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Starr County

Population in July 2008: 11,257. Population change since 2000: +17.1%

Males: 5,266	(46.8%)
Females: 5,991	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	27.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78584.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $17,815 (it was $15,563 in 2000)

Roma:	$17,815
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $8,991

Roma:	$8,991
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,589 (it was $41,900 in 2000)

Roma:	$62,589
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $75,413; Detached houses: $80,275; Townhouses or other attached units: $49,196; Mobile homes: $18,881

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Races in Roma:

Hispanic (98.5%)
Other race (7.8%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Roma: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.76 square miles.

Population density: 4085 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Roma

High school or higher: 31.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 21.2%
Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roma city

Never married: 25.4%
Now married: 57.8%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 8.4%
Divorced: 5.3%

4,647 residents are foreign born (48.0% Latin America).

This city:	48.3%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Roma, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Roma to the number of sex offenders is 1251 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Roma:	1.0% ($422)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (49.5 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (135.3 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (212.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: North Escobares, TX (1.3 miles ), Roma Creek, TX (1.3 miles ), Escobares, TX (1.5 miles ), Garceno, TX (1.9 miles ), Fronton, TX (2.2 miles ), La Rosita, TX (2.2 miles ), Roma-Los Saenz, TX (2.5 miles ), Los Alvarez, TX (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 26.41 N, Longitude: 99.01 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +105 (+1.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,437 (59.1%)

Area code: 956

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Roma, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +1,250 (+14.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Educational services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (29%)
Educational services (28%)
Social assistance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
Other direct selling establishments (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (23%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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Crime in Roma by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	2	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	1
per 100,000	17.6	16.4	0.0	10.0	19.4	0.0	18.4	0.0	8.8
Rapes	0	2	5	4	8	5	1	3	10
per 100,000	0.0	16.4	50.8	39.8	77.7	47.7	9.2	26.8	87.8
Robberies	3	4	4	0	4	4	9	5	6
per 100,000	26.4	32.8	40.7	0.0	38.9	38.1	82.8	44.6	52.7
Assaults	14	18	18	22	41	27	18	15	13
per 100,000	123.0	147.7	183.0	219.0	398.3	257.4	165.5	133.8	114.1
Burglaries	62	54	52	82	66	64	55	55	45
per 100,000	544.9	443.1	528.7	816.3	641.2	610.2	505.8	490.7	394.9
Thefts	117	160	116	127	163	204	109	115	84
per 100,000	1028.3	1313.0	1179.5	1264.3	1583.6	1945.1	1002.4	1026.0	737.2
Auto thefts	15	45	30	54	33	46	48	58	65
per 100,000	131.8	369.3	305.0	537.6	320.6	438.6	441.4	517.4	570.5
Arson	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	10.2	0.0	9.7	19.1	18.4	8.9	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	157.5	198.4	198.1	246.3	326.2	256.7	212.9	178.3	229.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 32 (24 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Roma, Texas

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Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Roma:

STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 43 miles; MISSION, TX)
MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 45 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Roma, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roma:

SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 54 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,107)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 93 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 96 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 96 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)

Public high school in Roma:

ACCELERATED LRN ACAD (Students: 10; Location: JUAREZ & GARCIA STREETS; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Roma:

ROMA INT (Students: 939; Location: 800 GLADIATOR DR; Grades: 5-6; Our rating: 40)
YNES B ESCOBAR Elementary (Students: 639; Location: 3 MI E OF ROMA ON OLD HWY 83; Grades: KG-4; Our rating: 53)
SCOTT Elementary (Students: 572; Location: LINCOLN & GARCIA STREETS; Grades: KG-4; Our rating: 65)
A S CANAVAN Elementary (Students: 408; Location: 4TH & EBONY ST LOS SAENZ; Grades: EE-KG)

See full list of schools located in Roma, School District: ROMA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Notable location: Roma Historic District (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Adame Tours Inc (Tours & Charters; 301 Grant).

