Onalaska, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 1,312.

Males: 634	(48.4%)
Females: 678	(51.6%)

Median resident age:	47.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 77360.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $24,989 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Onalaska:	$24,989
Texas:	$48,259

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,315

Onalaska city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $59,038 (it was $40,100 in 2000)

Onalaska:	$59,038
Texas:	$125,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $71,952; Detached houses: $92,421; Townhouses or other attached units: $44,099; Mobile homes: $36,753

Median gross rent in 2009: $614.

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White alone - 1,802 (88.3%)
Black alone - 135 (6.6%)
Hispanic - 90 (4.4%)
Two or more races - 13 (0.6%)

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

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Onalaska: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (15.8%), German (11.8%), Irish (10.1%), United States (9.3%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.14 square miles.

Population density: 614 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Onalaska:

High school or higher: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
Unemployed: 12.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Onalaska city:

Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 12.4%
Divorced: 11.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 28 registered sex offenders living in Onalaska, Texas in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Onalaska to the number of sex offenders is 47 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $827 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $565 (1.0%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (43.6 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (74.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Point Blank, TX (2.7 miles ), West Livingston, TX (2.9 miles ), Livingston, TX (3.5 miles ), Livingston-New Willard, TX (3.6 miles ), Oakhurst, TX (3.6 miles ), Seven Oaks, TX (3.9 miles) , Coldspring, TX (3.9 miles ), Goodrich, TX (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $51,700
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $51,700
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $51,700
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $94,600
2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $121,200
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $56,800
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $87,100
2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $73,400
2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $88,100
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $215,800
2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $137,500
2010: 10 buildings, average cost: $129,200

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Latitude: 30.81 N, Longitude: 95.11 W

Area code: 936

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	10.3%
Texas:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Type	2001	2002	2003	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Crime in Onalaska by Year
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	83.3	0.0	0.0	71.8	63.9	66.4	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	83.3	81.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	7	6	0	2	3	0	0
per 100,000	333.1	571.0	464.8	0.0	127.9	199.1	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	15	14	11	2	3	5	0	0
per 100,000	1249.0	1141.9	852.1	143.6	191.8	331.8	0.0	0.0
Thefts	42	36	57	8	3	20	1	0
per 100,000	3497.1	2936.4	4415.2	574.3	191.8	1327.1	68.9	0.0
Auto thefts	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	249.8	81.6	0.0	143.6	127.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	154.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1)	408.8	345.4	331.9	102.8	108.9	170.6	2.8	0.0

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Crime in Onalaska detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.10
Texas average:	2.20

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Retail trade (16%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
Other services, except public administration (10%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Health care and social assistance (19%)
Accommodation and food services (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Retail trade (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Construction (6%)
Manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Carpenters (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Top executives (4%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Average climate in Onalaska, Texas

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Tornado activity:

Onalaska-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/30/2002, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Onalaska city center injured 6 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 1/19/1990, a category F3 tornado 30.0 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Polk County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Fires: 2, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Onalaska:

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; LIVINGSTON, TX)
EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER TRINITY (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; TRINITY, TX)
HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Onalaska, TX

Local government website: www.cityofonalaska.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onalaska:

Sam Houston State University (about 28 miles; Huntsville, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,789)
Angelina College (about 41 miles; Lufkin, TX; FT enrollment: 2,054)
Lone Star College System (about 49 miles; The Woodlands, TX; FT enrollment: 16,440)
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc (about 60 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 3,479)
Stephen F Austin State University (about 63 miles; Nacogdoches, TX; FT enrollment: 10,307)
Prairie View A & M University (about 73 miles; Prairie View, TX; FT enrollment: 6,665)
University of Houston-Downtown (about 74 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)

Public elementary/middle school in Onalaska:

ONALASKA Elementary (Students: 496; Location: HWY 356 S; Grades: PK-6; Our rating: 61)

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Library in Onalaska:

ONALASKA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $49,073; Location: 372 S FM 356 STE 103; 8,950 books; 180 audio materials; 81 video materials; 4 print serial subscriptions)

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Polk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Onalaska and their reported violations in the past:

CANYON PARK PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION (Population served: 870, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

2 routine major monitoring violations

WILD BILLS MARINA & GAMPGROUND (Population served: 111, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Notification, Public - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Onalaska that have no violations reported:

LAKESIDE RV RESORT & MARINA INC (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 36.8%
(35.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.7% for Black residents, 31.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.2%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.8%
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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Onalaska, TX

Onalaska compared to Texas state average:

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Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age 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.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Onalaska (2011 data):

The First National Bank of Livingston: Onalaska Branch at Highway 190 And Fm 3186, branch established on 08/08/1990. Info updated 07/16/2007: Bank assets: $26.4 mil, Deposits: $21.7 mil, headquarters in Livingston, TX, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Company
First State Bank: Onalaska Branch at 794 Hwy 190 West, branch established on 02/02/1999. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $27.4 mil, Deposits: $22.3 mil, headquarters in Livingston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: East Texas Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Onalaska mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (64%)
Utility gas (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Texas:

