79347 Zip Code (Muleshoe, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 7,375
Zip code population in 2010: 7,462
Zip code population in 2000: 6,515

Houses and condos: 2,658
Renter-occupied apartments: 609
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79347: 74.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 706.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 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: $2,095 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,504 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 79347:

• High school or higher: 70.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79347:

• Never married: 46.0%
• Now married: 43.0%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 5.9%

• 
• • 4,98967.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,11328.7%White
  • 1021.4%Two or more races
  • 711.0%American Indian
  • 731.0%Asian
  • 230.3%Black

Urban population: 4,961
Rural population: 2,413

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79347, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,260 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,260
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $41,498 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$41,498
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1450.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4325.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7547.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9231.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18327.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,753 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,753
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 19.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 130.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $10,878 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$10,878
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $25k, 19.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 275.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$25,442 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$25,442
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 16.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 118.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,974 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$10,974
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 214.8% for AGIs below $25k, 263.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 428.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1011.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,650 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

79347:	$12,650
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 52.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 146.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 662.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $39,529 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	$39,529
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.0% for AGIs below $25k, 429.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $20,167 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$20,167
State:	$18,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $4,529 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

79347:	$4,529
State:	$7,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 181.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,903 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,903
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 172.1% for AGIs below $25k, 120.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.6%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.2% for AGIs below $25k, 87.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79347, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,137 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,137
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $32,163 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,163
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,363 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,363
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $14,358 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,358
State:	$9,721

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$19,945 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$19,945
State:	+$35,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,866 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$13,866
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,467 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

79347:	$9,467
Texas:	$19,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,107 (16% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$22,107
State:	$24,724

Here:	16.3% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,592 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$7,592
State:	$6,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,407 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

79347:	$4,407
State:	$6,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,733 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,733
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.9%

Here:	65%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 59.4% for AGIs below $25k, 70.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79347, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,336 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,336
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $26,482 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$26,482
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 201.9% for AGIs below $10k, 82.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,018 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,018
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $6,184 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$6,184
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,756 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,756
State:	+$16,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,774 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,774
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$498 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$498
State:	-$9,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -45.2% for AGIs below $10k, -1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,456 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

79347:	$3,456
Texas:	$3,120

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $16,000 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,000
Texas:	$16,401

Total itemized deductions: $17,370 (21% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,370
State:	$19,631

Here:	20.6% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $7,067 (7% of AGI, reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$7,067
State:	$4,753

Here:	7.3% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,732 (reported on 60.4% of returns)

79347:	$5,732
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,072 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,072
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.1%

Here:	72%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.6% for AGIs below $10k, 75.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 79371, 79324, 79325, 79053, 79031, 79344.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 179
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,954

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 92 (6 now married, 82 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,890 (652 now married, 1,243 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 79347 with a mortgage: 585
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $867
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $488

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

• Zip code 79347 household income distribution in 2022

• 73Less than $10,000
• 219$10,000 to $14,999
• 75$15,000 to $19,999
• 74$20,000 to $24,999
• 44$25,000 to $29,999
• 103$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 150$40,000 to $44,999
• 46$45,000 to $49,999
• 64$50,000 to $59,999
• 231$60,000 to $74,999
• 370$75,000 to $99,999
• 340$100,000 to $124,999
• 68$125,000 to $149,999
• 176$150,000 to $199,999
• 82$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79347

• 17Less than $10,000
• 88$10,000 to $14,999
• 71$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $69,999
• 54$70,000 to $79,999
• 72$80,000 to $89,999
• 52$90,000 to $99,999
• 257$100,000 to $124,999
• 96$125,000 to $149,999
• 70$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 165$200,000 to $249,999
• 98$250,000 to $299,999
• 22$300,000 to $399,999
• 28$400,000 to $499,999
• 15$500,000 to $749,999
• 61$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79347

• 22$100 to $149
• 9$150 to $199
• 17$200 to $249
• 18$250 to $299
• 57$300 to $349
• 46$400 to $449
• 53$500 to $549
• 77$550 to $599
• 6$600 to $649
• 22$700 to $749
• 6$750 to $799
• 80$800 to $899
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 139No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $689.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $316,790.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,829
• Black or African American householders: $48,381
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $97,764
• Some other race householders: $76,743
• Two or more races householders: $81,748
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $78,411

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $131,799 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,645 - $229,557

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $180,734

Here:	$180,734
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $131,357

Here:	$131,357
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,930
• One, attached: 148
• Two: 36
• 3 or 4: 292
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 236

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79347

• 58.6%1,807Drove a car alone
• 11.6%356Carpooled
• 2.3%72Bicycle
• 8.1%251Walked
• 15.8%487Other means
• 3.6%110Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79347

• 257Less than 5 minutes
• 9775 to 9 minutes
• 25110 to 14 minutes
• 15515 to 19 minutes
• 22420 to 24 minutes
• 2925 to 29 minutes
• 72930 to 34 minutes
• 2635 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 6045 to 59 minutes
• 5060 to 89 minutes
• 11590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,375

• Male householders: 1,071 (254 living alone), Female householders: 1,067 (286 living alone)

• 1,021 spouses (1,005 opposite-sex spouses), 308 unmarried partners, (308 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,269 children (2,172 natural, 0 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 298 brothers or sisters, 266 parents, 0 foster children, 281 other relatives, 420 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 184 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 670 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 539 1-person, 155 2-persons

744 married couples with children.
1,089 single-parent households (180 men, 909 women).

40.7% of residents of 79347 zip code speak English at home.
55.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 14% well, 21% not well, 10% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 6% well, 9% not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BAILEY COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP (305 E AVE B in MULESHOE, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1987-0336, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRICAL WORK; ELECTRIC SERVICES
  

• AG AVIATION, INC. (2.5 MI N. HWY 214 in MULESHOE, TX)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-0303, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• 4 MI W INT OF FM 1760 & USHWY (84, S SIDE OF FM 1760 in MULESHOE, TX)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  Organizations: MR. LAWRENCE A HANCOCK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: J. M. HOWLE, JR., ALLENE HOWLE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.4%

Population in 1990: 6,664.

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

• This state: 4,103
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 135
• South: 161
• West: 865

58% of the 79347 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

94% of the 79347 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 54. The highest number of reported fires - 103 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (73.2%), and Structure Fires (14.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79347
• 66873.2%Outside Fires
• 13114.4%Structure Fires
• 758.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 384.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79347, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79347 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	46	78.0 years
John	43	72.1 years
James	38	74.4 years
Robert	31	72.2 years
Mary	29	76.4 years
Charles	19	75.7 years
Henry	16	82.0 years
Ruby	16	84.1 years
Arthur	16	77.2 years
Mildred	15	82.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 79347 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	26	76.5 years
Davis	26	78.1 years
Smith	16	76.1 years
Johnson	15	78.6 years
Taylor	13	75.8 years
Moore	13	82.1 years
Howard	11	72.0 years
Miller	11	78.3 years
Lambert	11	83.3 years
Harris	11	75.8 years

Businesses in zip code 79347
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Pizza Hut	1
Alco Stores	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
FedEx	1		True Value	1
H&R Block	1		U-Haul	1
McDonald's	1		UPS	1
Nike	1