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Hidalgo County

Population in July 2007: 3,007.
Males: 1,513  (50.3%)
Females: 1,494  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  21.8 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78596.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $34,823 (it was $28,636 in 2000)
Olivarez:  $34,823
Texas:  $50,043

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $10,126

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $55,954 (it was $35,600 in 2000)
Olivarez:  $55,954
Texas:  $126,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $74,285; Detached houses: $81,315; Mobile homes: $29,093

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Races in Olivarez:

  • Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Olivarez: 71.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.69 square miles.

Population density: 816 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Olivarez

  • High school or higher: 39.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 16.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Olivarez CDP

  • Never married: 35.2%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 1.8%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

666 residents are foreign born (27.2% Latin America).

This place:  27.2%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Olivarez:  1.4% ($508)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Southeast Hidalgo, TX (5.9 miles , pop. 102,051).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (110.4 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (224.6 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Mila Doce, TX (1.5 miles ), Midway North, TX (1.9 miles ), Elsa, TX (2.1 miles ), Edcouch, TX (2.1 miles ), Indian Hills, TX (2.2 miles ), Laguna Seca, TX (2.3 miles ), Weslaco, TX (2.3 miles ), La Blanca, TX (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 26.24 N, Longitude: 97.99 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Apparel (12%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



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Olivarez-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/12/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Olivarez place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/15/1983, a category 3 tornado 24.0 miles away from the place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Olivarez:
  • KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; WESLACO, TX)
  • CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; EDINBURG, TX)
  • CORNERSTONE REHABILITATION (about 12 miles; EDINBURG, TX)

Amtrak stations near Olivarez:
  • 16 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
  • 19 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Olivarez:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 12 miles; EDINBURG, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,651)
  • SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 29 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 33 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
  • TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 83 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 108 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)

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Average household size:
This place:  4.8 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  94.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  41.1%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  13.6%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Olivarez, TX


12 people in religious group quarters


Olivarez compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value 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 significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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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School Enrollment by Level of School



Olivarez travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hidalgo County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (50%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • No fuel used (7%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


Religion statistics for Olivarez

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.37%
Here50.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodLDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents77.4%8.1%3.6%2.0%1.9%
Congregations15.0%16.9%7.2%8.8%3.8%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents0.8%0.7%0.6%0.6%4.3%
Congregations4.7%2.2%6.9%3.1%31.6%
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.


4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.00%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($631 average AGI)
Hidalgo County:  0.14%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cameron County, TX  0.38% ($27,968 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.30% ($27,585)
from Starr County, TX  0.19% ($29,718)


3.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,050 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.68%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($696 average AGI)
Hidalgo County:  0.05%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cameron County, TX  0.31% ($30,390 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX  0.28% ($28,248)
to Bexar County, TX  0.27% ($30,069)


Strongest AM radio stations in Olivarez:
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
  • KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
  • KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, 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)
  • KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
  • KIRT (1580 AM; 1 kW; MISSION, TX; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Olivarez:
  • KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, 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"))
  • KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KJAV (104.9 FM; ALAMO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KOIR (88.5 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KILM (102.1 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: BMP 102.1 FM, LP)
  • KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
  • KQXX-FM (105.5 FM; MISSION, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • K206BP (89.1 FM; WESLACO, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KHID (88.1 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Olivarez:
  • KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
  • KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
  • KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSFE-LP (Channel 67; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLIA-LP (Channel 32; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K57FE (Channel 57; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 57, INC.)
  • KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KZMC-LP (Channel 35; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
  • KSTI-LP (Channel 69; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
  • KJST-LP (Channel 28; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$110,93014$113,42910$99,4016$26,3082$83,5151$41,810
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$03$84,8173$102,9301$31,5100$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$74,6409$91,91119$81,95413$27,2452$85,0201$19,170
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$112,8205$96,8541$30,4400$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$118,7401$30,5000$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0224.00 , 0225.01, 0244.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$136,2841$212,430
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$174,3000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0224.00 , 0225.01, 0244.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Olivarez on our top lists:
    • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
    • #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
    • #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
    • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
    • #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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