2008 Presidential Election results in Polk County Texas:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Onalaska:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.54%

Here		50.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	40.8%	23.6%	10.7%	9.5%	5.5%
Congregations	24.7%	20.5%	2.7%	13.7%	12.3%

Name	Churches of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other
Adherents	2.8%	1.9%	1.7%	1.0%	2.6%
Congregations	9.6%	1.4%	2.7%	1.4%	11.0%

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: 7

Polk County:	1.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.22 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5

This county:	1.08 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12

Polk County:	2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 21

This county:	4.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Polk County:	11.0%
Texas:	8.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Polk County:	28.2%
State:	26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	16.2%
State:	15.7%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	1	$2,653	$31,836	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,929
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		7	$15,269
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$706
Totals for Government	1	$2,653	$31,836	9	$17,904

Onalaska government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $199,000 ($151.68)
Financial Administration: $133,000 ($101.37)

Fire Protection: $92,000 ($70.12)

Regular Highways: $21,000 ($16.01)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,000 ($6.10)
Tax - Total General Sales: $286,000 ($217.99)
Public Utilities: $57,000 ($43.45)

Other Selective Sales: $15,000 ($11.43)

NEC: $4,000 ($3.05)
Total Salaries & Wages: $151,000 ($115.09)

10.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.17%
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 Harris County, TX	1.43% ($52,873 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, TX	0.49% ($35,185)
from San Jacinto County, TX	0.38% ($29,000)

10.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,684 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.13%
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 Harris County, TX	0.93% ($37,339 average AGI)
to Angelina County, TX	0.53% ($23,612)
to Montgomery County, TX	0.47% ($34,954)

Strongest AM radio stations in Onalaska:

KETX (1440 AM; 5 kW; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
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.)
KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KYOK (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Onalaska:

KTHT (97.1 FM; CLEVELAND, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KETX-FM (92.3 FM; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
KVST (103.7 FM; WILLIS, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
KHPT (106.9 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KUST (99.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
KAXF (88.3 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KYKS (105.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAFX-FM (95.5 FM; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVLL-FM (94.7 FM; WELLS, TX; Owner: RADIO WOODVILLE, INC.)
KSAM-FM (101.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: HEH COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Onalaska:

KETX-LP (Channel 5; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
KCTL-LP (Channel 25; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KHXL-LP (Channel 7; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KHTX-LP (Channel 30; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Onalaska, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 13
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 13
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 37
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

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

See more detailed statistics of Onalaska fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

35 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Onalaska)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

ONALASKA, 2.9 Miles North Of (Lat: 30.849722 Lon: -95.109167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 127.7 m, Call Sign: WPWN235
Assigned Frequencies: 953.550 MHz, 933.575 MHz
Grant Date: 12/23/2002, Expiration Date: 12/23/2012, Certifier: Jared Wennermark
Registrant: New Signals Engineering Corporation, 786 Fm253, Buna, TX 77612, Phone: (409) 994-2203, Fax: (936) 570-1800, Email:
ONALASKA, 2.9 Miles North Of (Lat: 30.849722 Lon: -95.109167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 127.7 m, Call Sign: WQBV725
Assigned Frequencies: 941.343 MHz, 932.343 MHz
Grant Date: 12/23/2004, Expiration Date: 12/23/2014, Certifier: Jared Wennermark
Registrant: New Signals Engineering Corporation, Buna, TX 77612, Phone: (409) 994-2203, Fax: (936) 570-1800, Email:
STATION, On Fm 356 4.5 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 30.838500 Lon: -95.173806), Overall height: 111.3 m, Call Sign: WHC722
Assigned Frequencies: 959.050 MHz, 6825.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/22/1998, Expiration Date: 10/15/2008, Cancellation Date: 05/27/2004
Registrant: Phone: (202) 434-4130

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Onalaska)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

1081 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Onalaska)

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Onalaska, TX among deceased individuals
James	45	70.0 years
William	36	70.1 years
John	35	69.6 years
Robert	26	72.5 years
Charles	20	71.8 years
Mary	20	77.0 years
Joseph	14	73.8 years
Dorothy	14	76.0 years
Betty	13	72.9 years
Richard	12	68.3 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Onalaska, TX among deceased individuals
Smith	15	73.3 years
Williams	15	78.5 years
Brown	12	75.4 years
Phillips	10	78.8 years
Davis	9	77.0 years
Anderson	9	69.2 years
Parker	9	72.9 years
Jones	8	74.7 years
Hall	8	77.2 years
Moore	8	76.0 years

Businesses in Onalaska, TX

SONIC Drive-In: 1
Subway: 1

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