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Population (year 2000): 1,342. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,330 (-0.9% change)
 
Males: 627   (46.7%)
Females: 715   (53.3%)

Dimmit County

Median resident age:   31.1 years
Texas median age:   32.3 years

Zip codes: 78827 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,200 (it was $20,417 in 2000)
Asherton   $22,200
Texas:   $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $22,100 (it was $18,700 in 2000)
Asherton   $22,100
Texas:   $106,000

Asherton, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Asherton:

  • Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Other race (21.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 552 feet

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 1593 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Asherton

For population 25 years and over in Asherton

  • High school or higher: 53.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 16.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Asherton city

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

55 residents are foreign born (4.1% Latin America).

This city:   4.1%
Texas:   13.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Asherton, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Asherton to the number of sex offenders is 1328 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Asherton:   1.4% ($269)
Texas:   1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Laredo, TX (66.5 miles , pop. 176,576).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Antonio, TX (110.4 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Carrizo Hill, TX (6.0 miles ), Carrizo Springs, TX (8.9 miles ), Catarina, TX (12.2 miles) , Brundage, TX (12.3 miles) , Chula Vista-River Spur, TX (15.0 miles ), Big Wells, TX (15.7 miles ), Crystal City, TX (17.0 miles ), Las Colonias, TX (18.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 28.45 N, Longitude: 99.76 W


Area code: 830


Population change in the 1990s: -246 (-15.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (27%)
  • Health care (27%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Apparel (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)


Average climate in Asherton, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Asherton-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.7 miles away from the Asherton city center killed 5 people and injured 12 people.

On 2/25/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Asherton:
  • DIMMIT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX)
  • COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; DILLEY, TX)
  • FORT DUNCAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles; EAGLE PASS, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Asherton:
  • LAREDO INTL (about 67 miles; LAREDO, TX; ID: LRD)
  • LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 105 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
  • SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 117 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Asherton:
  • DIMMIT COUNTY (about 7 miles; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; ID: CZT)
  • CRYSTAL CITY MUNI (about 17 miles; CRYSTAL CITY, TX; ID: 20R)
  • COTULLA-LA SALLE COUNTY (about 38 miles; COTULLA, TX; ID: COT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Asherton:
  • SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 55 miles; UVALDE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,366)
  • TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,107)
  • LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
  • PALO ALTO COLLEGE (about 105 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,623)
  • ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
  • OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 109 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,312)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 110 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)

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Average household size:
This city:   3.1 people
Texas:   2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   79.7%
Whole state:   71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   3.5%
Whole state:   4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   35.8%
Whole state:   15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   9.2%
Whole state:   6.7%

Asherton compared to Texas state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



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6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.30%
Texas average:   8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bexar County, TX  1.05% ($17,516 average AGI)
from Zavala County, TX  0.68% ($28,250)


8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,913 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.34%
Texas average:   7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bexar County, TX  1.92% ($20,293 average AGI)
to Zavala County, TX  0.96% ($18,448)
to Uvalde County, TX  0.46% ($32,071)


Strongest AM radio stations in Asherton:
  • KBEN (1450 AM; 1 kW; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; Owner: SYLVIA MIJARES)
  • KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
  • KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
  • KTSA (550 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
  • KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Asherton:
  • KCZO (92.1 FM; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
  • KHER (94.3 FM; CRYSTAL CITY, TX; Owner: SYLVIA MIJARES)

TV broadcast stations around Asherton:
  • KSPG-LP (Channel 11; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARLOS ORTIZ)

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