78547 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. Starr County, TX Zip code population (2000): 1,287 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,475 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 391 Renter-occupied apartments: 76 % of renters here:   22% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 78547: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 8.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi. Population density: 175 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.5% ($255) Texas:   2.9% ($1,393) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 657   (51.0%) Females: 630   (49.0%) Discuss zip code 78547 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users Urban population: 602 Rural population: 685 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $40,870 78547:   $40,870 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 78547 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average. Median resident age:   25.3 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   4.0 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78547, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $17,981 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $17,981 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $17,097 (reported on 86.8% of returns) Here:   $17,097 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $10k, 79.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.4% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $283 (reported on 9.8% of returns) This zip code:   $283 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k) Profit/loss from business: +$6,393 (reported on 29.7% of returns) Here:   +$6,393 State:   +$11,013 Total itemized deductions: $19,108 (3% of AGI, reported on 6.4% of returns) Here:   $19,108 State:   $19,631 Charity contributions deductions: $1,605 (3.9% of AGI, reported on 3.8% of returns) Here:   $1,605 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   3.9% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI Total tax: $1,531 (reported on 47.7% of returns) 78547:   $1,531 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.4% for AGIs $75k-100k) Earned income credit: $2,712 (reported on 68.4% of returns) Here:   $2,712 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.8% for AGIs below $10k, 17.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.4% Here:   74% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 106.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

This zip code:	$22,404
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 78548, 78582, 78595, 78565, 78560, 78576.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	89.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78547 with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 203

This zip code:	56.4%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	18.4%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	4.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Reservoirs: Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78547: Less than $10,000: 35 $10,000 to $14,999: 18 $15,000 to $19,999: 12 $20,000 to $24,999: 19 $25,000 to $29,999: 33 $30,000 to $34,999: 19 $35,000 to $39,999: 16 $40,000 to $49,999: 21 $50,000 to $59,999: 31 $60,000 to $69,999: 35 $70,000 to $79,999: 26 $80,000 to $89,999: 15 $90,000 to $99,999: 5 $100,000 to $124,999: 7 $125,000 to $149,999: 13 $150,000 to $174,999: 4

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78547: $150 to $199: 19 $200 to $249: 6 $250 to $299: 5 $750 to $799: 21 No cash rent: 24

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $85,469.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• Some other race householders: $15,538
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $35,741

78547:	$44,084
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $49,723

Here:	$49,723
State:	$170,389

Mobile homes: $28,241

Here:	$28,241
State:	$42,156

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 327
• Two: 23
• Mobile homes: 27

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 283 (79%) Carpooled: 35 (10%) Walked: 25 (7%) Other means: 7 (2%) Worked at home: 10 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 35 5 to 9 minutes: 46 10 to 14 minutes: 73 15 to 19 minutes: 80 20 to 24 minutes: 9 25 to 29 minutes: 0 30 to 34 minutes: 46 35 to 39 minutes: 10 40 to 44 minutes: 7 45 to 59 minutes: 13 60 to 89 minutes: 11 90 or more minutes: 20

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.4%

Household type by relationship
Households: 1,236

• In family households: 1,190 (265 male householders, 25 female householders)

  256 spouses, 560 children (537 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 13 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 46 (27 male householders (27 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person.

330 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (10 men, 54 women).

7.2% of residents of 78547 zip code speak English at home.
92.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% very well, 20% well, 19% not well, 25% not at all).

Foreign born population: 502 (39.0%)
(25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	39.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1106

United States or American: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,920

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

• This state: 620
• Northeast: 0
• Midwest: 9
• South: 9
• West: 17

78% of the 78547 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

Population in 1990: 5,741. Population change in the 1990s: -4,454 (-77.6%).

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	4.7%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	15.4%

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

• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Real Estate Credit (1-4: 1)