For population 15 years and over in Niederwald town:
Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 11.1%
34 residents are foreign born (5.7% Latin America).
This town:
5.8%
Texas:
13.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,453 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,393 (2.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Austin, TX (20.3 miles , pop. 656,562).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (59.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Niederwald-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 93% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/27/1997, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the Niederwald town center killed one personand injured 5 peopleand caused $15 million in damages.
On 5/10/1959, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the town center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Niederwald-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% 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 85.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from Niederwald 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 78.0 miles away from the city center On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Caldwell County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Niederwald:
SETON MEDICAL CENTER HAYS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; KYLE, TX)
CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; SAN MARCOS, TX)
ST DAVID'S SOUTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; AUSTIN, TX)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.9. This is about average.
City:
33.9
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.92. This is about average.Closest monitor was 11.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.92
U.S.:
9.59
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.0553. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 17.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0553
U.S.:
0.3342
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.2. This is about average.Closest monitor was 24.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
30.2
U.S.:
28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.5. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
17.5
U.S.:
22.1
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.1%
(7.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 2.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 3.4% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.9 people
Texas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
73.6%
Whole state:
70.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
6.3%
Whole state:
4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Niederwald (based on Caldwell County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.00%
Here
51.0%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
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
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
This county:
0.82 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Caldwell County:
5.46 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 19
Caldwell County:
5.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
8.9%
State:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
28.5%
Texas:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Caldwell County:
14.4%
Texas:
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
0
$0
1
$1,860
Totals for Government
0
$0
1
$1,860
Niederwald government finances in 2002:
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $27,000 ($47.54)
Current Operations - General - Other: $7,000 ($12.32)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($1.76)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $39,000 ($68.66)
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($22.89)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($17.61)
Tax - Total General Sales: $10,000 ($17.61)
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,000 ($3.52)
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:
