Estimated zip code population in 2022: 20,650 Zip code population in 2010: 15,587 Zip code population in 2000: 12,862
Houses and condos: 7,927 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,571
% of renters here:
22%
State:
38%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 76234: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 310.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 66 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.1% ($3,384)
Texas:
1.5% ($4,050)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,952 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,713 (1.0%)
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 76234, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $78,842 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$78,842
State:
$77,054
Salary/wage: $67,319 (reported on 80.9% of returns)
Here:
$67,319
State:
$62,766
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1202.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3581.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6578.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9348.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18591.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 59891.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,094 (reported on 27.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,094
Texas:
$2,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs below $25k, 17.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 116.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1474.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,308 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$5,308
State:
$10,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.6% for AGIs below $25k, 32.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 105.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 225.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1743.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$23,739 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$23,739
State:
+$39,590
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 157.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 604.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13603.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,886 (reported on 22.0% of returns)
Here:
+$13,886
State:
+$10,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 156.4% for AGIs below $25k, 252.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 351.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 361.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 800.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3922.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $21,106 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
76234:
$21,106
Texas:
$24,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $25k, 101.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 149.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 353.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 665.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2208.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $16,500 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
76234:
$16,500
Texas:
$29,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $39,449 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$39,449
State:
$40,428
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $25k, 142.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 356.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 431.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1007.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8366.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $16,026 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:
$16,026
State:
$18,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 16.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 324.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3398.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,968 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
76234:
$6,968
State:
$7,821
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 23.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 228.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1112.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,320 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,320
State:
$2,584
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.4%
Here:
91%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 89.2% for AGIs below $25k, 91.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 76234, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $71,035 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$71,035
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $55,234 (reported on 83.4% of returns)
Here:
$55,234
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 35.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,899 (reported on 32.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,899
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,399 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
$5,399
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$24,920 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
+$24,920
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$17,517 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
+$17,517
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,459 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
76234:
$18,459
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $18,967 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
76234:
$18,967
Texas:
$23,938
Total itemized deductions: $24,824 (18% of AGI, reported on 30.1% of returns)
Here:
$24,824
State:
$24,724
Here:
17.9% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $7,036 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
Here:
$7,036
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,254 (reported on 29.7% of returns)
76234:
$5,254
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,296 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,296
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.3%
Here:
59%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 51.1% for AGIs below $25k, 56.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 82.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 76234, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $49,810 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$49,810
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $41,721 (reported on 83.7% of returns)
Here:
$41,721
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.0% for AGIs below $10k, 79.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,885 (reported on 37.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,885
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,370 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,370
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$18,075 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:
+$18,075
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,532 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:
+$9,532
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,626 (reported on 2.8% of returns)
76234:
$3,626
Texas:
$3,120
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $12,103 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:
$12,103
Texas:
$16,401
Total itemized deductions: $19,523 (21% of AGI, reported on 28.4% of returns)
Here:
$19,523
State:
$19,631
Here:
21.0% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,863 (6% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)
Here:
$5,863
State:
$4,753
Here:
5.9% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $8,153 (reported on 74.8% of returns)
76234:
$8,153
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,747 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,747
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.8%
Here:
63%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs below $10k, 64.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 669 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,513
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 220 (145 now married, 74 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,661 (2,126 now married, 2,532 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 76234 with a mortgage: 3,397 (91 second mortgage, 95 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 84
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,989 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $634
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
4.8%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
2.2%
Whole state:
7.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 76234: Texas Tourist Camp (A), Decatur Fire Department (B), Wise County Heritage Museum (C), Greenwood - Slidell Volunteer Fire Department (D), Greenwood - Slidell Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (E), Decatur Police Department (F), Decatur City Public Works (G), LifeStar 4 - Southwest Helicopters - Decatur (H), Decatur Police Department (I), Wise County Emergency Medical Services (J), Decatur Baptist College Administration Building (K), Waggoner Mansion (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 76234 include: Pleasant Grove Church Number 1 (A), Saint John Church (B), Sand Hill Church (C), Sweetwater Church (D), Annaville Church (E), Bell Church (F), First United Pentecostal Church of Decatur (G), Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene (H), Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Annaville Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Cottonwood Cemetery (3), Oaklawn Cemetery (4), Deep Creek Cemetery (5), Rush Cemetery (6), Moss Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Rucker Pond (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 37 Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 36 Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 18e Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 16 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 27a Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 25a Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut Creek (A), Sweetwater Creek (B), Watson Branch (C), Twin Pond Creek (D), Rosebud Branch (E), Catlett Creek (F), Briar Branch (G), Big Sandy Creek (H), Whites Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 223 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,326 2-persons, 994 3-persons, 1,110 4-persons, 498 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 421 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,494 1-person, 77 2-persons, 144 3-persons
3,105 married couples with children.
935 single-parent households (85 men, 850 women).
76.9% of residents of 76234 zip code speak English at home.
21.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 12% well, 20% not well, 8% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% very well, 6% well).
Foreign born population: 2,031 (9.8%) (25.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.8%
Whole state:
17.2%
87%Honduras
1%Guatemala
1%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
1%Poland
1%Bhutan
1%Chile
1%Malaysia
15%English
11%American
7%German
3%Irish
2%Italian
1%Dutch
1%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
4802010 or later
1862000 to 2009
4471990 to 1999
925Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
2L CUSTOM TRUCKS INC (1405 S HIGHWAY 287 in DECATUR, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES (1M E L435140 in DECATUR, TX)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.8%
73.6%Electricity
13.7%Utility gas
12.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.5%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 9,323. Population change in the 1990s: +3,539 (+38.0%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,920
Northeast: 534
Midwest: 1,631
South: 1,923
West: 1,521
53% of the 76234 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
90% of the 76234 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 314
Here:
13.2%
Texas:
8.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 120
Here:
8.0%
Texas:
8.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 122
Here:
12.2%
Texas:
16.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
129,938Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
120,642Computer and mathematical occupations
108,090Business and financial operations occupations
101,947Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
85,056Management occupations
83,722Architecture and engineering occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 134. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 264 took place in 2008, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (62.0%), and Structure Fires (22.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 76234