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Cameron County

Population in 2011: 642. Population change since 2000: +18.7%
 

Males: 299  (46.7%)
Females: 343  (53.3%)

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Texas median age:  40.8 years

Zip codes: 78566.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $29,461 (it was $23,269 in 2000)
Indian Lake:

$29,461
Texas:

$48,259
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,853

Indian Lake town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $39,899 (it was $32,800 in 2000)
Indian Lake:

$39,899
Texas:

$125,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $29,012; Detached houses: $76,936; Mobile homes: $25,084

Median gross rent in 2009: $610.

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  • Hispanic - 412 (64.4%)
  • White alone - 219 (34.2%)
  • Asian alone - 4 (0.6%)
  • Two or more races - 4 (0.6%)
  • Black alone - 1 (0.2%)

Races in Indian Lake detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Indian Lake: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (8.3%), English (7.9%), United States (6.8%), Irish (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Dutch (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.21 square miles.

Population density: 3088 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Indian Lake:

  • High school or higher: 72.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 12.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Indian Lake town:

  • Never married: 8.9%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 16.4%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

77 residents are foreign born (9.8% Latin America, 2.0% Europe, 1.7% Asia).

This town:  14.2%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research of Texas and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Indian Lake, Texas as of May 19, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Indian Lake to the number of sex offenders is 577 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $773 (2.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $677 (1.7%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brownsville, TX (10.9 miles , pop. 139,722).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (114.7 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (240.7 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Los Fresnos, TX (1.3 miles ), Laureles, TX (1.4 miles ), Chula Vista-Orason, TX (2.0 miles ), Green Valley Farms, TX (2.1 miles ), Rancho Viejo, TX (2.2 miles ), Olmito, TX (2.3 miles ), Del Mar Heights, TX (2.3 miles ), Lago, TX (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 26.09 N, Longitude: 97.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

11.1%
Texas:

7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +121 (+28.8%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (20%)
  • Retail trade (20%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (15%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
  • Wholesale trade (9%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (26%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

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

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Tornado activity:

Indian Lake-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/12/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Indian Lake town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1969, a category F3 tornado 14.3 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Cameron County (18) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Floods: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Fire: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Indian Lake:

  • VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - BROWNSVILLE (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; BROWNSVILLE, TX)
  • HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; HARLINGEN, TX)
  • VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; HARLINGEN, TX)

Amtrak stations near Indian Lake:

  • 13 miles: BROWNSVILLE (1134 E. ST. CHARLES) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
  • 14 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Local government website: www.townofindianlake.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Indian Lake:

  • The University of Texas at Brownsville (about 13 miles; Brownsville, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,237)
  • Texas State Technical College Harlingen (about 16 miles; Harlingen, TX; FT enrollment: 2,185)
  • The University of Texas-Pan American (about 47 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 12,559)
  • South Texas College (about 48 miles; McAllen, TX; FT enrollment: 8,613)
  • Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 103 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 5,342)
  • Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (about 114 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 6,428)
  • Del Mar College (about 117 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 3,608)

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Cameron County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.1. This is about average.
City:

36.1
U.S.:

32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00388. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.5 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.00388
U.S.:

0.10719
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

24.3
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

11.2
U.S.:

9.6


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.3%
(3.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 26.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 54.4% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.0%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Indian Lake, TX


Indian Lake compared to Texas state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Indian Lake travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • No fuel used (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Cameron County Texas:


2008 Presidential Election results in Cameron County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Indian Lake (based on Cameron County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.84%
Here52.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodLDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents75.7%9.8%2.7%2.2%1.5%
Congregations16.6%17.5%5.4%14.8%3.6%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentPresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents1.4%1.1%1.0%0.9%3.7%
Congregations0.4%4.5%9.0%2.2%26.0%
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: 47
Cameron County:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Here:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 31
This county:

0.81 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 133
Cameron County:

3.46 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 223
This county:

5.79 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Cameron County:

8.9%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Cameron County:

25.4%
State:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.6%
State:

15.7%

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,208$14,4960$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,208$14,4961$1,160
Water Supply 1$1,166$13,9920$0
Totals for Government 3$3,582$14,3281$1,160

Indian Lake government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - All Other: $9,000 ($14.02)
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $24,000 ($37.38)
    Financial Administration: $21,000 ($32.71)
    Police Protection: $9,000 ($14.02)
    Fire Protection: $8,000 ($12.46)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($10.90)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $196,000 ($305.30)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $51,000 ($79.44)
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $112,000 ($174.45)
  • Tax - Property: $66,000 ($102.80)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $50,000 ($77.88)

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.38%
Texas average:

8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,114 average AGI)
Cameron County:

0.15%
Texas average:

0.20%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hidalgo County, TX  0.54% ($30,390 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.37% ($27,463)
from Bexar County, TX  0.22% ($31,218)


4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.57%
Texas average:

7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($654 average AGI)
Cameron County:

0.07%
Texas average:

0.11%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hidalgo County, TX  0.65% ($27,968 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX  0.45% ($24,193)
to Bexar County, TX  0.38% ($28,216)

Strongest AM radio stations in Indian Lake:

  • KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
  • KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Indian Lake:

  • KMBH-FM (88.9 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KBNR (88.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KNVO-FM (101.1 FM; PORT ISABEL, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KESO (92.7 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KZSP (95.3 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)

TV broadcast stations around Indian Lake:

  • K64FM (Channel 64; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: BROWNSVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
  • KZAV-LP (Channel 20; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
  • KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KXIV-LP (Channel 17; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)
  • KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)

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