79508 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Buffalo Gap, TX Taylor County, TX Zip code population (2000): 1,118 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,086 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 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 79508 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: 490 Renter-occupied apartments: 80 % of renters here:   19% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 79508: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 11.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 98 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.2% ($814) 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: 530   (47.4%) Females: 588   (52.6%) Recent posts about zip code 79508 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: The Texas Appreciation Thread  (138 replies) San Angelo Area  (84 replies) West Texas Questions...  (53 replies) Who Has the Best Home Cooking in Texas?  (83 replies) Best Barbecue in Texas?  (74 replies) Got my list, so how do I make a decision?  (52 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $93,861 79508:   $93,861 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 79508 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:   37.7 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79508, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,811 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $38,811 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $35,348 (reported on 84.1% of returns) Here:   $35,348 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.8% for AGIs below $10k, 83.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $959 (reported on 39.5% of returns) This zip code:   $959 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,750 (reported on 17.1% of returns) Here:   $1,750 State:   $4,261 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$805 (reported on 13.8% of returns) Here:   +$805 State:   +$16,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,732 (reported on 25.4% of returns) Here:   +$5,732 State:   +$11,013 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,000 (reported on 1.8% of returns) 79508:   $2,000 Texas:   $3,120 Total itemized deductions: $17,019 (1% of AGI, reported on 19.3% of returns) Here:   $17,019 State:   $19,631 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $4,360 (5.2% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns) Here:   $4,360 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   5.2% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,580 (reported on 74.8% of returns) 79508:   $5,580 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,743 (reported on 18.8% of returns) Here:   $1,743 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.7% Here:   64% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs below $10k, 58.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.0% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$51,317
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 79606, 79562, 79541, 79607, 79605, 79530.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	75.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 79508 with a mortgage: 130 (5 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74

This zip code:	6.3%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	2.5%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

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

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 79508: Less than $10,000: 8 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 6 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 7 $35,000 to $39,999: 9 $40,000 to $49,999: 30 $50,000 to $59,999: 27 $60,000 to $69,999: 18 $70,000 to $79,999: 16 $80,000 to $89,999: 23 $90,000 to $99,999: 18 $100,000 to $124,999: 44 $125,000 to $149,999: 31 $150,000 to $174,999: 17 $175,000 to $199,999: 13 $200,000 to $249,999: 21 $250,000 to $299,999: 17 $300,000 to $399,999: 12 $400,000 to $499,999: 3 $750,000 to $999,999: 1 $1,000,000 or more: 1

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 79508: $100 to $149: 1 $150 to $199: 4 $200 to $249: 5 $250 to $299: 2 $300 to $349: 3 $350 to $399: 6 $400 to $449: 2 $450 to $499: 6 $500 to $549: 3 $550 to $599: 5 $900 to $999: 10 No cash rent: 24

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $66,044.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,784
• Some other race householders: $80,807
• Two or more races householders: $15,538
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $60,916

79508:	$110,924
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $158,152

Here:	$158,152
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $59,209

Here:	$59,209
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $42,826

Here:	$42,826
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$34,447

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 327
• One, attached: 5
• Mobile homes: 149
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 475 (90%) Carpooled: 37 (7%) Walked: 7 (1%) Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 32 5 to 9 minutes: 53 10 to 14 minutes: 28 15 to 19 minutes: 75 20 to 24 minutes: 169 25 to 29 minutes: 48 30 to 34 minutes: 75 35 to 39 minutes: 7 40 to 44 minutes: 6 45 to 59 minutes: 7 60 to 89 minutes: 9 90 or more minutes: 10

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.2%

Household type by relationship
Households: 1,113

• In family households: 1,033 (284 male householders, 68 female householders)

  251 spouses, 377 children (342 natural, 3 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 6 other relatives, 17 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 80 (33 male householders (33 living alone)), 42 female householders (34 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 147 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person, 8 2-persons.

228 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (9 men, 64 women).

95.0% of residents of 79508 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 49% well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% very well, 23% well).

Foreign born population: 32 (2.9%)
(75.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	2.9%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 167

German: 123

Other groups: 111

Irish: 87

English: 81

Scotch-Irish: 32

Greek: 28

French (except Basque): 19

Polish: 15

French Canadian: 13

Hungarian: 8

Dutch: 8

Scottish: 7

Swedish: 7

Italian: 6

Danish: 6

Celtic: 4

Portuguese: 3

Austrian: 2

British: 2

Canadian: 2

Czech: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Northern European: 2

Welsh: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,814

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

• This state: 759
• Northeast: 26
• Midwest: 70
• South: 122
• West: 110

49% of the 79508 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Texas.

Here:	3.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	3.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	39.2%
Texas:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BUFFALO GAP SCALE CO., INC. (2073 FM 89 in BUFFALO GAP, TX; small business)

  $74,653 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Ship Construction and Repair Facilities. Signed on 2000-07-12. Completion date: 2000-09-12.

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Manufacturing (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)

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