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Starr County

Population in July 2007: 723.
Males: 324  (44.9%)
Females: 399  (55.1%)

Median resident age:  25.2 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78582.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,960 (it was $16,563 in 2000)
Santa Cruz:  $18,960
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $5,358
Santa Cruz:  $5,358
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,427 (it was $43,800 in 2000)
Santa Cruz:  $65,427
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,376; Detached houses: $69,761

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Races in Santa Cruz:

  • Hispanic (99.7%)
  • Other race (17.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Santa Cruz: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Santa Cruz, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Santa Cruz is mentioned 27 times on our forum:
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What is attracting California and west coast folks to DFW?  (404 replies)
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Ancestries: United States (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.41 square miles.

Population density: 1776 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Santa Cruz

  • High school or higher: 5.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 18.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Cruz CDP

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 68.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

442 residents are foreign born (70.2% Latin America).

This place:  70.2%
Texas:  13.9%


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

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

Santa Cruz:  0.9% ($414)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (34.2 miles , pop. 106,414).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (128.0 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (215.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: El Refugio, TX (0.8 miles ), La Puerta, TX (0.9 miles ), Las Lomas, TX (1.1 miles ), Rio Grande City, TX (2.0 miles ), La Casita-Garciasville, TX (2.0 miles ), Alto Bonito, TX (2.6 miles ), Los Villareales, TX (2.8 miles ), La Victoria, TX (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 26.35 N, Longitude: 98.77 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (39%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Gasoline stations (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (29%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Other transportation workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)



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Average climate in Santa Cruz, Texas

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Santa Cruz-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.6 miles away from the Santa Cruz place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1965, a category 3 tornado 36.4 miles away from the place center .



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Hospitals/medical centers near Santa Cruz:
  • STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
  • MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 28 miles; MISSION, TX)
  • MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 30 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Santa Cruz, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Santa Cruz:
  • SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 39 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 78 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 81 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
  • TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 81 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
  • LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 94 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  94.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  65.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.6%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Santa Cruz, TX



Santa Cruz 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Starr County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (63%)
  • Utility gas (24%)
  • No fuel used (13%)


Religion statistics for Santa Cruz

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents95.0%1.9%0.9%0.8%1.4%
Congregations48.4%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.


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 Santa Cruz:
  • 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.)
  • KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
  • KIRT (1580 AM; 1 kW; MISSION, TX; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Santa Cruz:
  • KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
  • KBMI (97.7 FM; ROMA, TX; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCAS (91.5 FM; MCCOOK, TX; Owner: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH INC)

TV broadcast stations around Santa Cruz:
  • K06MY (Channel 6; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)

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