79068 Zip Code (Panhandle, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,356
Zip code population in 2010: 3,197
Zip code population in 2000: 3,317

Houses and condos: 1,527
Renter-occupied apartments: 253
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79068: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 393.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 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: $2,744 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,669 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 79068:

• High school or higher: 94.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79068:

• Never married: 28.0%
• Now married: 53.2%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 13.7%

• 
• • 2,62078.2%White
  • 48714.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 692.1%Black
  • 631.9%American Indian
  • 441.3%Two or more races
  • 321.0%Some other race
  • 290.9%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 80.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79068, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $71,405 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$71,405
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $64,114 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

Here:	$64,114
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1141.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3404.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6198.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9869.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16671.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $827 (reported on 34.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$827
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $25k, 12.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,020 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,020
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.2% for AGIs below $25k, 42.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 177.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,148 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,148
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 358.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,548 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,548
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.3% for AGIs below $25k, 87.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 164.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 496.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,193 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

79068:	$17,193
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.3% for AGIs below $25k, 216.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 482.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 785.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,060 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,060
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 862.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $15,725 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,725
State:	$18,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 349.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,200 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

79068:	$5,200
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,387 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,387
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.2% for AGIs below $25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79068, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $59,474 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,474
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $51,194 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$51,194
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,637 (reported on 33.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,637
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,629 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,629
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,031 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,031
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,458 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,458
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,407 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

79068:	$13,407
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,444 (20% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$20,444
State:	$24,724

Here:	19.7% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,205 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$7,205
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,322 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

79068:	$4,322
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,925 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,925
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.7%

Here:	54%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79068, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,712 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,712
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $37,942 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$37,942
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.9% for AGIs below $10k, 69.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,551 (reported on 45.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,551
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,413 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,413
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,170 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,170
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,568 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,568
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,054 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

79068:	$3,054
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $14,987 (21% of AGI, reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,987
State:	$19,631

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,658 (6% of AGI, reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,658
State:	$4,753

Here:	6.2% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,711 (reported on 75.1% of returns)

79068:	$5,711
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,869 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,869
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.8%

Here:	57%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 53.6% for AGIs below $10k, 58.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79108, 79097, 79036, 79111, 79019, 79039.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 22
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,310

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (10 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 720 (299 now married, 422 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79068 with a mortgage: 481
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,334
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $517

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

• Zip code 79068 household income distribution in 2022

• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 40$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 86$25,000 to $29,999
• 55$30,000 to $34,999
• 60$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $44,999
• 37$45,000 to $49,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 120$60,000 to $74,999
• 279$75,000 to $99,999
• 185$100,000 to $124,999
• 97$125,000 to $149,999
• 223$150,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79068

• 10Less than $10,000
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 78$60,000 to $69,999
• 20$70,000 to $79,999
• 58$80,000 to $89,999
• 34$90,000 to $99,999
• 123$100,000 to $124,999
• 79$125,000 to $149,999
• 114$150,000 to $174,999
• 87$175,000 to $199,999
• 140$200,000 to $249,999
• 59$250,000 to $299,999
• 64$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79068

• 3$350 to $399
• 23$400 to $449
• 35$500 to $549
• 24$600 to $649
• 12$700 to $749
• 7$800 to $899
• 18$900 to $999
• 44$1,250 to $1,499
• 85No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,003.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,210
• Black or African American householders: $154,824
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $182,974
• Asian householders: $436,323
• Some other race householders: $86,701
• Two or more races householders: $77,412
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,221

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $165,240 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,797 - $228,532

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $173,047

Here:	$173,047
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $135,723

Here:	$135,723
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,361
• Two: 42
• 10 to 19: 19
• Mobile homes: 92

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79068

• 78.3%1,425Drove a car alone
• 6.9%125Carpooled
• 3.6%66Walked
• 9.3%170Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79068

• 215Less than 5 minutes
• 2705 to 9 minutes
• 14710 to 14 minutes
• 8615 to 19 minutes
• 6520 to 24 minutes
• 12425 to 29 minutes
• 34930 to 34 minutes
• 8435 to 39 minutes
• 10540 to 44 minutes
• 15145 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,356

• Male householders: 752 (292 living alone), Female householders: 586 (115 living alone)

• 742 spouses (723 opposite-sex spouses), 31 unmarried partners, (31 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 971 children (898 natural, 68 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 115 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 69 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 518 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 406 1-person, 63 2-persons, 7 4-persons

452 married couples with children.
208 single-parent households (208 women).

96.5% of residents of 79068 zip code speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 14% well, 15% not well, 9% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% very well, 22% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN PIPELINE CARSON PLANT (HWY 207 9 MI N in PANHANDLE, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
  Organizations: AMERICAN PIPELINE COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: AMERICAN PROCESSING LP/CARSON

• AMERICAN PROCESSING L.P. (11 MILES N OF PANHANDLE in PANHANDLE, TX)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%

Population in 1990: 3,669.

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

• This state: 2,449
• Northeast: 61
• Midwest: 144
• South: 212
• West: 381

63% of the 79068 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

88% of the 79068 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 44

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• VIBRA-WHIRL, LTD (94 MAIN ST in PANHANDLE, TX; small business) : $44,445 in 2 contracts in 2001

  $45,945 with Air Force for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2001-07-02. Completion date: 2001-10-25.
  -$1,500, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2001-12-14.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 7)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 34. The highest number of fire incidents - 73 took place in 2016, and the least - 4 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (67.7%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (13.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79068
• 38867.7%Outside Fires
• 7913.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 559.6%Other
• 518.9%Structure Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79068, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79068 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	26	71.8 years
John	24	77.3 years
William	22	77.1 years
Mary	20	81.2 years
George	14	71.8 years
Robert	12	68.2 years
Thomas	10	79.7 years
Helen	9	76.7 years
Ruby	9	83.3 years
Joseph	9	81.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 79068 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	14	77.1 years
Williams	13	81.1 years
Bender	11	77.8 years
Miller	10	73.3 years
Meaker	9	80.0 years
Cummings	8	88.5 years
Brown	8	80.1 years
Anderson	6	71.4 years
Baker	5	80.6 years
Johnson	5	83.8 years

Businesses in zip code 79068
Name	Count		Name	Count
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	1
FedEx	1		UPS	1