La Joya, Texas

Back to La Joya, TX housing info, Hidalgo County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for La Joya, TX Hidalgo County Population in July 2008: 4,795. Population change since 2000: +45.2% Males: 2,254   (47.0%) Females: 2,541   (53.0%) Median resident age:   27.0 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 78560. Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,806 (it was $22,820 in 2000) La Joya:   $27,806 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,251 La Joya:   $10,251 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,518 (it was $47,200 in 2000) La Joya:   $71,518 Texas:   $120,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,445; Detached houses: $78,018; Townhouses or other attached units: $74,637; In 2-unit structures: $1,542,670; Mobile homes: $31,111 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 78560 La Joya, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in La Joya: Hispanic (97.2%) Other race (33.2%) White Non-Hispanic (2.1%) Two or more races (1.7%) American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in La Joya: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about La Joya, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. La Joya is mentioned 61 times on our forum: Project Around Regal Hills...La Joya  (24 replies) La Joya - Upscale Development on Far Northwest side  (3 replies) McAllen's aiming to be "the new Austin"  (79 replies) Mcallen  (155 replies) What Texas city is the BEST in High School Football??  (46 replies) Rio Grande Valley fishing  (37 replies) Ancestries: United States (3.8%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 2.78 square miles. Population density: 1724 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 26.24 N, Longitude: 98.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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La Joya-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the La Joya city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1965, a category 3 tornado 33.0 miles away from the city center .

Birthplace of: Eric Montalvo - College basketball player (Tx Pan American Broncos).

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Lake: Walker Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	3.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	89.1%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	40.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	9.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Joya, TX

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4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.00%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($631 average AGI)

Hidalgo County:	0.14%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Cameron County, TX	0.38% ($27,968 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.30% ($27,585)
from Starr County, TX	0.19% ($29,718)

3.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,050 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.68%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($696 average AGI)

Hidalgo County:	0.05%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Cameron County, TX	0.31% ($30,390 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.28% ($28,248)
to Bexar County, TX	0.27% ($30,069)

• Site - La Joya Ii 450 North Of Us Highway 83, 1/4 Mile East At Havana, Structure height: 80 m, Call Sign: KNKA444
  Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/06/2007, Expiration Date: 10/01/2017
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:

• Dane F Ershen, 450 N Us Hwy 83 E Of Havana, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 80.5 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms-A3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
• Othal E Brand, 1 Mile West Of Fm2221 On Highway 83, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 146.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00327370
  Registrant: O E Investments Inc, 4800 N 23rd St 78504, Mcallen, TX 78502, Phone: (956) 793-9403
• Edward G Roach, 100 Ebony St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.4 m, Overall height: 29 m
  Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• Fred Kleber, Cr 2221, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.7 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
  Registrant: Global Tower LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 215, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:

• 4 Km W Fm 492 & Fm 1924 Jct, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137 m, Call Sign: WPHT920
  Assigned Frequencies : 929.387 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/24/1995, Expiration Date: 07/24/2000, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2000, Certifier: Alan Yoder
  Registrant: Atlas License Company, 7828 W 300 N, Greenfield, IN 46140, Fax: (317) 891-8764

• Fm 886 Booster Sta, Type: Pole, Structure height: 10 m, Call Sign: KNNS494
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.225 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/23/2001, Expiration Date: 04/18/2011, Certifier: Lucecio Flores
  Registrant: National License Corp, 9050 Briarclift Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46256, Fax: (317) 841-3328
• Sullivan City Elevated Tank, Type: Pole, Structure height: 10 m, Call Sign: KNNS495
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.225 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/30/2001, Expiration Date: 04/18/2011, Certifier: Lucecio Flores
  Registrant: National License Corp, 9050 Briarclift Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46256, Fax: (317) 841-3328

• LA JOYA, 2 Mi Nw Of Hwy 83 & 482, Overall height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: WMK862
  Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/28/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 01/25/1999
  Registrant: Texas Rsa 19 Limited Partnership, 17330 Preston Rd Ste 100a, Dallas, TX 75252
• LA JOYA, 450' N Of Us Hwy 83 1/4 Mi E Of Havana, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Call Sign: WMQ502
  Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6197.24 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/29/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

• Call Sign: KA5QHG, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 10/03/1994, Expiration Date: 10/03/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/04/2006
  Registrant: Jesus M Garza Jr, 12th & Gonzalez St, La Joya, TX 78560
• Call Sign: NN9F, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01144964
  Grant Date: 04/28/2006, Expiration Date: 05/13/2016
  Registrant: Ronald E Merrill, 500 Captain Hook, La Joya, TX 78560

• Fire: 16
• Hazardous Condition: 1