79852 Zip Code (Terlingua, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 545
Zip code population in 2010: 799
Zip code population in 2000: 621

Houses and condos: 406
Renter-occupied apartments: 82
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79852: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 532.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 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: $1,069 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 79852:

• High school or higher: 83.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 8.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79852:

• Never married: 12.4%
• Now married: 63.1%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 9.9%
• Divorced: 13.6%

• 
• • 39572.6%White
  • 14426.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 50.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79852, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $40,872 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,872
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $32,660 (reported on 76.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,660
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1381.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3775.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10590.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,269 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,269
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.1% for AGIs below $25k, 72.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,200 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,200
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 168.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 420.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,075 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,075
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1226.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,090 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,090
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.0% for AGIs below $25k, 153.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 696.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,450 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

79852:	$14,450
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2283.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,067 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 67.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 84.8%

Here:	85%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79852, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,166 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,166
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $27,723 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$27,723
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.4% for AGIs below $25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,636 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,636
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,983 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,983
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,375 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,375
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$2,850 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,850
State:	+$13,732

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,467 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

79852:	$6,467
Texas:	$19,511

Earned income credit: $1,770 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,770
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 44.7%

Here:	45%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79852, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,959 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,959
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $21,668 (reported on 84.4% of returns)

Here:	$21,668
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.7% for AGIs below $10k, 86.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 136.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,306 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,306
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,642 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,642
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,327 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,327
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,279 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,279
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $21,000 (20% of AGI, reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$21,000
State:	$19,631

Here:	19.8% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,400 (2% of AGI, reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$4,753

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $3,311 (reported on 57.8% of returns)

79852:	$3,311
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,890 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,890
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.1%

Here:	56%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 57.9% for AGIs below $10k, 53.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 136.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79846, 79834, 79830, 79842, 79843, 79845.
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: 52
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 216

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 58 (31 now married, 27 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79852 with a mortgage: 44
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79852 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 31$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 53$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 44$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79852

• 12Less than $10,000
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79852

• 6Less than $100
• 10$250 to $299
• 11$350 to $399
• 28$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 16$1,000 to $1,249

Median gross rent in 2022: $803.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,953
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $44,712
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,278

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,477 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,887 - $222,269

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $167,881

Here:	$167,881
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 264
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 30
• 3 or 4: 16
• Mobile homes: 76

Unemployment: 4.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79852

• 41.2%96Drove a car alone
• 37.7%88Carpooled
• 11.2%26Walked
• 5.1%12Other means
• 4.7%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79852

• 81Less than 5 minutes
• 305 to 9 minutes
• 7810 to 14 minutes
• 215 to 19 minutes
• 720 to 24 minutes
• 1630 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 545

• Male householders: 88 (51 living alone), Female householders: 181 (89 living alone)

• 187 spouses (187 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 43 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 15 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 139 1-person, 4 5-persons

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

74.4% of residents of 79852 zip code speak English at home.
26.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% well, 40% not well, 52% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPROX 4000' FROM THE INTERX O (F GHOST TOWN RD AND RANCH RD 1 in TERLINGUA, TX)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Organizations: STUDY BUTTE WSC* (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FORT HANCOCK WCID, STUDY BUTTE WSC*

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17.3%

Population in 1990: 59. Population change in the 1990s: +562 (+952.5%).

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

• This state: 232
• Midwest: 68
• South: 60
• West: 53

48% of the 79852 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.

87% of the 79852 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from abroad.

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):

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Recreational Goods Rental (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Tour Operators (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79852 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	7	71.3 years
Don	2	58.5 years
Donald	2	66.0 years
Charles	2	56.5 years
Howard	2	75.0 years
Jack	2	78.0 years
James	2	70.0 years
John	2	70.5 years
Manuel	2	75.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79852 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	4	71.7 years
Hinojos	3	83.0 years
White	3	73.7 years
Libolt	2	71.0 years
Jolly	2	66.0 years
Kempf	2	66.5 years
Stovall	2	73.5 years
Villa	2	70.5 years