Matagorda 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 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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.9%
(12.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 85.9% for Black residents, 20.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.1% for other race residents, 35.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  3.1 people | | Texas: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 74.9% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palacios, TX
41 people in nursing homes
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 (2011 data):
- Prosperity Bank: Palacios Branch at 600 Henderson Street, branch established on 09/30/1988. Info updated 05/06/2010: Bank assets: $9,232.9 mil, Deposits: $7,495.6 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 190 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
- The City State Bank of Palacios: The City State Bank Of Palacios at 459 Main Street, branch established on 08/26/1940. Info updated 08/08/2006: Bank assets: $4.9 mil, Deposits: $4.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: City State Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Matagorda County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Palacios:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.04%
| Here | | 63.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Churches of Christ |
|---|
| Adherents | 37.9% | 37.1% | 8.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 31.3% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 3.1% |
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| Congregations | 4.7% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 17.2% |
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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: 5 | Matagorda County: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8 | This county: | 2.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Matagorda County: | 7.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | This county: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Matagorda County: | 11.1% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Matagorda County: | 28.1% | | 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 |
2 | $5,993 | $35,958 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $13,105 | $39,315 | 3 | $579 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $3,353 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $37,706 | $37,706 | 3 | $1,381 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,366 | $40,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,232 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,147 | $37,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $6,964 | $41,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $18,160 | $31,131 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,846 | $34,152 | 3 | $826 |
| Totals for Government |
30 | $91,287 | $36,515 | 16 | $7,371 |
Palacios government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $65,000 ($12.91)
- Charges - Sewerage: $397,000 ($78.86)
Solid Waste Management: $24,000 ($4.77)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $426,000 ($84.62)
Water Utilities: $344,000 ($68.34)
Financial Administration: $257,000 ($51.05)
Sewerage: $222,000 ($44.10)
Regular Highways: $211,000 ($41.91)
General - Other: $66,000 ($13.11)
Fire Protection: $56,000 ($11.12)
Air Transportation: $43,000 ($8.54)
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000 ($4.77)
Central Staff Services: $15,000 ($2.98)
Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($2.58)
Libraries: $12,000 ($2.38)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($0.40)
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,000 ($6.75)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $2,000 ($0.40)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,720,000 ($341.68)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $536,000 ($106.48)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $355,000 ($70.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,520,000 ($301.95)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $200,000 ($39.73)
Other, NEC: $181,000 ($35.96)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $185,000 ($36.75)
Interest Earnings: $50,000 ($9.93)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($12.51)
Regular Highways: $37,000 ($7.35)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($0.20)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($0.20)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,019,000 ($202.42)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $649,000 ($128.92)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $232,000 ($46.09)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $93,000 ($18.47)
All Other: $61,000 ($12.12)
Public Welfare: $13,000 ($2.58)
- Tax - Property: $679,000 ($134.88)
Public Utilities: $202,000 ($40.13)
Total General Sales: $184,000 ($36.55)
Other Selective Sales: $20,000 ($3.97)
NEC: $19,000 ($3.77)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $689,000 ($136.87)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $90,000 ($17.88)
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)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- 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.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- 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)
- WKSQ (94.5 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KITE (93.3 FM; PORT LAVACA, TX; Owner: VICTORIA RADIOWORKS, LTD.)
- KMAT (105.1 FM; SEADRIFT, TX; Owner: WILLIAM E. CORDELL)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Palacios, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 16
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 17
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 46
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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 Palacios fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Palacios)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 52 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Palacios, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Palacios)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: PREDATOR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 13YW , Serial Number: PC070653W306, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 11/11/2007
Registrant (Individual): Andrew J Merta, 697 County Road 305, Palacios, TX 77465 - Aircraft: PA-18A 150 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2880Z , Serial Number: 18-7050, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 01/15/1962
Registrant (Individual): William H Kubecka, 1503 County Road 322, Palacios, TX 77465 - Aircraft: A-1 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2965T , Serial Number: 1053, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 08/30/1988
Registrant (Individual): Dick Kubecka, 3784 Fm 1862, Palacios, TX 77465 - Aircraft: CHRISTIVIA MKI (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 7048Z , Serial Number: 339
Registrant (Individual): Dennis J Bartosh, 219 E Austin Ave, Palacios, TX 77465 - Aircraft: PA-24-260 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 135 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 801PC , Serial Number: 24-4256, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 07/08/1965
Registrant (Individual): Michael Grand, 3160 County Road 342, Palacios, TX 77465 - Aircraft: PREDATOR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912 (80 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 912AM , Serial Number: PC03079XW3, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 08/06/2007
Registrant (Individual): Andrew J Merta, 697 Cr 305 Bayshore Dr, Palacios, TX 77465 - Aircraft: 182R (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9869H , Serial Number: 18268082, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 10/24/1981
Registrant (Partnership): Aero Partners Palacios, Po Box 570, Palacios, TX 77465
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Palacios, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Robert | 59 | 73.2 years |
| John | 47 | 73.9 years |
| Mary | 41 | 82.2 years |
| James | 40 | 71.0 years |
| William | 25 | 77.2 years |
| George | 20 | 79.4 years |
| Joe | 20 | 76.9 years |
| Frank | 18 | 75.9 years |
| Charles | 16 | 69.8 years |
| Edward | 14 | 78.4 years |
| Most common last names in Palacios, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Garcia | 20 | 70.4 years |
| Smith | 19 | 75.2 years |
| Flores | 17 | 67.5 years |
| Johnson | 16 | 78.0 years |
| Gonzales | 15 | 74.7 years |
| Harvey | 13 | 77.0 years |
| Wright | 13 | 77.4 years |
| Deadrick | 11 | 71.9 years |
| Perez | 11 | 79.3 years |
| Wilson | 11 | 79.0 years |
| Businesses in Palacios, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
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