Brady, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 5,324. Population change since 2000: -3.6%

Males: 2,445	(45.9%)
Females: 2,879	(54.1%)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 76825.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,714 (it was $22,961 in 2000)

Brady:	$26,714
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,182

Brady:	$15,182
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $46,951 (it was $30,900 in 2000)

Brady:	$46,951
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $85,587; Detached houses: $88,069; Townhouses or other attached units: $42,950; In 2-unit structures: $23,867; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $6,540; Mobile homes: $18,625

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Races in Brady:

White Non-Hispanic (64.5%)
Hispanic (32.7%)
Other race (14.2%)
Black (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.9%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Brady: 73.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.0%), German (11.5%), Irish (10.2%), English (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Swedish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1672 feet

Land area: 9.19 square miles.

Population density: 579 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brady

High school or higher: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 8.1%
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brady city

Never married: 15.5%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 10.7%

198 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America).

This city:	3.6%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 23 registered sex offenders living in Brady, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brady to the number of sex offenders is 231 to 1.

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

Brady:	0.9% ($273)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Angelo, TX (69.3 miles , pop. 88,439).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (110.9 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (126.3 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Rochelle, TX (3.7 miles ), Melvin, TX (3.9 miles) , Richland Springs, TX (5.0 miles ), Mason, TX (5.2 miles ), Menard, TX (5.5 miles ), Eden, TX (5.5 miles ), Eden-Millersview, TX (5.5 miles ), San Saba, TX (6.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $48,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $70,000
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $58,500
1999: 1 building, cost: $90,000
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,800
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $50,800
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $66,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $131,700
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $114,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,800
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $174,300
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.13 N, Longitude: 99.34 W

Area code: 325

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

Population change in the 1990s: -442 (-7.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

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Crime in Brady by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	18.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	3	5	1	1	1	2	0
per 100,000	53.1	86.7	18.6	18.4	18.1	36.4	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.9	18.1	0.0	55.7
Assaults	43	33	20	16	30	24	21
per 100,000	761.3	572.0	372.4	295.1	541.9	436.7	390.2
Burglaries	60	32	63	40	77	76	44
per 100,000	1062.3	554.7	1173.0	737.9	1390.9	1382.8	817.5
Thefts	87	76	112	140	105	45	122
per 100,000	1540.4	1317.4	2085.3	2582.5	1896.7	818.8	2266.8
Auto thefts	0	4	5	8	3	1	4
per 100,000	0.0	69.3	93.1	147.6	54.2	18.2	74.3
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.2	37.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	330.7	280.8	299.6	251.6	305.8	247.5	248.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.69
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Brady, Texas

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Brady-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.7 miles away from the Brady city center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/30/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospital/medical center in Brady:

HEART OF TEXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NINE ROAD PO BOX 1150)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brady:

CONCHO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; EDEN, TX)
BROWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 50 miles; BROWNWOOD, TX)
KIMBLE HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; JUNCTION, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Brady, TX

Airports located in Brady:

Curtis Field Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 5,853, Local Ops: 11,670, Military Ops: 6,000)
Curtis Ranch Field Airport (Runways: 1)
Las Culebras Airport (Runways: 1)
River Bend Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Brady, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brady:

ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 92 miles; KILLEEN, TX; FT enrollment: 6,777)
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 110 miles; BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)

Public high school in Brady:

BRADY High School (Students: 401; Location: 1000 S WALL ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 48)

Public elementary/middle schools in Brady:

BRADY Elementary (Students: 475; Location: 205 W CHINA ST; Grades: 1-5; Our rating: 67)
BRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 100 W MAIN; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 64)
NORTH WARD PRI (Students: 170; Location: 500 W VICTORIA; Grades: EE-KG)

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Library in Brady:

F.M. BUCK RICHARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $89,735; Location: 1106 S BLACKBURN ST; 20,284 books; 526 audio materials; 48 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Brady: Jubilee Racetrack (A), Heart of Texas Historical Museum (B), Old McCulloch County Jail (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Brady include: Central Baptist Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Saint Patricks Church (C), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (D), First United Methodist Church of Brady (E), Bible Baptist Church (F), Leatherwood Memorial Chapel Church (G), Saint James Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rest Haven Cemetery (1), Live Oak Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Richards Park Reservoir (A), Brady Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Live Oak Creek (B), Post Oak Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brady include: Richards Park (1), Bulldog Stadium (2), Lake Brady Park (3), Stanburn Park (4), Rollie G White Complex (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Brady Motel (603 West Commerce Street) (1), Best Western Brady Inn (2200 South Bridge Street) (2), Budget Motel (1711 South Bridge Street) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

