U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Mason, Texas forum City-Data.com Homepage

Mason, Texas



Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Mason, TX housing info, Mason County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.



Mason: Do the residents of Mason actually own these beautiful old oak trees that shade so many yards, or are they just given the opportunity to care for them? Mason: East Side of Courthouse Square Mason Mason: Mason's bluebonnets.
Mason: Old Yeller and his boy stand guard over the Mason library. Fred Gipson, the author of the book, was a Mason County native. Mason: Both the Llano River and the San Saba run clean and clear near Mason. Mason: Mason County Courthouse Mason: A long-abandoned Mason home sits waiting for a new incarnation.
Mason: Ft. Mason City Park Entrance Mason: You can't miss the courthouse in Mason, even if you don't stop to browse in the many shops that surround it. Mason Mason: Mason's movie theatre
Mason: Restored granite block buildings grace the main street in Mason.
 

Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Mason, TX map



Current weather forecast for Mason, TX

Mason County

Population in July 2009: 2,263. Population change since 2000: +6.0%
 

Males: 1,041  (46.0%)
Females: 1,222  (54.0%)

Median resident age:  43.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76856.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,048 (it was $26,344 in 2000)
Mason:

$34,048
Texas:

$48,259
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,304

Mason city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $104,851 (it was $52,400 in 2000)
Mason:

$104,851
Texas:

$125,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $119,566; Detached houses: $124,534; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $8,878; Mobile homes: $64,632

Median gross rent in 2009: $537.

Mason, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for: near:  
Mason races chart
  • White alone - 1,567 (73.8%)
  • Hispanic - 518 (24.4%)
  • American alone - 24 (1.1%)
  • Two or more races - 15 (0.7%)

Races in Mason detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Mason: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Mason, TX forum
Recent posts about Mason, Texas on our local forum with over 1,200,000 registered users. Mason is mentioned 823 times on our forum:
Cinco Ranch - How do you feel about an ADLI on Mason Rd?  (22 replies)
Opinions: Leander / Mason Creek Neighborhood  (4 replies)
Land clearing in Katy at I-10 and Mason rd  (8 replies)
Mason, Menard & Llano Texas  (18 replies)
It's official: Katy will become the next new slum  (66 replies)
Texas Trivia  (1587 replies)

Latest news from Mason, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (25.8%), English (9.4%), Irish (9.4%), United States (5.9%), French (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1538 feet

Land area: 3.68 square miles.

Population density: 615 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Mason, Texas map

For population 25 years and over in Mason:

  • High school or higher: 72.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mason city:

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

103 residents are foreign born (4.7% Latin America).

This city:  4.8%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Mason, Texas in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Mason to the number of sex offenders is 251 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,011 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $717 (0.7%)
Mason satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Angelo, TX (87.2 miles , pop. 88,439).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (93.7 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (99.5 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Brady, TX (5.2 miles ), Harper, TX (5.6 miles ), Llano, TX (5.7 miles ), Menard, TX (5.9 miles ), Junction, TX (6.1 miles ), Melvin, TX (6.1 miles) , Rochelle, TX (6.1 miles ), Fredericksburg, TX (6.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $82,800
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $49,100
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,700
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $101,300
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,100
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $95,000
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $131,000
  • 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $32,100
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $42,500
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $107,400
  • 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,100
  • 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $90,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 30.75 N, Longitude: 99.23 W

Area code: 325

Mason household income distribution Mason home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

4.9%
Texas:

8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +90 (+4.4%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (24%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Wholesale trade (18%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Work and jobs in Mason: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Mason, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Mason, Texas average temperatures Mason, Texas average precipitation
 
Mason, Texas humidity		  
Mason, Texas wind speed
 
Mason, Texas snowfall		  
Mason, Texas sunshine
 
Mason, Texas clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Tornado activity:

Mason-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1999, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the Mason city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused $750,000 in damages.

On 3/2/1979, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Mason County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Fires: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Mason topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Mason:

  • HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 37 miles away; FREDERICKSBURG, TX)
  • LLANO MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 37 miles away; LLANO, TX)
  • PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 53 miles away; KERRVILLE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Mason, TX

Airports located in Mason:


See details about airports located in Mason, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mason:

  • Angelo State University (about 88 miles; San Angelo, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,118)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio (about 89 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 21,323)
  • Central Texas College (about 90 miles; Killeen, TX; FT enrollment: 4,130)
  • Northwest Vista College (about 94 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 4,219)
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (about 95 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 2,738)
  • Saint Edward's University (about 95 miles; Austin, TX; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (about 95 miles; Austin, TX; FT enrollment: 46,563)

Public high school in Mason:

  • MASON High School (Students: 199; Location: 1105 W COLLEGE AVE; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 77)

Public elementary/middle school in Mason:

  • MASON EL/JH SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 911 W COLLEGE AVE; Grades: EE-8; Our rating: 65)
See full list of schools located in Mason

Library in Mason:

  • MASON COUNTY M BEVEN ECKERT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $78,942; Location: 410 POST HILL RD; 14,087 books; 904 audio materials; 731 video materials; 50 state licensed databases; 22 print serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

  • Shannon Medical Center, San Angelo, TX - 90 mi. Airport, San Angelo Texas A&M University Research & Extension Center, San Angelo
  • Angelo State U., San Angelo, TX - 90 mi. Schreiner College, Kerrville, TX - 70 mi. Texas Tech U., Junction, TX campus - 40 mi.
  • lonestar 102.5 FM is the strongest station for mason, brady and junction.

