79316 Zip Code (Brownfield, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 10,380
Zip code population in 2010: 11,451
Zip code population in 2000: 11,401

Houses and condos: 4,412
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,354
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79316: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 467.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 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: $1,995 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,066 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 79316:

• High school or higher: 75.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79316:

• Never married: 35.6%
• Now married: 45.3%
• Separated: 3.9%
• Widowed: 6.6%
• Divorced: 8.6%

• 
• • 6,06158.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,70135.7%White
  • 5124.9%Black
  • 520.5%Two or more races
  • 290.3%American Indian
  • 220.2%Asian

Urban population: 8,612
Rural population: 1,767

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79316, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,057 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,057
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $38,174 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$38,174
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1319.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3776.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6490.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9237.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17259.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 35163.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,501 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,501
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 176.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1303.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,794 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,794
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 29.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 255.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2793.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,166 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$12,166
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 187.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 489.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8973.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,777 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,777
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.7% for AGIs below $25k, 141.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 118.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 412.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6620.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,445 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

79316:	$15,445
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 135.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 189.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 983.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,742 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$35,742
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 277.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 616.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5103.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $20,650 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	$20,650
State:	$18,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 315.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3426.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,973 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

79316:	$4,973
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 35.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 106.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 603.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,678 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,678
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 167.6% for AGIs below $25k, 116.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.3%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 92.2% for AGIs below $25k, 91.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79316, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,914 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,914
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $35,679 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$35,679
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.8% for AGIs below $25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 22.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,373 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,373
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,941 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,941
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,168 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$14,168
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,507 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$12,507
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,430 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

79316:	$15,430
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,758 (17% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$20,758
State:	$24,724

Here:	17.2% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,653 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	$7,653
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $3,957 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

79316:	$3,957
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,509 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,509
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.0%

Here:	67%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 63.7% for AGIs below $25k, 67.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79316, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,330 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,330
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $25,999 (reported on 84.4% of returns)

Here:	$25,999
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 82.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 38.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,132 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,132
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,339 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,339
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,841 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,841
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,361 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,361
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$22,045 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	+$22,045
State:	-$9,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,500 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

79316:	$3,500
Texas:	$3,120

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $16,941 (reported on 0.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,941
Texas:	$16,401

Total itemized deductions: $16,872 (20% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,872
State:	$19,631

Here:	20.3% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $6,339 (7% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,339
State:	$4,753

Here:	7.0% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,515 (reported on 59.6% of returns)

79316:	$5,515
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,025 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,025
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.4%

Here:	76%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs below $10k, 81.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79378, 79345, 79342, 79377, 79359, 79358.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 897
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,058

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 72 (59 now married, 13 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,943 (738 now married, 1,208 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79316 with a mortgage: 915 (50 second mortgage, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,361
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $399

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

• Zip code 79316 household income distribution in 2022

• 462Less than $10,000
• 183$10,000 to $14,999
• 148$15,000 to $19,999
• 243$20,000 to $24,999
• 114$25,000 to $29,999
• 250$30,000 to $34,999
• 408$35,000 to $39,999
• 368$40,000 to $44,999
• 66$45,000 to $49,999
• 304$50,000 to $59,999
• 371$60,000 to $74,999
• 323$75,000 to $99,999
• 178$100,000 to $124,999
• 128$125,000 to $149,999
• 273$150,000 to $199,999
• 156$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79316

• 168Less than $10,000
• 157$10,000 to $14,999
• 136$15,000 to $19,999
• 74$20,000 to $24,999
• 37$25,000 to $29,999
• 87$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 54$40,000 to $49,999
• 84$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 179$80,000 to $89,999
• 44$90,000 to $99,999
• 346$100,000 to $124,999
• 214$125,000 to $149,999
• 37$150,000 to $174,999
• 71$175,000 to $199,999
• 206$200,000 to $249,999
• 63$250,000 to $299,999
• 83$300,000 to $399,999
• 40$400,000 to $499,999
• 72$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79316

