79527 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 281
Zip code population in 2010: 251
Zip code population in 2000: 271

Houses and condos: 189
Renter-occupied apartments: 5
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79527: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 94.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 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: $2,292 (1.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 79527:

• High school or higher: 92.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Unemployed: 3.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79527:

• Never married: 27.4%
• Now married: 59.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.8%
• Divorced: 9.3%

• 
• • 25892.1%White
  • 227.9%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79527, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $78,089 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$78,089
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $68,112 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$68,112
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1583.3% for AGIs below $25k, 7683.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 21400.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,900 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$6,900
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 920.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,567 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,567
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 956.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,525 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,525
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 640.0% for AGIs below $25k, 230.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,767 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,767
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 176.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.7%

Here:	95%
State:	92%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79527, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $71,990 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$71,990
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $52,250 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$52,250
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.0% for AGIs below $25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $675 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$675
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,250 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,250
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,300 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,300
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$14,125 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$14,125
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $17,233 (11% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,233
State:	$24,724

Here:	10.8% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $2,767 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

79527:	$2,767
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.2%

Here:	76%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79527, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,088 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,088
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $35,948 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$35,948
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.1% for AGIs below $10k, 63.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $597 (reported on 39.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$597
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $579 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$579
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$676 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	+$676
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$2,944 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,944
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $13,533 (21% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,533
State:	$19,631

Here:	20.9% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Total tax: $4,168 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

79527:	$4,168
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,571 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,571
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.3%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 58.6% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 119.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79565, 79511, 79512, 79517, 79526, 79549.
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: 106

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (6 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (15 now married, 15 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79527 with a mortgage: 35 (1 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,200
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $619

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

• Zip code 79527 household income distribution in 2022

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 7$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79527

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79527

• 2$800 to $899
• 3No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $247,064.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,712
• Some other race householders: $26,071
• Two or more races householders: $26,071
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $26,071

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $136,890 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,457 - $216,690

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $147,534

Here:	$147,534
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $59,815

Here:	$59,815
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 174
• Mobile homes: 13

Unemployment: 3.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79527

• 84.0%127Drove a car alone
• 11.2%17Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79527

• 265 to 9 minutes
• 2410 to 14 minutes
• 2315 to 19 minutes
• 2720 to 24 minutes
• 125 to 29 minutes
• 2330 to 34 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 281

• Male householders: 68 (17 living alone), Female householders: 49 (10 living alone)

• 68 spouses (68 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 45 children (45 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 29 non-relatives

Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 22 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 5 2-persons

9 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (12 women).

96.0% of residents of 79527 zip code speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 9% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.7%

Population in 1990: 949.

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

• This state: 248
• South: 5
• West: 19

56% of the 79527 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

100% of the 79527 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Other Financial Vehicles (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79527 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	3	65.4 years
Lillie	3	91.4 years
George	2	76.0 years
Addie	2	87.0 years
Clyde	2	74.9 years
Gladys	2	75.5 years
Edgar	2	78.0 years
Charles	2	74.5 years
Jesse	2	68.5 years
Herbert	2	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79527 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kruse	6	80.0 years
Murphy	5	84.8 years
White	4	81.2 years
Holladay	4	69.3 years
Sterling	4	81.7 years
Bryant	4	72.7 years
Moore	3	76.0 years
Thompson	3	81.3 years
Baze	3	70.6 years
Floyd	3	83.3 years