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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $306 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Zavala County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.
Cities in this county include: Crystal City
, La Pryor
, Batesville
, Las Colonias
.
Neighboring
counties: Dimmit County
, Frio County
, Kinney County
, Maverick County
, Medina County
, Uvalde County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Zavala County: A
B Junciton
(A),
Cain Ranch
(B),
Midway Camp
(C),
Alto Windmill
(D),
Loma Vista
(E),
Lake Windmill
(F),
North Windmill
(G),
Oliphant Ranch
(H),
Chaparrosa Ranch
(I),
Lyles Ranch
(J),
Rancho Viejo Windmill
(K),
Red Windmill
(L),
Kite Windmill
(M),
Roberts Windmill
(N),
Kieschnick Ranch
(O),
Kieffer Windmill
(P),
Comstock Windmill
(Q),
Hensley Windmill
(R),
Sevenmile Windmill
(S),
Maverick Creek Windmill
(T)
Cemeteries: Vivian
Cemetery
(1),
Loma Vista Cemetery
(2),
La Pryor Cemetery
(3),
Cometa Cemetery
(4)
Lakes and reservoirs: Crooked
Lake
(A),
Evans Lake
(B),
Mesteno Lake
(C),
Comanche Lake
(D),
Fishhook Lake
(E),
Rocky Lake
(F),
Indio Tank
(G),
Lake Tank
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand
Creek
(A),
Sand Ridge Creek
(B),
Beef Hollow Creek
(C),
Picosa Creek
(D),
Maverick Creek
(E),
Rocky Creek
(F),
Gato Creek
(G),
Alligator Slough
(H),
Gallina Slough
(I)
Park in Zavala County: Juan
Garcia Park
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 460
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 43.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,598 (51% naturalized citizens)
| Zavala
County: |
13.8% | | Whole
state: | 13.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 249
- 1990
to 1994: 147
- 1985
to 1989: 116
- 1980
to 1984: 167
- 1975
to 1979: 96
- 1970
to 1974: 155
- 1970
to 1974: 156
- 1965
to 1969: 512
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Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,799
- One,
attached: 100
- Two:
303
- 3
or 4: 78
- 5
to 9: 7
- 20
or more: 2
- Mobile
homes: 786
Housing units in Zavala County with a mortgage: 349 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,509 Agriculture
in Zavala County
Average size of farms: 2752 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $189471
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $336.59
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $194949
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.54%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72504
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.99%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.78
Corn for grain: 5084 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 8002 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 4322 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3406 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1860 acresZavala
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 2.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/18/1964, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction
(14%)
- Food
(11%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (26%)
- Health
care (24%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cashiers
(7%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Counselors,
social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(98%)
- Korea
(1%)
- Honduras
(1%)
- El
Salvador (1%)
- India
(0%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Zavala County:
|
- German
(2%)
- United
States or American (2%)
- English
(1%)
- Irish
(0%)
- Swedish
(0%)
- Scotch-Irish
(0%)
- Scottish
(0%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,010 (68%)
- Carpooled:
649 (22%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
- Walked:
79 (3%)
- Other
means: 138 (5%)
- Worked
at home: 75 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Zavala County, Texas
- 260
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 80
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 22
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $22,770.
6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($18,924 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.30% | | Texas
average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.54% relocated from other counties in Texas ($14,735 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($4,185 average AGI)
| Zavala
County: |
1.76% | | Texas
average: | 3.06% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Bexar County, TX
|
0.90% ($19,767 average AGI) |
| from
Uvalde County, TX
|
0.90% ($26,700) |
| from
Dimmit County, TX
|
0.87% ($18,448) |
| from
Maverick County, TX
|
0.36% ($14,083) |
6.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($19,191 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.25% | | Texas
average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.87% relocated to other counties in Texas ($16,215 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($2,971 average AGI)
| Zavala
County: |
1.37% | | Texas
average: | 2.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Bexar County, TX
|
1.11% ($16,405 average AGI) |
| to
Uvalde County, TX
|
0.99% ($16,576) |
| to
Dimmit County, TX
|
0.60% ($28,250) |
| to
Travis County, TX
|
0.36% ($15,250) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.3
Births
per 1000 population in Zavala County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Zavala County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Zavala County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,622 (1,335 aged, 287 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 37%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 38%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 11,239
- In
family households: 10,496 (1,988 male householders, 775 female householders)
1,956
spouses, 4,539 children (4,168 natural, 94 adopted, 277 stepchildren), 618 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 286 other relatives, 149 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 743 (250 male householders (211 living alone)), 386 female householders (359 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 361 (345 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 736 2-persons, 605 3-persons, 565 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 239 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 570 1-person, 37 2-persons, 29 3-persons.
2,297 married couples with children.
1,035 single-parent households (151 men, 884 women).
15.2% of residents of Zavala County speak English at home.
84.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $75,522,000 ($6455 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $307,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,458,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,129,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,984,000
Federal grants: $34,842,000
Federal procurement contracts: $292,000 ($112,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $818,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $504,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $213,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,235,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,026
| Here: |
87 per 1000 residents | | State: |
85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 414
| Here: |
35 per 1000 residents | | State: |
35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +170
| Here: |
+14 per 1000 residents | | State: | +29
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -573
| Here: |
-49 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Zavala County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.23 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: 67
- 1995
to 1998: 274
- 1990
to 1994: 158
- 1980
to 1989: 701
- 1970
to 1979: 1,103
- 1960
to 1969: 732
- 1950
to 1959: 492
- 1940
to 1949: 307
- 1939
or earlier: 241
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Zavala County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 17
- 2
rooms: 298
- 3
rooms: 491
- 4
rooms: 371
- 5
rooms: 577
- 6
rooms: 388
- 7
rooms: 178
- 8
rooms: 96
- 9
or more rooms: 86
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Zavala County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 62
- 2
rooms: 166
- 3
rooms: 239
- 4
rooms: 159
- 5
rooms: 134
- 6
rooms: 125
- 7
rooms: 27
- 8
rooms: 10
- 9
or more rooms: 4
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Zavala County: |
- no
bedroom: 91
- 1
bedroom: 369
- 2
bedrooms: 854
- 3
bedrooms: 873
- 4
bedrooms: 243
- 5
or more bedrooms: 72
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Zavala County: |
- no
bedroom: 82
- 1
bedroom: 290
- 2
bedrooms: 264
- 3
bedrooms: 217
- 4
bedrooms: 73
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Zavala County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 351
- 1
vehicle: 993
- 2
vehicles: 840
- 3
vehicles: 219
- 4
vehicles: 72
- 5
or more vehicles: 27
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Zavala County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 211
- 1
vehicle: 448
- 2
vehicles: 209
- 3
vehicles: 50
- 4
vehicles: 2
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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69% of Zavala County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Texas.
| Zavala
County: |
69.4% | | State
average: |
51.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 8746
- Northeast:
22
- Midwest:
647
- South:
128
- West:
343
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(45%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Utility
gas (6%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(63%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 8
Zavala
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $83,000
- Construction
- Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $819,000
Financial Administration: $755,000
Water Utilities: $468,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $325,000
Health Services - Other: $241,000
Central Staff Services: $172,000
General Public Buildings: $125,000
Solid Waste Management: $107,000
Housing & Community Development: $51,000
Parks & Recreation: $39,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $309,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $709,000
General Revenue, NEC: $124,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $648,000
End of Fiscal Year: $482,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $133,000
Water Utilities: $51,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,385,000
Motor Vehicle License: $286,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $619,000
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