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Duval County

Population in July 2009: 2,938. Population change since 2000: -9.3%

Males: 1,438	(49.0%)
Females: 1,500	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	30.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78357.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $28,368 (it was $25,078 in 2000)

Freer:	$28,368
Texas:	$48,259

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $14,304

Freer city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $50,997 (it was $28,600 in 2000)

Freer:	$50,997
Texas:	$125,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $56,195; Detached houses: $62,660; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $56,858; Mobile homes: $37,317

Median gross rent in 2009: $769.

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Hispanic - 2,427 (81.2%)
White alone - 562 (18.8%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Freer: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (4.3%), United States (3.6%), English (2.2%), Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 528 feet

Land area: 4.03 square miles.

Population density: 729 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Freer:

High school or higher: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freer city:

Never married: 23.5%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 10.8%

192 residents are foreign born (5.7% Latin America).

This city:	5.9%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Freer, Texas in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Freer to the number of sex offenders is 155 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $422 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $404 (0.9%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Laredo, TX (58.9 miles , pop. 176,576).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (74.9 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (108.9 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Benavides, TX (4.8 miles ), San Diego, TX (4.9 miles ), Loma Linda East, TX (5.2 miles ), Realitos, TX (5.5 miles ), Owl Ranch-Amargosa, TX (5.6 miles ), Coyote Acres, TX (5.6 miles ), Alice Acres, TX (5.7 miles ), Tilden, TX (5.8 miles ).

Latitude: 27.88 N, Longitude: 98.62 W

Area code: 361

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Freer, Texas accommodation, waste management, health care - Economy and Business Data

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	10.3%
Texas:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Crime in Freer by Year
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.9	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	6	8	6	8	6	7	9	7	14	7
per 100,000	181.0	236.3	185.8	251.4	190.1	221.0	297.8	237.3	481.8	241.2
Burglaries	6	9	9	16	24	12	17	17	21	27
per 100,000	181.0	265.8	278.7	502.8	760.2	378.8	562.5	576.3	722.6	930.4
Thefts	33	49	55	63	69	43	41	27	34	77
per 100,000	995.5	1447.1	1703.3	1979.9	2185.6	1357.3	1356.7	915.3	1170.0	2653.3
Auto thefts	6	10	3	1	2	1	2	1	2	5
per 100,000	181.0	295.3	92.9	31.4	63.4	31.6	66.2	33.9	68.8	172.3
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	68.8	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1)	103.9	148.5	133.2	168.4	185.1	128.5	159.7	155.4	200.7	235.0

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Crime in Freer detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 12 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.10
Texas average:	2.20

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-0.8%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (38%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Transportation and warehousing (7%)
Other services, except public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Educational services (25%)
Health care and social assistance (24%)
Retail trade (19%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Other services, except public administration (7%)
Wholesale trade (5%)
Transportation and warehousing (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Extraction workers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)

Work and jobs in Freer: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

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Tornado activity:

Freer-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 44.8 miles away from the Freer city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 5/18/1965, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Freer-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from Freer center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/20/1991 at 23:38:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from Freer center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Duval County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Fires: 2, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Freer:

CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL ALICE (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 34 miles away; ALICE, TX)
CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 58 miles away; KINGSVILLE, TX)
DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 59 miles away; LAREDO, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Freer, TX

Airports located in Freer:

Duval-Freer Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,400)
Douglass Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)
Duval County Ranch Co Airport (Runways: 1)
Seven C's Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)
Temple Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freer:

Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 52 miles; Kingsville, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,342)
Texas A & M International University (about 55 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 3,518)
Laredo Community College (about 62 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 3,416)
Del Mar College (about 75 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 3,608)
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (about 80 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 6,428)
Palo Alto College (about 101 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 2,782)
St Philips College (about 107 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 3,465)

Public high school in Freer:

FREER High School (Students: 238; Location: 905 S NORTON; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 29)

Public elementary/middle schools in Freer:

NORMAN M THOMAS Elementary (Students: 435; Location: 1404 S NORTON; Grades: PK-5; Our rating: 44)
FREER Junior High School (Students: 202; Location: 615 S NORTON; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 40)

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Hotels: Best Western Windwood Inn and Suites (1174 East Riley Street), Brush Country Inn (1019 East Riley).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.4%
(25.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 44.2% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.1%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Freer, TX

Freer compared to Texas state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Freer (2011 data):

Brush Country Bank: at 902 E Riley St, branch established on 07/12/1958. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $3.9 mil, Deposits: $3.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
International Bank of Commerce: S. Norton Branch at 403 S. Norton Ave., branch established on 06/20/2005. Info updated 04/10/2007: Bank assets: $53.3 mil, Deposits: $34.9 mil, headquarters in Zapata, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: International Bancshares Corporation

