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Waller County

Population in July 2007: 4,513. Population change since 2000: +1.9%
 

Males: 2,117  (46.9%)
Females: 2,396  (53.1%)
Median resident age:  20.8 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 77446.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,612 (it was $24,805 in 2000)
Prairie View:  $30,612
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,611 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
Prairie View:  $108,611
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,846; Detached houses: $123,779; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,229; Mobile homes: $55,813

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Races in Prairie View:

  • Black (93.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Prairie View: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (2.1%), West Indian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 7.22 square miles.

Population density: 625 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Prairie View

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.3%
  • Unemployed: 58.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prairie View city

  • Never married: 56.1%
  • Now married: 33.1%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 3.1%

154 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 1.0% Africa).

This city:  3.5%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Prairie View, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Prairie View to the number of sex offenders is 2257 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Prairie View:  1.8% ($1,183)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Northwest Harris, TX (29.8 miles , pop. 405,444).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (47.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Pine Island, TX (2.5 miles ), Waller, TX (4.8 miles ), Hempstead, TX (6.2 miles ), Todd Mission, TX (16.7 miles) , Pattison, TX (18.2 miles ), Washington-Chappell Hill, TX (18.5 miles ), Magnolia, TX (18.8 miles ), Stagecoach, TX (19.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $61,900
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,900
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $25,500
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,300
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $93,100
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,800
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,300
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,800
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $123,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,600

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Latitude: 30.08 N, Longitude: 95.99 W

Area code: 936

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Population change in the 1990s: +401 (+10.0%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (36%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Prairie View-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the Prairie View city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1950, a category 3 tornado 5.9 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie View:
  • BELLVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BELLVILLE, TX)
  • GRIMES ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; NAVASOTA, TX)
  • MEMORIAL HERMANN KATY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; KATY, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Prairie View, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prairie View:
  • EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 43 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; ID: CLL)
  • GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 47 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
  • WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 59 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie View:
  • MIKESKA FIELD (about 15 miles; BROOKSHIRE, TX; ID: 12R)
  • GRAWUNDER FIELD (about 20 miles; BELLVILLE, TX; ID: 06R)
  • NAVASOTA MUNI (about 21 miles; NAVASOTA, TX; ID: 60R)

College/University in Prairie View:
  • PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 5,823; Location: PO BOX 519; Public; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Prairie View:
  • BLINN COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BRENHAM, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,448)
  • HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,595)
  • NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 13,933)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
Public elementary/middle school in Prairie View:
  • JONES ELEMENTARY (Students: 169; Location: UNIVERSITY DR AT OWENS RD; Grades: PK-4; Our rating: 36)

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Church in Prairie View: Greater Wyatt Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Prairie View-City - Municipal Court (Highway 290).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  52.0%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  24.4%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  13.1%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prairie View, TX


2727 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Prairie View compared to Texas state average:

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


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Prairie View travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Waller County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (57%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 0$0 3$2,104
Police Protection - Officers 6$13,150$26,3000$0
Police - Other 1$1,916$22,9920$0
Water Supply 4$7,592$22,7760$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,034$24,4080$0
Financial Administration 2$4,240$25,4400$0
Totals for Government 14$28,932$24,7993$2,104



Prairie View government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $157,000
    Solid Waste Management: $77,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $410,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $246,000
    Police Protection: $217,000
    Financial Administration: $182,000
    General - Other: $173,000
    Sewerage: $115,000
    Solid Waste Management: $57,000
    Fire Protection: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $101,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $351,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $23,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $344,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $51,000
    Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $202,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $23,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $316,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $161,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $362,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $236,000
    Property: $221,000
    Total General Sales: $123,000
    NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $352,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

9.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,624 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.96%
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  5.01% ($51,124 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, TX  0.57% ($34,450)
from Fort Bend County, TX  0.44% ($45,043)


10.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.29%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($348 average AGI)
Waller County:  0.09%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  4.77% ($31,535 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, TX  0.90% ($37,260)
to Fort Bend County, TX  0.38% ($41,415)


Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie View:
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWBC (1550 AM; 5 kW; NAVASOTA, TX)
  • KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
  • KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KYND (1520 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CYPRESS, TX; Owner: MATTHEW PROVENZANO)
  • KZNE (1150 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • KBME (790 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LTD. PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie View:
  • KPVU (91.3 FM; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Owner: PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY)
  • KEZB (105.3 FM; HEMPSTEAD, TX; Owner: FARMERS COMMUNICATIONS)
  • 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.)
  • KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHPT (106.9 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KPFT (90.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KULF (94.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K201EU (88.1 FM; KATY, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)

TV broadcast stations around Prairie View:
  • KBTX-TV (Channel 3; BRYAN, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
  • KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
  • KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, 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.)
  • KYLE (Channel 28; BRYAN, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF BRYAN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • K35DI (Channel 35; SOMERVILLE, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Prairie View, Texas:
  • Fatal accident count: 22
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 39
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
  • Fatalities: 28
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 73
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Texas average:
  • Fatal accident count: 159
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 240
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 44
  • Fatalities: 175
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 417
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22

See more detailed statistics of Prairie View fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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