Average household size:

This city:	3.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	87.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	54.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	23.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roma, TX

Roma compared to Texas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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 above state average.
House age 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 Roma (2009 data):

International Bank of Commerce: Ibc-Roma Branch at U.S. Highway 83 At Portaleza, branch established on 1994-12-01. Info updated 2007-04-10: Bank assets: $462.7 mil, Deposits: $399.1 mil, headquarters in Zapata, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: International Bancshares Corporation
Citizens State Bank: at 1710 Grant Street, branch established on 1978-05-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.0 mil, Deposits: $56.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
Compass Bank: Roma Branch at 1004 East Highway 83, branch established on 1993-12-16. Info updated 2008-03-25: Bank assets: $62,251.3 mil, Deposits: $39,050.6 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 597 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Lone Star National Bank: Roma Branch at 305 East Grant (U.S. Highway 83), branch established on 2005-01-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,776.1 mil, Deposits: $1,437.2 mil, headquarters in Pharr, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Lone Star National Bancshares--texas, Inc.
Elsa State Bank and Trust Company: Roma Branch at 47 East Grant Street, branch established on 1994-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $139.1 mil, Deposits: $125.7 mil, headquarters in Elsa, TX, positive income, 6 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Starr County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (67%) Utility gas (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Roma

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Other religions
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.

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	4	$17,671	$53,013	1	$1,035
Other Government Administration	4	$29,116	$87,348	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$6,927	$41,562	1	$573
Police Protection - Officers	23	$93,614	$48,842	0	$0
Police - Other	7	$20,950	$35,914	0	$0
Firefighters	16	$64,758	$48,569	0	$0
Streets and Highways	11	$29,933	$32,654	1	$2,487
Airports	1	$3,132	$37,584	3	$2,917
Health	1	$3,892	$46,704	0	$0
Sewerage	15	$46,107	$36,886	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	5	$11,892	$28,541	7	$4,148
Water Supply	5	$16,057	$38,537	0	$0
Local Libraries	4	$9,250	$27,750	1	$1,128
Other and Unallocable	4	$15,061	$45,183	0	$0
Totals for Government	102	$368,360	$43,336	14	$12,288

Roma government finances in 2002:

Charges - Regular Highways: $994,000
Sewerage: $310,000

Solid Waste Management: $268,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,346,000
Regular Highways: $763,000

Police Protection: $760,000

Fire Protection: $381,000

Central Staff Services: $322,000

Gas Utilities: $273,000

Sewerage: $241,000

Financial Administration: $215,000

Solid Waste Management: $200,000

General - Other: $28,000
General - Interest on Debt: $266,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,565,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,316,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $6,641,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $240,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $329,000
Interest Earnings: $132,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $306,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,977,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,834,000
Gas Utilities: $318,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $333,000
Highways: $227,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $402,000
Property: $330,000

Public Utilities: $256,000

NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,052,000

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:

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)
KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
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:

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:

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

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

Roma, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 14
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 16
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 Roma fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Cell Site:roma 900 S. Avenue B, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: KNKN576
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/02/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6

Rosa M Morrison, At The Corner Of Bravo And Athens, Type: Tower, Structure height: 82.3 m, Overall height: 83.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
David A Kirk, Roma (Rg33xc150), Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 78 m
Jerri L Janjua, 3009 N. Hwy 83, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.9 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (707) 797-1070, Email:
Dane F Ershen, 596 Las Escobas Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms-A3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
john neely, *, Type: Tower, Structure height: 99 m, Overall height: 99.3 m
Registrant: Miller And Neely, Pc, 6900 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 704, Bethesda, MD 20815, Phone: (301) 986-4160, Email:
Don Sambol, N Estrella St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 103.6 m

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

100 Bethel St, Structure height: 99 m, Call Sign: WPBB594
Assigned Frequencies : 152.480 MHz
Grant Date: 11/12/1997, Expiration Date: 11/12/2007, Cancelation Date: 12/29/2007
Registrant: Clifton R Burd Estate, 504 N 10th Ste B6, Mc Allen, TX 78501, Phone: (512) 722-6570

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Roma)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 131
Hazardous Condition: 12
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Roma

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