Sarita, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 389.

Males: 203	(52.4%)
Females: 186	(47.6%)

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip code: 78385

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,874 (it was $25,000 in 2000)

Sarita:	$34,874
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,218

Sarita:	$24,218
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,885 (it was $53,300 in 2000)

Sarita:	$97,885
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $272,314; Detached houses: $319,192; Mobile homes: $21,136

Sarita, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Sarita:

Hispanic (79.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (64.5%)
Other race (31.9%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Black (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Sarita: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1456.8 square miles.

Population density: 0.3 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sarita

High school or higher: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
Unemployed: 1.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sarita CCD

Never married: 27.4%
Now married: 56.7%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 7.6%

21 residents are foreign born (5.1% Latin America).

This place:	5.1%
Texas:	13.9%

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

Sarita:	0.4% ($217)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Harlingen, TX (46.3 miles , pop. 57,564).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (64.4 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (185.3 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Encino, TX (4.9 miles) , Los Angeles Subdivision, TX (5.0 miles) , San Perlita, TX (5.1 miles ), La Sara, TX (5.1 miles ), Raymondville, TX (5.1 miles ), Ranchette Estates, TX (5.2 miles) , Port Mansfield, TX (5.3 miles ), Lasara, TX (5.4 miles ).

Latitude: 26.86 N, Longitude: 97.74 W

Area code: 361

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (68%)
Public administration (10%)
Mining (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
U. S. Postal service (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Public administration (13%)
Private households (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (32%)
Farmers and farm managers (27%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (15%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Top executives (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)

Sarita-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/5/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Sarita place center .

On 4/19/1965, a category 3 tornado 38.2 miles away from the place center .

Sarita-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.3 miles away from Sarita center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Sarita:

CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG (about 40 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX)
CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; EDINBURG, TX)
CORNERSTONE REHABILITATION (about 45 miles; EDINBURG, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Sarita, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sarita:

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 40 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,860)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 45 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 49 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 58 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 62 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)

Public elementary/middle school in Sarita:

SARITA Elementary (Students: 77; Location: 300 E LA PARRA ST; Grades: PK-6; Our rating: 76)

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Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	31.2%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	15.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sarita, TX

4 people in religious group quarters

Sarita compared to Texas state average:

Unemployed percentage 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 above 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.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Kenedy County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%) Electricity (22%) Utility gas (9%) No fuel used (4%)

Religion statistics for Sarita

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Strongest AM radio stations in Sarita:

KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, 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.)
KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
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.)
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.)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sarita:

KILM (102.1 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: BMP 102.1 FM, LP)
KTER (90.7 FM; RUDOLPH, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)
KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)

TV broadcast stations around Sarita:

KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Edward G Roach, Hwy 77 - Turcotte Gate, Type: Tower, Structure height: 228.6 m, Overall height: 232 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Edward G Roach, King Ranch North Hwy 77 (Tx21023-A), Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.2 m, Overall height: 99.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00000538
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Deniese Darden, 1 Mi S Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.5 m, Overall height: 75 m, , Licensee ID: L00899903
Registrant: International Communications Group, Inc. D/B/A Corban Networks, 901 Jupiter Road Ste. 100, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 633-4660, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

On Hwy 77 1.6 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 69 m, Overall height: 75 m, Call Sign: WPJW872
Assigned Frequencies : 929.912 MHz
Grant Date: 11/26/1996, Expiration Date: 11/26/2006, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005, Certifier: Brian Black
Registrant: Trott Communications Group Inc, 1425 Greenway Dr Ste 350, Irving, TX 75038, Fax: (214) 580-0641

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Us 77 6.5 Mi S, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WNPD747, Licensee ID: L00003043
Assigned Frequencies : 47.0600 MHz, 47.1600 MHz, 151.025 MHz, 151.055 MHz, 156.135 MHz
Grant Date: 07/17/1996, Expiration Date: 08/29/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/12/2001
Registrant: State Of Texas, 125 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78701-2483, Phone: (512) 787-2771
Exxons Sarita Gas Plant 5.3 Mi Ne, Call Sign: KNCU904, Licensee ID: L00011605
Assigned Frequencies : 462.475 MHz
Grant Date: 09/22/2001, Expiration Date: 12/11/2011
Registrant: Exxon Communications Company, Gsc-Gw3-366b, Houston, TX 77210-4934, Phone: (713) 431-4134, Fax: (713) 431-6036, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

10 Mi N And E, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPNN852
Assigned Frequencies : 956.293 MHz
Grant Date: 07/09/2008, Expiration Date: 08/05/2018
Registrant: American Electric Power Service Corporation, One Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, Phone: (614) 716-5874, Fax: (614) 716-3535, Email:
SARITA, 1 Mi S Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.5 m, Overall height: 75 m, Call Sign: WHS977, Licensee ID: L00896575
6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 11/04/2004, Certifier: Robert A Esty
Registrant: International Communications Group, Inc. D/B/A Corban Networks

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