79718 Zip Code (Balmorhea, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 641
Zip code population in 2010: 721
Zip code population in 2000: 782

Houses and condos: 329
Renter-occupied apartments: 53
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79718: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 305.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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: $1,076 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 79718:

• High school or higher: 79.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79718:

• Never married: 34.0%
• Now married: 47.3%
• Separated: 5.0%
• Widowed: 4.3%
• Divorced: 9.3%

• 
• • 37658.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 26441.2%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79718, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,543 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,543
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $45,883 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$45,883
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1502.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4031.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7477.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5970.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $550 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$550
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,780 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,780
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.0% for AGIs below $25k, 270.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,420 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,420
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.0% for AGIs below $25k, 63.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 78.6%

Here:	79%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 116.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79718, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,611 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,611
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $39,495 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$39,495
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.8% for AGIs below $25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$4,125 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,125
State:	+$13,732

Total itemized deductions: $25,350 (29% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$25,350
State:	$24,724

Here:	29.2% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Earned income credit: $2,575 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,575
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.1%

Here:	48%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79718, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,985 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,985
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $21,338 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$21,338
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.3% for AGIs below $10k, 85.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $385 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$385
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $500 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$500
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$97 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$97
State:	+$11,013

Total tax: $2,128 (reported on 48.9% of returns)

79718:	$2,128
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,858 (reported on 39.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,858
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.8%

Here:	62%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 58.0% for AGIs below $10k, 64.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79780, 79785, 79734, 79772, 79719, 79730.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 32
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 184

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: 44 (29 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79718 with a mortgage: 7
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79718 household income distribution in 2022

• 40Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 25$60,000 to $74,999
• 42$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79718

• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 36$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79718

• 10$300 to $349
• 9$550 to $599
• 5$750 to $799
• 8$800 to $899
• 15No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,136.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $145,304
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $363,260
• Some other race householders: $51,986
• Two or more races householders: $47,788
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $61,673

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $67,809 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,443 - $141,651

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $106,890

Here:	$106,890
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $111,233

Here:	$111,233
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 242
• Two: 8
• 50 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 67

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79718

• 83.4%296Drove a car alone
• 13.5%48Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79718

• 17Less than 5 minutes
• 965 to 9 minutes
• 12210 to 14 minutes
• 815 to 19 minutes
• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 6030 to 34 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 641

• Male householders: 175 (46 living alone), Female householders: 40 (4 living alone)

• 134 spouses (134 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 183 children (183 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person

20 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (53 women).

60.1% of residents of 79718 zip code speak English at home.
41.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 20% well, 4% not well, 5% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BALMORHEA SCHOOL (1ST & EL PASO ST in BALMORHEA, TX)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-195902001
  Organizations: BALMORHEA ISD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16.1%

Population in 1990: 1,655.

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

• This state: 459
• Midwest: 22
• South: 87

72% of the 79718 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.

97% of the 79718 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% moved from this county.

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 (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Information: Libraries and Archives (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79718 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	7	71.2 years
Jose	6	76.2 years
Robert	5	79.2 years
Mary	4	68.5 years
Charles	3	74.3 years
Francisco	3	74.3 years
Helen	3	75.0 years
James	3	73.0 years
Louis	3	80.0 years
Maria	3	77.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 79718 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hernandez	7	75.8 years
Moore	7	77.4 years
Rodriguez	6	56.8 years
Lozano	5	79.0 years
Jones	5	81.0 years
Baeza	4	74.5 years
Carrasco	4	62.7 years
Dominguez	4	74.5 years
Garcia	4	72.0 years
Humphries	4	82.3 years