78837 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 131
Zip code population in 2010: 281
Zip code population in 2000: 439

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78837: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 829.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.158 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 78837:

• High school or higher: 76.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 23.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 99.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78837:

• Never married: 8.3%
• Now married: 76.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.7%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 7154.6%White
  • 5945.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78837, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,305 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,305
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $33,180 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

Here:	$33,180
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $273 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$273
Texas:	$2,255

Taxable dividends: $2,684 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,684
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,500 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,500
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$1,909 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,909
State:	+$11,013

Total tax: $5,871 (reported on 64.9% of returns)

78837:	$5,871
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.1%

Here:	64%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 110.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 78840, 78871, 78843, 76943, 79942, 78851.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 65

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (13 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78837 with a mortgage: 38
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 78837 household income distribution in 2022

• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78837

• 27$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$2,000,000 or more

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $441,603
• Some other race householders: $171,020
• Two or more races householders: $575,690
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $227,225

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $267,468

Here:	$267,468
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $51,553

Here:	$51,553
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 75
• Mobile homes: 45

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78837

• 46.1%15Drove a car alone
• 49.1%16Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78837

• 75 to 9 minutes
• 2410 to 14 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 131

• Male householders: 53 (19 living alone), Female householders: 12 (0 living alone)

• 52 spouses (52 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15 children (6 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

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

Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 7 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person

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

67.9% of residents of 78837 zip code speak English at home.
32.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 42% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.5%

Population in 1990: 497.

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

• This state: 98
• South: 1
• West: 13

66% of the 78837 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

100% of the 78837 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Professional and Management Development Training (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78837 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	80.0 years
William	3	72.0 years
Carl	2	72.1 years
Doris	2	79.5 years
Charles	2	71.0 years
Jo Ann	2	58.5 years
Joseph	2	74.5 years
Robert	2	68.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 78837 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hinojosa	5	69.0 years
King	5	85.6 years
Kelly	4	77.3 years
Brotherton	3	80.4 years
Valdez	3	55.6 years
Tagle	3	86.6 years
White	3	78.0 years
Castillo	2	57.1 years
Humphreys	2	87.0 years
Holman	2	71.0 years