Alton, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 5,430.

Males: 2,641	(48.7%)
Females: 2,789	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	25.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78572.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,925 (it was $22,097 in 2000)

Alton:	$26,925
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $8,060

Alton:	$8,060
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,306 (it was $43,100 in 2000)

Alton:	$65,306
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,730; Detached houses: $72,819; Townhouses or other attached units: $65,929; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,779; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $16,925; Mobile homes: $29,100
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Races in Alton:

Hispanic (97.9%)
Other race (19.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Alton: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.11 square miles.

Population density: 2571 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alton

High school or higher: 35.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
Unemployed: 14.2%
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alton city

Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 59.2%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 5.4%
Divorced: 3.8%

1,493 residents are foreign born (33.9% Latin America).

This city:	34.1%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Alton, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alton to the number of sex offenders is 1086 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:

Alton:	1.4% ($602)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (6.4 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (115.2 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (219.4 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Alton North, TX (0.9 miles ), West Sharyland, TX (1.4 miles ), Palmhurst, TX (1.5 miles ), La Homa, TX (1.8 miles ), Doffing, TX (2.2 miles ), Mission, TX (2.3 miles ), Palmview, TX (2.4 miles ), Citrus City, TX (2.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 30 buildings, average cost: $32,100
1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $48,700
1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $45,500
1999: 168 buildings, average cost: $16,800
2000: 55 buildings, average cost: $36,000
2001: 55 buildings, average cost: $36,000
2002: 131 buildings, average cost: $42,400
2003: 118 buildings, average cost: $11,800
2004: 68 buildings, average cost: $54,300
2005: 88 buildings, average cost: $56,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 115 buildings, average cost: $103,500
2008: 57 buildings, average cost: $96,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 26.28 N, Longitude: 98.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Alton, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (23%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Alton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	20.3	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	4	3	3	12
per 100,000	89.2	65.5	60.8	186.2
Assaults	15	5	21	12
per 100,000	334.6	109.2	425.9	186.2
Burglaries	52	75	162	69
per 100,000	1159.9	1637.9	3285.3	1070.6
Thefts	54	46	92	262
per 100,000	1204.6	1004.6	1865.7	4065.2
Auto thefts	12	15	31	36
per 100,000	267.7	327.6	628.7	558.6
Arson	2	1	1	1
per 100,000	44.6	21.8	20.3	15.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	244.5	222.5	498.9	375.3

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Average climate in Alton, Texas

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Alton-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Alton city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1965, a category 3 tornado 28.8 miles away from the city center .

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Hospitals/medical centers near Alton:

MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 5 miles; MISSION, TX)
MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 8 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)
RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)

Amtrak station near Alton:

8 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alton:

SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 11 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 49 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 52 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 84 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 111 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; FT enrollment: 5,454)

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City website: http://www.alton-tx.gov/ added by City Webmaster

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Average household size:

This city:	4.1 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	93.3%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	42.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alton, TX

Alton compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (66%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) No fuel used (3%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Alton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	77.4%	8.1%	3.6%	2.0%	1.9%
Congregations	15.0%	16.9%	7.2%	8.8%	3.8%

Name	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	4.3%
Congregations	4.7%	2.2%	6.9%	3.1%	31.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$9,241	$36,964	0	$0
Other Government Administration	6	$16,328	$32,656	1	$819
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,796	$21,552	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	11	$23,234	$25,346	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		5	$5,752
Firefighters	0	$0		3	$1,594
Fire - Other	1	$1,703	$20,436	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		7	$8,810
Totals for Government	22	$52,302	$28,528	16	$16,975

Alton government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $203,000
Financial Administration: $181,000

Corrections - Other: $42,000

Parks & Recreation: $35,000

Fire Protection: $26,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $143,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $397,000
NEC: $197,000

Property: $139,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $278,000

4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.00%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($631 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.14%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cameron County, TX	0.38% ($27,968 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.30% ($27,585)
from Starr County, TX	0.19% ($29,718)

3.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,050 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.68%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($696 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.05%
Texas average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cameron County, TX	0.31% ($30,390 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.28% ($28,248)
to Bexar County, TX	0.27% ($30,069)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alton:

KIRT (1580 AM; 1 kW; MISSION, TX; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alton:

KQXX-FM (105.5 FM; MISSION, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
KHID (88.1 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KCAS (91.5 FM; MCCOOK, TX; Owner: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH INC)
KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KJAV (104.9 FM; ALAMO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
KOIR (88.5 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alton:

KLIA-LP (Channel 32; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K57FE (Channel 57; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 57, INC.)
KZMC-LP (Channel 35; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
KSTI-LP (Channel 69; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
KSFE-LP (Channel 67; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KJST-LP (Channel 28; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Alton, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 7
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 30
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 106
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Texas average:

Fatal accident count: 164
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
Fatalities: 181
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23

Alton fatal accident list:
Jul 21, 2006 07:43 AM, Fm676, Mayberry, Lat: 26.285997, Lon: -98.305778, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 21, 2006 12:58 AM, Bryan, Juarez, Lat: 26.295153, Lon: -98.296069, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Mar 26, 2005 03:40 AM, Us-83, Hutto, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 6, 2005 12:50 AM, Stewartrd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Dec 14, 2005 12:25 AM, Losebanos, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 9, 1998 01:39 AM, Fm676, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 21, 1989 09:25 AM, Fm6766, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 84, Fatalities: 21

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Edward G Roach, Lot 74 Block 3 Of The La Homa Ranch, Citrus Grove Subdivision Unit No. 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.9 m, Overall height: 39.9 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Fm 1925, 8 Km East Of Insect. Of Fm 1925 & Fm 681, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.4 m, Overall height: 77 m
Registrant: Rgv Educational Broadcasting, Inc., 1701 Tennessee Avenue, Harlingen, TX 78550, Phone: (210) 421-4111

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KC5FOO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00976333
Grant Date: 02/09/2005, Expiration Date: 03/01/2014, Certifier: Michael E Mc Peak
Registrant: Michael E Mc Peak, 1858 W Diamondhead, Alton, TX 78574

	C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$64,010
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0241.05

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 17
Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Alton

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