• 116Less than $100
• 17$100 to $149
• 24$150 to $199
• 44$200 to $249
• 53$300 to $349
• 51$350 to $399
• 44$400 to $449
• 18$450 to $499
• 233$500 to $549
• 159$550 to $599
• 114$650 to $699
• 27$750 to $799
• 69$800 to $899
• 3$900 to $999
• 292No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $786.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,900
• Black or African American householders: $66,407
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $176,182
• Asian householders: $304,930
• Some other race householders: $58,004
• Two or more races householders: $37,675
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $67,762

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,533 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,684 - $166,474

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $179,499

Here:	$179,499
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $21,185

Here:	$21,185
State:	$327,631

Mobile homes: $54,958

Here:	$54,958
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,659
• One, attached: 76
• Two: 25
• 3 or 4: 26
• 5 to 9: 53
• 10 to 19: 61
• 20 to 49: 66
• 50 or more: 22
• Mobile homes: 340
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 66

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79316

• 74.5%3,308Drove a car alone
• 15.6%694Carpooled
• 1.4%64Walked
• 6.3%281Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79316

• 528Less than 5 minutes
• 1,5435 to 9 minutes
• 37110 to 14 minutes
• 51815 to 19 minutes
• 7620 to 24 minutes
• 7825 to 29 minutes
• 27130 to 34 minutes
• 18435 to 39 minutes
• 9940 to 44 minutes
• 27245 to 59 minutes
• 7260 to 89 minutes
• 4090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,380

• Male householders: 1,864 (761 living alone), Female householders: 2,074 (405 living alone)

• 1,566 spouses (1,566 opposite-sex spouses), 212 unmarried partners, (212 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,207 children (3,099 natural, 27 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 264 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 foster children, 50 other relatives, 94 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 786 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,028 2-persons, 687 3-persons, 478 4-persons, 235 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 95 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,167 1-person, 216 2-persons

1,197 married couples with children.
1,057 single-parent households (1,057 women).

61.2% of residents of 79316 zip code speak English at home.
35.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 4% well, 8% not well, 13% not at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% very well, 34% well, 14% not well, 7% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERADA HESS CORPORATION (17 M S OF BROWNFIELD ON FM 403 in BROWNFIELD, TX)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
  Business NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION.; CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION.
  Organizations: AMERADA HESS CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• ASHLAND INC (DAVID BAILEY RD & I2006 in BROWNFIELD, TX)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: SCURLOCK PERMIAN CORP

• B E IMPLEMENT (SEAGRAVES RD in BROWNFIELD, TX)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: B E IMPLEMENT CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• ANDERSON GRAIN CORP. (LEVELLAND "Y" in BROWNFIELD, TX)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.5%

Population in 1990: 11,954.

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

• This state: 7,884
• Northeast: 322
• Midwest: 234
• South: 389
• West: 404

61% of the 79316 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

84% of the 79316 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 1-4: 3)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 91. The highest number of fires - 154 took place in 2008, and the least - 49 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (65.8%), and Structure Fires (16.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79316
• 1,02265.8%Outside Fires
• 25816.6%Structure Fires
• 20112.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 724.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79316, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79316 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	83	73.9 years
Mary	80	78.4 years
John	74	75.3 years
William	59	77.7 years
Robert	48	70.3 years
George	36	76.1 years
Charles	33	72.2 years
Thomas	31	79.9 years
Willie	26	77.6 years
Maria	26	68.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79316 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	53	77.5 years
Davis	34	78.2 years
Garcia	31	67.2 years
Jones	30	77.8 years
Brown	29	75.1 years
Rodriguez	25	71.6 years
Johnson	24	80.4 years
Moore	23	76.5 years
Lewis	19	72.4 years
Martinez	18	67.9 years

Businesses in zip code 79316
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Nike	1
AutoZone	1		Pizza Hut	1
Best Western	1		RadioShack	1
Burger King	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
FedEx	1		Sears	1
H&R Block	1		Subway	1
Holiday Inn	1		U-Haul	2
KFC	1		UPS	1
Long John Silver's	1		Walmart	1
McDonald's	1