Garwood, Texas
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Males: 1,152 | (51.2%) |
Females: 1,101 | (48.8%) |
Median resident age: | 40.1 years |
Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 77442
Garwood: | $50,259 |
TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,318 (it was $16,790 in 2000)
Garwood CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,503 (it was $50,100 in 2000)
Garwood: | $166,503 |
TX: | $275,400 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garwood, TX
- 1,53868.8%White alone
- 38217.1%Hispanic
- 29413.2%Black alone
- 180.8%Two or more races
- 10.04%Asian alone
- 10.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Garwood detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Garwood, Texas as of June 10, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Garwood is 250 to 1.
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 261.0 square miles.
Population density: 8.6 people per square mile (very low).
Garwood CCD: | 0.7% ($341) |
Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Victoria, TX (53.3 miles , pop. 60,603).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Harris, TX (68.4 miles , pop. 405,444).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (71.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 29.46 N, Longitude: 96.51 W
Area code: 979
Here: | 3.0% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (24.1%)
- Educational services (9.1%)
- Health care (7.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.7%)
- Truck transportation (4.5%)
- Construction (3.5%)
- Public administration (3.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (33.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (8.2%)
- Truck transportation (6.9%)
- Construction (5.4%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (4.0%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (3.8%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Health care (20.5%)
- Educational services (20.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Food (4.1%)
- U. S. Postal service (3.8%)
- Private households (3.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (11.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.4%)
- Electricians (4.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Registered nurses (6.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
Average climate in Garwood, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Garwood-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1966, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the Garwood place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 9/20/1967, a category F3 tornado 20.3 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Garwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 103.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 107.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 212.7 miles away from Garwood center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from Garwood center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 414.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 352.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Colorado County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garwood:
- Wharton County Junior College (about 28 miles; Wharton, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,009)
- Blinn College (about 49 miles; Brenham, TX; FT enrollment: 8,959)
- University of Houston-Victoria (about 53 miles; Victoria, TX; FT enrollment: 3,110)
- Victoria College (about 53 miles; Victoria, TX; FT enrollment: 2,730)
- Prairie View A & M University (about 54 miles; Prairie View, TX; FT enrollment: 7,517)
- Houston Baptist University (about 63 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 2,340)
- The Art Institute of Houston (about 67 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 2,429)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Garwood: Garwood Volunteer Fire Department (A), Rock Island Volunteer Fire Department (B), Calhoun County Public Library (C), Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Garwood: South Point Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Brownson Cemetery (1), Myrtle Cemetery (2), Nada Cemetery (3), Cheetham Cemetery (4), Garwood Cemetery (5), Garwood Methodist Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Muddy Lake (A), Heller Lake (B), Engstrom Lake Number 1 (C), Kallina Reservoir (D), Engstrom Lake Number 2 (E), Rees Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Sandy Creek (A), Urmey Branch (B), Skull Creek (C), Sand Branch (D), Marys Branch (E), Jack Branch (F), McKenzie Creek (G), East Sandy Creek (H), Dry Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.5 people |
Texas: | 2.8 people |
This place: | 66.4% |
Whole state: | 69.9% |
This place: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 22.9% |
Whole state: | 15.4% |
This place: | 7.8% |
Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Garwood:
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.2%
