79244 Zip Code (Matador, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 810
Zip code population in 2010: 720
Zip code population in 2000: 857

Houses and condos: 512
Renter-occupied apartments: 69
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79244: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 200.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $1,339 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $912 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 79244:

• High school or higher: 87.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79244:

• Never married: 27.1%
• Now married: 51.2%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 13.0%

• 
• • 61275.7%White
  • 12916.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 364.5%Two or more races
  • 253.1%Black
  • 60.7%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79244, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,345 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,345
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $39,009 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

Here:	$39,009
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1213.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4650.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7520.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4560.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $800 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$800
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.3% for AGIs below $25k, 115.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,500 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,133 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$11,133
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1670.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,544 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,544
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 283.3% for AGIs below $25k, 427.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,950 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

79244:	$7,950
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 265.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 235.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.6%

Here:	97%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 79244, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,593 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,593
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $29,777 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,777
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.9% for AGIs below $25k, 66.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $870 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$870
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,067 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,067
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,860 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,860
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$5,011 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,011
State:	+$13,732

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,667 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

79244:	$5,667
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $17,600 (24% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,600
State:	$24,724

Here:	24.3% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $1,550 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

79244:	$1,550
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,175
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79244, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,231 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,231
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $26,550 (reported on 74.1% of returns)

Here:	$26,550
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 211.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,588 (reported on 40.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,588
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,378 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,378
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,532 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,532
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$1,141 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,141
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,048 (21% of AGI, reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,048
State:	$19,631

Here:	21.2% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,714 (5% of AGI, reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,714
State:	$4,753

Here:	4.7% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $4,434 (reported on 67.6% of returns)

79244:	$4,434
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,877 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,877
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.5%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79256, 79234, 79231, 79220, 79243, 79255.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 285

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (14 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 129 (47 now married, 82 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79244 with a mortgage: 78 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $939
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $448

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

• Zip code 79244 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 19$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 81$60,000 to $74,999
• 36$75,000 to $99,999
• 58$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79244

• 1Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 29$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79244

• 11$200 to $249
• 11$300 to $349
• 19$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 7$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 6$1,000 to $1,249
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $731.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $134,798.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,201
• Black or African American householders: $32,034
• Some other race householders: $37,484
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $42,290

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,357 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,766 - $161,350

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $134,276

Here:	$134,276
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $118,807

Here:	$118,807
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 466
• One, attached: 6
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 30

Unemployment: 3.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79244

• 73.3%281Drove a car alone
• 12.8%49Carpooled
• 3.4%13Walked
• 0.5%2Other means
• 7.6%29Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79244

• 109Less than 5 minutes
• 595 to 9 minutes
• 4310 to 14 minutes
• 3515 to 19 minutes
• 720 to 24 minutes
• 4030 to 34 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 4460 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 810

• Male householders: 119 (32 living alone), Female householders: 194 (31 living alone)

• 161 spouses (161 opposite-sex spouses), 37 unmarried partners, (37 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 229 children (182 natural, 19 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 141 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 1 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 40 2-persons

73 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (22 men, 36 women).

88.2% of residents of 79244 zip code speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 33% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 24.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.3%

Population in 1990: 1,173.

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

• This state: 676
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 33
• South: 13
• West: 48

63% of the 79244 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

87% of the 79244 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
• Wholesale Trade: Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79244 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	18	77.0 years
James	17	75.8 years
William	14	76.5 years
Mary	9	83.5 years
Willie	8	82.2 years
Thomas	7	81.3 years
Ethel	7	77.1 years
George	7	83.1 years
Robert	6	76.9 years
Ruby	6	78.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 79244 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	14	75.6 years
Barton	13	79.7 years
Campbell	13	79.8 years
Martin	11	73.5 years
Cooper	8	77.7 years
Simpson	7	78.0 years
King	7	79.1 years
Davis	7	78.9 years
Rattan	7	73.9 years
Jones	7	69.3 years