79243 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 21
Zip code population in 2010: 90
Zip code population in 2000: 102

Houses and condos: 19
Renter-occupied apartments: 5
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79243: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 53.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.397 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 79243:

• High school or higher: 72.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%

For population 15 years and over in 79243:

• Never married: 29.2%
• Now married: 52.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 18.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79243, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,971 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,971
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $19,520 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

Here:	$19,520
State:	$41,947

Taxable interest for individuals: $143 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$143
Texas:	$2,255

Total tax: $2,619 (reported on 61.8% of returns)

79243:	$2,619
State:	$9,058

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.4%

Here:	79%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79231, 79220, 79322, 79256, 79370, 79244.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8

• Zip code 79243 household income distribution in 2022

• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$60,000 to $74,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79243

• 2$650 to $699
• 3No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $322,390
• Some other race householders: $193,315
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $193,315

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79243

• 210 to 14 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 0.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 21

• Male householders: 2 (2 living alone), Female householders: 9 (0 living alone)

• 5 spouses (5 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6 children (6 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 8 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person

All residents speak English at home

Population in 1990: 149.

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

• This state: 12
• Midwest: 9

87% of the 79243 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.

71% of the 79243 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.

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

• Wholesale Trade: Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 79243 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	3	76.6 years
Willie	3	85.6 years
Thomas	3	88.0 years
Henry	2	70.5 years
James	2	83.0 years
Ollie	2	85.5 years
Robert	2	88.5 years
Rosa	2	92.5 years
Thelma	2	81.0 years
William	2	81.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79243 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Harris	7	75.7 years
Eldredge	4	85.0 years
Wallace	4	66.3 years
Jones	3	85.7 years
Johnson	3	87.3 years
Hickman	3	80.3 years
Cornelius	3	81.0 years
Nickels	3	85.3 years
Pullen	3	81.0 years
Ratheal	3	79.3 years