Click to draw/clear city borders

Notable locations in Mason: Mason Historic District (A), Reynolds-Seaquist House (B), Mason County Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Crosby Cemetery (1), Old Gooch Cemetery (2), New Gooch Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Koocks Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Mason County - Child Protection Court (Courthouse).

 
Mason County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.5%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.0% for American Indian residents, 23.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.1%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mason, TX


33 people in nursing homes

Mason compared to Texas state average:

Mason, Texas environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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 significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Mason (2011 data):

  • The Commercial Bank: at 100 Moody Street, branch established on 04/04/1966. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2.9 mil, Deposits: $2.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Company, Inc.
  • The Mason National Bank: at 111 Westmoreland Street, branch established on 01/15/1904. Info updated 06/01/2010: Bank assets: $9.0 mil, Deposits: $0.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Mason National Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • First State Bank Central Texas: Mason Branch at 204 Westmoreland, branch established on 01/01/1968. Info updated 08/04/2008: Bank assets: $1,030.8 mil, Deposits: $82.3 mil, headquarters in Austin, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Central Community Corporation

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Mason travel time to work - commute
Mason mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Mason County Texas:


2008 Presidential Election results in Mason County Texas:
Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Mason:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 77.53%
Here77.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther
Adherents27.7%27.2%21.3%16.5%7.3%
Congregations11.1%33.3%11.1%11.1%33.3%
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: 2
Mason County:

5.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Mason County:

12.88 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:

10.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Mason County:

10.0%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Mason County:

26.0%
State:

26.6%

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$1,149
Other Government Administration 5$12,075$28,9801$602
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$283
Streets and Highways 2$4,184$25,1040$0
Solid Waste Management 6$12,042$24,0840$0
Sewerage 4$9,091$27,2730$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,804$21,6480$0
Electric Power 3$10,366$41,4640$0
Totals for Government 21$49,562$28,3213$2,034

Mason government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $170,000 ($75.12)
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,330,000 ($587.72)
    Financial Administration: $270,000 ($119.31)
    Water Utilities: $170,000 ($75.12)
    Sewerage: $131,000 ($57.89)
    Police Protection: $123,000 ($54.35)
    Regular Highways: $113,000 ($49.93)
    Parks & Recreation: $63,000 ($27.84)
    Solid Waste Management: $43,000 ($19.00)
    Fire Protection: $35,000 ($15.47)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $116,000 ($51.26)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,480,000 ($654.00)
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,827,000 ($807.34)
    Water Utilities: $233,000 ($102.96)
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $151,000 ($66.73)
    Property: $74,000 ($32.70)
    NEC: $19,000 ($8.40)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $390,000 ($172.34)

7.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.91%
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 Bexar County, TX  0.96% ($38,500 average AGI)


6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.79%
Texas average:

7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Strongest AM radio stations in Mason:

  • 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.)
  • KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNEL (1490 AM; 1 kW; BRADY, TX; Owner: FARRIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mason:

  • KXXS (104.9 FM; MARBLE FALLS, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)

TV broadcast stations around Mason:

  • KXAM-TV (Channel 14; LLANO, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC)

Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)

Mason, Texas:
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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

Mason fatal accident list:

May 5, 2001 05:30 AM, Wrenst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 24, 1983 11:00 AM, 87, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 5, 1976 01:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 1976 11:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $98,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,000
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 2,500

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mason)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 63 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Mason, TX)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mason)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Mason)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 3


Most common first names in Mason, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John3077.0 years
William2976.4 years
Mary2884.8 years
James2376.0 years
Anna1786.7 years
Henry1676.5 years
Walter1678.1 years
Charles1675.5 years
Minnie1487.5 years
George1482.3 years
Most common last names in Mason, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Jordan2784.0 years
Martin2375.3 years
Leifeste2282.8 years
Eckert2279.1 years
Johnson2178.8 years
Kothmann1975.4 years
Schmidt1785.2 years
Loeffler1782.8 years
Reichenau1682.9 years
Zesch1588.2 years

Businesses in Mason, TX

  • Dairy Queen: 1
  • Subway: 1
  • U-Haul: 1

Back to Mason, TX housing info, Mason County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2011 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2011 Advameg, Inc.