Laureles, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 3,779.

Males: 1,832	(48.5%)
Females: 1,947	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	22.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78586.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,634 (it was $20,172 in 2000)

Laureles:	$22,634
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $6,898

Laureles:	$6,898
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $48,140 (it was $31,100 in 2000)

Laureles:	$48,140
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $54,135; Detached houses: $62,604; Townhouses or other attached units: $40,039; Mobile homes: $19,961

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Races in Laureles:

Hispanic (98.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Laureles: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 4.86 square miles.

Population density: 778 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Laureles

High school or higher: 32.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laureles CDP

Never married: 29.1%
Now married: 61.9%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 3.2%

1,333 residents are foreign born (40.6% Latin America).

This place:	40.6%
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:

Laureles:	1.3% ($417)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brownsville, TX (12.7 miles , pop. 139,722).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (112.8 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (239.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Indian Lake, TX (1.4 miles ), Los Fresnos, TX (1.7 miles ), Chula Vista-Orason, TX (2.0 miles ), Green Valley Farms, TX (2.2 miles ), Bayview, TX (2.4 miles ), Del Mar Heights, TX (2.4 miles ), Lozano, TX (2.5 miles ), Rancho Viejo, TX (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 26.11 N, Longitude: 97.49 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (25%)
Accommodation and food services (23%)
Health care (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Bus drivers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

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Average climate in Laureles, Texas

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Laureles-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/12/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Laureles place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1969, a category 3 tornado 13.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Laureles:

BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)
VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)
DOLLY VINSANT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SAN BENITO, TX)

Amtrak stations near Laureles:

14 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
15 miles: BROWNSVILLE (1134 E. ST. CHARLES) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laureles:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 5 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 5 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 6 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 44 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 94 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 110 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)

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Average household size:

This place:	4.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	92.0%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	41.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	14.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laureles, TX

Laureles compared to Texas state average:

Median house value below 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cameron County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Utility gas (9%) No fuel used (2%)

Religion statistics for Laureles

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	75.7%	9.8%	2.7%	2.2%	1.5%
Congregations	16.6%	17.5%	5.4%	14.8%	3.6%

Name	Charismatic Churches Independent	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Churches of Christ	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%	0.9%	3.7%
Congregations	0.4%	4.5%	9.0%	2.2%	26.0%

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.

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.38%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,114 average AGI)
Cameron County: 0.15%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hidalgo County, TX	0.54% ($30,390 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.37% ($27,463)
from Bexar County, TX	0.22% ($31,218)

4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.57%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($654 average AGI)
Cameron County: 0.07%
Texas average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hidalgo County, TX	0.65% ($27,968 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.45% ($24,193)
to Bexar County, TX	0.38% ($28,216)

Strongest AM radio stations in Laureles:

KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
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)
KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
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.)
KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Laureles:

KMBH-FM (88.9 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KNVO-FM (101.1 FM; PORT ISABEL, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
KESO (92.7 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBNR (88.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
KZSP (95.3 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)

TV broadcast stations around Laureles:

K64FM (Channel 64; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: BROWNSVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZAV-LP (Channel 20; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KXIV-LP (Channel 17; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)
KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$153,815	4	$119,163	2	$21,815	1	$69,700	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$116,420	1	$125,270	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$144,410	7	$100,009	5	$24,208	1	$50,690	1	$17,950
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	2	$96,820	1	$36,630	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0122.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$120,320
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2006 2004 2003 2002

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0122.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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