78843 Zip Code (Laughlin AFB, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 471

Houses and condos: 42
Renter-occupied apartments: 43
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78843: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 4.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 98 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 78843:

• High school or higher: 102.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 7.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78843:

• Never married: 91.9%
• Now married: 8.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78843, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $22,169 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$22,169
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $22,146 (reported on 99.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,146
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 99.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 100.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $109 (reported on 28.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$109
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $267 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$267
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$40 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$40
State:	+$16,110

Total tax: $1,625 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

78843:	$1,625
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,250 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,250
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 41.3%

Here:	41%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 35.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 47.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 78832, 78840, 78877, 78837, 78833, 78852.
Laughlin AFB Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 78 (22 now married, 56 unmarried)

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $198,743

Here:	$198,743
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $24,499

Here:	$24,499
State:	$327,631

In 2-unit structures: $969,340

Here:	$969,340
State:	$374,947

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,175

Here:	$123,175
State:	$209,652

Mobile homes: $123,124

Here:	$123,124
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, attached: 44

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78843

• 54.6%263Drove a car alone
• 10.6%51Motorcycle
• 1.0%5Bicycle
• 23.4%113Walked
• 11.6%56Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78843

• 94Less than 5 minutes
• 2205 to 9 minutes
• 4910 to 14 minutes
• 1115 to 19 minutes
• 4520 to 24 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 471

• Male householders: 43 (0 living alone), Female householders: 0 (0 living alone)

• 0 spouses (0 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 408 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of nonfamily households: 45 2-persons

90.3% of residents of 78843 zip code speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

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

• This state: 6
• Northeast: 92
• Midwest: 64
• South: 121
• West: 124

53% of the 78843 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 111% moved from different state.

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• LAUGHLIN LODGING (BLDG 454 4TH & ARNOLD in DEL RIO, TX) : $23,619 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $22,908 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2005-05-25.
  $711, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-14. Completion date: 2005-05-25.
  

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Facilities Support Services (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Flight Training (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (1-4: 1)

Businesses in zip code 78843

• Burger King: 1