Median household income (1999): $33,197
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,281
| This zip code | $33,281 | | Texas: | $42,139 |
Nearest zip codes: 79930, 79903, 79905, 79904, 79901, 79902.
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 |
Year house built: |
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- 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
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso, TX (79906): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 0
- 3 bedrooms: 10
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 42
- 1 bedrooms: 74
- 2 bedrooms: 235
- 3 bedrooms: 767
- 4 bedrooms: 100
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 79906 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 10
- 2 vehicles: 0
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 35
- 1 vehicle: 580
- 2 vehicles: 541
- 3 vehicles: 53
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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

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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%)
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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
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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:
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- Mexico (18%)
- Philippines (14%)
- Canada (10%)
- Thailand (8%)
- India (5%)
- Jamaica (4%)
- Korea (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 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
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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

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)
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 35%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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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:
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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% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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 Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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2740 people in military barracks, etc.
11 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
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