79009 Zip Code (Bovina, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,670
Zip code population in 2010: 2,166
Zip code population in 2000: 2,134

Houses and condos: 661
Renter-occupied apartments: 172
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79009: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 115.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 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: $1,345 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $927 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 79009:

• High school or higher: 64.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79009:

• Never married: 33.7%
• Now married: 41.7%
• Separated: 3.5%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 16.8%

• 
• • 1,45787.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 19411.6%White
  • 191.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79009, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,557 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,557
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $45,073 (reported on 90.4% of returns)

Here:	$45,073
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1589.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4689.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7240.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11310.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14275.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $285 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$285
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,550 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,550
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$200 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	+$200
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,790 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,790
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.5% for AGIs below $25k, 130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,675 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,675
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 168.5% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.4%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 85.2% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79009, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,174 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,174
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $31,281 (reported on 91.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,281
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.9% for AGIs below $25k, 94.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,142 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,142
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,400 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,400
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$23,750 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	+$23,750
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$5,340 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,340
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $20,000 (19% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$20,000
State:	$24,724

Here:	18.9% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $8,575 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	$8,575
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $3,000 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

79009:	$3,000
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,610 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,610
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 54.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79009, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,768 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,768
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $24,386 (reported on 90.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,386
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.7% for AGIs below $10k, 89.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,067 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,067
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,350 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,206 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,206
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$4,207 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,207
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,939 (28% of AGI, reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,939
State:	$19,631

Here:	28.2% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,182 (4% of AGI, reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,182
State:	$4,753

Here:	4.1% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $3,513 (reported on 53.3% of returns)

79009:	$3,513
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,949 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,949
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.8%

Here:	70%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79325, 79035, 88135, 79053, 79347, 88101.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 37
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 530

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 462 (146 now married, 317 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79009 with a mortgage: 79
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,139
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $342

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

• Zip code 79009 household income distribution in 2022

• 36Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$15,000 to $19,999
• 35$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 68$35,000 to $39,999
• 89$40,000 to $44,999
• 33$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $74,999
• 94$75,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79009

• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $69,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 26$90,000 to $99,999
• 70$100,000 to $124,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 38$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79009

• 27$300 to $349
• 30$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 46$500 to $549
• 11$550 to $599
• 17$600 to $649
• 15$700 to $749
• 19No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $832.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $714,539.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,770
• Black or African American householders: $163,125
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $68,458
• Some other race householders: $109,141
• Two or more races householders: $95,450
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,709

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $121,269 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,761 - $159,073

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $208,463

Here:	$208,463
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $128,779

Here:	$128,779
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 532
• 3 or 4: 8
• 5 to 9: 14
• 10 to 19: 10
• Mobile homes: 87

Unemployment: 1.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79009

• 75.8%665Drove a car alone
• 14.7%129Carpooled
• 4.6%40Other means
• 2.3%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79009

• 55Less than 5 minutes
• 785 to 9 minutes
• 7310 to 14 minutes
• 29515 to 19 minutes
• 7420 to 24 minutes
• 20530 to 34 minutes
• 2135 to 39 minutes
• 1840 to 44 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,670

• Male householders: 259 (77 living alone), Female householders: 311 (86 living alone)

• 278 spouses (278 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (20 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 520 children (510 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 162 1-person, 33 2-persons

232 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (13 men, 88 women).

20.7% of residents of 79009 zip code speak English at home.
78.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 20% well, 18% not well, 8% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AGRIC SPRAYERS INC (2.5 MI OFF OF FM 1381 in BOVINA, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1995-0033, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1990-0622,
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
  

• AGRI-SPRAYERS INC (HWY 86E in BOVINA, TX)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 2,805.

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

• This state: 624
• Northeast: 14
• Midwest: 7
• South: 16
• West: 297

62% of the 79009 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

94% of the 79009 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from abroad.

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: 9

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79009 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joe	9	74.5 years
James	7	74.4 years
George	6	82.3 years
Guadalupe	5	47.8 years
Charles	5	74.6 years
Maria	5	74.6 years
William	5	77.2 years
Edward	4	74.5 years
Doris	4	80.7 years
Dorothy	4	76.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 79009 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Englant	7	79.9 years
Jones	7	83.4 years
Johnson	6	75.5 years
Steelman	6	66.3 years
Wilson	6	82.1 years
Salazar	5	43.8 years
Hawkins	4	69.7 years
Looney	4	90.5 years
Barron	4	89.7 years
Hromas	4	89.0 years