Fort Bend County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.7%
(6.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 74.1% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 2.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Orchard, TX
Orchard compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Fort Bend County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Orchard (based on Fort Bend County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.84%
| Here | | 45.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church |
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| Adherents | 54.0% | 18.9% | 9.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 6.8% | 23.0% | 9.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Muslim Estimate | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 8.3% |
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| Congregations | 1.2% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 41.0% |
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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: 66 | Fort Bend County: | 1.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 8 | Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 56 | This county: | 1.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 153 | Fort Bend County: | 3.01 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 232 | This county: | 4.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Fort Bend County: | 8.8% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Fort Bend County: | 25.8% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $1,134 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $928 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,200 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $3,262 |
Orchard government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $22,000 ($60.11)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($54.64)
Sewerage: $19,000 ($51.91)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($27.32)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($13.66)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $42,000 ($114.75)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000 ($5.46)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $42,000 ($114.75)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000 ($5.46)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($16.39)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $92,000 ($251.37)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000 ($120.22)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,000 ($54.64)
- Tax - Property: $25,000 ($68.31)
Total General Sales: $15,000 ($40.98)
Public Utilities: $14,000 ($38.25)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $40,000 ($109.29)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($8.20)
11.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,706 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.90% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($612 average AGI)| Fort Bend County: | 0.15% | | Texas average: | 0.20% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,877 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.32% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,296 average AGI)| Fort Bend County: | 0.12% | | Texas average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Orchard:
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KBME (790 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
- KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Orchard:
- KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KPFT (90.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KLTN (102.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HBC HOUSTON LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
- K259AB (99.7 FM; SUGAR LAND, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- K201EU (88.1 FM; KATY, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
TV broadcast stations around Orchard:
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
- KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KVVV-LP (Channel 53; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- K30CV (Channel 30; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
Orchard fatal accident list:
May 23, 2009 06:50 PM, Sr-36, Fm1489, Lat: 29.60394167, Lon: -95.97787778, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 2
May 22, 1981 05:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Orchard)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, 1.7 Mi Nw (Lat: 29.621889 Lon: -95.982722), Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WEG778
Assigned Frequencies: 6770.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/2002, Expiration Date: 03/25/2012, Certifier: Dennis Skruhak
Registrant: Keller And Heckman, LP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: N5PEH, Licensee ID: L00184751
Grant Date: 05/05/2000, Expiration Date: 07/03/2010
Registrant: Deborah D Walker, Orchard, TX 77464
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: REPETA ANTHONY A THORP T-18 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 34AR , Serial Number: 1209, Year manufactured: 1990, Airworthiness Date: 09/24/1991
Registrant (Co-Owned): Marc Robitaille, Po Box 24, Orchard, TX 77464, Other Owners: Carmen Coleman - Aircraft: ORICK PHILLIP J ROTORWAY EXEC II (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTORWAY RW152 (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7224Z , Serial Number: 3240, Year manufactured: 1987, Airworthiness Date: 05/18/1998
Registrant (Co-Owned): Carmen Coleman, Po Box 24, Orchard, TX 77464, Other Owners: Marc Robitaille
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Orchard, TX
| Most common first names in Orchard, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Joe | 4 | 80.5 years |
| Mary | 4 | 78.2 years |
| Agnes | 3 | 82.7 years |
| Charles | 3 | 79.7 years |
| Annie | 3 | 88.3 years |
| Ella | 3 | 88.0 years |
| Louis | 3 | 75.0 years |
| George | 2 | 66.6 years |
| Emil | 2 | 78.0 years |
| Henry | 2 | 74.0 years |
| Most common last names in Orchard, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Kellner | 5 | 81.6 years |
| Hogan | 4 | 63.0 years |
| Janecka | 3 | 67.6 years |
| Kanak | 3 | 64.6 years |
| Murphy | 3 | 71.0 years |
| Sager | 3 | 82.7 years |
| Vick | 3 | 85.7 years |
| Faichtinger | 2 | 73.5 years |
| Florian | 2 | 85.5 years |
| Brown | 2 | 72.0 years |
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