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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,085 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Austin County is $477 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $762 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sealy
, Bellville
, Wallis
, San Felipe
, Industry
, Weesatche-Ander
.
Neighboring
counties: Colorado County
, Fayette County
, Fort Bend County
, Waller County
, Washington County
, Wharton County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Austin County: Gulf
(A),
Post Oak Point
(B),
Bellville Yards
(C),
El Pleasant
(D),
Rock House
(E),
Coshatte Agricultural Society Hall
(F),
Dant
(G),
Welcome
(H),
Sachse Public Library
(I),
Roesler House
(J),
Witte-Schmid House
(K)
Churches in Austin County include: Pleasant
Grove Church
(A),
Cherry Chapel
(B),
Saint Paul Church
(C),
Samuel Chapel
(D),
Truvine Church
(E),
Welcome Church
(F),
Wesley Brethren Church
(G),
Wesley Church
(H),
Gilbert Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Washam
Cemetery
(1),
Macedonia Cemetery
(2),
Wallis Cemetery
(3),
Allens Cemetery
(4),
Guardian Angel Cemetery
(5),
Ueckert Cemetery
(6),
Travis Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wards
Lake
(A),
Nowaks Lake
(B),
Peters Lake
(C),
Cannons Lake
(D),
Arnold Lake
(E),
Peters Lake
(F),
Lake Virnau
(G),
Cook Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog
Branch
(A),
Sandy Branch
(B),
Sawmill Creek
(C),
Beaty Branch
(D),
Schweiner Creek
(E),
Rocky Branch
(F),
Rocky Creek
(G),
Ives Creek
(H),
Shirttail Branch
(I)
Parks in Austin County include: Harmonie
Park
(1),
Historical Marker
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 647
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,720 (33% naturalized citizens)
| Austin
County: |
7.3% | | Whole
state: | 13.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 393
- 1990
to 1994: 262
- 1985
to 1989: 327
- 1980
to 1984: 261
- 1975
to 1979: 237
- 1970
to 1974: 38
- 1970
to 1974: 92
- 1965
to 1969: 110
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Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 7,273
- One,
attached: 133
- Two:
54
- 3
or 4: 283
- 5
to 9: 166
- 10
to 19: 99
- 20
or more: 256
- Mobile
homes: 1,917
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Austin County with a mortgage: 1,924 (54 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,098 Agriculture
in Austin County
Average size of farms: 176 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11524
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $97.03
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.86%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.40%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16632
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31625
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.88
Corn for grain: 4701 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2998 harvested acres
Vegetables: 21 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 840 acresAustin
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/31/1983, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
- Mining
(4%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (20%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(84%)
- Cuba
(3%)
- El
Salvador (2%)
- Germany
(2%)
- Colombia
(2%)
- Other
Central America (2%)
- United
Kingdom (1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Austin County:
|
- German
(27%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- Czech
(8%)
- English
(6%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Polish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 8,435 (80%)
- Carpooled:
1,403 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 1 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
17 (0%)
- Walked:
170 (2%)
- Other
means: 102 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 430 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Austin County, Texas
- 196
people in nursing homes
- 40
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 13
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11
people in other group homes
- 3
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,998.
8.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,127 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.14% | | Texas
average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.52% relocated from other counties in Texas ($35,453 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($6,673 average AGI)
| Austin
County: |
1.63% | | Texas
average: | 3.06% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Harris County, TX
|
2.13% ($54,643 average AGI) |
| from
Fort Bend County, TX
|
1.02% ($48,713) |
| from
Waller County, TX
|
0.42% ($27,872) |
| from
Washington County, TX
|
0.40% ($27,378) |
| from
Colorado County, TX
|
0.30% ($34,071) |
| from
Wharton County, TX
|
0.13% ($12,333) |
| from
Brazoria County, TX
|
0.12% ($17,000) |
7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,734 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.68% | | Texas
average: |
7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.50% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,438 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($5,298 average AGI)
| Austin
County: |
1.18% | | Texas
average: | 2.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Harris County, TX
|
2.43% ($34,614 average AGI) |
| to
Fort Bend County, TX
|
0.75% ($42,290) |
| to
Washington County, TX
|
0.52% ($31,896) |
| to
Waller County, TX
|
0.47% ($31,581) |
| to
Colorado County, TX
|
0.38% ($28,400) |
| to
Bexar County, TX
|
0.14% ($28,231) |
| to
Brazos County, TX
|
0.12% ($34,545) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9
Births
per 1000 population in Austin County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Austin County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Austin County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,158 (3,789 aged, 369 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 23,316
- In
family households: 20,780 (5,338 male householders, 1,155 female householders)
5,343
spouses, 7,590 children (6,878 natural, 168 adopted, 544 stepchildren), 462 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 85 parents, 321 other relatives, 312 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,536 (976 male householders (841 living alone)), 1,267 female householders (1,142 living alone)), 293 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 274 (222 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,741 2-persons, 1,387 3-persons, 1,330 4-persons, 641 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,983 1-person, 218 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
4,575 married couples with children.
