78938 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 226
Zip code population in 2010: 471
Zip code population in 2000: 336

Houses and condos: 152
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78938: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 22.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 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 mortgages in 2022: $2,526 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,214 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 78938:

• High school or higher: 94.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78938:

• Never married: 19.1%
• Now married: 48.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 29.3%

• 
• • 17778.3%White
  • 4921.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 78938, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,659 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,659
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $40,823 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$40,823
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1580.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4910.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8400.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $767 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$767
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,367 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,367
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 936.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78938, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,761 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,761
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $37,512 (reported on 88.9% of returns)

Here:	$37,512
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$4,733 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,733
State:	+$13,732

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78938, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,252 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,252
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $35,333 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,333
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.3% for AGIs below $10k, 71.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $431 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$431
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $53 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$53
State:	$4,261

Profit/loss from business: +$3,478 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,478
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $13,083 (25% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,083
State:	$19,631

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $917 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$917
State:	$4,753

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $3,838 (reported on 73.6% of returns)

78938:	$3,838
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,781 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,781
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.4%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 72.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 78943, 78940, 78962, 78934, 78950, 78945.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 98

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (21 now married, 9 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78938 with a mortgage: 64
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,340
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $439

• Zip code 78938 household income distribution in 2022

• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $74,999
• 12$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78938

• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 17$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78938

• 5$250 to $299
• 7$500 to $549
• 2$700 to $749
• 2$800 to $899

Median gross rent in 2022: $743.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $253,903

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $258,159 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $181,262 - $484,962

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $298,929

Here:	$298,929
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $197,465

Here:	$197,465
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 131
• Mobile homes: 18

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78938

• 75.5%96Drove a car alone
• 3.1%4Carpooled
• 21.2%27Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78938

• 15Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 1410 to 14 minutes
• 4315 to 19 minutes
• 320 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 930 to 34 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 226

• Male householders: 85 (30 living alone), Female householders: 23 (16 living alone)

• 44 spouses (44 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 54 children (47 natural, 7 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person

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

84.0% of residents of 78938 zip code speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 31% well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).

Population in 1990: 374.

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

• This state: 186
• Northeast: 11
• Midwest: 12
• South: 2

57% of the 78938 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.

101% of the 78938 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: 5

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 78938 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	78.0 years
Frank	7	80.5 years
Henry	7	67.4 years
Joe	6	81.5 years
Edward	5	75.6 years
Sophie	5	88.2 years
Charles	5	82.8 years
Mary	5	81.8 years
Rudolph	4	73.5 years
Raymond	4	75.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 78938 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Koehl	11	80.7 years
Meyer	8	76.7 years
Fritsch	7	71.7 years
Hruska	5	70.4 years
Zatopek	5	78.2 years
Roesler	5	76.2 years
Fuchs	4	75.5 years
Baumbach	4	77.5 years
Hromadka	4	79.0 years
Lave	4	75.2 years