79748 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 550
Zip code population in 2010: 173
Zip code population in 2000: 247

Houses and condos: 122
Renter-occupied apartments: 40
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79748: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 55.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 79748:

• High school or higher: 52.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79748:

• Never married: 42.7%
• Now married: 40.8%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 3.0%
• Divorced: 8.6%

• 
• • 39171.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 13725.0%White
  • 213.8%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79748, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,185
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $20,046 (reported on 80.2% of returns)

Here:	$20,046
State:	$41,947

Taxable interest for individuals: $346 (reported on 32.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$346
Texas:	$2,255

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,941 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,941
State:	-$9,403

Total tax: $3,951 (reported on 50.6% of returns)

79748:	$3,951
State:	$9,058

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 92.6%

Here:	93%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79713, 79720, 79749, 79782, 79738, 79783.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 23
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 81

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 56 (46 now married, 9 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79748 with a mortgage: 10
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79748 household income distribution in 2022

• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 31$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79748

• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 17$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79748

• 30$1,000 to $1,249
• 8No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $365,113
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $93,886

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $326,765

Here:	$326,765
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 87
• One, attached: 15
• Mobile homes: 19

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79748

• 185 to 9 minutes
• 9010 to 14 minutes
• 10320 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 1230 to 34 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 4290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 550

• Male householders: 81 (0 living alone), Female householders: 23 (0 living alone)

• 81 spouses (81 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 191 children (177 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 88 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

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

45.8% of residents of 79748 zip code speak English at home.
53.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% very well, 4% well, 6% not well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.0%

Population in 1990: 245. Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.8%).

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

• This state: 304
• Northeast: 16
• South: 17
• West: 98

81% of the 79748 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

93% of the 79748 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 115% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Most common first names in zip code 79748 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Cecil	3	61.0 years
Ethel	3	84.3 years
Fred	2	75.1 years
James	2	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79748 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Roman	4	71.7 years
Heredia	3	72.4 years
Jones	3	69.0 years
Gaskins	3	79.6 years
Coldiron	3	83.0 years
Nichols	3	83.0 years
Shortes	3	76.0 years
Shockley	3	79.7 years
Hughes	2	91.0 years
Airhart	2	73.5 years