1,202 single-parent households (310 men, 892 women).
82.9% of residents of Austin County speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $503,700,000 ($19523 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $375,912,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,025,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,787,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,174,000
Federal grants: $25,914,000
Federal procurement contracts: $374,535,000 ($371,833,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,264,000 ($1,817,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,442,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,952,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,739,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,748
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: | 85
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,405
| Here: |
54 per 1000 residents | | State: |
35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +326
| Here: |
+12 per 1000 residents | | State: | +29
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,920
| Here: |
+73 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Austin County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 344
- 1995
to 1998: 946
- 1990
to 1994: 748
- 1980
to 1989: 2,272
- 1970
to 1979: 1,772
- 1960
to 1969: 1,008
- 1950
to 1959: 875
- 1940
to 1949: 736
- 1939
or earlier: 1,504
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Austin County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 33
- 2
rooms: 112
- 3
rooms: 312
- 4
rooms: 720
- 5
rooms: 1,552
- 6
rooms: 1,749
- 7
rooms: 1,105
- 8
rooms: 587
- 9
or more rooms: 584
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Austin County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 48
- 2
rooms: 237
- 3
rooms: 248
- 4
rooms: 547
- 5
rooms: 429
- 6
rooms: 316
- 7
rooms: 105
- 8
rooms: 51
- 9
or more rooms: 12
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Austin County: |
- no
bedroom: 61
- 1
bedroom: 282
- 2
bedrooms: 1,730
- 3
bedrooms: 3,664
- 4
bedrooms: 880
- 5
or more bedrooms: 137
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Austin County: |
- no
bedroom: 64
- 1
bedroom: 457
- 2
bedrooms: 882
- 3
bedrooms: 540
- 4
bedrooms: 48
- 5
or more bedrooms: 2
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Austin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 337
- 1
vehicle: 1,582
- 2
vehicles: 3,020
- 3
vehicles: 1,266
- 4
vehicles: 458
- 5
or more vehicles: 91
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Austin County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 298
- 1
vehicle: 899
- 2
vehicles: 650
- 3
vehicles: 132
- 4
vehicles: 9
- 5
or more vehicles: 5
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59% of Austin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.
| Austin
County: |
59.1% | | State
average: |
51.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 18146
- Northeast:
470
- Midwest:
1137
- South:
1475
- West:
554
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(51%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Utility
gas (22%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(58%)
- Utility
gas (25%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 136
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 89
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 55
Austin
County government finances in 2002:
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $1,829,000
Regular Highways: $1,247,000
Financial Administration: $928,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $764,000
Health Services - Other: $730,000
General Public Buildings: $598,000
Central Staff Services: $556,000
General - Other: $249,000
Natural Resources - Other: $96,000
Corrections - Other: $89,000
Libraries: $78,000
Welfare - Other: $22,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $20,000
Fire Protection: $9,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $616,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $812,000
Public Welfare: $12,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $6,962,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,188,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,147,000
Other, NEC: $950,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $815,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $238,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,273,000
Interest Earnings: $946,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $77,000
Financial Administration: $51,000
General Public Building: $49,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
Judicial: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,835,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,147,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $46,000
Public Welfare: $43,000
Education: $5,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,740,000
Total General Sales: $880,000
Motor Vehicle License: $712,000
NEC: $445,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,665,000
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