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79373

Tahoka, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,087
Median household income
$74,728
People below poverty
15.9%
Median home value
$137,100

Income

The median income of households in 79373 was $74,728. An estimated 6.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.2
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.2
$50,000 to $74,999 13.7
$75,000 to $99,999 16.9
$100,000 to $149,999 17.4
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 or more 11.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 74625
Female 42431

An estimated 81.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,883. 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 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.2
Social Security 28.4
Retirement income 24.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.1

In 2020-2024, 11.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 65.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 52.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79373 in 2020-2024, 86.5% had health insurance coverage and 13.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.5% and public coverage was 30.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.1%.


In 2020-2024, 79373 had a total population of 3,087 - 1,503 (48.7%) females and 1,584 (51.3%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 23.7% of the population was under 18 years, 34.4% was 19 to 44 years, 25.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79373 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 123 42
5 to 9 141 116
10 to 14 64 109
15 to 19 75 122
20 to 24 73 70
25 to 29 134 135
30 to 34 53 76
35 to 39 147 104
40 to 44 146 126
45 to 49 105 61
50 to 54 87 81
55 to 59 116 143
60 to 64 121 77
65 to 69 79 108
70 to 74 19 63
75 to 79 60 27
80 to 84 20 18
85 and over 21 25

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 57.1% were White; 3% were Black or African American; 11.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 30.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 43.2% of the people in 79373 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 49.8% of the people in 79373 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,135 households in 79373. The average household size was 2.66 people.

Married-couple households made up 65.8% of the households in 79373 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.8% of all households, while 11.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.7% of all households.

In 79373, 36.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 65.8
Cohabiting Couples 3.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 68.2% of males and 61.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 20.9 23
Now married, except separated 68.2 61.7
Separated 1.8 3
Widowed 3.2 7.5
Divorced 5.9 4.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79373, 70 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.3% of the people living in 79373 were U.S. natives. 89% of the 79373 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.7% of 79373 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 20% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79373 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 79373.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 67
Asia 24.3
Europe 0
Africa 1.7
Northern America 0
Oceania 7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79373 in 2020-2024, 19.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.9% of people at least five years old; 2.8% 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 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 17.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 79373 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.8
Different house, same county 0.8
Different county, same state 14.7
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79373 was 838 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 67 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 629. College or graduate school enrollment was 142.

Educational Attainment of People in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.3
High school diploma or equivalency 26.7
Some college, no degree 22.7
Associate's degree 10.3
Bachelor's degree 13.4
Graduate or professional degree 11.6

Disability

In 79373, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.6% of people under 18 years old, to 13.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79373, 59.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 999 69.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 303 21
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 140 9.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79373 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 11.4
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 4.4
Wholesale trade 5
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.9
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.9
Other Services, except public administration 1.9
Public administration 6.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79373 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 632 43.8
Service occupations 190 13.2
Sales and office occupations 290 20.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 185 12.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 147 10.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.3% of 79373 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.9
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 7.7

In 2020-2024, 79373 had a total of 1,346 housing units. Of these housing units, 90.4% 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"). 4.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 90.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.1
Mobile homes 5.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79373 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 63.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79373 had 1,135 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 211 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.9% while renters occupied 28.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.73 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.5.

7.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.2% and another 22.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79373:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79373 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41.2
Electricity 58.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 79373 was $137,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41.5 % had a mortgage. 58.5% 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 $1,209 and for owners without a mortgage it was $613.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79373 was $967. 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.