Drinking water stations with addresses in Palacios that have no violations reported:
- CAPE CARANCAHUA WSC (Population served: 330, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TEXAS STATE MARINE EDUCATION CENTER (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  24.2% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.9% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Palacios compared to Texas state average:
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age 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 Palacios (2007 data):
- The City State Bank of Palacios: The City State Bank Of Palacios at 459 Main Street, branch established on 1940-08-26. Info updated 2006-08-08: Bank assets: $43.2 mil, Deposits: $38.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: City State Bancshares, Inc.
- Prosperity Bank: Palacios Branch at 600 Henderson Street, branch established on 1988-09-30. Info updated 2006-05-16: Bank assets: $4,586.5 mil, Deposits: $3,736.6 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 95 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Matagorda County Texas:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $908 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,174 | $26,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $12,545 | $25,090 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,966 | $23,592 | 2 | $609 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $26,048 | $31,258 | 2 | $1,018 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,811 | $28,866 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,325 | $27,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,140 | $24,840 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $9,053 | $36,212 | 2 | $427 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,471 |
| Totals for Government |
26 | $63,061 | $29,105 | 11 | $5,433 |
Palacios government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $65,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $397,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $426,000
Water Utilities: $344,000
Financial Administration: $257,000
Sewerage: $222,000
Regular Highways: $211,000
General - Other: $66,000
Fire Protection: $56,000
Air Transportation: $43,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Libraries: $12,000
Health Services - Other: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,720,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $536,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $355,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,520,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $200,000
Other, NEC: $181,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $185,000
Interest Earnings: $50,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Regular Highways: $37,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,019,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $649,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $232,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $93,000
All Other: $61,000
Public Welfare: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $679,000
Public Utilities: $202,000
Total General Sales: $184,000
Other Selective Sales: $20,000
NEC: $19,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $689,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $90,000
5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,012 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.72% | | 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:
7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,982 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.37% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Palacios:
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
Strongest FM radio stations in Palacios:
- KXGJ (101.7 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KMKS (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: SANDLIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KROY (99.7 FM; PALACIOS, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KZRC (92.5 FM; MARKHAM, TX; Owner: LBR ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KIXS (107.9 FM; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMAT (105.1 FM; SEADRIFT, TX; Owner: WILLIAM E. CORDELL)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Palacios fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here
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