500 to $549
• 3$600 to $649
• 16$900 to $999
• 70No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $947.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $149,153
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $35,614
• Asian householders: $258,735
• Some other race householders: $87,056
• Two or more races householders: $114,148
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $83,404

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,580 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,947 - $127,645

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $170,338

Here:	$170,338
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $53,898

Here:	$53,898
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 634
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 22
• 20 to 49: 18
• Mobile homes: 203

Unemployment: 8.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79855

• 92.5%885Drove a car alone
• 1.1%11Carpooled
• 1.6%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79855

• 303Less than 5 minutes
• 1755 to 9 minutes
• 2910 to 14 minutes
• 3715 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 20730 to 34 minutes
• 2760 to 89 minutes
• 10990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,218

• Male householders: 367 (152 living alone), Female householders: 285 (145 living alone)

• 174 spouses (174 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 823 children (788 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 90 other relatives, 241 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 41 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 258 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 22 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 297 1-person, 12 2-persons

63 married couples with children.
220 single-parent households (220 women).

32.2% of residents of 79855 zip code speak English at home.
68.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 10% well, 6% not well, 3% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 19.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 15.1%

Population in 1990: 3,090.

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

• This state: 1,737
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 24
• South: 27
• West: 137

68% of the 79855 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.

79% of the 79855 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% 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):

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• D J COLLINS INC (1700 WEST BROADWAY in VAN HORN, TX; small business)

  $12,108 with Army for Fueling and Other Petroleum Services - Excluding Storage. Signed on 2002-04-18. Completion date: 2002-04-16.

• VAN HORN, CITY OF (1801 WEST BROADWAY STE 102 in VAN HORN, TX) : $2,931 in 3 contracts in 2002

  $1,994 with Army for Water Services. Signed on 2002-07-30. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
  $875, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-09. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
  $62, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
  

• WEST TEXAS AVIATION (CULBERSON COUNTY AIRPORT in VAN HORN, TX; small business) : $0 in 3 contracts in 2004

  $223,811 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2004-03-25. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
  -$223,811, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19 employees: 6 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (20-49: 1)
• Mining: All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining (10-19: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79855 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	12	81.7 years
John	11	77.3 years
William	10	75.8 years
Robert	9	68.2 years
Jesus	8	68.7 years
Manuel	8	78.6 years
George	6	73.4 years
Jack	6	68.7 years
Maria	6	72.1 years
James	6	68.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 79855 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Tarango	11	75.9 years
Sanchez	10	66.4 years
Gomez	9	69.6 years
Carrillo	7	76.7 years
Valdez	7	81.0 years
Carrasco	7	74.7 years
Baeza	6	64.0 years
Smith	6	75.3 years
Mendez	6	60.9 years
Williams	6	85.5 years

Businesses in zip code 79855
Name	Count		Name	Count
Days Inn	1		Ramada	1
Econo Lodge	1		Super 8	1
FedEx	2		True Value	1
Holiday Inn	1		U-Haul	1
Knights Inn	1		Wendy's	1