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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 78579 Zip Code is $9,283, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. 78579 Zip Code median household income is $32,426, which has grown by 72.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 78579 Zip Code residents spend 16.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1859

78579 Zip Code	9,283 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

78579 Zip Code	14,253 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

78579 Zip Code	23,854 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

78579 Zip Code	10,115 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

78579 Zip Code	32,426 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

78579 Zip Code	38,498 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

78579 Zip Code	72.15%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	78579 Zip Code		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-0.11%	$0, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.12%	$12,704, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.11%	$0, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.83%	$17,632, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

78579 Zip Code	33,103 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

78579 Zip Code	39,903 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	78579 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
White	$33,559, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$32,426, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$15,625, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	78579 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$29,727, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,665, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$27,426, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	78579 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,931, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	1,432, 48.86%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	903, 63.06%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	903, 63.06%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	774, 85.71%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	129, 14.29%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	529, 36.94%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	1,499, 51.14%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	836, 55.77%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	836, 55.77%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	739, 88.40%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	97, 11.60%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	663, 44.23%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	78579 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,503, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,232, 81.97%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	139, 9.25%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	131, 8.72%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1, 0.07%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

78579 Zip Code	16.3 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	78579 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,513	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	774, 51.16%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	112, 14.47%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	98, 12.66%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	108, 13.95%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	115, 14.86%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	312, 40.31%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	739, 48.84%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	152, 20.57%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	324, 43.84%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 16.91%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	138, 18.67%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	78579 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,513, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	56, 3.70%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	144, 9.52%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	55, 3.64%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	190, 12.56%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	165, 10.91%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	201, 13.28%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 0.66%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	450, 29.74%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	148, 9.78%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	94, 6.21%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	78579 Zip Code	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,969	47.49%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	348	40.32%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.