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79013

Cactus, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,048
Median household income
$45,106
People below poverty
21.2%
Median home value
$81,500

Income

The median income of households in 79013 was $45,106. An estimated 1.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 14.6
$25,000 to $34,999 19.2
$35,000 to $49,999 19.1
$50,000 to $74,999 21.5
$75,000 to $99,999 7.5
$100,000 to $149,999 11.9
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45633
Female 40117

An estimated 94.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 10.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 1.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,443. 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 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 94.2
Social Security 10.4
Retirement income 1.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 30.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.1

In 2020-2024, 9.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 19.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79013 in 2020-2024, 48.9% had health insurance coverage and 51.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 35.5% and public coverage was 15.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 42.9%.


In 2020-2024, 79013 had a total population of 3,048 - 1,316 (43.2%) females and 1,732 (56.8%) males. The median age was 30.4 years. An estimated 35.4% of the population was under 18 years, 30.4% was 19 to 44 years, 24.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79013 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 274 192
5 to 9 83 112
10 to 14 119 128
15 to 19 174 94
20 to 24 123 57
25 to 29 102 46
30 to 34 107 106
35 to 39 115 121
40 to 44 130 20
45 to 49 180 183
50 to 54 139 66
55 to 59 117 61
60 to 64 0 15
65 to 69 48 79
70 to 74 21 36
75 to 79 0 0
80 to 84 0 0
85 and over 0 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.4% were White; 11.2% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3% were Asian; 4.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 52.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 81% of the people in 79013 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 4% of the people in 79013 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 926 households in 79013. The average household size was 3.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.1% of the households in 79013 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.1% of all households, while 35.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31% of all households.

In 79013, 42.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 12.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.1
Cohabiting Couples 7.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.2% of males and 40.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.1 48.6
Now married, except separated 44.2 40.6
Separated 0.2 4.3
Widowed 0 0
Divorced 5.6 6.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79013, 115 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 36.6% of the people living in 79013 were U.S. natives. 28.3% of the 79013 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 63.4% of 79013 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 9.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 40.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79013 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 79013.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 80.6
Asia 1.3
Europe 0
Africa 16.6
Northern America 1.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79013 in 2020-2024, 92 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 74.4% of people at least five years old; 66.7% 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 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 74.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 14.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 79013 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.3
Different house, same county 2
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 0
Abroad 2.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 29.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 2.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 70.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79013 was 573 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 510. College or graduate school enrollment was 63.

Educational Attainment of People in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 70.2
High school diploma or equivalency 17.6
Some college, no degree 6.4
Associate's degree 3
Bachelor's degree 0.7
Graduate or professional degree 2.1

Disability

In 79013, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.7% of people under 18 years old, to 3.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79013, 66.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 94.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 0% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,323 94.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 0 0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 72 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79013 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 20
Construction 6.8
Manufacturing 44.5
Wholesale trade 4.4
Retail trade 8.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 0.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79013 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 58 4.2
Service occupations 209 15
Sales and office occupations 164 11.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 379 27.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 585 41.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.6% of 79013 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 13.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 7.8
Other means 0
Worked from home 0

In 2020-2024, 79013 had a total of 1,041 housing units. Of these housing units, 13.4% 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"). 41.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 44.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 13.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 41.9
Mobile homes 44.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

19.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79013 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 50.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79013 had 926 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 115 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 32.6% while renters occupied 67.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.2.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 26.7% and another 16.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79013:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.7
Electricity 33.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 12.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 79013 was $81,500.

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 $406.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79013 was $816. 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.

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