Roma-Los Saenz, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 20,644.

Males: 9,764	(47.3%)
Females: 10,880	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	26.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $19,537 (it was $14,970 in 2000)

Roma-Los Saenz:	$19,537
Texas:	$48,259

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $9,211

Roma-Los Saenz CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $58,375 (it was $37,800 in 2000)

Roma-Los Saenz:	$58,375
Texas:	$125,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $69,569; Detached houses: $74,921; Townhouses or other attached units: $51,294; Mobile homes: $23,109; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $6,968

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Hispanic - 17,791 (97.6%)
White alone - 428 (2.3%)
American Indian alone - 6 (0.03%)
Asian alone - 3 (0.02%)
Two or more races - 1 (0.01%)

Races in Roma-Los Saenz detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Roma-Los Saenz: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 225 feet

Land area: 307.3 square miles.

Population density: 67 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Roma-Los Saenz:

High school or higher: 30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 23.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roma-Los Saenz CCD:

Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 64.2%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 4.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Texas:	13.9%

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

Roma-Los Saenz CCD:	0.9% ($340)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (51.5 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (131.3 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (206.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Roma Creek, TX (2.2 miles ), North Escobares, TX (2.4 miles ), Roma, TX (2.5 miles ), Escobares, TX (2.5 miles ), Salineno, TX (2.6 miles ), Garceno, TX (2.6 miles ), Fronton, TX (2.7 miles ), Falcon Heights, TX (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 26.49 N, Longitude: 99.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

Roma-Los Saenz household income distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	14.7%
Texas:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Health care (29%)
Educational services (26%)
Social assistance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (22%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Work and jobs in Roma-Los Saenz: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Roma-Los Saenz, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Roma-Los Saenz, Texas average temperatures

Roma-Los Saenz, Texas average precipitation

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Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Starr County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Fire: 1, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Roma-Los Saenz:

STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, about 20 miles away; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 45 miles away; MISSION, TX)
RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 47 miles away; MCALLEN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roma-Los Saenz:

South Texas College (about 51 miles; McAllen, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,613)
The University of Texas-Pan American (about 51 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 12,559)
Laredo Community College (about 78 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 3,416)
Texas A & M International University (about 80 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 3,518)
Texas State Technical College Harlingen (about 83 miles; Harlingen, TX; FT enrollment: 2,185)
Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 100 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 5,342)
The University of Texas at Brownsville (about 103 miles; Brownsville, TX; FT enrollment: 6,237)

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Notable locations in Roma-Los Saenz: Chapeno Gaging Station (A), Falcon Dam Station (B), Alto Windmill (C), Casa Yankee Ruins (D), Roma Historic District (E), La Precita Windmill (F), Las Escobas Ranch (G), NRL Field Station (H), Paleta Windmill (I), Salineno Volunteer Fire Department (J), Roma Historical Museum (K), Roma Fire Department (L), South Texas LifeStar Ambulance Service (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Agua Dulce Cemetery (1), Los Arrierous Cemetery (2), Buena Vista Cemetery (3), Cementerio San Antonio de Escobares (4), Chapeno Cemetery (5), Elizondo Cemetery (6), Garcia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Mangus Lake (A), Munoz Lake (B), Guerro Lake (C), International Falcon Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Saremente Creek (A), Retamoso Creek (B), Remadura de Charco Largo Creek (C), Ramirez Creek (D), Los Negros Creek (E), Los Barrosos Creek (F), El Chapote Creek (G), Las Escobas Creek (H), Del Puerto Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Roma-Los Saenz: Falcon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Starr County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Average household size:

This place:	3.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.7%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	55.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	22.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roma-Los Saenz, TX

17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Roma-Los Saenz compared to Texas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (66%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Utility gas (9%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Starr County Texas:

2008 Presidential Election results in Starr County Texas:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Roma-Los Saenz (based on Starr County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 78.77%

Here		78.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	95.0%	1.9%	0.9%	0.8%	1.4%
Congregations	48.4%	19.4%	3.2%	9.7%	19.4%

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: 9

Starr County:	1.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13

This county:	2.12 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17

Starr County:	2.77 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 15

This county:	2.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Starr County:	8.5%
Texas:	8.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Starr County:	27.1%
State:	26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	14.7%
State:	15.7%

4.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.07%
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 Hidalgo County, TX	1.17% ($20,333 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.54% ($18,511)
from Bexar County, TX	0.11% ($23,167)

4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.88%
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:

to Hidalgo County, TX	2.11% ($29,718 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.53% ($17,393)
to Bexar County, TX	0.17% ($20,393)

Strongest AM radio stations in Roma-Los Saenz:

KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
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.)
KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Roma-Los Saenz:

KBMI (97.7 FM; ROMA, TX; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING, INC.)
KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Roma-Los Saenz:

K06MY (Channel 6; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Richard J Byrne, 0.14 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.400250 Lon: -98.995028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 27.7 m
Registrant: Wirteless Applications Corporation, 1200 112 Th Ave Ne, Suite C-191, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
Richard J Byrne, 0.42 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.377056 Lon: -98.826417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 27.4 m
Registrant: Wireless Applcations Corporation, 1200 112th Ave Ne, Suite C-191, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
Richard J Byrne, 0.14 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.400250 Lon: -98.995028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 27.7 m
Registrant: Wirteless Applications Corporation, 1200 112 Th Ave Ne, Suite C-191, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
Richard J Byrne, 0.42 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.377056 Lon: -98.826417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 27.4 m
Registrant: Wireless Applcations Corporation, 1200 112th Ave Ne, Suite C-191, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
Edward G Roach, 0.14 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.400250 Lon: -98.995028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 27.7 m, Licensee ID: L00939023
Registrant: Towerco LLC, 112 Towerview Court, Cary, NC 27513, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:
Edward G Roach, 0.42 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.377056 Lon: -98.826417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, Licensee ID: L00939023
Registrant: Towerco LLC, 112 Towerview Court, Cary, NC 27513, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:

Roma-Los Saenz on our top lists:

#28 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities (pop. 5,000+)"

#2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
#17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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