79229 Zip Code (Dickens, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 261
Zip code population in 2010: 424
Zip code population in 2000: 435

Houses and condos: 226
Renter-occupied apartments: 7
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79229: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 216.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 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 no mortgage in 2022: $302 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 79229:

• High school or higher: 81.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 50.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79229:

• Never married: 25.6%
• Now married: 45.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.8%
• Divorced: 14.2%

• 
• • 18069.2%White
  • 4918.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 249.2%Black
  • 51.9%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 20.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79229, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,008 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,008
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $46,690 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$46,690
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 920.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4102.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13760.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,000 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79229, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,613 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,613
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $36,442 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$36,442
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.2% for AGIs below $25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 175.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $467 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$467
Texas:	$2,372

Profit/loss from business: +$4,750 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,750
State:	+$13,732

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.3%

Here:	53%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79229, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,048 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,048
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $27,353 (reported on 79.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,353
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.9% for AGIs below $10k, 82.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $660 (reported on 29.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$660
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $150 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$150
State:	$4,261

Net capital gain/loss: +$545 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	+$545
State:	+$16,110

Profit/loss from business: +$3,212 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,212
State:	+$11,013

Total itemized deductions: $16,273 (36% of AGI, reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,273
State:	$19,631

Here:	36.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Total tax: $2,774 (reported on 63.5% of returns)

79229:	$2,774
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,457 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,457
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.1%

Here:	64%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 79220, 79256, 79370, 79236, 79518, 79243.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 19
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 111

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (17 now married, 32 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79229 with a mortgage: 3
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79229 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 7$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79229

• 34Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 1$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79229

• 4$250 to $299
• 2No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $30,385
• Some other race householders: $27,033
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $29,736

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $31,359 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $12,428 - $67,637

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $71,901

Here:	$71,901
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $59,780

Here:	$59,780
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 196
• Mobile homes: 28

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79229

• 79.3%90Drove a car alone
• 2.6%3Carpooled
• 11.5%13Other means
• 3.5%4Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79229

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 205 to 9 minutes
• 1410 to 14 minutes
• 720 to 24 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 535 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 845 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 261

• Male householders: 56 (26 living alone), Female householders: 76 (30 living alone)

• 52 spouses (52 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 41 children (36 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 24 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 6 2-persons

7 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 women).

85.7% of residents of 79229 zip code speak English at home.
14.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 6% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.0%

Population in 1990: 569.

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

• This state: 219
• Midwest: 8
• South: 26
• West: 1

61% of the 79229 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

72% of the 79229 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79229 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	73.3 years
Charles	7	76.7 years
Mary	6	85.5 years
William	6	76.0 years
Gladys	5	75.0 years
Emma	3	84.6 years
James	3	84.3 years
Lorene	3	79.0 years
Richard	3	58.4 years
Grace	2	86.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 79229 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Holly	7	79.6 years
Koonsman	6	81.8 years
Shaw	6	75.0 years
Jackson	6	79.8 years
Adams	5	68.8 years
Conaway	5	78.4 years
Edwards	5	77.4 years
Scott	5	75.0 years
White	4	67.2 years
Laster	4	71.0 years