77457 Zip Code (Matagorda, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 540
Zip code population in 2010: 651
Zip code population in 2000: 665

Houses and condos: 906
Renter-occupied apartments: 82
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 77457: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 10.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 53 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: $3,096 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 77457:

• High school or higher: 85.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
• Unemployed: 12.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 77457:

• Never married: 10.3%
• Now married: 71.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 12.6%

• 
• • 48890.5%White
  • 397.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 112.0%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 10.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77457, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,083 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,083
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $29,075 (reported on 68.4% of returns)

Here:	$29,075
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.9% for AGIs below $10k, 62.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,610 (reported on 39.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,610
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,392 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,392
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,800 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,800
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,759 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,759
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,162 (22% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,162
State:	$19,631

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,304 (2% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,304
State:	$4,753

Here:	1.8% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $6,613 (reported on 66.4% of returns)

77457:	$6,613
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.1%

Here:	62%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $10k, 55.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 77483, 77414, 77415, 77440, 77428, 77465.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 16
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 309

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 132 (121 now married, 9 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 77457 with a mortgage: 57
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 77457 household income distribution in 2022

• 119Less than $10,000
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 46$60,000 to $74,999
• 64$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 77457

• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 19$90,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $174,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 61$300,000 to $399,999
• 17$400,000 to $499,999
• 24$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 77457

• 9$550 to $599
• 30$650 to $699
• 42$1,500 to $1,999

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,280,700.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $218,742
• Black or African American householders: $155,258
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $83,494
• Two or more races householders: $474,402
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $64,863

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $188,036 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $134,833 - $396,259

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $175,624

Here:	$175,624
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $1,120,992

Here:	$1,120,992
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 724
• One, attached: 10
• 3 or 4: 10
• 5 to 9: 28
• 10 to 19: 34
• Mobile homes: 87

Unemployment: 12.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 77457

• 67.9%184Drove a car alone
• 37.3%101Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 77457

• 113Less than 5 minutes
• 385 to 9 minutes
• 2030 to 34 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 540

• Male householders: 79 (24 living alone), Female householders: 250 (74 living alone)

• 193 spouses (150 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 23 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 224 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 10 2-persons

100.4% of residents of 77457 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%

Population in 1990: 1,455.

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

• This state: 380
• Midwest: 37
• South: 107
• West: 12

62% of the 77457 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

83% of the 77457 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% moved from different state.

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SHORELINE CONSTRUCTION (1316 FISHER ST in MATAGORDA, TX; small business) : $74,336 in 7 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  Contracts for Land Treatment Practices Services (plowing/clearing, etc.), Miscellaneous Construction Materials, Air Conditioning Equipment, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $3,750; 2004: $70,586; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $17,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Land Treatment Practices Services (plowing/clearing, etc.). Signed on 2004-07-27. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
  $17,500 with Army for Land Treatment Practices Services (plowing/clearing, etc.). Signed on 2004-07-27. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
  $13,750 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2004-03-05. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
  $13,750 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2004-03-05. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (1-4: 2)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 77457 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	11	70.2 years
James	10	63.5 years
John	8	72.3 years
Mary	7	81.6 years
Thomas	6	77.0 years
Joseph	5	74.4 years
Bertha	4	77.3 years
Ernest	4	73.5 years
Carl	4	76.5 years
George	4	72.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 77457 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Serrill	7	80.4 years
Smith	6	72.0 years
Williams	6	75.8 years
Culver	5	76.4 years
Baxter	5	77.4 years
Gottschalk	5	82.2 years
Moore	5	68.0 years
Holt	4	69.5 years
Bryant	4	57.7 years
Watkins	4	79.8 years