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78385

Sarita, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
109
Median household income
$39,342
People below poverty
20.4%
Median home value
NaN

Income

The median income of households in 78385 was $39,342. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 14.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.2
$25,000 to $34,999 0
$35,000 to $49,999 41.7
$50,000 to $74,999 8.3
$75,000 to $99,999 4.2
$100,000 to $149,999 10.4
$150,000 to $199,999 16.7
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Male NaN
Female NaN

An estimated 75% of households received earnings. An estimated 77.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,743. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75
Social Security 77.1
Retirement income 22.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.2
Cash public assistance income 6.3

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.3

In 2020-2024, 2.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78385 in 2020-2024, 100% had health insurance coverage and 0% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.9% and public coverage was 68.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 78385 had a total population of 109 - 51 (46.8%) females and 58 (53.2%) males. The median age was 65.8 years. An estimated 2.8% of the population was under 18 years, 22.1% was 19 to 44 years, 21.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 52.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 78385 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 0
5 to 9 2 1
10 to 14 0 0
15 to 19 2 0
20 to 24 0 0
25 to 29 0 6
30 to 34 2 1
35 to 39 8 3
40 to 44 4 0
45 to 49 0 0
50 to 54 9 0
55 to 59 0 5
60 to 64 7 2
65 to 69 3 24
70 to 74 18 0
75 to 79 1 1
80 to 84 1 0
85 and over 1 8

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 26.6% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 70.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 84.4% of the people in 78385 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 11.9% of the people in 78385 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 48 households in 78385. The average household size was 2.15 people.

Married-couple households made up 27.1% of the households in 78385 while cohabiting couple households made up 18.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.3% of all households, while 22.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.8% of all households.

In 78385, 4.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 66.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 27.1
Cohabiting Couples 18.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 33.9% of males and 44% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.9 24
Now married, except separated 33.9 44
Separated 0 0
Widowed 0 16
Divorced 32.1 16

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 78385, 4 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 70.6% of the people living in 78385 were U.S. natives. 59.6% of the 78385 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 29.4% of 78385 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 96.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78385 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 78385.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 96.9
Asia 3.1
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 78385 in 2020-2024, 83.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 82.6% of people at least five years old; 33% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 82.6
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 78385 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.9
Different house, same county 1.8
Different county, same state 7.3
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 55.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 44.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78385 was 2 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2. College or graduate school enrollment was 0.

Educational Attainment of People in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 44.2
High school diploma or equivalency 23.1
Some college, no degree 17.3
Associate's degree 0
Bachelor's degree 4.8
Graduate or professional degree 10.6

Disability

In 78385, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 43.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 26.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 59.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 78385, 46.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 53.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 0 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 41 83.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 8 16.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 0 0

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78385 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 38.8
Construction 0
Manufacturing 4.1
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 4.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 20.4
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 0
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 6.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 78385 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 14 28.6
Service occupations 11 22.4
Sales and office occupations 3 6.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 9 18.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 12 24.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 93.9% of 78385 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 0% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 93.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.1
Other means 0
Worked from home 2

In 2020-2024, 78385 had a total of 106 housing units. Of these housing units, 84% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 2.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 13.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.8
Mobile homes 13.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

18.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78385 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 37.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 78385 had 48 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 58 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.4% while renters occupied 39.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.97 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.42.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 25% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 18.8% and another 39.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78385:

House Heating Fuel Used in 78385 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18.8
Electricity 81.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78385 was NaN.

Of the owner-occupied households, 0 % had a mortgage. 100% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $NaN and for owners without a mortgage it was $331.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78385 was $NaN. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.