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Wharton County

Population in July 2007: 639.
Males: 303  (47.4%)
Females: 336  (52.6%)

Median resident age:  29.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 77448.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,927 (it was $46,544 in 2000)
Hungerford:  $64,927
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,833
Hungerford:  $21,833
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,095 (it was $30,000 in 2000)
Hungerford:  $55,095
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $86,743; Detached houses: $91,490; Townhouses or other attached units: $71,051; Mobile homes: $33,548

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Races in Hungerford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (46.5%)
  • Black (31.2%)
  • Hispanic (22.0%)
  • Other race (14.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Hungerford: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (10.1%), Czech (9.0%), English (6.4%), United States (5.3%), French (3.1%), Italian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.83 square miles.

Population density: 349 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hungerford

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 39.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hungerford CDP

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Hungerford, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hungerford to the number of sex offenders is 160 to 1.

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

Hungerford:  0.7% ($199)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sugar Land, TX (31.1 miles , pop. 63,328).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (48.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Kendleton, TX (2.4 miles ), Wharton, TX (2.4 miles ), Northeast Wharton, TX (2.4 miles ), East Bernard, TX (3.0 miles ), Beasley, TX (3.4 miles ), Boling-Iago, TX (3.5 miles ), Newgulf, TX (3.6 miles ), Needville, TX (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 29.40 N, Longitude: 96.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 979

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (35%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Bus drivers (8%)



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Hungerford-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.2 miles away from the Hungerford place center injured one person.

On 4/19/1965, a category 3 tornado 5.8 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Hungerford:
  • GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; WHARTON, TX)
  • EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; EL CAMPO, TX)
  • RICE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Hungerford, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hungerford:
  • WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 7 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • RICE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
  • PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 5,823)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 48 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
  • TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.8%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.9%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.2%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.4%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hungerford, TX


132 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Hungerford compared to Texas state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




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Hungerford travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Wharton County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)


Religion statistics for Hungerford

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurches of Christ
Adherents60.2%20.4%7.2%3.5%1.9%
Congregations16.4%24.6%14.8%6.6%6.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Lutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents1.8%1.1%1.0%0.6%2.4%
Congregations3.3%1.6%8.2%3.3%14.8%
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.


5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.03%
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 Fort Bend County, TX  0.87% ($36,154 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.78% ($27,404)
from Matagorda County, TX  0.41% ($34,035)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,616 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
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 Fort Bend County, TX  1.22% ($40,805 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX  1.05% ($35,074)
to Matagorda County, TX  0.47% ($29,657)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hungerford:
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
  • KANI (1500 AM; 1 kW; WHARTON, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Hungerford:
  • KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXGJ (101.7 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
  • K208DK (89.5 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)

TV broadcast stations around Hungerford:
  • KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
  • KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
  • KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
  • KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
  • KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
  • KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
  • KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

Hungerford, Texas:
  • Fatal accident count: 11
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
  • Fatalities: 16
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Texas average:
  • Fatal accident count: 164
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
  • Fatalities: 181
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
See more detailed statistics of Hungerford fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Robert J Knievel, 3.2 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.9 m, Overall height: 89.9 m
    Registrant: Kinder Morgan, Inc., 370 Van Gordon St., Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Email:
  • Kristin Steiner, 104 E. Live Oak, Type: Pole, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 54.9 m
    Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Hwy 60, Type: Tower, Structure height: 235 m, Call Sign: WPKF516
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.912 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/06/1997, Expiration Date: 02/06/2007, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005, Certifier: Joe Walters
    Registrant: Trott Communications Group Inc, 1425 Greenway Dr Ste 350, Irving, TX 75038, Fax: (214) 580-0641

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 3.2 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 87 m, Overall height: 90 m, Call Sign: KKF211
    Assigned Frequencies : 33.3000 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/30/2005, Expiration Date: 10/17/2015, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
    Registrant: Knight Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Fax: (303) 763-2920, Email:
  • Int Us Hwy 59 & Tx Hwy 60, Call Sign: KJZ559, Licensee ID: L00081071
    Assigned Frequencies : 31.8800 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/21/2001, Expiration Date: 12/21/2011
    Registrant: J D Hudgins Inc, Hungerford, TX 77448, Phone: (409) 532-1352

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • STATION, 3.2 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.9 m, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WNEK729
    Assigned Frequencies : 955.200 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/14/2000, Expiration Date: 11/21/2010, Cancelation Date: 04/20/2005
    Registrant: Utility Telecom Consulting Group, Inc., 1554 St. Paul Street, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 840-2878, Fax: (303) 840-1028, Email:
  • STATION, 3.2 Mi W, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: KKH58
    Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/01/2001, Expiration Date: 07/09/2011, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
    Registrant: Knight Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Fax: (303) 763-2920, Email:


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