Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people | | Texas: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 72.8% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 20.2% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gary City, TX
Gary City compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Starr County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (47%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Gary City
| 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% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,357 | $29,428 | 2 | $651 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,357 | $29,428 | 2 | $651 |
Gary City government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,035,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $286,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Gas Utilities: $286,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $456,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,071,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Tax - Public Utilities: $7,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $104,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gary City:
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGAS (1590 AM; 3 kW; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: JERRY T. HANSZEN)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
- KWRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSON, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
- KDET (930 AM; 1 kW; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gary City:
- KGAS-FM (104.3 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCASTING)
- KQBB (100.5 FM; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KNUE (101.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPXI (100.7 FM; OVERTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
- KXAL-FM (100.3 FM; TATUM, TX; Owner: HUNT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTBQ (107.7 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Gary City:
- KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
- KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
- KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KFXK (Channel 51; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
- KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
- KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
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