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79347

Muleshoe, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
7,176
Median household income
$66,792
People below poverty
10.7%
Median home value
$105,700

Income

The median income of households in 79347 was $66,792. An estimated 6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6
$10,000 to $14,999 9.5
$15,000 to $24,999 8.3
$25,000 to $34,999 4
$35,000 to $49,999 15.6
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 6.8
$100,000 to $149,999 24.7
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 5.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61517
Female 45828

An estimated 68.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,378. 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 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.2
Social Security 34.1
Retirement income 19
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.5

In 2020-2024, 17.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 63% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 15.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79347 in 2020-2024, 71.6% had health insurance coverage and 28.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50% and public coverage was 32.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 34.4%.


In 2020-2024, 79347 had a total population of 7,176 - 3,561 (49.6%) females and 3,615 (50.4%) males. The median age was 33.1 years. An estimated 27.2% of the population was under 18 years, 39.7% was 19 to 44 years, 12.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79347 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 350 164
5 to 9 372 212
10 to 14 244 301
15 to 19 137 324
20 to 24 354 354
25 to 29 275 183
30 to 34 313 325
35 to 39 160 146
40 to 44 374 359
45 to 49 110 166
50 to 54 79 83
55 to 59 80 129
60 to 64 49 179
65 to 69 134 57
70 to 74 228 256
75 to 79 231 106
80 to 84 90 54
85 and over 35 163

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.5% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 6.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 65.8% of the people in 79347 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 30.3% of the people in 79347 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,279 households in 79347. The average household size was 3.08 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.9% of the households in 79347 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.4% of all households, while 14.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.8% of all households.

In 79347, 44.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.9
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65.4% of males and 52.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.6 34.4
Now married, except separated 65.4 52.7
Separated 0.1 0.8
Widowed 4.7 7.7
Divorced 4.2 4.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79347, 232 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 81.8% of the people living in 79347 were U.S. natives. 63.7% of the 79347 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 18.2% of 79347 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 16.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79347 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 79347.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 91.9
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 4.5
Northern America 3.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79347 in 2020-2024, 50.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 48.9% of people at least five years old; 17.2% 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 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 48.9
Other Indo-European languages 2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 79347 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.4
Different house, same county 1
Different county, same state 8.1
Different state 3.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 72.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 27.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79347 was 1,368 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,236. College or graduate school enrollment was 112.

Educational Attainment of People in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 27.4
High school diploma or equivalency 27.5
Some college, no degree 24
Associate's degree 4.8
Bachelor's degree 12.1
Graduate or professional degree 4.2

Disability

In 79347, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.2% of people under 18 years old, to 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79347, 53.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,085 71.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 466 16
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 370 12.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79347 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 19.5
Construction 4
Manufacturing 14.8
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 16
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 4.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.4
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79347 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 862 29.5
Service occupations 264 9
Sales and office occupations 465 15.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 689 23.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 641 21.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.7% of 79347 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.6
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 6.3

In 2020-2024, 79347 had a total of 2,820 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.7% 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"). 7.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.7
Mobile homes 2.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79347 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 64.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79347 had 2,279 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 541 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.1% while renters occupied 21.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.52.

3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 25.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79347:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79347 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 66.9
Electricity 33.1
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 79347 was $105,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 26.3 % had a mortgage. 73.7% 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 $1,102 and for owners without a mortgage it was $502.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79347 was $932. 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.