Jackson 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: 20.9%
(28.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 74.7% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Ward, TX
La Ward compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Utility gas (10%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Texas:
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Religion statistics for La Ward (based on Jackson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.43%
| Here | | 72.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 42.8% | 31.9% | 9.7% | 5.4% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 12.9% | 25.8% | 16.1% | 19.4% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 6.5% |
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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: 3 | Here: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Jackson County: | 2.85 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | This county: | 9.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Jackson County: | 7.83 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jackson County: | 11.0% | | State: | 8.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 17.4% | | Texas: | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $200 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $625 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,425 |
La Ward government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - All Other: $6,000 ($28.17)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($131.46)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($42.25)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($28.17)
Sewerage: $1,000 ($4.69)
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($131.46)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($131.46)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($4.69)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,000 ($84.51)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($131.46)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000 ($18.78)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $7,000 ($32.86)
NEC: $2,000 ($9.39)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000 ($65.73)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($9.39)
6.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,463 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.01% | | 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:
7.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,536 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.30% | | 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 La Ward:
- KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
Strongest FM radio stations in La Ward:
- KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KXGJ (101.7 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KIXS (107.9 FM; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSQ (94.5 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGUL (96.1 FM; EDNA, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMKS (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: SANDLIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KZAM (104.7 FM; GANADO, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KITE (93.3 FM; PORT LAVACA, TX; Owner: VICTORIA RADIOWORKS, LTD.)
- KTXN-FM (98.7 FM; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: COSMOPOLITAN ENTERPRISES OF VICTORIA)
- KZRC (92.5 FM; MARKHAM, TX; Owner: LBR ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KVIC (95.1 FM; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: VICTORIA RADIO WORKS, LTD.)
- KROY (99.7 FM; PALACIOS, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLUB (106.9 FM; BLOOMINGTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around La Ward:
- KVCT (Channel 19; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: SURTSEY PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- KAVU-TV (Channel 25; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KUNU-LP (Channel 21; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KVTX-LP (Channel 45; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KXTS-LP (Channel 41; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KBGS-LP (Channel 51; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
- KCPV-LP (Channel 57; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
La Ward fatal accident list:
May 12, 2002 04:45 PM, Fm616, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Oct 19, 1988 09:25 PM, Wacostreet, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Kevin C Weyer, 5 Mi S (Lat: 28.821111 Lon: -96.463333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 91 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
- Kevin C Weyer, 5 Mi S (Lat: 28.821111 Lon: -96.463333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 91 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
- Kevin C Weyer, 5 Mi S (Lat: 28.821111 Lon: -96.463333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 91 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
- Kevin C Weyer, 5 Mi S (Lat: 28.821111 Lon: -96.463333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 91 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
- 5 Mi S (Lat: 28.821111 Lon: -96.463333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 91 m
Registrant: Seadrift Pipeline Corporation, Port Lavaca, TX 77979, Phone: (512) 553-3174
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 3.2 Mi S Of Sr 111 & 172 Jct (Lat: 28.906083 Lon: -96.465528), Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNXH904, Licensee ID: L00124833
Assigned Frequencies: 856.187 MHz, 857.087 MHz, 857.187 MHz, 858.087 MHz, 858.187 MHz, 859.087 MHz, 859.187 MHz, 860.087 MHz, 860.187 MHz, 861.112 MHz... (+96 more)
Grant Date: 09/06/2006, Expiration Date: 10/18/2016
Registrant: Nextel Of Texas Inc Dba Nextel Communications, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 7 Km N (Lat: 28.910806 Lon: -96.462194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 98 m, Call Sign: KNBP401
Assigned Frequencies: 451.700 MHz
Grant Date: 07/26/2002, Expiration Date: 08/07/2012, Certifier: Philip M Carte
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- 5 Mi S On Hwy 172 (Lat: 28.821111 Lon: -96.463306), Call Sign: KCK224
Assigned Frequencies: 452.125 MHz
Grant Date: 06/01/2002, Expiration Date: 07/08/2012, Certifier: Louise S Bauer
Registrant: Bauer Ranch, La Ward, TX 77970, Phone: (361) 872-2194
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - 4.3 Mi N Of (Lat: 28.910806 Lon: -96.462167), Overall height: 98.1 m, Call Sign: WPNH583
Assigned Frequencies: 928.631 MHz, 952.631 MHz
Grant Date: 09/14/2002, Expiration Date: 10/03/2012, Certifier: J S Pittman
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- CROSSROADS, W Side Hwy 172, 6.5 Km N (Lat: 28.901639 Lon: -96.476917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 51.2 m, Call Sign: WPSD804
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/22/2001, Expiration Date: 03/22/2011, Certifier: Darrell Klimitchek
Registrant: Allgeier Martin & Associates Inc, 2820 S Range Line Road, Joplin, MO 64803-2627, Phone: (417) 624-5703, Fax: (417) 624-7558, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S-2R (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SERIES (500 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5052X , Serial Number: 2417R, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 02/17/2006
Registrant (Corporation): Whites Flying Service Inc, Po Box 129, La Ward, TX 77970 - Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 69JS , Serial Number: T34-003, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 01/15/2004
Registrant (Individual): Donald White, Po Box 129, La Ward, TX 77970 - Aircraft: HILLER UH-12E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 72 mph), Engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER (420 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7173F , Serial Number: 2011, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 08/05/1991
Registrant (Individual): Donald R White, Po Box 129, La Ward, TX 77970 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7235 , Serial Number: 910, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 04/03/1972
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 35, La Ward, TX 77970 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-250 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 135 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7716P , Serial Number: 24-2929, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 04/06/1962
Registrant (Individual): Donald R White, Po Box 129, La Ward, TX 77970 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9840E , Serial Number: 18263926, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 05/30/1975
Registrant (Individual): Larry Ellis, Po Box 157, La Ward, TX 77970
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