79053 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 97
Zip code population in 2010: 137
Zip code population in 2000: 178

Houses and condos: 39
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79053: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 19.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 79053:

• High school or higher: 101.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79053:

• Never married: 36.7%
• Now married: 49.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.5%
• Divorced: 4.8%

• 
• • 5051.5%White
  • 4748.5%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79053, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,298 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,298
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $26,730 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$26,730
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.9% for AGIs below $10k, 87.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $312 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$312
Texas:	$2,255

Total tax: $2,771 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

79053:	$2,771
State:	$9,058

Earned income credit: $1,938 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,938
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.0%

Here:	75%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79027, 79031, 79347, 79009, 79085, 79082.
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: 21

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (0 now married, 6 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79053 with a mortgage: 9

• Zip code 79053 household income distribution in 2022

• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79053

• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79053

• 3$100 to $149
• 4$500 to $549

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $135,004
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $28,575
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $28,575

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $104,143 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,659 - $113,867

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $103,881

Here:	$103,881
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 39

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79053

• 56.4%16Drove a car alone
• 42.3%12Motorcycle

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79053

• 14Less than 5 minutes
• 410 to 14 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97

• Male householders: 7 (0 living alone), Female householders: 14 (3 living alone)

• 20 spouses (20 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 56 children (38 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 3 2-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person

40 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (15 women).

89.9% of residents of 79053 zip code speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% not well, 57% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.5%

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

• This state: 64
• Northeast: 4
• South: 4
• West: 10

43% of the 79053 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

80% of the 79053 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% 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): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)