Blanco, Texas

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Population (year 2000): 1,505. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,624 (+7.9% change)

Males: 706	(46.9%)
Females: 799	(53.1%)

Blanco County

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78606.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,800 (it was $31,071 in 2000)

Blanco	$33,800
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,100 (it was $77,900 in 2000)

Blanco	$92,100
Texas:	$106,000

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Races in Blanco:

White Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
Hispanic (22.7%)
Other race (7.3%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Black (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

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

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Ancestries: German (23.5%), English (9.9%), United States (9.2%), Irish (7.2%), French (1.9%), Scottish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1324 feet

Land area: 1.67 square miles.

Population density: 967 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Blanco

High school or higher: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blanco city

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 10.8%

150 residents are foreign born (9.2% Latin America).

This city:	10.0%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Blanco, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blanco to the number of sex offenders is 404 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blanco:	1.3% ($1,039)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Antonio, TX (45.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Johnson City, TX (12.3 miles ), Canyon Lake, TX (18.5 miles ), Stonewall, TX (19.0 miles ), Woodcreek, TX (21.8 miles ), Wimberley, TX (23.2 miles ), Round Mountain, TX (23.8 miles) , Dripping Springs, TX (24.0 miles ), Bulverde, TX (24.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $107,500
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,600
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,600
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,000
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $117,400
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $72,700
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $104,500
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,800
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $149,800

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Latitude: 30.10 N, Longitude: 98.42 W

86 people in nursing homes

Area code: 830

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Population change in the 1990s: +269 (+21.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Educational services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Blanco by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	2	2	0
per 100,000	259.9	127.2	123.5	0.0
Burglaries	5	8	3	30
per 100,000	324.9	508.9	185.2	1863.4
Thefts	13	8	6	59
per 100,000	844.7	508.9	370.4	3664.6
Auto thefts	3	0	0	2
per 100,000	194.9	0.0	0.0	124.2
Arson	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	62.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0)	124.1	81.4	52.5	287.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.47
US city average:	3.00

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Blanco-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the Blanco city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused $15 million in damages.

On 5/6/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Blanco:

CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX)
MCKENNA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; NEW BRAUNFELS, TX)
COMPASS HOSP OF SAN ANTONIO,THE (about 36 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blanco:

SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 40 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SAT)
LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 51 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 53 miles; AUSTIN, TX; ID: AUS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blanco:

KESTREL AIRPARK (about 21 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 1T7)
BULVERDE AIRPARK (about 26 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 1T8)
BOERNE STAGE FIELD (about 32 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 5C1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blanco:

SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 39 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 43 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 43 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,474)
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)

Public elementary/middle school in Blanco:

BLANCO MIDDLE (Students: 237; Location: 1500 ROCKY RD; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 64)

Library in Blanco:

BLANCO LIBRARY, INC. (Operating income: $28,500; Location: 1118 MAIN ST STE A; 20,442 books; 1,991 audio materials; 748 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Blanco: Blanco Historic District (A), Adrian Edwards Conn House (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Blanco Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Blanco City Lake Number 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Koch Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Blanco: Blanco State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Blanco County Inn (902 Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Blanco and their reported violations in the past:

TRAVEL MART 2 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Blanco compared to Texas state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Blanco (2007 data):

The Blanco National Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1906-03-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $140.6 mil, Deposits: $127.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Blanco National Holdings, Inc.
Security State Bank and Trust: Blanco Branch at 1000 U.S. Hwy 281, branch established on 2000-04-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $558.9 mil, Deposits: $462.3 mil, headquarters in Fredericksburg, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Security Holding Company
Cattleman's National Bank: Blanco Branch at 1108 Main, branch established on 1987-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $70.1 mil, Deposits: $64.0 mil, headquarters in Round Mountain, TX, positive income, 6 total offices

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$450
Other Government Administration	3	$5,772	$23,088	6	$300
Water Supply	3	$7,010	$28,040	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,430	$17,160	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	4	$9,294	$27,882	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$23,506	$25,643	7	$750

Blanco government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $178,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $191,000
Sewerage: $138,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $234,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $188,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $46,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $57,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $753,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $257,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $230,000
Property: $110,000

Public Utilities: $60,000

Other Selective Sales: $13,000

NEC: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $307,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

9.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($68,122 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.42%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

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

from Bexar County, TX	1.02% ($41,719 average AGI)
from Travis County, TX	0.89% ($86,250)
from Hays County, TX	0.83% ($93,846)

8.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.48%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

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

to Travis County, TX	1.23% ($41,395 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	1.00% ($112,000)
to Burnet County, TX	0.90% ($31,714)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blanco:

KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
KTSA (550 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
KLUP (930 AM; 5 kW; TERRELL HILLS, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
KONO (860 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KCOR (1350 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blanco:

KXXM (96.1 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFAN-FM (107.9 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TX; Owner: FRITZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KCYY (100.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KEYI-FM (103.5 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KVET-FM (98.1 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCOR-FM (95.1 FM; COMFORT, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KONO-FM (101.1 FM; HELOTES, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KAJA (97.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KASE-FM (100.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAMX (94.7 FM; LULING, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KKMJ-FM (95.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KMFA (89.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC)
KFMK (105.9 FM; ROUND ROCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Blanco:

KBEJ (Channel 2; FREDERICKSBURG, TX; Owner: CORRIDOR TELEVISION, L.L.P.)
KRRT (Channel 35; KERRVILLE, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
KTDF-LP (Channel 18; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
KXAM-TV (Channel 14; LLANO, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC)
KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
KTBC (Channel 7; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KTBC LICENSE, INC.)
KEYE-TV (Channel 42; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
KVUE (Channel 24; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KVUE TELEVISION, INC.)
KLRU (Channel 18; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
KXAN-TV (Channel 36; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KNVA (Channel 54; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: 54 BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTXU-LP (Channel 38; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: GERALD G. BENAVIDES)
KMHZ-LP (Channel 65; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP, LLC)

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