78870 Zip Code (Knippa, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,337
Zip code population in 2010: 984
Zip code population in 2000: 806

Houses and condos: 460
Renter-occupied apartments: 73
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78870: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 118.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $3,460 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $956 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 78870:

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 3.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78870:

• Never married: 26.9%
• Now married: 68.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 1.2%
• Divorced: 3.0%

• 
• • 78458.7%White
  • 55041.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 78870, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,200
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $43,546 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$43,546
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1201.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3395.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5752.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21545.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $911 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$911
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs below $25k, 57.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 215.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,975 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,975
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,825 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,825
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.4% for AGIs below $25k, 255.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,756 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	+$19,756
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 357.8% for AGIs below $25k, 431.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,412 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,412
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 194.4% for AGIs below $25k, 108.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.1%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78870, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,308 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,308
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $36,076 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$36,076
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.9% for AGIs below $25k, 81.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 29.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $767 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$767
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,300 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$21,350 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$21,350
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$13,838 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,838
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $18,880 (20% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,880
State:	$24,724

Here:	20.1% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $8,167 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$8,167
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $4,000 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

78870:	$4,000
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,778 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,778
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78870, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,646 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,646
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $28,453 (reported on 82.2% of returns)

Here:	$28,453
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.4% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,132 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,132
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,109 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,109
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,952 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,952
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -7.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,361 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,361
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, -2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,938 (18% of AGI, reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,938
State:	$19,631

Here:	17.9% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,433 (6% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,433
State:	$4,753

Here:	6.4% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $4,867 (reported on 66.0% of returns)

78870:	$4,867
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,145 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,145
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.6%

Here:	68%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 65.9% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 78881, 78838, 78801, 78850, 78879, 78884.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 96
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 315

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 381 (226 now married, 153 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78870 with a mortgage: 147
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,156
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $446

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

• Zip code 78870 household income distribution in 2022

• 36Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 29$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 24$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 120$60,000 to $74,999
• 55$75,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78870

• 15Less than $10,000
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 35$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 81$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78870

• 1$350 to $399
• 20$450 to $499
• 3$550 to $599
• 10$700 to $749
• 2$800 to $899
• 8$900 to $999
• 5$1,250 to $1,499
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $846.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $321,395
• Some other race householders: $156,431
• Two or more races householders: $65,416
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $142,210

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,424 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,604 - $220,675

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $202,457

Here:	$202,457
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $81,041

Here:	$81,041
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 325
• 20 to 49: 5
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 119

Unemployment: 3.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78870

• 80.7%534Drove a car alone
• 10.1%67Carpooled
• 2.0%13Walked
• 3.6%24Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78870

• 68Less than 5 minutes
• 355 to 9 minutes
• 26010 to 14 minutes
• 13215 to 19 minutes
• 2520 to 24 minutes
• 2025 to 29 minutes
• 2445 to 59 minutes
• 4360 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,337

• Male householders: 260 (26 living alone), Female householders: 148 (8 living alone)

• 366 spouses (366 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 406 children (364 natural, 0 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 152 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 165 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person

194 married couples with children.
80 single-parent households (22 men, 58 women).

68.7% of residents of 78870 zip code speak English at home.
30.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 6% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 618. Population change in the 1990s: +188 (+30.4%).

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

• This state: 1,011
• Northeast: 97
• Midwest: 47
• South: 29
• West: 74

59% of the 78870 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.

91% of the 78870 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

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

• Mining: Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78870 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Manuel	6	72.8 years
William	5	85.9 years
Henry	5	77.0 years
Maria	5	68.6 years
Guadalupe	4	71.0 years
John	4	58.7 years
Francisco	3	85.3 years
Edwin	3	74.0 years
James	3	67.6 years
Walter	3	62.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 78870 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rodriguez	6	76.7 years
Langner	6	74.0 years
Meyer	6	76.5 years
Dornbusch	5	86.8 years
Kessler	5	83.5 years
Lara	4	70.0 years
Varela	4	83.8 years
Dicke	4	73.8 years
Muecke	4	77.2 years
Contreras	4	69.7 years