Old River, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 3,153.

Males: 1,514	(48.0%)
Females: 1,639	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,885 (it was $34,327 in 2000)

Old River:	$47,885
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,190

Old River:	$23,190
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,988 (it was $49,000 in 2000)

Old River:	$89,988
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $111,030; Detached houses: $146,495; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $69,198; Mobile homes: $39,115; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,909

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Races in Old River:

White Non-Hispanic (66.9%)
Black (23.8%)
American Indian (23.8%)
Hispanic (12.7%)
Other race (6.9%)
Two or more races (1.6%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Old River: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 36 feet

Land area: 210.7 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Old River

High school or higher: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Old River CCD

Never married: 23.0%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 9.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.7%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Old River, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Old River to the number of sex offenders is 3153 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Old River:	1.7% ($821)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: College Station, TX (11.7 miles , pop. 67,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Harris, TX (62.3 miles , pop. 405,444).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (81.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Snook, TX (1.1 miles ), Somerville, TX (3.3 miles ), South Brazos, TX (3.3 miles ), College Station, TX (3.4 miles ), West Brazos, TX (3.5 miles ), Cooks Point, TX (3.5 miles ), Gay Hill-Independence, TX (3.6 miles ), Bryan, TX (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 30.48 N, Longitude: 96.45 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 979

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (26%)
Health care (14%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Old River-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 93% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/10/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Old River place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 3/20/1957, a category 3 tornado 13.7 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Old River:

COLLEGE STATION MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX)
BURLESON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; CALDWELL, TX)
PHYSICIANS CENTRE,THE (about 14 miles; BRYAN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Old River:

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Full-time enrollment: 41,117)
BLINN COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT enrollment: 8,448)
PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 5,823)
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 10,429)
TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,054)
NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 74 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 13,933)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 74 miles; BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)

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Notable locations in Old River: Grant (A), Center Line (B), Chances Store (C), Little Flock (D), Fosters Store (E), Somerville Historical Museum (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Old River include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Providence Church (B), Bare Branch Church (C), Czech Church (D), Dabner Hill Church (E), Little Flock Church (F), Lone Oak Church (G), Money Chapel (H), New Jerusalem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Thomas Cemetery (1), Snock Cemetery (2), Old Bethlehem Cemetery (3), Khrone Cemetery (4), Lawrence Cemetery (5), Clay Cemetery (6), Woodfork Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Moelhman Slough (A), Hutchings Lake (B), Wilkins Lake (C), Baker Lake (D), Beaver Lake (E), Palmer Lake (F), Giesensclag Lake (G), Mallard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bethel Creek (A), Berry Creek (B), Sandy Branch (C), Bell Creek (D), Lewis Creek (E), Sessums Branch (F), Bare Branch (G), Grassy Slough (H), Gourd Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	62.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This place:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Old River, TX

Old River compared to Texas state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Burleson County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%) Electricity (48%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Old River

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ
Adherents	50.0%	19.9%	12.2%	7.0%	3.0%
Congregations	34.4%	9.4%	15.6%	6.3%	3.1%

Name	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.9%
Congregations	12.5%	6.3%	3.1%	6.3%	3.1%

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.

7.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.41%
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 Brazos County, TX	1.92% ($31,587 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.71% ($52,350)
from Washington County, TX	0.60% ($26,765)

8.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.54%
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 Brazos County, TX	3.19% ($27,885 average AGI)
to Washington County, TX	0.59% ($30,618)
to Harris County, TX	0.47% ($35,593)

Strongest AM radio stations in Old River:

KZNE (1150 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
WTAW (1620 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KWBC (1550 AM; 5 kW; NAVASOTA, TX)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KAGC (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BRYAN, TX; Owner: DIVCON ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Old River:

KTTX (106.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: TOM S. WHITEHEAD, INC.)
KORA-FM (98.3 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KLTR (107.3 FM; CALDWELL, TX; Owner: ROY E. HENDERSON)
KAMU-FM (90.9 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY)
KULF (94.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMBV (92.5 FM; NAVASOTA, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KNDE (95.1 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
KNFX-FM (99.5 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KEOS (89.1 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRAZOS EDUCATIONAL RADIO)
K227AI (93.3 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
K259AH (91.9 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
KEZB (105.3 FM; HEMPSTEAD, TX; Owner: FARMERS COMMUNICATIONS)
KVJM (103.1 FM; HEARNE, TX; Owner: EQUAL ACCESS MEDIA, INC.)
KKYS (104.7 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXCS (103.9 FM; CAMERON, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KAGG (96.1 FM; MADISONVILLE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
K265DH (100.9 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Old River:

KYLE (Channel 28; BRYAN, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF BRYAN LICENSE CORP.)
KBTX-TV (Channel 3; BRYAN, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
KMAY-LP (Channel 23; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
K28AK (Channel 28; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRHD-LP (Channel 34; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAMU-TV (Channel 15; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY)
KSCM-LP (Channel 12; BRYAN, TX; Owner: R.D. HARRIS)
K47ED (Channel 47; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K35DI (Channel 35; SOMERVILLE, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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