79842 Zip Code (Marathon, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 349
Zip code population in 2010: 498
Zip code population in 2000: 483

Houses and condos: 365
Renter-occupied apartments: 102
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79842: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 620.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.563 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: $1,765 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 79842:

• High school or higher: 83.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79842:

• Never married: 8.4%
• Now married: 79.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 12.0%

• 
• • 22464.4%White
  • 12435.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79842, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,638 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,638
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $27,440 (reported on 77.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,440
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $921 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$921
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $633 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$633
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$4,081 (reported on 28.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,081
State:	+$11,013

Total tax: $4,077 (reported on 77.5% of returns)

79842:	$4,077
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.5%

Here:	61%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 70.4% for AGIs below $10k, 55.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79830, 79831, 79735, 79848, 79852, 79843.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 180

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 67 (68 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 10 (0 now married, 10 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79842 with a mortgage: 17
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79842 household income distribution in 2022

• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 59$40,000 to $44,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 9$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79842

• 24Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79842

• 12$150 to $199
• 71$300 to $349
• 17$750 to $799
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $434.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $225,338.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $228,514
• Some other race householders: $62,167
• Two or more races householders: $184,515
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $64,154

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $133,419

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $525,445

Here:	$525,445
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $208,873

Here:	$208,873
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 329
• Mobile homes: 26
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79842

• 45.7%83Drove a car alone
• 18.2%33Carpooled
• 29.7%54Walked
• 5.0%9Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79842

• 17Less than 5 minutes
• 735 to 9 minutes
• 1015 to 19 minutes
• 1920 to 24 minutes
• 1630 to 34 minutes
• 3160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 349

• Male householders: 66 (17 living alone), Female householders: 136 (30 living alone)

• 78 spouses (78 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 72 children (72 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 17 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person

29 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (33 men, 10 women).

67.0% of residents of 79842 zip code speak English at home.
29.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 23% well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.7%

Population in 1990: 725.

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

• This state: 276
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 16
• West: 47

62% of the 79842 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

80% of the 79842 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from this county.

Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79842 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Maria	7	86.7 years
Pedro	5	70.2 years
James	4	78.6 years
Sam	4	79.1 years
William	4	79.0 years
George	3	81.0 years
Guadalupe	3	82.7 years
Jesse	3	71.6 years
Jose	3	74.0 years
Mary	3	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79842 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Garcia	10	82.0 years
Aguilar	8	79.2 years
Roberts	6	77.5 years
Celaya	5	86.6 years
Adams	4	73.5 years
Hernandez	4	82.5 years
Martin	4	75.0 years
Cordova	4	71.5 years
Briseno	3	75.6 years
Acosta	3	79.0 years