79521 Zip Code (Stamford, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,449
Zip code population in 2010: 3,980
Zip code population in 2000: 3,848

Houses and condos: 2,038
Renter-occupied apartments: 460
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79521: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 311.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $2,514 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,189 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 79521:

• High school or higher: 81.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79521:

• Never married: 34.0%
• Now married: 49.0%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 6.3%
• Divorced: 7.7%

• 
• • 2,33067.6%White
  • 86225.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2286.6%Black
  • 270.8%Two or more races

Urban population: 2,626
Rural population: 822

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79521, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,691 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,691
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $43,640 (reported on 79.0% of returns)

Here:	$43,640
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1107.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3359.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6317.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9090.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13167.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,626 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,626
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 227.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,282 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,282
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.2% for AGIs below $25k, 17.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 135.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 211.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,414 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,414
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $25k, 15.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 123.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 610.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,241 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$15,241
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.1% for AGIs below $25k, 130.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 678.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 863.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,200 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

79521:	$15,200
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.6% for AGIs below $25k, 604.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 681.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $37,325 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$37,325
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1866.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $22,500 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$22,500
State:	$18,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 843.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $3,725 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

79521:	$3,725
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,567 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 129.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.4%

Here:	96%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 96.2% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79521, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,998 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,998
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $32,559 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,559
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,797 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,797
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,695 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,695
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,750 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,750
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,448 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,448
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,623 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

79521:	$13,623
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,900 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,900
State:	$24,724

Here:	22.3% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $9,550 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$9,550
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,326 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

79521:	$3,326
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,544 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,544
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.8%

Here:	73%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 71.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79521, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,781 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,781
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $24,286 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

Here:	$24,286
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 194.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,915 (reported on 38.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,915
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,286 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,286
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,372 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,372
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,367 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	+$8,367
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,265 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

79521:	$3,265
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $16,369 (28% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,369
State:	$19,631

Here:	28.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,634 (8% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,634
State:	$4,753

Here:	8.4% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,178 (reported on 63.2% of returns)

79521:	$4,178
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,020 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,020
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.3%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 72.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 76388, 79503, 79547, 79544, 79553, 79548.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 248
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,093

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 569 (173 now married, 398 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79521 with a mortgage: 225 (1 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 13

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,307
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $480

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

• Zip code 79521 household income distribution in 2022

• 76Less than $10,000
• 96$10,000 to $14,999
• 63$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 53$30,000 to $34,999
• 56$35,000 to $39,999
• 54$40,000 to $44,999
• 125$45,000 to $49,999
• 122$50,000 to $59,999
• 143$60,000 to $74,999
• 187$75,000 to $99,999
• 52$100,000 to $124,999
• 125$125,000 to $149,999
• 47$150,000 to $199,999
• 110$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79521

• 39Less than $10,000
• 45$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 70$25,000 to $29,999
• 39$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 54$40,000 to $49,999
• 52$50,000 to $59,999
• 56$70,000 to $79,999
• 36$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 77$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 51$200,000 to $249,999
• 15$250,000 to $299,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 42$400,000 to $499,999
• 25$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79521

• 12Less than $100
• 47$100 to $149
• 25$150 to $199
• 54$200 to $249
• 7$250 to $299
• 12$350 to $399
• 57$400 to $449
• 33$450 to $499
• 11$500 to $549
• 12$550 to $599
• 18$650 to $699
• 5$700 to $749
• 41$800 to $899
• 10$900 to $999
• 44$1,500 to $1,999
• 35No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $714.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $325,286.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,169
• Black or African American householders: $56,935
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $25,302
• Some other race householders: $43,270
• Two or more races householders: $129,053
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $39,981

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,109 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,098 - $161,236

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $153,041

Here:	$153,041
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $62,274

Here:	$62,274
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,609
• One, attached: 11
• Two: 65
• 3 or 4: 25
• 5 to 9: 6
• 20 to 49: 8
• 50 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 271
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Unemployment: 6.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79521

• 68.8%1,023Drove a car alone
• 18.3%272Carpooled
• 0.7%10Walked
• 11.7%174Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79521

• 93Less than 5 minutes
• 4095 to 9 minutes
• 11110 to 14 minutes
• 15415 to 19 minutes
• 17720 to 24 minutes
• 6725 to 29 minutes
• 11730 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 6245 to 59 minutes
• 10260 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,449

• Male householders: 567 (133 living alone), Female householders: 772 (241 living alone)

• 704 spouses (704 opposite-sex spouses), 106 unmarried partners, (106 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 808 children (636 natural, 102 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 72 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 268 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 600 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 373 1-person, 45 2-persons

370 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (107 women).

82.7% of residents of 79521 zip code speak English at home.
17.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 16% well, 16% not well, 6% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (16% very well, 84% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER PAINT CREEK POWER STATION (FM2082 LAKE STAMFORD in HASKELL, TX)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  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: AEP TEXAS NORTH COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CHRIS BISSETT, WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY

• AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, INC. (HWY 277 N in HASKELL, TX)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.5%

Population in 1990: 3,917.

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

• This state: 2,765
• Northeast: 78
• Midwest: 23
• South: 123
• West: 231

61% of the 79521 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

85% of the 79521 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
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:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2003 - 2016 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2016 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 47 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.5%), and Structure Fires (27.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79521
• 5549.5%Outside Fires
• 3027.0%Structure Fires
• 1816.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 87.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79521, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79521 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	65	78.4 years
James	52	77.7 years
Mary	48	84.3 years
William	45	76.5 years
Robert	32	74.9 years
Willie	28	77.7 years
George	21	79.8 years
Ruby	19	86.0 years
Joe	19	77.0 years
Annie	18	76.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 79521 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	19	80.1 years
Smith	19	84.5 years
Brown	17	83.1 years
Jones	16	79.4 years
Roberts	16	78.2 years
Howard	15	75.9 years
Wilson	15	76.9 years
Davis	14	79.4 years
Collins	13	79.1 years
Johnson	13	84.3 years

Businesses in zip code 79521
Name	Count		Name	Count
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	1
H&R Block	1		True Value	1
Lane Furniture	1		U-Haul	1
RadioShack	1		UPS	1
SONIC Drive-In	1