For population 25 years and over in Garwood:
- High school or higher: 73.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.2 minutes
Here: | 13.7 |
Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Garwood, TX (based on Colorado County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 6,541 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,862 | 23 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,574 | 15 |
Black Protestant | 422 | 3 |
Other | 2 | 1 |
None | 8,473 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado County: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado County: | 9.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado County: | 6.34 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado County: | 10.8% |
State: | 8.9% |
Colorado County: | 28.2% |
State: | 26.6% |
Colorado County: | 14.6% |
State: | 15.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Garwood:
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- 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.)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Garwood:
- K216FD (91.1 FM; COLUMBUS, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KULM-FM (98.3 FM; COLUMBUS, TX; Owner: ROY E. HENDERSON)
- KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KGUL (96.1 FM; EDNA, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KTXM (99.9 FM; HALLETTSVILLE, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Garwood:
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
Garwood fatal accident list:
Jun 13, 1998 08:40 PM, Sr-71, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Dec 23, 1993 12:10 AM, Fm950, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 18, 1991 04:15 PM, 71, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 2, 1986 10:40 PM, 71, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 28, 1985 06:25 AM, 71, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Jul 9, 1979 05:40 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
39 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Garwood)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
7- Hwy 71 (Lat: 29.374694 Lon: -96.445250), Call Sign: KKA544, Licensee ID: L00085300,
Assigned Frequencies: 37.4600 MHz, Grant Date: 05/17/2003, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013, Cancellation Date: 08/03/2013, Registrant: Garwood Irrigation Co, Box 428, Garwood, TX 77442
- River Pump Station 5 1/2 Mi N (Lat: 29.516083 Lon: -96.413583), Call Sign: KKM463,
Assigned Frequencies: 37.4600 MHz, Grant Date: 12/16/1998, Expiration Date: 02/28/2004, Cancellation Date: 01/23/2002, Registrant: Garwood Irrigation Co, Garwood, TX 77442
- 8 Mi Nw On Fm 1693 (Lat: 29.443306 Lon: -96.508861), Call Sign: WYL795,
Assigned Frequencies: 37.4600 MHz, Grant Date: 09/01/2004, Expiration Date: 02/28/2014, Cancellation Date: 05/03/2014, Registrant: Garwood Irrigation Co Ceo, 7836 Hwy 71, Garwood, TX 77442, Phone: (979) 758-3221, Fax: (979) 758-3844
- 1 Mi N On Hwy 71 (Lat: 29.448861 Lon: -96.405806), Call Sign: WYL796,
Assigned Frequencies: 37.4600 MHz, Grant Date: 09/02/2004, Expiration Date: 02/28/2014, Cancellation Date: 05/03/2014, Registrant: Garwood Irrigation Co Ceo, 7836 Hwy 71, Garwood, TX 77442, Phone: (979) 758-3221, Fax: (979) 758-3844
- GARWOOD, Intersection Of Main And Arthur Streets (Lat: 29.450806 Lon: -96.430806), Type: Mast, Structure height: 25 m, Overall height: 30.9 m, Call Sign: WPWG467,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.250 MHz, Grant Date: 10/07/2022, Expiration Date: 11/12/2032, Certifier: Glenn Jahn, Registrant: Colorado Cunty Oem, 305 Radio Lane Room 103, Columbus, TX 78934, Phone: (979) 733-0184, Fax: (979) 732-9635, Email:
- Lat: 29.625250 Lon: -96.460333, Call Sign: WQXF690,
Assigned Frequencies: 159.495 MHz, 159.585 MHz, 159.705 MHz, 160.035 MHz, Grant Date: 02/22/2016, Expiration Date: 02/22/2026, Certifier: Ray A Windham, Registrant: Skylines Unlimited Inc., 100 Stone Church Road, Carlisle, PA 17015, Phone: (717) 218-5003, Fax: (844) 272-2070, Email:
- Lat: 29.490250 Lon: -96.452472, Call Sign: WRFG613,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.895 MHz, Grant Date: 02/26/2020, Expiration Date: 02/26/2030, Certifier: Kwaku Buakye, Registrant: Washington Radio Reports, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0668, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
68 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1- Call Sign: KF5KWZ, Licensee ID: L01635690, Grant Date: 04/24/2021, Expiration Date: 05/02/2031, Certifier: John F Caldwell, Registrant: John F Caldwell, Garwood, TX 77442
FAA Registered Aircraft:
30 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Garwood)- 60.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.1%Electricity
- 2.3%Utility gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 43.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 41.8%Electricity
- 5.1%Utility gas
- 5.1%Solar energy
- 4.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Garwood compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.