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City: El Paso, TX
El Paso County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 7,090
Estimated population in 2005: 7,338

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 79906


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Houses and condos: 1,970
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,218
% of renters here:  99%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 79906: 93.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1380 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
This zip code:  2.3% ($1,250)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005 in El Paso: $2,024 (2.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005 in El Paso: $1,357 (1.8%)

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Males: 4,541  (64.0%)
Females: 2,549  (36.0%)
White population: 4,164
Black population: 1,705
American Indian population: 98
Asian population: 157
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 42
Some other race population: 676
Two or more races population: 248

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,363
79906  $64,363
Texas:  $106,000

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  21.8 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 79906, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,011 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $32,011
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $31,850 (reported on 98.4% of returns)
Here:  $31,850
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.4% for AGIs below $10k, 100.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 98.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $496 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
This zip code:  $496
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $936 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:  $936
State:  $4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,036 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
Here:  +$1,036
State:  +$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,200 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
79906:  $1,200
Texas:  $3,120

Total itemized deductions: $15,402 (2% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:  $15,402
State:  $19,631
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,853 (5.9% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)
Here:  $3,853
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  5.9% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,555 (reported on 50.1% of returns)
79906:  $3,555
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,151 (reported on 37.1% of returns)
Here:  $2,151
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.6%
Here:  67%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 66.4% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.1% for AGIs over 100k)


Median household income (1999): $33,197
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,281
This zip code  $33,281
Texas:  $42,139

El Paso, TX (79906) map

Nearest zip codes: 79930, 79903, 79905, 79904, 79901, 79902.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  95.0%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in zip code 79906 with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $0

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $275

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  13.9%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  0.7%
Whole state:  6.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.0
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.1
State:  3.8


Zip code 79906 close-up map

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

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 690
  • 1995 to 1998: 11
  • 1990 to 1994: 15
  • 1980 to 1989: 48
  • 1970 to 1979: 275
  • 1960 to 1969: 272
  • 1950 to 1959: 413
  • 1940 to 1949: 104
  • 1939 or earlier: 157



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso, TX (79906):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 42
  • 1 bedrooms: 74
  • 2 bedrooms: 235
  • 3 bedrooms: 767
  • 4 bedrooms: 100
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 79906 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 10
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 35
  • 1 vehicle: 580
  • 2 vehicles: 541
  • 3 vehicles: 53
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

Zip code 79906 household income distribution in 2005

Zip code 79906 house/condo values in 2005


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 79906:

  • $50,000 to $59,999: 10
 

El Paso, TX (79906) map from a distance

79906 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 79906:

  • $250 to $299: 14
  • $400 to $449: 72
  • $650 to $699: 16
  • $700 to $749: 27
  • $750 to $799: 27
  • $800 to $899: 51
  • $900 to $999: 27
  • No cash rent: 967
 


Zip code 79906 topographic map

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $64,363

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 543
  • One, attached: 655
  • Two: 63
  • 3 or 4: 9
  • 10 to 19: 11
  • 20 to 49: 14
  • 50 or more: 690
79906 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,056 (49%)
  • Carpooled: 856 (20%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 454 (11%)
  • Motorcycle: 68 (2%)
  • Bicycle: 42 (1%)
  • Walked: 645 (15%)
  • Other means: 21 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 41 (1%)
 

79906 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 664
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1949
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 886
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 385
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 103
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 47
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 70
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 15
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 12
  • 90 or more minutes: 11
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 99.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 4,262

  • In family households: 4,245 (987 male householders, 197 female householders)
    1,095 spouses, 1,893 children (1,579 natural, 25 adopted, 289 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 17 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,714 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 239 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 395 4-persons, 147 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person.

1,715 married couples with children.
216 single-parent households (37 men, 179 women).

