79098 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 462
Zip code population in 2010: 517
Zip code population in 2000: 472

Houses and condos: 225
Renter-occupied apartments: 35
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79098: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 212.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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 no mortgage in 2022: $1,282

For population 25 years and over in 79098:

• High school or higher: 91.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79098:

• Never married: 18.2%
• Now married: 67.5%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 1.0%
• Divorced: 13.1%

• 
• • 40287.2%White
  • 5211.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.9%Asian
  • 30.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79098, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,470 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,470
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $46,169 (reported on 65.0% of returns)

Here:	$46,169
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 890.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3563.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4270.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $483 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$483
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $550 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$550
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,100 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$14,100
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1057.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,200 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,200
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 826.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,567 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,567
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 192.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 85.0%

Here:	85%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79098, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,456 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,456
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $39,936 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$39,936
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $550 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$550
Texas:	$2,372

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,450 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,450
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$2,825 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,825
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $21,400 (30% of AGI, reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,400
State:	$24,724

Here:	29.8% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $6,000 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$6,000
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $2,750 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

79098:	$2,750
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,050 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k)

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

Here:	67%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79098, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,168 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,168
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $31,482 (reported on 74.2% of returns)

Here:	$31,482
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $835 (reported on 47.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$835
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,095 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,095
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,207 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,207
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$645 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$645
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $15,579 (24% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,579
State:	$19,631

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $5,941 (9% of AGI, reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$5,941
State:	$4,753

Here:	9.2% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $4,187 (reported on 64.7% of returns)

79098:	$4,187
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,750 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $10k, 59.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79012, 79119, 79025, 79091, 79092, 79124.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 176

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 111 (66 now married, 43 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79098 with a mortgage: 17
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79098 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 57$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$60,000 to $74,999
• 17$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79098

• 8Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$60,000 to $69,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 38$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 4$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79098

• 3$100 to $149
• 1$250 to $299
• 2$900 to $999
• 24$1,000 to $1,249
• 1No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,131.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,866

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $151,007 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,872 - $167,385

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $212,872

Here:	$212,872
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $58,553

Here:	$58,553
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 178
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 40

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79098

• 90.2%143Drove a car alone
• 0.6%1Carpooled
• 5.0%8Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79098

• 185 to 9 minutes
• 1510 to 14 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 3020 to 24 minutes
• 1525 to 29 minutes
• 1630 to 34 minutes
• 735 to 39 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 845 to 59 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 34.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 462

• Male householders: 62 (14 living alone), Female householders: 134 (13 living alone)

• 140 spouses (140 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 106 children (102 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 105 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 10 2-persons

49 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 women).

94.4% of residents of 79098 zip code speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 38% well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 296. Population change in the 1990s: +176 (+59.5%).

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

• This state: 297
• Midwest: 43
• South: 6
• West: 94

56% of the 79098 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

83% of the 79098 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 102% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0217.01


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0217.01

Most common first names in zip code 79098 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	5	78.0 years
John	4	81.0 years
James	3	65.6 years
Henry	3	68.0 years
Harold	3	68.4 years
Charles	2	72.5 years
Jesse	2	78.5 years
Beulah	2	93.0 years
Billy	2	68.0 years
George	2	83.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79098 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Allred	6	82.2 years
Moore	6	78.6 years
Mason	4	80.5 years
Mcdade	4	79.5 years
Higgins	3	82.7 years
Milhoan	3	71.7 years
Gouldy	2	82.5 years
Carter	2	64.5 years
Fuqua	2	72.5 years
Clark	2	71.0 years