79506 Zip Code (Blackwell, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 560
Zip code population in 2010: 730
Zip code population in 2000: 832

Houses and condos: 578
Renter-occupied apartments: 71
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79506: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 182.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 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: $1,141 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 79506:

• High school or higher: 87.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 44.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79506:

• Never married: 8.8%
• Now married: 60.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.4%
• Divorced: 16.5%

• 
• • 50189.5%White
  • 407.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 183.2%Two or more races
  • 10.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79506, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,420 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,420
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $58,110 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$58,110
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 920.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3120.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5303.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10035.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 29100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $270 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$270
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,000 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,000
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $25k, 915.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,960 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,960
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.9% for AGIs below $25k, 950.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,614 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,614
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 282.9% for AGIs below $25k, 975.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,233 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

79506:	$10,233
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 438.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% 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 79506, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,643 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,643
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $39,438 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,438
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.6% for AGIs below $25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $822 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$822
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,060 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,060
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$150 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$150
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$3,514 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,514
State:	+$13,732

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,650 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

79506:	$9,650
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $17,300 (20% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,300
State:	$24,724

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

Charity contributions: $2,850 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,850
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $2,625 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

79506:	$2,625
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $1,980 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,980
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.3%

Here:	53%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $25k, 42.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79506, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,336 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,336
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $27,588 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

Here:	$27,588
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4642.9% for AGIs below $10k, 66.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,193 (reported on 38.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,193
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 371.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,717 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,717
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$5,019 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,019
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1214.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $12,594 (25% of AGI, reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,594
State:	$19,631

Here:	25.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,565 (5% of AGI, reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,565
State:	$4,753

Here:	4.8% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $3,583 (reported on 69.2% of returns)

79506:	$3,583
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,660 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,660
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.6%

Here:	58%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 54.4% for AGIs below $10k, 64.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79566, 79535, 79537, 76933, 76865, 79556.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 324

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 41 (10 now married, 31 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79506 with a mortgage: 37
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $875
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $403

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

• Zip code 79506 household income distribution in 2022

• 41Less than $10,000
• 42$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 26$75,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79506

• 12Less than $10,000
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 15$250,000 to $299,999
• 18$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79506

• 2Less than $100
• 2$100 to $149
• 7$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 2$550 to $599
• 6$700 to $749
• 42No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $748.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,340
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $437,215
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $83,479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,340 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,388 - $187,312

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $279,407

Here:	$279,407
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $107,106

Here:	$107,106
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 432
• One, attached: 8
• Mobile homes: 129

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79506

• 49.8%92Drove a car alone
• 30.3%56Carpooled
• 2.2%4Walked
• 20.0%37Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79506

• 19Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 1410 to 14 minutes
• 615 to 19 minutes
• 120 to 24 minutes
• 2630 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 1240 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 2660 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 560

• Male householders: 178 (82 living alone), Female householders: 150 (61 living alone)

• 140 spouses (140 opposite-sex spouses), 3 unmarried partners, (3 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 63 children (61 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 146 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 16 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 142 1-person, 3 2-persons

18 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (30 men, 9 women).

96.4% of residents of 79506 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 40% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER OAK CREEK POWER STATION (1401 SOUTH STATE HIGHWAY 70 in BLACKWELL, TX)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
  Organizations: WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: west texas utilities OAK CREEK POWER STATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%

Population in 1990: 697. Population change in the 1990s: +135 (+19.4%).

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

• This state: 463
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 10
• South: 41
• West: 18

61% of the 79506 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

94% of the 79506 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different 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:

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79506 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	15	73.4 years
William	12	77.6 years
Robert	11	81.5 years
John	5	70.6 years
Mary	5	81.2 years
Joseph	4	75.3 years
Lewis	4	80.7 years
Melvin	4	77.5 years
Willie	4	81.7 years
Thelma	4	86.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 79506 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	11	78.4 years
Moore	8	76.3 years
Mcrorey	6	76.2 years
White	5	77.2 years
Ware	5	83.4 years
Barnes	5	70.6 years
Taylor	5	72.4 years
Jones	5	73.4 years
Jordan	5	86.6 years
Lanier	4	90.2 years