78549 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 860
Zip code population in 2010: 990
Zip code population in 2000: 1,009

Houses and condos: 357
Renter-occupied apartments: 27
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78549: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 27.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 78549:

• High school or higher: 43.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Unemployed: 9.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78549:

• Never married: 23.2%
• Now married: 52.2%
• Separated: 5.2%
• Widowed: 9.5%
• Divorced: 9.9%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78549, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $17,474 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$17,474
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $16,370 (reported on 87.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,370
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.9% for AGIs below $10k, 89.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $207 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$207
Texas:	$2,255

Profit/loss from business: +$5,729 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,729
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $17,500 (52% of AGI, reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,500
State:	$19,631

Here:	52.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,529 (4% of AGI, reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,529
State:	$4,753

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $1,665 (reported on 38.8% of returns)

78549:	$1,665
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,529 (reported on 63.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,529
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.8%

Here:	71%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 78542, 78538, 78561, 78558, 78543, 78562.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 136
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 133

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 100 (70 now married, 29 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78549 with a mortgage: 66
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,006
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $281

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

• Zip code 78549 household income distribution in 2022

• 68Less than $10,000
• 26$10,000 to $14,999
• 58$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 45$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78549

• 26$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 65$40,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 44$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$90,000 to $99,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $301,076
• Some other race householders: $50,848
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $66,905

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $56,469 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,008 - $76,632

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $156,545

Here:	$156,545
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $49,813

Here:	$49,813
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 308
• Mobile homes: 45

Unemployment: 9.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78549

• 50.0%72Drove a car alone
• 22.9%33Carpooled
• 24.3%35Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78549

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 155 to 9 minutes
• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 1815 to 19 minutes
• 1430 to 34 minutes
• 1740 to 44 minutes
• 2745 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 860

• Male householders: 159 (17 living alone), Female householders: 105 (63 living alone)

• 160 spouses (160 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 316 children (238 natural, 79 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 0 foster children, 61 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person

257 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (58 women).

16.0% of residents of 78549 zip code speak English at home.
83.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 8% well, 8% not well, 29% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 20.7%

Population in 1990: 1,294.

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

• This state: 557
• West: 85

86% of the 78549 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

100% of the 78549 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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):

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

• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0243.02


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0243.02

Most common first names in zip code 78549 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Maria	13	78.6 years
Jose	7	69.3 years
Juan	6	60.5 years
Guadalupe	4	63.2 years
Juanita	4	73.3 years
Manuel	4	77.2 years
Pablo	4	80.3 years
Antonio	3	82.7 years
Luis	3	78.0 years
Manuela	3	74.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 78549 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davila	24	73.1 years
Garcia	13	64.7 years
Lopez	12	74.4 years
Villarreal	8	80.8 years
Garza	7	84.7 years
Ramirez	7	69.9 years
Anzaldua	6	82.5 years
Gonzalez	5	80.4 years
Haley	5	76.8 years
Salazar	5	61.6 years