Jim Wells 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: 35.2%
(7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 62.7% for Black residents, 40.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 29.7% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 72.1% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Premont, TX
42 people in nursing homes
Premont compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population 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.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Premont (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Premont Branch at 120 South Agnes Street, branch established on 1962/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Electricity (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jim Wells County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Premont (based on Jim Wells County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.58%
| Here | | 59.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 63.4% | 23.6% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 1.6% |
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| Congregations | 5.4% | 29.7% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 2.7% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
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| Congregations | 13.5% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
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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: 10 | This county: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Jim Wells County: | 1.70 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23 | This county: | 5.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | Jim Wells County: | 5.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Jim Wells County: | 14.4% | | State: | 15.7% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,234 | $26,808 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $1,714 | $20,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $12,744 | $30,586 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $4,574 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $10,968 | $26,323 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $3,390 | $20,340 | 1 | $983 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $31,050 | $26,614 | 5 | $5,557 |
Premont government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $102,000 ($38.36)
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $183,000 ($68.82)
Water Utilities: $61,000 ($22.94)
Regular Highways: $53,000 ($19.93)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($4.89)
Police Protection: $13,000 ($4.89)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $214,000 ($80.48)
Water Utilities: $131,000 ($49.27)
Regular Highways: $103,000 ($38.74)
General - Other: $53,000 ($19.93)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($3.01)
Sewerage: $5,000 ($1.88)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($1.50)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($0.75)
Financial Administration: $1,000 ($0.38)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $48,000 ($18.05)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $240,000 ($90.26)
- Tax - Property: $346,000 ($130.12)
Public Utilities: $40,000 ($15.04)
NEC: $1,000 ($0.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $255,000 ($95.90)
6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,001 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.18% | | 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:
6.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,599 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.98% | | 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 Premont:
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KLDS (1260 AM; 1 kW; FALFURRIAS, TX; Owner: BROOKS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
- 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.)
- KINE (1330 AM; 1 kW; KINGSVILLE, TX)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Premont:
- KMFM (100.7 FM; PREMONT, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KDFM (103.3 FM; FALFURRIAS, TX; Owner: LA RADIO CRISTIANA NETWORK INC)
- KPSO-FM (106.3 FM; FALFURRIAS, TX; Owner: BROOKS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KZFM (95.5 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: MALKAN FM ASSOCIATES)
- KSAB (99.9 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRYS-FM (99.1 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFTX (97.5 FM; KINGSVILLE, TX; Owner: QUALITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLTG (96.5 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- KLUX (89.5 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: DIOCESAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KMXR (93.9 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKBA (92.7 FM; KINGSVILLE, TX; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
- KKLM (88.7 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KEDT-FM (90.3 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS PUBLIC BRAODCASTING SYSTEM)
- K268AP (101.5 FM; FALFURIOUS, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KUKA (105.9 FM; SAN DIEGO, TX; Owner: IDEAL MEDIA, INC.)
- KFLZ (106.9 FM; BISHOP, TX; Owner: DAVILA BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Premont:
- K07TS (Channel 7; FALFURRIAS, TX; Owner: NEW COVENANT CHURCH)
- KIII (Channel 3; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 3 OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC.)
- K46DL (Channel 46; KINGSVILLE, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KORO (Channel 28; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRIS-TV (Channel 6; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: KVOA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KEDT (Channel 16; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- KZTV (Channel 10; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: EAGLE CREEK BROADCASTING OF CORPUS CHRISTI, LLC)
