76859 Zip Code (Menard, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,774
Zip code population in 2010: 1,982
Zip code population in 2000: 2,297

Houses and condos: 1,572
Renter-occupied apartments: 225
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 76859: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 718.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 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: $1,433 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,654 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 76859:

• High school or higher: 80.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
• Unemployed: 4.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 76859:

• Never married: 19.0%
• Now married: 49.5%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 17.1%
• Divorced: 13.7%

• 
• • 1,00056.4%White
  • 67738.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 955.4%Two or more races
  • 10.06%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 76859, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,114 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,114
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $37,710 (reported on 73.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,710
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1323.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3509.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5600.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9046.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25523.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,322 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,322
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 366.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,967 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,967
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 232.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1920.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$16,985 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$16,985
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.1% for AGIs below $25k, 488.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6096.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,583 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	+$11,583
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 333.9% for AGIs below $25k, 595.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 145.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,867 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

76859:	$17,867
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 372.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1833.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,233 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$35,233
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1510.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $4,433 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

76859:	$4,433
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 190.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,425 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,425
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 147.0% for AGIs below $25k, 105.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.2%

Here:	96%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 94.4% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 76859, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,365 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,365
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $35,239 (reported on 76.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,239
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.2% for AGIs below $25k, 75.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,250 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,250
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,592 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,592
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$88,791 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$88,791
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 132.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,500 (reported on 30.7% of returns)

Here:	+$10,500
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,500 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

76859:	$6,500
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $22,910 (16% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,910
State:	$24,724

Here:	15.7% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,867 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$5,867
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $3,770 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

76859:	$3,770
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,314 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,314
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.7%

Here:	79%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 116.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 76859, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,259 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,259
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $23,545 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$23,545
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 161.1% for AGIs below $10k, 70.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,809 (reported on 36.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,809
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,412 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,412
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$23,709 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$23,709
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,395 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,395
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.0% for AGIs below $10k, 15.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,368 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

76859:	$3,368
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $20,625 (36% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$20,625
State:	$19,631

Here:	35.8% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,597 (6% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,597
State:	$4,753

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $4,516 (reported on 63.3% of returns)

76859:	$4,516
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,895 (reported on 28.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,895
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.0%

Here:	78%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $10k, 75.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 76841, 76848, 76854, 76837, 76858, 76849.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 94
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 905

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 208 (97 now married, 110 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 76859 with a mortgage: 161
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $794
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $457

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

• Zip code 76859 household income distribution in 2022

• 104Less than $10,000
• 118$10,000 to $14,999
• 107$15,000 to $19,999
• 74$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 60$35,000 to $39,999
• 79$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 71$50,000 to $59,999
• 64$60,000 to $74,999
• 114$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 54$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 76859

• 7Less than $10,000
• 56$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$35,000 to $39,999
• 45$40,000 to $49,999
• 78$50,000 to $59,999
• 47$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 35$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 99$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 20$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 44$250,000 to $299,999
• 86$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 76859

• 4Less than $100
• 21$150 to $199
• 8$200 to $249
• 2$250 to $299
• 16$350 to $399
• 28$400 to $449
• 7$450 to $499
• 13$500 to $549
• 55$650 to $699
• 12$800 to $899
• 48No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $736.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,787
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $29,252
• Some other race householders: $51,197
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $62,899

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,564 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,443 - $190,272

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $394,898

Here:	$394,898
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $85,820

Here:	$85,820
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,171
• One, attached: 22
• 3 or 4: 34
• 20 to 49: 76
• Mobile homes: 251

Unemployment: 4.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 76859

• 73.6%497Drove a car alone
• 14.2%96Carpooled
• 1.2%8Walked
• 9.3%63Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 76859

• 175Less than 5 minutes
• 1475 to 9 minutes
• 4510 to 14 minutes
• 2315 to 19 minutes
• 9320 to 24 minutes
• 5430 to 34 minutes
• 4260 to 89 minutes
• 2090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,774

• Male householders: 401 (214 living alone), Female householders: 603 (377 living alone)

• 335 spouses (335 opposite-sex spouses), 22 unmarried partners, (22 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 307 children (268 natural, 39 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 47 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 47 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 292 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 25 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 590 1-person

67 married couples with children.
95 single-parent households (47 men, 48 women).

73.7% of residents of 76859 zip code speak English at home.
27.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 18% well, 8% not well, 2% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (8.5 MI N L436690 in MENARD, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.9%

Population in 1990: 2,145. Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+7.1%).

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

• This state: 1,426
• Northeast: 31
• Midwest: 81
• South: 120
• West: 18

57% of the 76859 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

94% of the 76859 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
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:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 3 establishments)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 76859 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	31	77.1 years
William	25	77.2 years
Mary	24	80.1 years
John	23	78.8 years
Robert	18	75.8 years
Willie	16	80.9 years
George	13	79.8 years
Joe	13	78.4 years
Edna	11	79.0 years
Henry	11	77.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 76859 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bradford	20	82.2 years
Kothmann	19	76.6 years
Gonzales	19	63.5 years
Crisp	16	76.0 years
Hernandez	15	77.3 years
Simmons	15	68.4 years
Smith	15	77.3 years
Wilkinson	14	80.9 years
White	13	76.5 years
Martin	12	76.8 years

Businesses in zip code 76859

• True Value: 1
• UPS: 1