Fort Bend County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 23.4. This is better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 11.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.04. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 7.16. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 21.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.6 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00566. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.3 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.214. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.1%
(6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.2% for Black residents, 19.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.1% for other race residents, 8.5% for two or more races residents)
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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Arcola, TX
Arcola compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Fort Bend County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Arcola:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.84%
| Here |  | 45.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 54.0% | 18.9% | 9.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Congregations | 6.8% | 23.0% | 9.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Muslim Estimate | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| Congregations | 1.2% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 41.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 66 | Fort Bend County: | 1.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 8 | Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 56 | This county: | 1.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 153 | Fort Bend County: | 3.01 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 232 | This county: | 4.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Fort Bend County: | 8.8% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Fort Bend County: | 25.8% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
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Arcola government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $115,000 ($93.04)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $231,000 ($186.89)
Police Protection: $220,000 ($177.99)
General - Other: $217,000 ($175.57)
Financial Administration: $127,000 ($102.75)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($12.14)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $73,000 ($59.06)
- General - Interest on Debt: $29,000 ($23.46)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $380,000 ($307.44)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $360,000 ($291.26)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000 ($16.18)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $271,000 ($219.26)
Interest Earnings: $31,000 ($25.08)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $25,000 ($20.23)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($4.05)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $858,000 ($694.17)
- Tax - Property: $231,000 ($186.89)
Total General Sales: $176,000 ($142.39)
NEC: $45,000 ($36.41)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $275,000 ($222.49)
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% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Arcola:
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
- KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KPRC (950 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KCOH (1430 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KCOH, INC.)
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXYZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: BLAYA INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Arcola:
- KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
- K259AB (99.7 FM; SUGAR LAND, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KLTN (102.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HBC HOUSTON LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KPFT (90.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Arcola:
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
- KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- KVVV-LP (Channel 53; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- K30CV (Channel 30; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
- KVQT-LP (Channel 24; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: C. DOWEN JOHNSON)
Arcola fatal accident list:
Mar 8, 2009 03:25 AM, Sr-6, Lat: 29.51316389, Lon: -95.47232222, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 24, 2006 10:12 AM, Fm521, Lat: 29.488183, Lon: -95.468825, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 3
May 5, 2004 05:18 AM, Sr-6, Ladonia, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jun 28, 2004 06:30 AM, Sr-6, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Jun 18, 2000 06:10 AM, Fm521, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 8, 1997 11:00 AM, Fm521, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 3, 1996 12:25 AM, 190, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 40 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Arcola)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Houston Southwest Airport (Lat: 29.502222 Lon: -95.468333), 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., 6300 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55450, Phone: (612) 238-2846, Fax: (612) 727-3895, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: WA5FFS
Grant Date: 09/07/1994, Expiration Date: 09/07/2004, Cancellation Date: 09/08/2006
Registrant: Lonzo Blakely, 311 Mc Keever, Arcola, TX 77583
FAA Registered Aircraft: 13 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Arcola)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Arcola, TX
Businesses in Arcola, TX
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