- K50DW (Channel 50; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Premont, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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
Premont fatal accident list:
May 25, 2003 05:25 AM, Fm716, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 2, 1996 08:40 PM, 281, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 6, 1981 02:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 19, 1981 11:05 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Premont)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 68 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Approx 2.8 Mi Ssw (Lat: 27.334750 Lon: -98.163056), Structure height: 94 m, Call Sign: KKG748
Assigned Frequencies: 48.8000 MHz, 49.0200 MHz
Grant Date: 08/02/2002, Expiration Date: 09/10/2012
Registrant: Trunkline Gas Company, LLC, 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77210-4967, Phone: (713) 989-7220, Fax: (713) 989-1173, Email:
- Rural Nr 2 Mi N Hwy 281 (Lat: 27.406417 Lon: -98.095278), Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: KKR293, Licensee ID: L00009960
Assigned Frequencies: 48.6200 MHz
Grant Date: 06/08/1999, Expiration Date: 07/06/2004, Cancellation Date: 08/06/2001, Certifier: Faye Bateman
Registrant: Koch Industries Inc, Wichita, KS 67201-2256, Phone: (316) 828-6054, Fax: (316) 828-5737 - Ella Switch Loading Rack Hwy 281 10 Mi N (Lat: 27.471139 Lon: -98.023056), Call Sign: KZR98, Licensee ID: L00011605
Assigned Frequencies: 173.396 MHz
Grant Date: 11/06/2003, Expiration Date: 02/02/2014
Registrant: Exxon Communications Company, Gsc-Gw3-366b, Houston, TX 77210-4934, Phone: (713) 431-4134, Fax: (713) 431-6036, Email:
- Carbide Delmita Pump 1.7 Mi E Hwy 281 (Lat: 27.341972 Lon: -98.099444), Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPBM556
Assigned Frequencies: 173.337 MHz
Grant Date: 01/12/1998, Expiration Date: 01/12/2003, Cancellation Date: 01/29/2002
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- Rural 3 Mi N (Lat: 27.376972 Lon: -98.109444), Call Sign: WQI752
Assigned Frequencies: 451.675 MHz
Grant Date: 12/13/2000, Expiration Date: 12/13/2010, Certifier: Greg Wiggins
Registrant: Crimson Exploration Operation Inc., 717 Texas Avenue, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002, Phone: (713) 236-7575, Fax: (713) 236-4575, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 - PREMONT, Located In Jim Wells County (Lat: 27.380306 Lon: -98.185278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 149.4 m, Call Sign: WML554
Assigned Frequencies: 2165.20 MHz, 6625.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 02/11/2009, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
- STATION, Approx 2.8 Mi Ssw Of (Lat: 27.334750 Lon: -98.163056), Overall height: 94.2 m, Call Sign: WNEU944
Assigned Frequencies: 928.612 MHz, 952.612 MHz
Grant Date: 09/13/2008, Expiration Date: 10/28/2018
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washingston, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- STATION, 2.8 Mi Ssw Of (Lat: 27.334750 Lon: -98.163056), Overall height: 94.2 m, Call Sign: WNTP942
Assigned Frequencies: 952.493 MHz, 928.493 MHz
Grant Date: 07/26/2002, Expiration Date: 09/29/2012
Registrant: Phone: (713) 627-5001 - Rural 3 Mi N (Lat: 27.376972 Lon: -98.109444), Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46 m, Call Sign: WPNH812
Assigned Frequencies: 928.718 MHz, 952.718 MHz
Grant Date: 12/04/2002, Expiration Date: 12/10/2012, Certifier: J. Douglas Ramsey
Registrant: Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004-1008, Phone: (202) 639-6755, Fax: (202) 639-6604, Email:
- Delmeda, 5 Mi Sw Of (Lat: 27.328500 Lon: -98.060250), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WQEN297
Assigned Frequencies: 932.368 MHz, 941.368 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/2006, Expiration Date: 03/09/2016, Certifier: Gerard J Becnel
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- STATION, Adjacent To Hwy. 281, 3.3 Mi. N. Of (Lat: 27.406694 Lon: -98.114444), Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WAT669
Assigned Frequencies: 2138.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/25/1999, Expiration Date: 08/25/2009, Cancellation Date: 04/23/2008
Registrant: Exxon Communications, Gsc-Gw3-366b, Houston, TX 77210-4934, Phone: (713) 431-4134, Fax: (262) 313-9709, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N5IGC, Licensee ID: L00306514
Grant Date: 12/16/2000, Expiration Date: 03/12/2011
Registrant: Bert M Perry, 435 Sw 8th St, Premont, TX 78375 - Call Sign: W5ZMK
Grant Date: 11/21/1994, Expiration Date: 11/21/2004, Cancellation Date: 11/22/2006
Registrant: Raul Yzaguirre, 215 S Agnes, Premont, TX 78375
FAA Registered Aircraft: 8 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Premont)
| Most common first names in Premont, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Maria | 29 | 75.2 years |
| Jose | 22 | 77.1 years |
| Jesus | 18 | 73.8 years |
| Mary | 12 | 78.7 years |
| Juan | 12 | 71.3 years |
| Pedro | 9 | 74.6 years |
| Antonio | 9 | 64.6 years |
| James | 9 | 75.8 years |
| William | 9 | 78.9 years |
| John | 9 | 81.5 years |
| Most common last names in Premont, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Garcia | 60 | 74.9 years |
| Garza | 29 | 80.4 years |
| Perez | 28 | 74.1 years |
| Gonzalez | 27 | 79.2 years |
| Lopez | 17 | 80.9 years |
| Villarreal | 17 | 77.5 years |
| Hinojosa | 16 | 78.4 years |
| Quintanilla | 14 | 73.1 years |
| Canales | 14 | 78.2 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 73.6 years |
Businesses in Premont, TX
- Dairy Queen: 1
- U-Haul: 1
- UPS: 1
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