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Starr County

Population in July 2007: 1,933.
Males: 959  (49.6%)
Females: 974  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  25.0 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78582.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,223 (it was $21,723 in 2000)
La Victoria:  $25,223
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $6,896
La Victoria:  $6,896
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,250 (it was $33,800 in 2000)
La Victoria:  $51,250
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $52,147; Detached houses: $51,626

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Races in La Victoria:

  • Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in La Victoria: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.64 square miles.

Population density: 531 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in La Victoria

  • High school or higher: 33.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 57.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Victoria CDP

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 70.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 2.9%

589 residents are foreign born (35.0% Latin America).

This place:  35.0%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

La Victoria:  1.1% ($365)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (26.5 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (123.5 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (215.4 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Alto Bonito, TX (1.5 miles ), La Casita-Garciasville, TX (2.0 miles ), La Grulla, TX (2.2 miles ), Sullivan City, TX (2.5 miles ), Cuevitas, TX (2.6 miles) , La Puerta, TX (2.7 miles ), El Refugio, TX (2.7 miles ), Santa Cruz, TX (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 26.34 N, Longitude: 98.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (25%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (18%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (35%)
  • Social assistance (34%)
  • Food and beverage stores (15%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (18%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Child care workers (26%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)



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La Victoria-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the La Victoria place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1965, a category 3 tornado 31.5 miles away from the place center .



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Hospitals/medical centers near La Victoria:
  • STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
  • MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; MISSION, TX)
  • MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 22 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Victoria:
  • SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 32 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 70 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 73 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
  • TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 73 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 90 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
  • LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)

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Average household size:
This place:  4.0 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  95.0%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.2%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  41.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  18.2%
Whole state:  6.7%

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


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2004 Presidential Election results in Starr County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • No fuel used (10%)
  • Other fuel (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Religion statistics for La Victoria

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents95.0%1.9%0.9%0.8%1.4%
Congregations48.4%19.4%3.2%9.7%19.4%
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.


4.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.07%
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 Hidalgo County, TX  1.17% ($20,333 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.54% ($18,511)
from Bexar County, TX  0.11% ($23,167)


4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.88%
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 Hidalgo County, TX  2.11% ($29,718 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX  0.53% ($17,393)
to Bexar County, TX  0.17% ($20,393)


Strongest AM radio stations in La Victoria:
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
  • KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • 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)
  • KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
  • KIRT (1580 AM; 1 kW; MISSION, TX; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Victoria:
  • KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
  • KCAS (91.5 FM; MCCOOK, TX; Owner: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH INC)
  • KQXX-FM (105.5 FM; MISSION, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KHID (88.1 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBMI (97.7 FM; ROMA, TX; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around La Victoria:
  • KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
  • KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
  • KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KLIA-LP (Channel 32; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSFE-LP (Channel 67; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K57FE (Channel 57; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 57, INC.)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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