Martindale, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 1,127. Population change since 2000: +13.6%

Males: 560	(49.7%)
Females: 567	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	32.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78655.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,139 (it was $33,882 in 2000)

Martindale:	$40,139
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,885 (it was $57,400 in 2000)

Martindale:	$88,885
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $106,444; Detached houses: $117,516; Townhouses or other attached units: $132,136; In 2-unit structures: $43,012; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,484; Mobile homes: $35,098

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Races in Martindale:

Hispanic (61.5%)
Other race (33.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (33.6%)
Two or more races (4.1%)
Black (3.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Martindale: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.5%), German (7.6%), Irish (6.3%), English (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), French (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 528 feet

Land area: 2.02 square miles.

Population density: 559 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Martindale

High school or higher: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Martindale city

Never married: 31.8%
Now married: 49.6%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 9.6%

58 residents are foreign born (5.8% Latin America).

This city:	6.1%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Martindale, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Martindale to the number of sex offenders is 282 to 1.

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

Martindale:	1.2% ($697)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Austin, TX (31.8 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (48.5 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Redwood, TX (2.2 miles ), San Marcos, TX (2.4 miles ), Uhland, TX (2.9 miles ), Kyle, TX (3.1 miles ), Lockhart, TX (3.2 miles ), Niederwald, TX (3.5 miles ), Mountain City, TX (3.7 miles ), Kingsbury, TX (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $135,600
2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $135,600
2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $135,600
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 29.85 N, Longitude: 97.85 W

Area code: 512

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Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+5.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Health care (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (11%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Martindale by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	197.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	89.5
Burglaries	1	1	5	2	3	1	2
per 100,000	102.6	100.4	493.6	196.9	291.5	91.7	179.1
Thefts	5	0	0	1	2	0	2
per 100,000	512.8	0.0	0.0	98.4	194.4	0.0	179.1
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	97.2	91.7	89.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	27.7	7.0	74.0	17.7	36.0	13.8	44.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.44
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Martindale, Texas

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Martindale-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 77% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.2 miles away from the Martindale city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused $15 million in damages.

On 9/20/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Martindale:

SETON EDGAR B DAVIS (about 16 miles; LULING, TX)
CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX)
MCKENNA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; NEW BRAUNFELS, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Martindale, TX

Amtrak station near Martindale:

6 miles: SAN MARCOS (LBJ DR. & COMAL ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Martindale:

SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)
SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 31 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,474)

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Cemeteries: Humphrey Cemetery (1), Kennedy Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Bella Vista Carriage House (68 Riverside Lane).

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.5%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Martindale, TX

Martindale compared to Texas state average:

Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
House age below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Martindale mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Caldwell County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (59%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religon statistics for Martindale

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	40.5%	33.4%	9.1%	2.9%	2.6%
Congregations	5.5%	29.1%	16.4%	5.5%	3.6%

Name	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	2.3%	1.5%	1.4%	3.7%
Congregations	7.3%	5.5%	5.5%	3.6%	18.2%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		2	$2,050
Other Government Administration	1	$2,725	$32,700	1	$1,289
Judicial and Legal	2	$4,448	$26,688	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	4	$12,826	$38,478	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$1,200
Housing and Community Development(Local)	0	$0		1	$850
Totals for Government	7	$19,999	$34,284	5	$5,389

9.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,368 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.43%
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 Travis County, TX	2.41% ($28,575 average AGI)
from Hays County, TX	1.69% ($32,765)
from Guadalupe County, TX	0.50% ($29,727)

9.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,912 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.98%
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 Travis County, TX	2.34% ($27,288 average AGI)
to Hays County, TX	2.14% ($32,071)
to Guadalupe County, TX	0.50% ($25,054)

Strongest AM radio stations in Martindale:

WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
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.)
KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
KUOL (1470 AM; 1 kW; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: SM RADIO, INC.)
KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
KTSA (550 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
WMOP (900 AM; 5 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA SPORTSTALK, INC.)
KJCE (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROLLINGWOOD, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Martindale:

KEYI-FM (103.5 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
K203CX (88.1 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KVET-FM (98.1 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KASE-FM (100.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAMX (94.7 FM; LULING, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KKMJ-FM (95.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KMFA (89.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC)
KQQT (106.3 FM; GONZALES, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS RADIO, INC.)
KLBJ-FM (93.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KPEZ (102.3 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXXM (96.1 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXTN-FM (107.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KROM (92.9 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KSMG (105.3 FM; SEGUIN, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFMK (105.9 FM; ROUND ROCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KROX-FM (101.5 FM; BUDA, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KUT (90.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN)
KISS-FM (99.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KNBT (92.1 FM; NEW BRAUNFELS, TX; Owner: NEW BRAUNFELS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Martindale:

KTXU-LP (Channel 38; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: GERALD G. BENAVIDES)
KTDF-LP (Channel 18; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
KTBC (Channel 7; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KTBC LICENSE, INC.)
KEYE-TV (Channel 42; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
KVUE (Channel 24; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KVUE TELEVISION, INC.)
KRRT (Channel 35; KERRVILLE, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
KQUX-CA (Channel 11; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP, LLC)
KLRU (Channel 18; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
KXAN-TV (Channel 36; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KNVA (Channel 54; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: 54 BROADCASTING, INC.)
KENS-TV (Channel 5; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KBVO-CA (Channel 49; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KVDA (Channel 60; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
KABB (Channel 29; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KABB LICENSEE, LLC)
WOAI-TV (Channel 4; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWEX-TV (Channel 41; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KWEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
KSAT-TV (Channel 12; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, SAN ANTONIO, LP)
KHPM-CA (Channel 40; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KSAA-LP (Channel 28; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K34FM (Channel 34; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KXTM-LP (Channel 21; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: HUMBERTO LOPEZ)
KGBS-CA (Channel 65; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION AUSTIN, INC.)
KNTA-LP (Channel 62; NEW BRAUNFELS, TX; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARLOS ORTIZ)
K63AY (Channel 63; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KADF-LP (Channel 20; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)

Martindale fatal accident list:
Jun 2, 2007 06:24 AM, Sr-80, Sr-142, Lat: 29.845494, Lon: -97.841292, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 9, 2004 07:11 AM, Sr-80, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1
Aug 13, 1985 08:20 AM, 80, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 4, 1976 01:35 AM, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

CARISSA L BICK, 10838 San Marcos Hwy (309174), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 86.6 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KE5EZ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/26/1998, Expiration Date: 02/26/2008
Registrant: Ira H Pepin, Rt 1 Box 59x, Martindale, TX 78655-9705
Call Sign: WD5IXA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00982309
Grant Date: 02/23/2005, Expiration Date: 03/20/2015, Certifier: Arthur E Villareal
Registrant: Arthur E Villareal, 8714 Fm 621, Martindale, TX 78655

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 31TB , Serial Number: 483, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1985
Registrant (Individual): Thomas L Mcdonald, Po Box 714, Martindale, TX 78655
Aircraft: AMERICAN AA-5 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5882L , Serial Number: AA5-0082, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 06/14/1972
Registrant (Individual): Jack E Fairchild, Po Box 435, Martindale, TX 78655
Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 76981 , Serial Number: 11427, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 10/25/1955
Registrant (Individual): Scott Smith Jr Kenneth, Po Box 416, Martindale, TX 78655

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		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
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$93,250	1	$70,990	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$49,240	1	$97,060	1	$37,540
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$58,110	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Good Intent Call: 1

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