Garceno, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 1,652.

Males: 823	(49.9%)
Females: 829	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	23.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78582.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $11,463 (it was $9,750 in 2000)

Garceno:	$11,463
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $7,177

Garceno:	$7,177
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $49,312 (it was $32,100 in 2000)

Garceno:	$49,312
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $55,435; Detached houses: $60,606; Townhouses or other attached units: $27,184; Mobile homes: $7,885; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Garceno:

Hispanic (97.7%)
Other race (14.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (2.1%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Garceno: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.26 square miles.

Population density: 506 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Garceno

High school or higher: 26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
Unemployed: 15.8%
Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garceno CDP

Never married: 30.7%
Now married: 54.5%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 4.1%

633 residents are foreign born (44.0% Latin America).

This place:	44.0%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Garceno:	0.8% ($252)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (45.9 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (132.5 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (212.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: La Rosita, TX (1.2 miles ), Escobares, TX (1.2 miles ), North Escobares, TX (1.5 miles ), Los Alvarez, TX (1.8 miles ), Roma, TX (1.9 miles ), Los Villareales, TX (2.1 miles ), Roma Creek, TX (2.2 miles ), Roma-Los Saenz, TX (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 26.41 N, Longitude: 98.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Repair and maintenance (13%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Health care (8%)
Educational services (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (23%)
Health care (21%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Social assistance (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (17%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other financial specialists (5%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Garceno:

STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 40 miles; MISSION, TX)
MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 41 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garceno:

SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 51 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,107)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 89 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 93 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)

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Average household size:

This place:	4.1 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	88.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	71.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This place:	37.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garceno, TX

Garceno compared to Texas state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
House age 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 (50%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%) No fuel used (2%)

Religion statistics for Garceno

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Other religions
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 Garceno:

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)
KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
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.)
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)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garceno:

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 Garceno:

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

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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