79247 Zip Code (TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 23
Zip code population in 2010: 64
Zip code population in 2000: 94

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79247: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 79247:

• High school or higher: 97.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%

For population 15 years and over in 79247:

• Never married: 0.0%
• Now married: 31.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 15.1%
• Divorced: 53.6%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79247, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,960 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,960
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $28,667 (reported on 60.0% of returns)

Here:	$28,667
State:	$41,947

Total tax: $2,000 (reported on 52.0% of returns)

79247:	$2,000
State:	$9,058

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.0%

Here:	68%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79225, 73539, 76384, 73560, 73537, 73521.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)

• Zip code 79247 household income distribution in 2022

• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$60,000 to $74,999
• 4$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79247

• 5Less than $10,000
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $211,979
• Some other race householders: $238,911
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $238,911

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $29,747

Here:	$29,747
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $131,470

Here:	$131,470
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15
• Mobile homes: 6

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79247

• 220 to 24 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 23

• Male householders: 12 (12 living alone), Female householders: 7 (3 living alone)

• 2 spouses (2 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3 children (3 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 4 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person

3 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

104.3% of residents of 79247 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 43.7%

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

• This state: 23

70% of the 79247 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.

100% of the 79247 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 79247 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	4	70.8 years
John	3	67.7 years
Charles	2	89.0 years
James	2	70.5 years
Mattie	2	70.0 years
Willie	2	72.1 years
William	2	74.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79247 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Adams	2	74.0 years
Newton	2	72.5 years
Shugart	2	81.4 years
Hamm	2	85.0 years
Tallant	2	70.5 years
Farr	2	88.0 years
Collins	2	62.0 years
Turner	2	57.0 years
Vassey	2	81.5 years
Ensey	2	76.1 years