Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jamaica Beach, TX
Jamaica Beach compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Galveston County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (84%)
- Utility gas (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Jamaica Beach
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.01%
| Here |  | 45.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Episcopal Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 37.4% | 29.6% | 11.8% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Congregations | 6.9% | 21.8% | 11.9% | 5.0% | 4.5% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 8.3% |
| Congregations | 8.4% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 1.5% | 29.2% |
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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 2007)
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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 Government Administration |
1 | $5,270 | $63,240 | 1 | $594 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $3,078 | $36,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $14,160 | $33,984 | 2 | $2,886 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,014 | $36,084 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $28,522 | $38,029 | 3 | $3,480 |
8.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,667 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.72% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($410 average AGI)| Galveston County: | 0.15% | | Texas average: | 0.20% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,693 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.85% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($435 average AGI)| Galveston County: | 0.08% | | Texas average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Jamaica Beach:
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KYST (920 AM; 5 kW; TEXAS CITY, TX; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KGBC (1540 AM; 3 kW; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KXYZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: BLAYA INC.)
- KPRC (950 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jamaica Beach:
- KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KJIC (90.5 FM; SANTA FE, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
- 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)
- KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- K208DG (89.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- K247AF (97.3 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KOBT (100.7 FM; WINNIE, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
TV broadcast stations around Jamaica Beach:
- KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- 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.)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, 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.)
- KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
- K30DN (Channel 30; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: GERALD R. PROCTOR)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 16628 San Luis Pass Road, Call Sign: KBF420, Licensee ID: L00117339
Assigned Frequencies : 155.265 MHz Grant Date: 02/16/2005, Expiration Date: 04/03/2015
Registrant: City Of Jamaica Beach, Jamaica Beach, TX 77551, Phone: (409) 737-1800, Fax: (409) 737-5211, Email:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 7 | $203,206 | 2 | $241,290 | 6 | $222,720 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $181,150 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $137,170 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $240,710 | 1 | $327,060 | 1 | $263,160 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $185,340 | 1 | $181,410 | 1 | $220,580 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 9 | $211,973 | 3 | $210,303 | 1 | $52,820 | 8 | $226,985 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $150,530 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $114,910 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $153,030 | 1 | $301,290 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $329,080 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $146,180 | 1 | $193,920 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $154,220 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 10 | $181,368 | 3 | $199,740 | 8 | $198,301 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $155,690 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104,580 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $112,360 | 1 | $192,180 | 1 | $182,870 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $154,270 | 1 | $102,980 | 1 | $125,550 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100,400 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 8 | $163,473 | 4 | $153,975 | 7 | $170,741 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $113,380 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $89,240 | 1 | $200,560 | 1 | $94,550 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $108,180 | 1 | $90,650 | 1 | $100,980 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $81,360 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 5 | $147,520 | 7 | $151,701 | 7 | $152,426 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $69,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $61,240 | 2 | $111,275 | 1 | $112,380 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $113,380 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 4 | $108,938 | 2 | $102,270 | 1 | $15,680 | 3 | $109,880 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
7261.00
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $163,360 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $156,630 | 1 | $123,410 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $177,110 | 1 | $141,710 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $154,160 | 1 | $119,160 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $98,610 | 1 | $52,760 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
7261.00
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 6
- Hazardous Condition: 9
Incident types - Jamaica Beach
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Jamaica Beach, TX
Jamaica Beach on our top lists:
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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