BRADY LAKE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 167, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-21-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-21-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-04-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-04-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and AUG-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2004)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	23.5%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brady, TX

113 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Brady compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Brady (2009 data):

The Brady National Bank: at 101-109 South Blackburn Street, branch established on 1905-07-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $80.5 mil, Deposits: $74.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Texas Country Bancshares, Inc.
Citibank, National Association: 1109 South Bridge Branch at 1109 South Bridge, branch established on 1958-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-04: Bank assets: $1,227,040.0 mil, Deposits: $755,298.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, negative income in the last year, International Specialization, 1072 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
The Commercial National Bank of Brady: The Commercial National Bank Of Brad at 105 East Second Street, branch established on 1907-03-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $92.3 mil, Deposits: $77.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial National Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Brady mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McCulloch County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Brady

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	28.5%	28.5%	13.7%	10.1%	7.4%
Congregations	6.9%	31.0%	10.3%	20.7%	3.4%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	3.8%	2.3%	1.6%	1.6%	2.6%
Congregations	3.4%	3.4%	3.4%	6.9%	10.3%

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	$7,517	$30,068	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$14,063	$42,189	6	$797
Judicial and Legal	1	$3,148	$37,776	1	$241
Police Protection - Officers	9	$23,973	$31,964	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$7,477	$17,945	0	$0
Firefighters	5	$11,794	$28,306	4	$1,698
Streets and Highways	3	$4,716	$18,864	1	$1,417
Airports	1	$2,353	$28,236	3	$2,827
Welfare	3	$5,287	$21,148	5	$4,034
Health	8	$17,739	$26,609	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	9	$15,217	$20,289	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$4,351	$26,106	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	3	$5,152	$20,608	3	$3,782
Water Supply	4	$9,671	$29,013	1	$1,417
Electric Power	4	$14,054	$42,162	1	$1,209
Gas Supply	4	$8,843	$26,529	1	$1,417
Other and Unallocable	10	$17,805	$21,366	4	$2,497
Totals for Government	78	$173,160	$26,640	30	$21,336

Brady government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $109,000
Charges - All Other: $649,000
Solid Waste Management: $474,000

Sewerage: $467,000

Parks & Recreation: $158,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,435,000
Gas Utilities: $1,586,000

General - Other: $586,000

Water Utilities: $582,000

Health Services - Other: $516,000

Police Protection: $429,000

Solid Waste Management: $419,000

Central Staff Services: $326,000

Sewerage: $324,000

Regular Highways: $264,000

General Public Buildings: $231,000

Air Transportation: $206,000

Parks & Recreation: $202,000

Fire Protection: $177,000

Financial Administration: $175,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $71,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000

Libraries: $36,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Air Transportation: $28,000
Health: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $54,000
All Other: $36,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $203,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $194,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $110,000
General Revenue, NEC: $96,000

Rents: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $187,000
Police Protection: $175,000

Health - Other: $163,000

Regular Highways: $83,000

General Public Building: $25,000

Fire Protection: $2,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,230,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $5,732,000
Gas Utilities: $1,326,000

Water Utilities: $1,051,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $170,000
Water Utilities: $84,000

Health & Hospitals: $3,000

General Support: $2,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $628,000
Property: $321,000

NEC: $94,000

Other Selective Sales: $72,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,830,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

8.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,644 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.29%
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 Tom Green County, TX	0.56% ($23,000 average AGI)
from Brown County, TX	0.49% ($30,923)

7.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,103 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.36%
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 Tom Green County, TX	0.75% ($28,050 average AGI)
to Brown County, TX	0.60% ($28,063)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brady:

KNEL (1490 AM; 1 kW; BRADY, TX; Owner: FARRIS BROADCASTING, 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.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KGKL (960 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brady:

KNEL-FM (95.3 FM; BRADY, TX; Owner: FARRIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KELI (98.7 FM; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brady:

K02GM (Channel 2; BRADY/ROCHELLE, TX; Owner: SAGEBRUSH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K05EF (Channel 5; BRADY, ETC., TX; Owner: SAGEBRUSH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K04GI (Channel 4; BRADY/ROCHELLE, TX; Owner: SAGEBRUSH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLST (Channel 8; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: JEWELL TELEVISION CORPORATION)
K65BR (Channel 65; CHINOOK, MT; Owner: CHINOOK TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)

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

Brady, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 18
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 25
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
Fatalities: 18
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 45
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

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

Fire: 77
Hazardous Condition: 33
Service Call: 8

Incident types - Brady

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Brady, TX

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