78357 Zip Code (Freer, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,892
Zip code population in 2010: 3,161
Zip code population in 2000: 2,952

Houses and condos: 1,235
Renter-occupied apartments: 273
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78357: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 305.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 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: $1,477 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 78357:

• High school or higher: 79.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
• Unemployed: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78357:

• Never married: 41.0%
• Now married: 39.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 10.6%

• 
• • 2,37582.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 51617.8%White
  • 10.03%Black

Urban population: 2,176
Rural population: 715

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 78357, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,857 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,857
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $40,712 (reported on 86.1% of returns)

Here:	$40,712
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1316.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3621.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6917.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9058.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18340.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,313 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,313
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 246.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,000 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,000
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,438 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	+$15,438
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1433.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,565 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,565
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.7% for AGIs below $25k, 104.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,500 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

78357:	$11,500
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,180 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

Here:	$27,180
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 132.8% for AGIs below $25k, 831.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,933 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,933
State:	$18,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $6,550 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

78357:	$6,550
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 291.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,652 (reported on 31.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,652
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 194.1% for AGIs below $25k, 105.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.8%

Here:	96%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 96.7% for AGIs below $25k, 97.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78357, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,370 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,370
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $44,315 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

Here:	$44,315
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.2% for AGIs below $25k, 89.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 23.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,730 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,730
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,544 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,544
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,333 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	+$13,333
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$18,803 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$18,803
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,183 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

78357:	$12,183
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $21,636 (13% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$21,636
State:	$24,724

Here:	13.4% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,100 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,100
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,742 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

78357:	$3,742
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,585 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,585
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.2%

Here:	64%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $25k, 59.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78357, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,574 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,574
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $29,047 (reported on 89.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,047
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.9% for AGIs below $10k, 86.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 34.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,105 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,105
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,673 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,673
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,745 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,745
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,517 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,517
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,518 (27% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,518
State:	$19,631

Here:	27.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,107 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,107
State:	$4,753

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,653 (reported on 62.7% of returns)

78357:	$4,653
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,931 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,931
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.4%

Here:	70%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 78341, 78384, 78371, 78344, 78376, 78072.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 2.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 98
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 835

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 708 (194 now married, 516 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78357 with a mortgage: 113
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,177
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $448

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

• Zip code 78357 household income distribution in 2022

• 66Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 87$15,000 to $19,999
• 66$20,000 to $24,999
• 58$25,000 to $29,999
• 39$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 54$45,000 to $49,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999
• 126$60,000 to $74,999
• 143$75,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 73$125,000 to $149,999
• 56$150,000 to $199,999
• 45$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78357

• 34$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 76$25,000 to $29,999
• 33$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 62$60,000 to $69,999
• 38$70,000 to $79,999
• 47$80,000 to $89,999
• 40$90,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 89$150,000 to $174,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78357

• 21$150 to $199
• 23$200 to $249
• 13$300 to $349
• 11$350 to $399
• 23$450 to $499
• 23$600 to $649
• 44$650 to $699
• 13$700 to $749
• 9$750 to $799
• 26$900 to $999
• 44No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $967.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,826
• Some other race householders: $77,598
• Two or more races householders: $114,504
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,109 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,208 - $142,676

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $105,750

Here:	$105,750
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $29,948

Here:	$29,948
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 998
• 5 to 9: 22
• 50 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 188

Unemployment: 5.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78357

• 80.6%995Drove a car alone
• 7.6%94Carpooled
• 3.2%39Motorcycle
• 1.0%12Walked
• 4.9%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78357

• 117Less than 5 minutes
• 4485 to 9 minutes
• 9210 to 14 minutes
• 14115 to 19 minutes
• 6920 to 24 minutes
• 3925 to 29 minutes
• 630 to 34 minutes
• 9445 to 59 minutes
• 4460 to 89 minutes
• 8690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,892

• Male householders: 345 (45 living alone), Female householders: 591 (275 living alone)

• 413 spouses (413 opposite-sex spouses), 57 unmarried partners, (57 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,121 children (1,106 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 235 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 97 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 125 2-persons, 315 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 47 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 320 1-person, 68 2-persons

378 married couples with children.
273 single-parent households (35 men, 238 women).

48.9% of residents of 78357 zip code speak English at home.
50.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% very well, 4% not well, 1% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS, LTD. (615 EAST RILEY STREET in FREER, TX)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  

• AMERICAN PIPELINE/CALLAGHAN COMPRESSOR (CALLAGHAN RANCH 10M N H-59 in FREER, TX)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: AMERICAN PIPELINE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.9%

Population in 1990: 3,922.

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

• This state: 2,759
• West: 68

65% of the 78357 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

91% of the 78357 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 98% moved from different county within same 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• FREER EXECUTIVE INN INC (1104 EAST RILEY ST in FREER, TX; small business) : $558 in 2 contracts in 2006

  $5,760 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2006-06-27. Completion date: 2006-07-20.
  -$5,202, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-28. Completion date: 2006-07-20.
  

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

• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (50-99: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Sales Financing (50-99: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2015 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2015 the average number of fires per year is 35. The highest number of fire incidents - 70 took place in 2011, and the least - 3 in 2014. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Other (48.0%), and Outside Fires (29.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 78357
• 23348.0%Other
• 14329.5%Outside Fires
• 7415.3%Structure Fires
• 357.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 78357, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 78357 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	16	76.7 years
Maria	15	75.2 years
Juan	13	69.2 years
William	12	74.7 years
Jose	12	73.6 years
Mary	12	76.8 years
John	12	71.2 years
Frank	9	78.2 years
Charles	8	64.6 years
Pedro	6	77.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 78357 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Perez	25	69.5 years
Garza	21	68.2 years
Alaniz	20	69.5 years
Garcia	18	73.3 years
Gonzalez	16	70.1 years
Smith	16	79.9 years
Villarreal	14	70.8 years
Cantu	12	73.8 years
Espinoza	10	69.5 years
Wiederkehr	10	78.3 years

Businesses in zip code 78357
Name	Count		Name	Count
Best Western	1		FedEx	1
Chevrolet	1		U-Haul	1
Dairy Queen	1