Cottonwood Shores, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 1,185. Population change since 2000: +35.1%

Males: 603	(51.0%)
Females: 582	(49.0%)

Median resident age:	33.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78654.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,934 (it was $36,094 in 2000)

Cottonwood Shores:	$41,934
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,253

Cottonwood Shores:	$21,253
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,950 (it was $49,400 in 2000)

Cottonwood Shores:	$74,950
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,549; Detached houses: $97,021; Townhouses or other attached units: $116,364; Mobile homes: $35,426

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Races in Cottonwood Shores:

White Non-Hispanic (78.1%)
Hispanic (19.6%)
Other race (7.8%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Black (1.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Cottonwood Shores: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.1%), Irish (13.6%), United States (12.8%), English (8.8%), French (2.4%), Polish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 817 feet

Land area: 0.94 square miles.

Population density: 1261 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood Shores

High school or higher: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cottonwood Shores city

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 57.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 14.4%

46 residents are foreign born (4.8% Latin America).

This city:	5.2%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Cottonwood Shores, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cottonwood Shores to the number of sex offenders is 395 to 1.

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

Cottonwood Shores:	1.6% ($812)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Austin, TX (38.7 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (77.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Meadowlakes, TX (1.3 miles ), Horseshoe Bay, TX (1.7 miles ), Marble Falls, TX (1.7 miles ), Granite Shoals, TX (2.0 miles ), Highland Haven, TX (2.3 miles ), Sunrise Beach Village, TX (2.5 miles ), Round Mountain, TX (2.9 miles) , Kingsland, TX (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $83,500
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $101,700
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $39,300
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $39,300
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2002: 20 buildings, average cost: $107,100
2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $90,500
2004: 19 buildings, average cost: $90,500
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $148,500
2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $159,000
2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $170,500
2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $170,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 30.56 N, Longitude: 98.32 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 830

Cottonwood Shores household income distribution

Cottonwood Shores home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +324 (+58.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (12%)
Private households (12%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Cottonwood Shores by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	3	4	3	5	3
per 100,000	334.4	436.7	316.5	486.4	281.7
Thefts	1	2	1	2	6
per 100,000	111.5	218.3	105.5	194.6	563.4
Auto thefts	0	0	1	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	105.5	97.3	93.9
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	27.9	39.3	34.8	49.6	49.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

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

Average climate in Cottonwood Shores, Texas

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Cottonwood Shores-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Cottonwood Shores city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused $15 million in damages.

On 5/27/1997, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 41.6 miles away from the city center killed 27 people and injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

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Cottonwood Shores topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Cottonwood Shores:

SETON HIGHLAND LAKES (about 15 miles; BURNET, TX)
LLANO MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 21 miles; LLANO, TX)
ROUND ROCK MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; ROUND ROCK, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottonwood Shores:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 40 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 46,503)
SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 49 miles; KILLEEN, TX; FT enrollment: 6,777)
SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; FT enrollment: 18,822)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 62 miles; BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,054)

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Notable location: Cottonwood Shores Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cottonwood Shores, TX

Cottonwood Shores compared to Texas state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cottonwood Shores mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Burnet County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Wood (7%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Cottonwood Shores

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	46.5%	22.4%	10.7%	7.3%	4.8%
Congregations	24.0%	10.0%	16.0%	24.0%	4.0%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.7%	1.2%	1.2%	2.0%
Congregations	4.0%	4.0%	4.0%	4.0%	6.0%

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.

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	2	$4,926	$29,556	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$1,962	$23,544	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,920	$23,040	2	$554
Police Protection - Officers	2	$3,950	$23,700	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,587	$19,044	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$5,938	$35,628	1	$137
Totals for Government	9	$20,283	$27,044	3	$691

Cottonwood Shores government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $102,000
Sewerage: $97,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $152,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $176,000
Sewerage: $135,000

Police Protection: $63,000

Solid Waste Management: $45,000

Regular Highways: $40,000

Financial Administration: $37,000

General - Other: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $75,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $501,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $495,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $70,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $61,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $128,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $41,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $152,000
All Other: $22,000
Tax - Property: $71,000
Total General Sales: $26,000

Public Utilities: $10,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $148,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

11.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,345 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.42%
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 Travis County, TX	1.33% ($60,419 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TX	1.14% ($63,844)
from Llano County, TX	1.06% ($32,427)

9.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,532 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.46%
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	1.62% ($71,893 average AGI)
to Llano County, TX	1.18% ($26,865)
to Williamson County, TX	1.05% ($41,957)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cottonwood Shores:

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.)
KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KHLB (1340 AM; 1 kW; BURNET, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC.)
KVET (1300 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
WMOP (900 AM; 5 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA SPORTSTALK, INC.)
KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
KJCE (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROLLINGWOOD, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cottonwood Shores:

KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KHLB-FM (106.9 FM; BURNET, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KFMK (105.9 FM; ROUND ROCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBMD (88.5 FM; MARBLE FALLS, TX; Owner: MEDIA FOR THE HOLY FAMILY FOUNDATION)
KXXS (104.9 FM; MARBLE FALLS, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KBEY (92.5 FM; BURNET, TX; Owner: MUNBILLA BROADCASTING PROPERTIES, LTD.)
KHFI-FM (96.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KITY (102.9 FM; LLANO, TX; Owner: BK RADIO)
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)
KASE-FM (100.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVET-FM (98.1 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBAE (96.3 FM; LLANO, TX; Owner: RAWHIDE RADIO, LLC)
KLBJ-FM (93.7 FM; AUSTIN, 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.)
KUT (90.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN)
KFAN-FM (107.9 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TX; Owner: FRITZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cottonwood Shores:

KXAM-TV (Channel 14; LLANO, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC)
KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
KBEJ (Channel 2; FREDERICKSBURG, TX; Owner: CORRIDOR TELEVISION, L.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)
KQUX-CA (Channel 11; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP, LLC)
KXAN-TV (Channel 36; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KNVA (Channel 54; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: 54 BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRRT (Channel 35; KERRVILLE, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
KBVO-CA (Channel 49; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
K63AY (Channel 63; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jean Rude, 4399 Cottonwood Drice, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 59.9 m
Registrant: Tower Locators, LLC, 919 Ranch Road 620 South, Austin, TX 78734, Phone: (512) 266-6580, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5

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