79540 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 39
Zip code population in 2010: 89
Zip code population in 2000: 116

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79540: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 54.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.715 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 79540:

• High school or higher: 101.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 23.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 69.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79540:

• Never married: 15.5%
• Now married: 69.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.7%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 3284.2%White
  • 615.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79540, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $22,922 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$22,922
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $24,156 (reported on 62.7% of returns)

Here:	$24,156
State:	$41,947

Taxable interest for individuals: $435 (reported on 45.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$435
Texas:	$2,255

Profit/loss from business: +$4,750 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,750
State:	+$11,013

Profit/loss from farming: +$571 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	+$571
State:	-$9,403

Total tax: $2,088 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

79540:	$2,088
State:	$9,058

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 86.3%

Here:	86%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79547, 79548, 79502, 79544, 79539, 79553.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (1 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79540 with a mortgage: 6

• Zip code 79540 household income distribution in 2022

• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79540

• 6Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $159,017

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $93,933

Here:	$93,933
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 50

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79540

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 55 to 9 minutes
• 930 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 39

• Male householders: 7 (0 living alone), Female householders: 12 (5 living alone)

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

Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 4 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person

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

All residents speak English at home

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 36.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 44.6%

Population in 1990: 431.

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

• This state: 38

73% of the 79540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

100% of the 79540 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):

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

• Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 79540 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Emma	3	82.6 years
Beno	2	79.0 years
James	2	67.0 years
Jimmie	2	68.5 years
Charlie	2	73.0 years
Herbert	2	85.5 years
Mary	2	87.0 years
Nora	2	82.0 years
Willie	2	80.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79540 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Letz	8	81.1 years
Johnson	6	77.6 years
Klump	6	80.5 years
Barrientos	3	78.6 years
Garner	2	68.5 years
Dudensing	2	84.0 years
Brown	2	65.1 years
Dugan	2	77.0 years
Erdman	2	78.5 years
Dippel	2	71.9 years