79342 Zip Code (Loop, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 371
Zip code population in 2010: 352
Zip code population in 2000: 450

Houses and condos: 143
Renter-occupied apartments: 4
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79342: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 95.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 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: $1,872 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,318 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 79342:

• High school or higher: 63.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79342:

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 73.5%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 0.6%

• 
• • 21858.8%White
  • 15341.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79342, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,053 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,053
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $44,354 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$44,354
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1600.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3773.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10385.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $925 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$925
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,100 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,100
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 946.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 320.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 82.4%

Here:	82%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79342, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,364 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,364
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $46,373 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

Here:	$46,373
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $567 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$567
Texas:	$2,372

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.4%

Here:	71%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79342, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,445 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,445
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $25,336 (reported on 82.6% of returns)

Here:	$25,336
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 786.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $583 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$583
Texas:	$2,255

Profit/loss from farming: +$44,643 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	+$44,643
State:	-$9,403

Total tax: $5,591 (reported on 60.0% of returns)

79342:	$5,591
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,974 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,974
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.8%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 70.3% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79378, 79377, 79316, 79359, 79331, 79345.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 11
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 120

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (9 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 38 (21 now married, 16 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79342 with a mortgage: 22
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,337
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $465

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

• Zip code 79342 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$60,000 to $74,999
• 15$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79342

• 20Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,502
• Some other race householders: $68,683
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,190

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $137,006

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $103,472

Here:	$103,472
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 141
• Mobile homes: 1

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79342

• 78.1%132Drove a car alone
• 3.0%5Walked
• 8.3%14Other means
• 7.7%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79342

• 67Less than 5 minutes
• 135 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 2015 to 19 minutes
• 220 to 24 minutes
• 1725 to 29 minutes
• 130 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 371

• Male householders: 52 (6 living alone), Female householders: 80 (5 living alone)

• 111 spouses (111 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 97 children (92 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person

62 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

56.7% of residents of 79342 zip code speak English at home.
38.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 5% well, 26% not well, 11% not at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN STORAGE L.P. (1 M S ON FM 303 2.5 M W ON CR in LOOP, TX)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Organizations: AMERICAN GAS STORAGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMERICAN STORAGE/LOOP STORAGE

• ANDERSON GRAIN CORP (FM 303 in LOOP, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0569, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: PERFUMES, COSMETICS, AND OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS; PESTICIDES AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• ANDREWS FERTILIZER & FARM SUPPLIES (P O BOX 848 in LOOP, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1989-0406, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ANDERSON GRAIN CORP. (1 1/4 MI. N OF LOOP ON FM303 in LOOP, TX)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• ANDREWS FERTILIZER & FARM SUPPLY (BOX 848 in LOOP, TX)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.0%

Population in 1990: 393. Population change in the 1990s: +57 (+14.5%).

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

• This state: 232
• South: 17
• West: 35

63% of the 79342 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

93% of the 79342 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% 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): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Mining: Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79342 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	74.3 years
William	3	70.9 years
Frances	2	69.5 years
John	2	83.5 years
Nancy	2	73.0 years
Thomas	2	73.5 years
Robert	2	75.5 years
Stanley	2	62.5 years
Veda	2	87.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79342 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hunt	7	74.3 years
Smith	6	75.0 years
Jones	5	79.8 years
Freeman	4	74.0 years
Mills	3	83.1 years
Halbrooks	2	83.5 years
Garza	2	62.5 years
Bingham	2	73.5 years
Houston	2	73.0 years
Davison	2	46.5 years