Arcola, Texas

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Back to Arcola, TX housing info, Fort Bend County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Arcola, TX Fort Bend County Population in July 2008: 1,230. Population change since 2000: +17.4%   Males: 620   (50.5%) Females: 610   (49.5%) Median resident age:   28.2 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 77583. Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,981 (it was $31,607 in 2000) Arcola:   $41,981 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,712 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $79,943 (it was $50,100 in 2000) Arcola:   $79,943 Texas:   $126,800 Arcola, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Arcola: Hispanic (51.9%) Black (34.2%) Other race (27.1%) White Non-Hispanic (11.9%) Two or more races (1.9%) Other Asian (0.9%) American Indian (0.9%) Asian Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Arcola: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Arcola, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Arcola is mentioned 11 times on our forum: SA metro estimate just shy of 2 million  (142 replies) Houston Line of Barbies (Funny!)  (11 replies) fresno, texas  (30 replies) Simple Question...Are There Killer Snakes in the Sugar Land Area  (32 replies) Sienna Plantation : True Experiences & Reality  (27 replies) Congrats to Hightower High (Mo.City) for their win and trip to the Texas 5A championship  (8 replies) Latest news from Arcola, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Subsaharan African (2.2%), German (1.8%), Czech (1.7%), Italian (1.6%), French (1.0%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 1.91 square miles. Population density: 644 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Arcola, Texas

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Arcola-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/21/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Arcola city center injured 16 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/8/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.3 miles away from the city center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Arcola, TX

• Houston-Southwest Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 166, Itinerant Ops: 15,100, Local Ops: 30,200, Military Ops: 915)

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Church in Arcola: Mount Tabor Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	3.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	79.3%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This city:	26.8%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	12.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Arcola, TX

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Here		45.8%
USA		50.2%

11.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,706 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.90%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($612 average AGI)

Fort Bend County:	0.15%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Harris County, TX	6.88% ($48,053 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.38% ($28,572)
from Brazoria County, TX	0.23% ($49,282)

8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,877 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.32%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,296 average AGI)

Fort Bend County:	0.12%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Harris County, TX	4.55% ($50,272 average AGI)
to Brazoria County, TX	0.32% ($53,705)
to Travis County, TX	0.16% ($50,957)

• Marin Fettman, 3711 Watts Plantation Rd (A3c0032), Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.3 m, Overall height: 42.3 m
• Robert Leedham, Mo43.0 In, Type: Pole, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 14 m
  Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:
• Robert Leedham, Mp44.8 - 2mi E Of, Type: Pole, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 14 m
  Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:
• Genny Kistner, 503 Mckeever Road, Type: Mast, Structure height: 15.8 m, Overall height: 15.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00008912
  Registrant: Tejas Avco, Inc., 503 Mckeever Road, No. 1505, Arcola, TX 77583, Phone: (281) 431-2581, Email:
• Robert Leedham, Bnsf Ls7500 Mp43.05, Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 15.8 m
  Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4640, Email:
• Mary J Stout, Houston Southwest Airport, Type: Mast, Structure height: 7.9 m, Overall height: 7.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00008912
  Registrant: Tejas Avco, Inc., Dba Houston Southwest Airport, 503 Mckeever Rd., Arcola, TX 77583, Phone: (281) 431-2581, Email:
• Edward G Roach, 3.4 Km Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 59.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
  Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

• Houston Southwest Airport, Type: Bant, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 9.6 m, Call Sign: WQIY502
  Assigned Frequencies : 452.762 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/19/2008, Expiration Date: 06/19/2018, Certifier: Len Franklin
  Registrant: Vaisala, Inc., 194 S. Taylor Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027, Phone: (303) 402-4741, Fax: (720) 304-4841, Email:

• Call Sign: WA5FFS, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 09/07/1994, Expiration Date: 09/07/2004, Cancelation Date: 09/08/2006
  Registrant: Lonzo Blakely, 311 Mc Keever, Arcola, TX 77583

• Fire: 12
• Hazardous Condition: 2
• Service Call: 1

• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"