Fronton, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 688.

Males: 329	(47.9%)
Females: 359	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	27.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78584.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $21,700 (it was $15,556 in 2000)

Fronton:	$21,700
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $8,957

Fronton:	$8,957
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $36,363 (it was $19,800 in 2000)

Fronton:	$36,363
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $46,601; Detached houses: $46,156; Mobile homes: $24,537

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Races in Fronton:

Hispanic (96.0%)
Other race (7.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (4.0%)
Two or more races (1.8%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Fronton: 69.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 4.31 square miles.

Population density: 160 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fronton

High school or higher: 31.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 37.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fronton CDP

Never married: 15.0%
Now married: 72.4%
Separated: 4.8%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 1.5%

106 residents are foreign born (17.7% Latin America).

This place:	17.7%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Fronton:	1.0% ($199)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (54.2 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (138.4 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (213.0 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Roma Creek, TX (1.9 miles ), Roma, TX (2.2 miles ), North Escobares, TX (2.5 miles ), Escobares, TX (2.7 miles ), Roma-Los Saenz, TX (2.7 miles ), Salineno, TX (2.7 miles ), Garceno, TX (2.9 miles ), La Rosita, TX (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 26.41 N, Longitude: 99.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (50%)
Music stores (13%)
Mining (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Fuel dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (60%)
Music stores (13%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (10%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction laborers (38%)
Cashiers (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Painters and paperhangers (12%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Bus drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (27%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Cashiers (13%)
Financial managers (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fronton:

STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 48 miles; MISSION, TX)
MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 49 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fronton:

SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 59 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,107)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 98 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 101 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 101 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)

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Average household size:

This place:	3.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	86.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	38.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This place:	11.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

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Fronton compared to Texas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below 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 significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house 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 significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Starr County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (73%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)

Religion statistics for Fronton

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 78.77%

Here		78.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	95.0%	1.9%	0.9%	0.8%	1.4%
Congregations	48.4%	19.4%	3.2%	9.7%	19.4%

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.

4.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.07%
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 Hidalgo County, TX	1.17% ($20,333 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.54% ($18,511)
from Bexar County, TX	0.11% ($23,167)

4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.88%
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 Hidalgo County, TX	2.11% ($29,718 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.53% ($17,393)
to Bexar County, TX	0.17% ($20,393)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fronton:

KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
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.)
KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fronton:

KBMI (97.7 FM; ROMA, TX; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING, INC.)
KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fronton:

K06MY (Channel 6; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

Fronton on our top lists:

#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
#17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
#33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
#75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
#78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
#93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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