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Hidalgo County

Population in July 2008: 4,988. Population change since 2000: +2.4%
 

Males: 2,417  (48.5%)
Females: 2,571  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  25.6 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78572.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,839 (it was $22,847 in 2000)
Palmhurst:  $27,839
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,587
Palmhurst:  $14,587
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,126 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
Palmhurst:  $102,126
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $172,632; Detached houses: $184,559; Townhouses or other attached units: $186,591; In 2-unit structures: $234,486; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $394,922; Mobile homes: $29,932; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $41,071

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Races in Palmhurst:

  • Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Other race (13.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (11.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Palmhurst: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (2.6%), United States (2.5%), English (1.3%), Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 6.06 square miles.

Population density: 823 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Palmhurst

  • High school or higher: 48.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palmhurst city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

1,601 residents are foreign born (32.1% Latin America).

This city:  32.9%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Palmhurst:  1.6% ($1,087)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (5.0 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (117.3 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (221.7 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Alton, TX (1.5 miles ), West Sharyland, TX (1.6 miles ), Mission, TX (1.7 miles ), Alton North, TX (1.8 miles ), La Homa, TX (1.9 miles ), Palmview, TX (2.1 miles ), Palmview South, TX (2.2 miles ), Doffing, TX (2.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $205,900
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $337,200
  • 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $247,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 26.25 N, Longitude: 98.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Population change in the 1990s: +4,605 (+1724.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Private households (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Financial managers (4%)



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Palmhurst-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Palmhurst city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1965, a category 3 tornado 31.1 miles away from the city center .



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Hospitals/medical centers near Palmhurst:
  • MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 3 miles; MISSION, TX)
  • MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 6 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)
  • RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Palmhurst, TX

Amtrak station near Palmhurst:
  • 6 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palmhurst:
  • SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 12 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 49 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 52 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
  • TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 87 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
  • DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 113 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; FT enrollment: 5,454)

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Average household size:
This city:  4.0 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  90.6%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  37.9%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  14.8%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palmhurst, TX



Palmhurst compared to Texas 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 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 below state average.


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Banks with branches in Palmhurst (2009 data):
  • International Bank of Commerce: In-Store Wal-Mart Palmhurst Branch at 215 East Mile 3 Road, branch established on 2005-04-20. Info updated 2007-03-28: Bank assets: $10,638.1 mil, Deposits: $5,804.9 mil, headquarters in Laredo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 248 total offices, Holding Company: International Bancshares Corporation



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School Enrollment by Level of School


Palmhurst travel time to work
Palmhurst mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Hidalgo County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (74%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
  • No fuel used (6%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Palmhurst

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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 religions
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.


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$1,444
Other Government Administration 1$5,790$69,4800$0
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$543
Other and Unallocable 1$3,156$37,8721$2,402
Totals for Government 2$8,946$53,6763$4,389



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 Palmhurst:
  • KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
  • KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KIRT (1580 AM; 1 kW; MISSION, TX; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
  • KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, 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.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Palmhurst:
  • KQXX-FM (105.5 FM; MISSION, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KHID (88.1 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
  • KOIR (88.5 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KJAV (104.9 FM; ALAMO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KCAS (91.5 FM; MCCOOK, TX; Owner: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH INC)
  • KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)

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

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Palmhurst, Texas:
  • Fatal accident count: 11
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
  • Fatalities: 12
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 32
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Texas average:
  • Fatal accident count: 164
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
  • Fatalities: 181
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
See more detailed statistics of Palmhurst fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Jerri L Janjua, 4804 N. Bryan Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55.4 m, Overall height: 58.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00127652
    Registrant: Wwc Texas Rsa Limited Partnership, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KE5GX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01094691
    Grant Date: 03/21/2006, Expiration Date: 04/10/2016
    Registrant: Philip G Watkins, 4802 Ponds Edge Rd, Palmhurst, TX 78573



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
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 ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$100,77869$134,42859$136,98822$37,1541$282,56013$240,9072$35,630
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$015$141,07213$108,4278$33,0750$03$96,2700$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$118,20029$110,714113$115,32548$35,2990$09$82,7331$99,300
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$111,6809$123,08329$132,6733$55,6830$03$158,2500$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$03$210,80310$154,1835$63,1000$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0241.04 , 0241.06

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED16$144,5794$127,0404$81,760
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$93,0750$02$78,635
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$80,4600$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$67,6500$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0241.04 , 0241.06

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5
  • Hazardous Condition: 2
  • Service Call: 3

Incident types - Palmhurst


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