Willacy 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: 51.9%
(23.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 53.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 42.6% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 3.5 people | | Texas: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 84.0% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.2% | | 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: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lyford, TX
Lyford compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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 below state average.
- House age 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Willacy County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Lyford:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 77.44%
| Here |  | 77.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 77.1% | 10.5% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1.3% |
| Congregations | 20.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% | 2.9% | 8.8% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
| Adherents | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Congregations | 2.9% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 29.4% |
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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: 1 | This county: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Willacy County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | This county: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Willacy County: | 3.91 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Willacy County: | 18.0% | | State: | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $7,963 | $23,889 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $1,360 | $16,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,900 | $22,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $4,894 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $496 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $11,223 | $22,446 | 5 | $5,390 |
Lyford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,000 ($1.00)
All Other: $2,000 ($1.00)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $555,000 ($277.22)
Water Utilities: $134,000 ($66.93)
General - Other: $102,000 ($50.95)
Solid Waste Management: $97,000 ($48.45)
Sewerage: $70,000 ($34.97)
Fire Protection: $25,000 ($12.49)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $555,000 ($277.22)
Water Utilities: $57,000 ($28.47)
All Other: $30,000 ($14.99)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $110,000 ($54.95)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $100,000 ($49.95)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000 ($5.00)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $32,000 ($15.98)
General Revenue, NEC: $15,000 ($7.49)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,067,000 ($532.97)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $403,000 ($201.30)
- Tax - Property: $147,000 ($73.43)
Public Utilities: $66,000 ($32.97)
Total General Sales: $26,000 ($12.99)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $182,000 ($90.91)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($4.00)
5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,608 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.71% | | 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:
6.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,750 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.96% | | 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 Lyford:
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- 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.)
- KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- 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.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lyford:
- KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KILM (102.1 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: BMP 102.1 FM, LP)
- KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KTER (90.7 FM; RUDOLPH, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)
- KJAV (104.9 FM; ALAMO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KMBH-FM (88.9 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Lyford:
- KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
- KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KMAO-LP (Channel 50; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ)
- KRYM-LP (Channel 55; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: ALMA L. RODRIGUEZ)
- KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
- KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLIA-LP (Channel 32; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K64FM (Channel 64; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: BROWNSVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KSFE-LP (Channel 67; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Lyford, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Lyford fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Lyford)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Jct Us Business 77 & Main St (Lat: 26.402028 Lon: -97.768056), Call Sign: KNDZ215
Assigned Frequencies: 156.000 MHz Grant Date: 11/19/2002, Expiration Date: 11/27/2012
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road 134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
- 1/2 Mi S Of 490 & 2099 (Lat: 26.445889 Lon: -97.708333), Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WNVF820
Assigned Frequencies: 457.775 MHz Grant Date: 12/05/1995, Expiration Date: 01/16/2001, Cancellation Date: 03/18/2001
Registrant: North Alamo Water Supply Corp, R 1 Box 130, Edinburg, TX 78539, Phone: (512) 464-7575
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - YTURRIA, 2.7 Sw Of Raymondville (Lat: 26.455056 Lon: -97.820528), Overall height: 98.8 m, Call Sign: WMR837
Assigned Frequencies: 2124.80 MHz Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 05/23/2007, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
- YTURRIA, La Sal Windmill Road (Lat: 26.567694 Lon: -97.772167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 58.8 m, Overall height: 59.7 m, Call Sign: WHS979, Licensee ID: L00209325
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6315.84 MHz... (+6 more) Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2005, Certifier: Henry A Thomas
Registrant: Corban Communications, Inc.
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 8 Mi. East Of Lyford (Lat: 26.382833 Lon: -97.671917), Call Sign: KLB559, Licensee ID: L00035991
Assigned Frequencies: 152.540 MHz, 152.540 MHz, 152.780 MHz, 152.780 MHz, 152.690 MHz, 152.690 MHz Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., 480 South 6th Street, Raymondville, TX 78580
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KB0VWG, Licensee ID: L00288995
Grant Date: 03/30/2006, Expiration Date: 04/02/2016, Certifier: Michael W Bourne
Registrant: Michael W Bourne, 16346 Fmrd 2629 #4, Lyford, TX 78569 - Call Sign: KD5GLF
Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 02/26/2009
Registrant: Rocky Guajardo, Rt 2 Box 214, Lyford, TX 78569 - Call Sign: N5PVL, Previous Call Sign: KB5KAT, Licensee ID: L00141449
Grant Date: 03/30/2010, Expiration Date: 03/30/2020
Registrant: Charles D Brabham, 9862 Bus Hwy 77, Lyford, TX 78569 - Call Sign: WA5ZRP, Licensee ID: L01080409
Grant Date: 11/03/2005, Expiration Date: 11/03/2015, Certifier: Charles C Brabham Jr
Registrant: Charles C Brabham Jr, Rt 2 Box 46, Lyford, TX 78569 - Call Sign: KE5OGH, Licensee ID: L01282922
Grant Date: 05/11/2007, Expiration Date: 05/11/2017, Cancellation Date: 10/12/2007, Certifier: Roberta M Bourne
Registrant: Roberta M Bourne, 16346 Fm Rd 2629 Unit -4, Lyford, TX 78569 - Call Sign: KB5VWG, Previous Call Sign: KE5OGH, Licensee ID: L01282922
Grant Date: 10/12/2007, Expiration Date: 10/12/2017, Certifier: Roberta M Bourne Mrs
Registrant: Roberta M Bourne, 16346 Fm Rd 2629 Unit 4, Lyford, TX 78569 - Call Sign: KE5SLI, Licensee ID: L01364298
Grant Date: 01/30/2008, Expiration Date: 01/30/2018, Certifier: Charles D Brabham
Registrant: Charles D Brabham, Route 2 Box 46, Lyford, TX 78569
FAA Registered Aircraft: 8 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Lyford)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Lyford, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Maria | 29 | 73.8 years |
| Jose | 29 | 73.8 years |
| Mary | 14 | 79.8 years |
| Guadalupe | 13 | 71.9 years |
| Francisco | 11 | 70.3 years |
| Pedro | 11 | 79.2 years |
| Juan | 10 | 72.3 years |
| James | 8 | 76.0 years |
| Manuel | 8 | 68.1 years |
| Charles | 8 | 80.7 years |
| Most common last names in Lyford, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Cavazos | 30 | 73.2 years |
| Garcia | 28 | 74.2 years |
| Martinez | 20 | 71.7 years |
| Gonzales | 18 | 67.1 years |
| Garza | 15 | 77.0 years |
| Cantu | 14 | 73.1 years |
| Ramirez | 12 | 74.0 years |
| Perez | 12 | 75.9 years |
| Gonzalez | 11 | 70.4 years |
| Rodriguez | 11 | 75.9 years |
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