Shelby County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 38.5%
(29.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.1% for Black residents, 78.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 44.4% for American Indian residents, 64.4% for other race residents, 80.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 69.1% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Joaquin, TX
Joaquin compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population 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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Banks with branches in Joaquin (2011 data):
- Texas State Bank: Haslam Branch at 13218 Highway 84 E, branch established on 1991/09/23; at 120 N. Preston, branch established on 1926/09/17. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $118.2 mil, Deposits: $105.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Joaquin Bankshares, Inc.
- Farmers State Bank: Joaquin Branch at 12607 U.S. Hwy. 84 East, branch established on 2004/03/11. Info updated 2010/07/21: Bank assets: $343.1 mil, Deposits: $301.0 mil, headquarters in Center, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (51%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Joaquin (based on Shelby County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.33%
| Here | | 59.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | American Baptist Association | Baptist Missionary Association of America | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 44.5% | 24.7% | 11.8% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
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| Congregations | 16.5% | 31.8% | 9.4% | 15.3% | 11.8% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Catholic Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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| Congregations | 4.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Shelby County: | 2.28 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9 | Shelby County: | 3.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | This county: | 4.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Shelby County: | 10.6% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Shelby County: | 28.4% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $3,105 | $37,260 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,211 | $38,532 | 1 | $443 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $6,759 | $27,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $13,075 | $31,380 | 1 | $443 |
Joaquin government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $74,000 ($89.70)
- Construction - Fire Protection: $48,000 ($58.18)
Financial Administration: $44,000 ($53.33)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $82,000 ($99.39)
Water Utilities: $72,000 ($87.27)
Sewerage: $59,000 ($71.52)
Gas Utilities: $54,000 ($65.45)
Police Protection: $40,000 ($48.48)
Fire Protection: $21,000 ($25.45)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($2.42)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($10.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $155,000 ($187.88)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $130,000 ($157.58)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000 ($30.30)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000 ($52.12)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($3.64)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $60,000 ($72.73)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $200,000 ($242.42)
Gas Utilities: $160,000 ($193.94)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $163,000 ($197.58)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,000 ($43.64)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $182,000 ($220.61)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $94,000 ($113.94)
Property: $58,000 ($70.30)
Public Utilities: $13,000 ($15.76)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $167,000 ($202.42)
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,465 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.86% | | 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:
6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,951 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.20% | | 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 Joaquin:
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KDET (930 AM; 1 kW; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGAS (1590 AM; 3 kW; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: JERRY T. HANSZEN)
- KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
- KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Joaquin:
- KORI (104.7 FM; MANSFIELD, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KJVC (92.7 FM; MANSFIELD, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KQBB (100.5 FM; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGAS-FM (104.3 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCASTING)
TV broadcast stations around Joaquin:
- KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
- KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
- KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
Joaquin, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 17
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 28
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 20
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 43
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Joaquin fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Joaquin)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - J C Leggett Store (Lat: 31.788222 Lon: -94.172694), Call Sign: WRE72
Assigned Frequencies: 154.875 MHz
Grant Date: 09/16/2004, Expiration Date: 11/22/2014
Registrant: City Of Joaquin, 124 N. Preston St., Joaquin, TX 75954, Phone: (936) 269-3021, Fax: (936) 269-9622, Email:
- Off Tx Hwy 139 3 Mi Se Of Int Tx Hwys 7 & 139 (Lat: 31.940444 Lon: -94.004639), Call Sign: KBV500, Licensee ID: L00176723
Assigned Frequencies: 48.9400 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/2000, Expiration Date: 01/30/2011
Registrant: Texas Eastern Communications Inc, 5400 Westheimer Ct, Houston, TX 77251 - Highway 699 (Lat: 31.462500 Lon: -93.831944), Type: Tank, Structure height: 0.9 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WQJU822
Assigned Frequencies: 170.250 MHz
Grant Date: 01/07/2009, Expiration Date: 01/07/2019, Certifier: Jim Washburn
Registrant: Sabine River Authority/Toledo Bend Project, 450 Spur 135, Burkeville, TX 75932, Phone: (409) 565-2273, Fax: (409) 565-2338, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, Off Tx Hwy 139 3 Mi Se Of Tx Hwy 7 (Lat: 31.940444 Lon: -94.004611), Overall height: 88.4 m, Call Sign: WNTP981
Assigned Frequencies: 952.343 MHz, 928.343 MHz
Grant Date: 07/26/2002, Expiration Date: 09/29/2012
Registrant: Phone: (713) 627-5001
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: KB5OZZ, Licensee ID: L00370917
Grant Date: 06/27/2001, Expiration Date: 06/27/2011
Registrant: Joseph F Whitman, Rt 1 Box 141 Apt 4, Joaquin, TX 75954 - Call Sign: N5EOK
Grant Date: 09/08/1998, Expiration Date: 09/08/2008
Registrant: Tribble J Weeks, Rt 1 Box 391, Joaquin, TX 75954 - Call Sign: N5IG, Previous Call Sign: AB5OP, Licensee ID: L00363174
Grant Date: 08/02/2007, Expiration Date: 04/08/2017, Certifier: Alexey I Babanin
Registrant: Alexey I Babanin, 2123 Cr 3853, Joaquin, TX 75954 - Call Sign: W5LXV
Grant Date: 10/20/1997, Expiration Date: 10/20/2007, Cancellation Date: 10/21/2009
Registrant: Walter E Russell, Rt 2 Box 302, Joaquin, TX 75954 - Call Sign: KD5STF, Licensee ID: L00526973
Grant Date: 06/04/2002, Expiration Date: 06/04/2012, Certifier: Rase E Davis
Registrant: Rase E Davis, 659 County Road 3801, Joaquin, TX 75954 - Call Sign: KE5BVS, Licensee ID: L00881966
Grant Date: 06/22/2004, Expiration Date: 06/22/2014, Certifier: Dennis C Anderson
Registrant: Dennis C Anderson, 438 Richardson St, Joaquin, TX 75954
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: LAW MARC A JR PAK-1 HIRONDELLE (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 177ML , Serial Number: 177, Year manufactured: 1989, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/1989
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 549, Joaquin, TX 75954 - Aircraft: BEECH V35B (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 20654 , Serial Number: D-10212, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 01/17/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Al&w Aviation LLC, Po Box 968, Joaquin, TX 75954
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Joaquin, TX
| Most common first names in Joaquin, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 39 | 72.9 years |
| Robert | 29 | 75.5 years |
| John | 28 | 75.5 years |
| William | 24 | 73.2 years |
| Mary | 16 | 77.8 years |
| Willie | 11 | 76.2 years |
| Thomas | 9 | 73.8 years |
| Charles | 9 | 71.6 years |
| Billy | 8 | 66.8 years |
| George | 8 | 74.6 years |
| Most common last names in Joaquin, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mcdaniel | 15 | 71.1 years |
| Williams | 14 | 80.9 years |
| Smith | 12 | 74.2 years |
| Oates | 12 | 79.6 years |
| Walker | 12 | 73.7 years |
| Childress | 11 | 72.9 years |
| Taylor | 11 | 73.4 years |
| Hutto | 10 | 78.3 years |
| Gray | 10 | 75.0 years |
| Cockrell | 9 | 69.8 years |
Businesses in Joaquin, TX
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