79096 Zip Code (Wheeler, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,054
Zip code population in 2010: 2,229
Zip code population in 2000: 1,940

Houses and condos: 949
Renter-occupied apartments: 187
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79096: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 242.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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: $2,929 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,975 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 79096:

• High school or higher: 84.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79096:

• Never married: 17.2%
• Now married: 60.1%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 13.2%
• Divorced: 8.0%

• 
• • 1,57876.9%White
  • 39819.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 462.2%Black
  • 301.5%Two or more races
  • 10.05%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79096, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,867 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,867
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $46,840 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$46,840
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1503.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4027.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7536.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11028.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12304.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,792 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,792
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 244.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,785 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,785
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $25k, 35.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 211.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 491.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,271 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	+$10,271
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $25k, 321.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1461.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,256 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,256
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 188.9% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 556.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,540 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

79096:	$13,540
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 208.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 610.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $50,625 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$50,625
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2892.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $22,500 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	$22,500
State:	$18,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1350.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $4,150 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

79096:	$4,150
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 237.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,643 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,643
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.7% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.6%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.1% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79096, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $118,342 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$118,342
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $49,986 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$49,986
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.6% for AGIs below $25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,462 (reported on 33.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,462
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,336 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$6,336
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$19,927 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$19,927
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,006 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,006
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,367 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

79096:	$9,367
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $34,450 (11% of AGI, reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,450
State:	$24,724

Here:	11.3% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $29,821 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$29,821
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $3,336 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

79096:	$3,336
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,950 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,950
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 83.5%

Here:	84%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79096, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,911 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,911
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $31,770 (reported on 79.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,770
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 154.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,519 (reported on 44.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,519
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,166 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,166
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,842 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,842
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,742 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,742
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $4,323 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

79096:	$4,323
Texas:	$3,120

Total itemized deductions: $18,581 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,581
State:	$19,631

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $7,934 (9% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$7,934
State:	$4,753

Here:	8.9% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,977 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

79096:	$7,977
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,807 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,807
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 86.3%

Here:	86%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $10k, 85.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79003, 79011, 79079, 79061, 73666, 73660.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 55
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 694

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (16 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 451 (195 now married, 255 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79096 with a mortgage: 106 (3 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,626
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $546

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79096 household income distribution in 2022

• 9Less than $10,000
• 25$10,000 to $14,999
• 48$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 67$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $44,999
• 42$45,000 to $49,999
• 49$50,000 to $59,999
• 105$60,000 to $74,999
• 97$75,000 to $99,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 62$125,000 to $149,999
• 72$150,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79096

• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 45$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 63$125,000 to $149,999
• 39$150,000 to $174,999
• 23$175,000 to $199,999
• 88$200,000 to $249,999
• 34$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$400,000 to $499,999
• 7$500,000 to $749,999
• 38$750,000 to $999,999
• 14$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79096

• 9$100 to $149
• 25$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 8$500 to $549
• 14$550 to $599
• 25$700 to $749
• 24$750 to $799
• 6$800 to $899
• 14$1,250 to $1,499
• 33No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $966.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,945
• Some other race householders: $55,367
• Two or more races householders: $139,571
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $55,751

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,331 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,011 - $259,618

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $224,065

Here:	$224,065
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $129,090

Here:	$129,090
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 807
• Two: 17
• Mobile homes: 115

Unemployment: 3.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79096

• 67.1%633Drove a car alone
• 13.0%123Carpooled
• 1.8%17Walked
• 10.1%95Other means
• 7.8%74Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79096

• 248Less than 5 minutes
• 1415 to 9 minutes
• 4510 to 14 minutes
• 7115 to 19 minutes
• 5420 to 24 minutes
• 1625 to 29 minutes
• 14830 to 34 minutes
• 2035 to 39 minutes
• 6145 to 59 minutes
• 4490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,054

• Male householders: 388 (75 living alone), Female householders: 363 (81 living alone)

• 437 spouses (437 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 539 children (518 natural, 7 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 132 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 3 foster children, 15 other relatives, 44 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 82 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 312 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 155 1-person

383 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (45 women).

84.8% of residents of 79096 zip code speak English at home.
15.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 20% well, 18% not well, 16% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%

Population in 1990: 2,062.

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

• This state: 1,349
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 84
• South: 378
• West: 39

62% of the 79096 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.

88% of the 79096 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ELLISON, JOE (500 HEFLEY in WHEELER, TX; small business) : $13,000 in 4 contracts in 2004

  $6,500 with Army for Other Administrative Support Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2004-03-01.
  $6,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Administrative Support Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2004-03-01.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2004-03-01.
  $0 with Army for Other Administrative Support Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2004-03-01.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (5-9: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 79096 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	29	76.8 years
John	19	77.3 years
William	17	77.8 years
Mary	16	81.1 years
Thomas	12	78.7 years
Robert	12	63.0 years
Willie	9	87.6 years
Charles	9	76.8 years
George	8	81.4 years
Lillian	6	84.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79096 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	12	78.7 years
Moore	11	76.6 years
Smith	10	78.1 years
Griffin	8	77.5 years
Risner	8	68.5 years
Porter	7	74.6 years
Brown	7	68.0 years
Williams	7	83.2 years
Taylor	7	69.3 years
Martin	7	83.3 years

Businesses in zip code 79096

• Chevrolet: 1
• H&R Block: 1