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79079 zip code Shamrock
Zip Code: 79079
State: Texas
Population: 2796
Housing Units: 1501
Land Area: 479 square miles
1240.5 square kilometers
Water Area: .4 square miles
.9 square kilometers
City Name: Shamrock
Post Office Name: Shamrock
County: Wheeler
Area Code: 806
Timezone: CST
Latitude: +35.315345
Longitude: -100.272153
State Zip Codes: Texas Zip Codes
State Geography: Texas Geography


79079 Overview 79079 Demographic 79079 Economic 79079 Housing 79079 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 2,796 100.0 100%
  Male 1,327 47.5 49.1%
  Female 1,469 52.5 50.9%
Median Age 43.3 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 162 5.8 6.8%
18 years and over 2,117 75.7 74.3%
65 years and over 624 22.3 12.4%
One race 2,762 98.8 97.6%
  White 2,425 86.7 75.1%
  Black or African American 124 4.4 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 35 1.3 0.9%
  Asian 24 0.9 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.1 0.1%
  Some other race 150 5.4 5.5%
  Two or more races 34 1.2 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 334 11.9 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.33 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.89 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 1,501 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 1,182 78.7 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 913 77.2 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 269 22.8 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 319 21.3 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 1,958 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 1,413 72.2 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 274 14.0 24.4%
Civilian veterans 289 13.5 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 503 35.6 19.2%
Foreign born 57 2.0 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 1,499 65.2 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 215 8.0 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 1,333 59.5 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 15.0 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 30,216 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 36,440 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 15,850 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 134 17.0 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 471 17.1 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 701 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 34,100 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 571 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 240 (X) 295


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