79834 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 252
Zip code population in 2010: 200
Zip code population in 2000: 206

Houses and condos: 209
Renter-occupied apartments: 176
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79834: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 818.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.308 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 79834:

• High school or higher: 103.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 91.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
• Unemployed: 1.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 7.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79834:

• Never married: 75.1%
• Now married: 20.3%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 2.9%

• 
• • 20280.2%White
  • 4015.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 104.0%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79834, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,962 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,962
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $36,139 (reported on 97.1% of returns)

Here:	$36,139
State:	$41,947

Taxable interest for individuals: $279 (reported on 41.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$279
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $421 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$421
State:	$4,261

Total tax: $4,011 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

79834:	$4,011
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,909 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,909
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 28.8%

Here:	29%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79852, 79830, 79846, 79842, 79831, 79843.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 185

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 35 (10 now married, 26 unmarried)

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

• Zip code 79834 household income distribution in 2022

• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 147$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79834

• 6$300 to $349
• 2$550 to $599
• 9$600 to $649
• 151$650 to $699
• 3$900 to $999
• 5$1,500 to $1,999

Median gross rent in 2022: $801.

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 175
• Two: 7
• 3 or 4: 6
• 50 or more: 5
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Unemployment: 1.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79834

• 78.1%164Drove a car alone
• 10.0%21Carpooled
• 7.6%16Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79834

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 1415 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 1315 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 252

• Male householders: 163 (134 living alone), Female householders: 28 (24 living alone)

• 16 spouses (16 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (12 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17 children (17 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 23 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 18 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 157 1-person, 6 2-persons

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

79.1% of residents of 79834 zip code speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Population in 1990: 249.

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

• This state: 28
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 154
• South: 24
• West: 15

49% of the 79834 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

39% of the 79834 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)