79544 Zip Code (Rochester, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 592
Zip code population in 2010: 512
Zip code population in 2000: 628

Houses and condos: 223
Renter-occupied apartments: 47
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79544: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 82.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $908 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $544 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 79544:

• High school or higher: 76.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79544:

• Never married: 33.5%
• Now married: 51.3%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 7.7%

• 
• • 31252.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 21736.8%White
  • 294.9%Black
  • 294.9%Two or more races
  • 30.5%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79544, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,082 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,082
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $41,631 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$41,631
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1394.0% for AGIs below $25k, 7036.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $450 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$450
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$400 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$400
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $3,075 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,075
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 246.0% for AGIs below $25k)

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

Here:	82%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 125.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79544, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,556 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,556
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $32,353 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$32,353
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $25k, 75.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 234.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $225 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$225
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$1,867 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,867
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $18,050 (47% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,050
State:	$24,724

Here:	47.4% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Earned income credit: $2,325 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,325
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 83.3%

Here:	83%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 200.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79544, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,500 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,500
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $22,166 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$22,166
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,391 (reported on 29.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,391
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $684 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$684
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$4,270 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,270
State:	+$11,013

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,892 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,892
State:	-$9,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,950 (39% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,950
State:	$19,631

Here:	39.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,182 (3% of AGI, reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,182
State:	$4,753

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $4,273 (reported on 61.7% of returns)

79544:	$4,273
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,938 (reported on 29.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,938
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.5%

Here:	86%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $10k, 85.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 126.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79539, 79547, 79529, 76388, 79540, 79548.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 58
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 116

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 126 (58 now married, 67 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79544 with a mortgage: 30
Houses without a mortgage: 30

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,292
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $434

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

• Zip code 79544 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 12$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 32$60,000 to $74,999
• 22$75,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79544

• 24Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79544

• 2$200 to $249
• 6$350 to $399
• 14$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 9$550 to $599

Median gross rent in 2022: $948.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $20,683
• Black or African American householders: $7,181
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $5,744
• Some other race householders: $5,744
• Two or more races householders: $5,744
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $5,744

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $104,191

Here:	$104,191
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 201
• One, attached: 2
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 12

Unemployment: 3.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79544

• 82.9%242Drove a car alone
• 4.8%14Carpooled
• 2.4%7Bus or trolley bus
• 4.5%13Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79544

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 895 to 9 minutes
• 5010 to 14 minutes
• 3415 to 19 minutes
• 3020 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 3130 to 34 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 592

• Male householders: 69 (9 living alone), Female householders: 104 (11 living alone)

• 121 spouses (121 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 245 children (241 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 6 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person

103 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (7 men, 1 women).

61.2% of residents of 79544 zip code speak English at home.
38.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 10% well, 6% not well, 5% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 22.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.5%

Population in 1990: 707.

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

• This state: 506
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 6
• South: 18
• West: 4

68% of the 79544 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

94% of the 79544 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% 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:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79544 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	79.3 years
John	10	78.1 years
William	9	78.7 years
Ira	5	85.0 years
Mary	5	79.8 years
Myrtle	4	88.3 years
Robert	4	75.0 years
Arlis	3	68.3 years
Henry	3	77.0 years
Blanche	3	86.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 79544 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Strickland	9	73.9 years
Ballard	7	78.7 years
Brown	7	78.2 years
Goode	6	78.0 years
Jones	6	75.4 years
Corley	5	75.8 years
Salinas	5	68.6 years
Sarabia	5	77.0 years
Hicks	5	77.2 years
Speck	5	74.6 years