76538 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,186
Zip code population in 2010: 761
Zip code population in 2000: 2,053

Houses and condos: 616
Renter-occupied apartments: 77
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 76538: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 150.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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: $3,425
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,658

For population 25 years and over in 76538:

• High school or higher: 93.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 51.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 76538:

• Never married: 17.8%
• Now married: 57.3%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 3.2%
• Divorced: 21.6%

• 
• • 96581.4%White
  • 12810.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 796.7%Two or more races
  • 131.1%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 76538, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $59,547 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,547
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $49,400 (reported on 69.4% of returns)

Here:	$49,400
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1242.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3167.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2828.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18856.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $782 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$782
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 31.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,150 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$6,150
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 820.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,840 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,840
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1253.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,729 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,729
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 387.1% for AGIs below $25k, 285.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 306.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,400 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

76538:	$16,400
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 728.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,250 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 76538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,203 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,203
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $42,521 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$42,521
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 120.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,342 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,342
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,040 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,040
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,700 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,700
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$7,867 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,867
State:	+$13,732

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,200 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

76538:	$8,200
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $22,250 (20% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$22,250
State:	$24,724

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,250 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,250
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $4,450 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

76538:	$4,450
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 45.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 76538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,608 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,608
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $31,322 (reported on 74.2% of returns)

Here:	$31,322
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 268.7% for AGIs below $10k, 59.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 104.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,705 (reported on 43.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,705
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,174 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,174
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,571 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,571
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,922 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,922
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.4% for AGIs below $10k, 8.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,367 (12% of AGI, reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,367
State:	$19,631

Here:	12.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,125 (1% of AGI, reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,125
State:	$4,753

Here:	0.5% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $6,680 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

76538:	$6,680
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,961 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,961
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.1%

Here:	64%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $10k, 64.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 76566, 76637, 76598, 76525, 76596, 76599.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 120
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 406

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (21 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 166 (82 now married, 83 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 76538 with a mortgage: 178
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,214
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $548

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

• Zip code 76538 household income distribution in 2022

• 51Less than $10,000
• 74$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 30$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 39$60,000 to $74,999
• 42$75,000 to $99,999
• 88$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $199,999
• 42$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 76538

• 11Less than $10,000
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 34$80,000 to $89,999
• 114$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$175,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 to $249,999
• 21$250,000 to $299,999
• 37$300,000 to $399,999
• 19$400,000 to $499,999
• 32$500,000 to $749,999
• 14$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 5$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 76538

• 2$100 to $149
• 8$200 to $249
• 4$250 to $299
• 4$400 to $449
• 3$450 to $499
• 5$500 to $549
• 7$1,250 to $1,499
• 8$1,500 to $1,999
• 28No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $679.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,328
• Some other race householders: $160,059
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $160,059

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $142,560 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $120,763 - $276,015

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $242,419

Here:	$242,419
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $62,738

Here:	$62,738
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 536
• One, attached: 12
• 50 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 46
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 76538

• 74.3%352Drove a car alone
• 7.0%33Carpooled
• 1.5%7Walked
• 3.2%15Other means
• 13.3%63Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 76538

• 14Less than 5 minutes
• 65 to 9 minutes
• 1410 to 14 minutes
• 3215 to 19 minutes
• 9320 to 24 minutes
• 4125 to 29 minutes
• 2130 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 1540 to 44 minutes
• 4045 to 59 minutes
• 6960 to 89 minutes
• 5290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,186

• Male householders: 253 (43 living alone), Female householders: 272 (51 living alone)

• 275 spouses (264 opposite-sex spouses), 26 unmarried partners, (26 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 244 children (227 natural, 17 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 31 other relatives, 39 non-relatives

Size of family households: 223 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 94 1-person, 24 2-persons

152 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

92.9% of residents of 76538 zip code speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% very well, 8% well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%

Population in 1990: 793. Population change in the 1990s: +1,260 (+158.9%).

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

• This state: 964
• Northeast: 31
• Midwest: 46
• South: 56
• West: 32

29% of the 76538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

99% of the 76538 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% 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): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• DOROTHY W PRUETT (205 PRUETT LN in JONESBORO, TX; small business) : $22,580 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $11,290 with Army for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $11,290 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 19. The highest number of fire incidents - 39 took place in 2006, and the least - 7 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (78.3%), and Structure Fires (11.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 76538
• 25278.3%Outside Fires
• 3611.2%Structure Fires
• 268.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 82.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 76538, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 76538 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	10	78.3 years
John	7	77.3 years
Robert	6	63.5 years
Walter	5	80.8 years
George	4	75.2 years
Ruth	4	86.2 years
William	4	77.2 years
Charlie	3	79.3 years
Alma	3	78.3 years
Dorothy	3	82.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 76538 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	9	81.7 years
Young	8	78.6 years
Watson	8	74.5 years
Hill	5	73.8 years
Johnson	5	84.4 years
Pruett	4	81.4 years
Robuck	4	81.0 years
Smith	4	81.2 years
Tyler	4	73.2 years
Jeffries	3	86.3 years