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Freer mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (56%)
Utility gas (42%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Duval County Texas:

2008 Presidential Election results in Duval County Texas:

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Religion statistics for Freer:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.24%

Here		71.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	83.4%	14.3%	1.4%	0.5%	0.4%
Congregations	50.0%	25.0%	12.5%	6.3%	6.3%

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: 3

Duval County:	2.47 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2

Duval County:	1.65 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9

Here:	7.41 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 5

Here:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Duval County:	9.3%
State:	8.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Duval County:	25.9%
State:	26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	11.6%
Texas:	15.7%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	1	$1,989	$23,868	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,582	$21,492	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	6	$14,416	$28,832	1	$1,020
Police - Other	4	$5,776	$17,328	1	$561
Streets and Highways	3	$5,456	$21,824	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$561
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$183
Totals for Government	16	$31,219	$23,414	4	$2,325

Freer government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $101,000 ($34.38)
Financial Administration: $63,000 ($21.44)

General - Other: $60,000 ($20.42)

Regular Highways: $29,000 ($9.87)

Parks & Recreation: $20,000 ($6.81)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $128,000 ($43.57)
Interest Earnings: $12,000 ($4.08)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $414,000 ($140.91)
Tax - Total General Sales: $346,000 ($117.77)
Public Utilities: $134,000 ($45.61)

Other Selective Sales: $73,000 ($24.85)

NEC: $40,000 ($13.61)
Total Salaries & Wages: $172,000 ($58.54)

6.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($19,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
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 Jim Wells County, TX	1.86% ($5,899 average AGI)
from Nueces County, TX	0.92% ($24,588)
from Kleberg County, TX	0.43% ($22,313)

7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
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 Jim Wells County, TX	2.55% ($31,688 average AGI)
to Nueces County, TX	1.38% ($28,192)
to Bexar County, TX	0.32% ($21,083)

Strongest AM radio stations in Freer:

KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, 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.)
KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Freer:

KBRA (95.9 FM; FREER, TX; Owner: COBRA BROADCASTING CO., LLC)
KUKA (105.9 FM; SAN DIEGO, TX; Owner: IDEAL MEDIA, INC.)

Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)

Freer, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 8
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 8
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Texas average:

Fatal accident count: 170
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
Fatalities: 187
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24

See more detailed statistics of Freer fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: K4BZV, Licensee ID: L00920059
Grant Date: 09/21/2004, Expiration Date: 12/02/2014, Certifier: Dorothy F Jones
Registrant: Dorothy F Jones, Freer, TX 78357-1255
Call Sign: K4CCW
Grant Date: 01/11/1995, Expiration Date: 06/14/1998, Cancellation Date: 06/15/2000
Registrant: Clifford D Jones, Freer, TX 78357-1255
Call Sign: K5GCK
Grant Date: 01/06/1997, Expiration Date: 01/06/2007, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2009
Registrant: Henry M Mullins, Box 993, Freer, TX 78357
Call Sign: K5ICD, Licensee ID: L00183823
Grant Date: 06/12/2006, Expiration Date: 08/30/2016, Certifier: James W Grason
Registrant: James W Grason, Box 899, Freer, TX 78357
Call Sign: KB5ZXD, Licensee ID: L00250031
Grant Date: 07/18/2003, Expiration Date: 08/31/2013
Registrant: Lauro Cude, Freer, TX 78357
Call Sign: KC5HAF, Licensee ID: L00859259
Grant Date: 05/20/2004, Expiration Date: 06/20/2014
Registrant: Lyndon Cude, 309 Cactus, Freer, TX 78357-0372
Call Sign: W5GIU
Grant Date: 06/23/1998, Expiration Date: 06/23/2008
Registrant: John C Grason Sr, Freer, TX 78357

FAA Registered Aircraft:

8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Freer)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 42
Hazardous Condition: 9
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Freer

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Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Freer, TX among deceased individuals
James	16	76.7 years
Maria	15	75.2 years
Juan	13	69.2 years
William	12	74.7 years
Jose	12	73.6 years
Mary	12	76.8 years
John	12	71.2 years
Frank	9	78.2 years
Charles	8	64.6 years
Pedro	6	77.6 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Freer, TX among deceased individuals
Perez	25	69.5 years
Garza	21	68.2 years
Alaniz	20	69.5 years
Garcia	18	73.3 years
Gonzalez	16	70.1 years
Smith	16	79.9 years
Villarreal	14	70.8 years
Cantu	12	73.8 years
Espinoza	10	69.5 years
Wiederkehr	10	78.3 years

Name	Count	Name	Count
Businesses in Freer, TX
Best Western	1	FedEx	1
Dairy Queen	1	U-Haul	1

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Freer, Texas

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Average climate in Freer, Texas

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Airports located in Freer:

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Freer compared to Texas state average:

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