79.5% of residents of 79906 zip code speak English at home.
15.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 23% well, 6% not well, 1% not at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 26% well, 10% not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% very well, 22% well, 20% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 411 (5.8%)
(39.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  5.8%
Whole state:  13.9%


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



  • Mexico (18%)
  • Philippines (14%)
  • Canada (10%)
  • Thailand (8%)
  • India (5%)
  • Jamaica (4%)
  • Korea (4%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 129
  • 1990 to 1994: 85
  • 1985 to 1989: 78
  • 1980 to 1984: 48
  • 1975 to 1979: 65
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 0


Zip code 79906 races chart


First ancestries reported:

  • Other groups: 3203
  • German: 732
  • Irish: 607
  • United States or American: 282
  • English: 227
  • Italian: 172
  • Polish: 110
  • French (except Basque): 99
  • European: 81
  • West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 78
  • African: 75
  • Subsaharan African:: 75
  • Scottish: 66
  • Jamaican: 56
  • Canadian: 48
  • Norwegian: 43
  • French Canadian: 39
  • Scotch-Irish: 37
  • Swedish: 24
  • Welsh: 24
  • Hungarian: 22
  • Dutch: 20
  • Portuguese: 17
  • Iranian: 14
  • Slovak: 14
  • Russian: 10
  • Serbian: 10
  • Austrian: 10
  • British: 9
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 9
  • Haitian: 8
  • Swiss: 7
  • Yugoslavian: 7
  • Palestinian: 6
  • Arab:: 6
  • Danish: 6
  • Bahamian: 5


Zip code 79906 topographic map

Public primary/middle school in zip code 79906 not listed on the city page:
  • BLISS EL (Students: 725; Location: 4401 SHERIDAN RD, EL PASO, TX; Grades: PK - 05)

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • AEROVOX INCORPORATED (9C FOUNDERS BLVD. in EL PASO, TX)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0737, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE; ELECTRONIC CAPACITORS
    Organizations: MARK III WAYNE WINDLE AGENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • AUSTRAL VON ROLL ISOLA WEST INC (15 ZANE GREY ST STE A in EL PASO, TX)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business NAICS classification: FIBER OPTIC CABLE MANUFACTURING.
    Alternative names: AUSTRAL VON ROLL ISOLA WEST INC
  • AEJ TRUCKING INC (7 ZANE GRAY ST STE B in EL PASO, TX)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Alternative names: AUTO EXPRESS DE JUAREZ
  • AEROVOX (9 BUTTERFIELD TRAIL BLVD B1 in EL PASO, TX)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business NAICS classification: ELECTRONIC CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: AEROVOX INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , KASCO INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AEROVOX INC
  • AMERICAN TURNED PRODUCTS (7 FOUNDERS BLVD STE F in EL PASO, TX)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: BATISTARAYMOND (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , EIGHMYGEARLD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • AEROQUIP AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (NO 9A FOUNDERS BLVD in EL PASO, TX)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: AEROQUIP CORPORATION AUTOMOTIVE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ARK-LES SPECIAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION (6 FOUNDERS BLVD STE H in EL PASO, TX)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Alternative names: ARK LES SPECL PRODS CORP, ARK LES SPECL PRODS CORP
  • AVX CORPORATION (7 LEIGH FISHER STE D in EL PASO, TX)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • AOSMITH ELECTRICAL PRODUCT CO (16 ZANE GREY CAZADOR WHSE in EL PASO, TX)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: PABLO FERNANDEZ (CONTACT/OWNER)

Zip code 79906 marital status for males
Zip code 79906 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 35%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


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

  • This state: 1251
  • Northeast: 712
  • Midwest: 1111
  • South: 1611
  • West: 1425

4% of the 79906 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 11,364. Population change in the 1990s: -4,274 (-37.6%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 175
Here:  29.2%
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: 69
Here:  17.3%
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:

  • THE INN AT FORT BLISS (1744 VICTORY AVE in FT BLISS, TX): $55,863 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2002
    $43,836 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2001-04-30. Completion date: 2001-07-13.
    $12,027, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2001-07-13.
  • GAIL DARLING INC (25 BUTTERFIELD TRAIL in EL PASO, TX; small business): $54,773 in 11 contracts from 2001 to 2003
    Contracts for Other Housekeeping Services by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $13,369; 2002: $23,916; 2003: $17,488; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $10,329 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2001-10-25. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
    $9,163, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-11. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
    $7,497, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-17. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
    $6,300, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-13. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  • AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY ASSOCIAT (5000 PLEASONTON RD in EL PASO, TX; small business)
    $3,000 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2002-08-29. Completion date: 2002-11-29.


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

  • Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Facilities Support Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 2)


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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.)



2740 people in military barracks, etc.
11 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents





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