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San Patricio County

Population in July 2008: 512. Population change since 2000: -2.7%
 

Males: 232  (45.4%)
Females: 280  (54.6%)

Median resident age:  46.2 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78368.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,809 (it was $31,146 in 2000)
Lake City:  $33,809
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,190
Lake City:  $24,190
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,951 (it was $53,800 in 2000)
Lake City:  $74,951
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Lake City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.4%)
  • Hispanic (30.8%)
  • Other race (12.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Lake City: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.2%), Irish (10.6%), United States (9.3%), English (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 110 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 803 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lake City

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake City town

  • Never married: 16.9%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 18.2%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Lake City:  1.2% ($650)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (37.6 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (102.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Pernitas Point, TX (1.3 miles ), Edgewater-Paisano, TX (1.3 miles) , Lakeside, TX (1.5 miles ), Lakeshore Gardens-Hidden Acres, TX (1.9 miles ), Mathis, TX (1.9 miles ), Sandia, TX (2.0 miles ), K-Bar Ranch, TX (2.5 miles ), Orange Grove, TX (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 28.08 N, Longitude: 97.89 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 361

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Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+12.4%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)



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Lake City-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/16/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Lake City town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/29/1976, a category 3 tornado 17.2 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Lake City-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.6 miles away from Lake City center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/20/1991 at 23:38:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.1 miles away from Lake City center
On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake City:
  • IHS HOSPITAL AT CORPUS CHRISTI (about 26 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
  • ALICE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALICE, TX)
  • CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL ALICE (about 27 miles; ALICE, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake City:
  • DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,454)
  • COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BEEVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,150)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 43 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 46 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
  • VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 74 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,511)
  • PALO ALTO COLLEGE (about 96 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,623)
  • ST PHILIPS COLLEGE (about 99 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,778)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.9%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.3%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake City, TX



Lake City compared to Texas state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students 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 San Patricio County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Lake City

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.51%
Here56.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents54.5%24.1%7.7%3.6%1.8%
Congregations14.8%25.0%9.1%13.6%4.5%
NameAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)Pentecostal Church of GodEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents1.6%1.5%1.1%0.9%3.4%
Congregations6.8%2.3%1.1%2.3%20.5%
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.


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



Lake City government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $56,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,000

10.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.52%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.49% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,366 average AGI)
San Patricio County:  0.49%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Nueces County, TX  2.73% ($36,858 average AGI)
from Aransas County, TX  0.64% ($25,946)
from Harris County, TX  0.31% ($47,083)


11.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.03%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($759 average AGI)
San Patricio County:  0.28%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Nueces County, TX  2.87% ($29,601 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX  0.47% ($33,596)
to Aransas County, TX  0.46% ($30,308)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake City:
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KOPY (1070 AM; 1 kW; ALICE, TX; Owner: SENDERO MULTIMEDIA, INC.)
  • KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
  • KIBL (1490 AM; 1 kW; BEEVILLE, TX; Owner: LA RADIO CRISTIANA NETWORK, INC.)
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KDAE (1590 AM; 1 kW; SINTON, TX; Owner: NUECES RADIO PARTNERS, LP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake City:
  • KMXR (93.9 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSAB (99.9 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOUL (103.7 FM; SINTON, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KRYS-FM (99.1 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFTX (97.5 FM; KINGSVILLE, TX; Owner: QUALITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLTG (96.5 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KLUX (89.5 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: DIOCESAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KRXB (107.1 FM; BEEVILLE, TX; Owner: SHAFFER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • KKLM (88.7 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KZFM (95.5 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: MALKAN FM ASSOCIATES)
  • KMIQ (104.9 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: COTTON BROADCASTING)
  • KKBA (92.7 FM; KINGSVILLE, TX; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
  • KBNJ (91.7 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KEDT-FM (90.3 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS PUBLIC BRAODCASTING SYSTEM)
  • KNDA (102.9 FM; ALICE, TX; Owner: GUERRA ENTERPRISES)
  • KLHB (98.3 FM; ODEM, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KUKA (105.9 FM; SAN DIEGO, TX; Owner: IDEAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOPY-FM (92.1 FM; ALICE, TX; Owner: SCENDERO MULTIMEDIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake City:
  • KZTV (Channel 10; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: EAGLE CREEK BROADCASTING OF CORPUS CHRISTI, LLC)
  • KORO (Channel 28; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIII (Channel 3; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 3 OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC.)
  • KRIS-TV (Channel 6; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: KVOA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KEDT (Channel 16; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K50DW (Channel 50; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K57FC (Channel 57; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KXCC-CA (Channel 45; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CASA OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCCX-LP (Channel 50; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KD5EHX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01398242
    Grant Date: 05/09/2008, Expiration Date: 05/21/2018, Certifier: Frank C Funke Jr
    Registrant: Frank C Funke Jr, 23564 Park Road 25, Lake City, TX 78368



Lake City on our top lists:
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"

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