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Starr County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 1,616
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,852

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Houses and condos: 594
Renter-occupied apartments: 58
% of renters here:  12%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 78548: 72.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 4.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 395 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.0% ($300)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

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Males: 787  (48.7%)
Females: 829  (51.3%)

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Urban population: 1,442
Rural population: 174

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $37,140
78548:  $37,140
Texas:  $120,900


According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 78548 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  28.3 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.5 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78548, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $17,973 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $17,973
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $17,072 (reported on 91.2% of returns)
Here:  $17,072
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.0% for AGIs below $10k, 83.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $341 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
This zip code:  $341
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% 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: +$5,059 (reported on 23.5% of returns)
Here:  +$5,059
State:  +$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $17,341 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:  $17,341
State:  $19,631

Charity contributions deductions: $1,216 (3.5% of AGI, reported on 4.7% of returns)
Here:  $1,216
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  3.5% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $1,339 (reported on 45.5% of returns)
78548:  $1,339
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,441 (reported on 64.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,441
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.6% for AGIs below $10k, 14.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.2%
Here:  70%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 59.7% for AGIs below $10k, 75.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,141
This zip code:  $18,141
Texas:  $47,548
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Nearest zip codes: 78547, 78595, 78565, 78560, 78582, 78576.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  82.8%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78548 with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 351


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $570

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $252

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  53.0%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  24.5%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.0
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 5
  • 1995 to 1998: 46
  • 1990 to 1994: 70
  • 1980 to 1989: 123
  • 1970 to 1979: 131
  • 1960 to 1969: 108
  • 1950 to 1959: 53
  • 1940 to 1949: 26
  • 1939 or earlier: 33



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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 78548:
  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedrooms: 32
  • 2 bedrooms: 114
  • 3 bedrooms: 208
  • 4 bedrooms: 44
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 23
  • 3 bedrooms: 19
  • 4 bedrooms: 3
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2



Vehicles available in 78548 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 71
  • 1 vehicle: 191
  • 2 vehicles: 104
  • 3 vehicles: 31
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 38
  • 2 vehicles: 13
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 78548 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 78548 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78548:

  • Less than $10,000: 37
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 18
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 42
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 45
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 44
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 34
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 31
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 54
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 32
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 29
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 29
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 26
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 19
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 21
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 4
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2
 



78548 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78548:

  • Less than $100: 3
  • $100 to $149: 3
  • $150 to $199: 13
  • $200 to $249: 1
  • No cash rent: 41
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $21,444.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $15,538
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $19,424
  • Some other race householders: $29,991
  • Two or more races householders: $29,214
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $36,363

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $36,583 (it was $23,900 in 2000)
78548:  $36,583
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $43,172
Here:  $43,172
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $29,116
Here:  $29,116
State:  $159,697

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,148
Here:  $98,148
State:  $134,235

Mobile homes: $23,611
Here:  $23,611
State:  $42,156


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 542
  • One, attached: 10
  • 3 or 4: 12
  • Mobile homes: 28
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
78548 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 257 (65%)
  • Carpooled: 65 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 11 (3%)
  • Walked: 30 (8%)
  • Other means: 17 (4%)
  • Worked at home: 17 (4%)
 

78548 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 16
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 91
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 48
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 42
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 34
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 42
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 9
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 25
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 35
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 23
  • 90 or more minutes: 10
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,621

  • In family households: 1,530 (292 male householders, 102 female householders)
    278 spouses, 640 children (613 natural, 3 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 44 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 91 (26 male householders (19 living alone)), 52 female householders (50 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

345 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (15 men, 69 women).

11.3% of residents of 78548 zip code speak English at home.
88.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 26% well, 13% not well, 14% not at all).

Foreign born population: 448 (27.7%)
(29.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  27.7%
Whole state:  13.9%


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (100%)
  • Honduras (0%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 101
  • 1990 to 1994: 61
  • 1985 to 1989: 123
  • 1980 to 1984: 68
  • 1975 to 1979: 10
  • 1970 to 1974: 47
  • 1970 to 1974: 8
  • 1965 to 1969: 30

White population: 1,249
Black population: 2
American Indian population: 8
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 343
Two or more races population: 14

Zip code 78548 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 1450
 United States or American: 23



Median worth of mobile homes: $12,333

Zip code 78548 marital status for males
Zip code 78548 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Other fuel (4%)
  • No fuel used (2%)


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

  • This state: 1002
  • Northeast: 1
  • Midwest: 56
  • South: 10
  • West: 99

84% of the 78548 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 303. Population change in the 1990s: +1,313 (+433.3%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  15.4%


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • CITY OF LAGRULLA WATER DEPARTM (21/2 ML S SM RD 2360 in GRULLA, TX): $19,850 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
    $14,850 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Water Supply Facilities. Signed on 2003-05-02. Completion date: 2003-06-04.
    $5,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2002-10-25. Completion date: 2002-10-04.


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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)
  • Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
  • Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 38
Total length: 4,814 meters
Total costs: 197,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 1,806,662
Total average daily truck traffic: 137

New bridges - historical statistics

  • Built before 1900: 0
  • Built in 1900-1910: 0
  • Built in 1910-1920: 0
  • Built in 1920-1930: 0
  • Built in 1930-1940: 1
  • Built in 1940-1950: 0
  • Built in 1950-1960: 3
  • Built in 1960-1970: 13
  • Built in 1970-1980: 6
  • Built in 1980-1990: 15
  • Built in 1990-2000: 0
  • Built in 2000-2010: 0




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