Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 19.8% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 9.4% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shepherd, TX
91 people in nursing homes
Shepherd compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Shepherd (2009 data):
- Peoples State Bank: at 5850 Highway 59 South, branch established on 1921-09-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $93.6 mil, Deposits: $86.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Amtex Bancshares, Inc.
- First State Bank: Shepherd Branch at Highway 59 South At Post Oak, branch established on 1995-07-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $270.2 mil, Deposits: $222.9 mil, headquarters in Livingston, TX, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: East Texas Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in San Jacinto County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Shepherd
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Other religions |
| Adherents | 43.5% | 24.0% | 10.4% | 9.0% | 13.1% |
| Congregations | 29.6% | 7.4% | 18.5% | 11.1% | 33.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $7,856 | $31,424 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,943 | $47,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $9,131 | $27,393 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $3,868 | $15,472 | 1 | $1,081 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,061 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $24,798 | $27,052 | 2 | $2,142 |
Shepherd government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $84,000
All Other: $4,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $254,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $159,000
Financial Administration: $150,000
Libraries: $73,000
Regular Highways: $47,000
Sewerage: $47,000
General - Other: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $32,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
General: $6,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $117,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $713,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $704,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $117,000
Other, NEC: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $73,000
Interest Earnings: $56,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $23,000
Fire Protection: $15,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,479,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $311,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $144,000
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $150,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $129,000
Property: $100,000
Public Utilities: $77,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $181,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000
10.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,636 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.75% | | 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:
11.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,353 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.09% | | 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 Shepherd:
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KETX (1440 AM; 5 kW; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
- KYOK (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KBME (790 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Shepherd:
- KTHT (97.1 FM; CLEVELAND, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KVST (103.7 FM; WILLIS, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
- KHPT (106.9 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KETX-FM (92.3 FM; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
- KSBJ (89.3 FM; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KQBU-FM (93.3 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KQQK (107.9 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KTJM (98.5 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KOBT (100.7 FM; WINNIE, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KAXF (88.3 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KUST (99.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Shepherd:
- KCTL-LP (Channel 25; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KETX-LP (Channel 5; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
- KHTX-LP (Channel 30; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Shepherd, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 48
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 77
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 11
- Fatalities: 54
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 137
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
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 Shepherd fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 1.37 Miles Ssw Of Sheperd, .28 Miles W. Of I-59, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN494
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz Grant Date: 12/16/1999, Expiration Date: 12/16/2009
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Shepherd Dirden Road, Call Sign: KNKN336
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 11/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5- Marin Fettman, 300 Red Road (A3b0320a), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m, , Licensee ID: L00006906
Registrant: T-Mobile West Corporation, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
- Stephanie I Jones, 13360 Hwy 59 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 64 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Property Management, 1320 S Byrd Ave, Type: Pole, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
- Dane F Ershen, Dirden Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 95.4 m, Overall height: 95.4 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- Lisa M Minney, 7750 Us Highway 59 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 149.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Mp 48.5 Lufkin Sub 6.8 Mi Sw, Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WNXK894
Assigned Frequencies : 160.320 MHz Grant Date: 12/06/2002, Expiration Date: 02/03/2013, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 201 S 16th St Suite 305, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 280-6486, Fax: (402) 280-6565, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Shepherd)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6- Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1049E , Serial Number: 7AC-4600, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 06/04/1964
Registrant (Individual): James D Cook, 150 Bonanza Ave, Shepherd, TX 77371 - Aircraft: DE SHA EDDIE KITTEN PLUS 10 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 232ED , Serial Number: 101
Registrant (Individual): Sha Eddie De, 50 Sycamore St, Shepherd, TX 77371 - Aircraft: HUGHES AERO CORP PREDATOR (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 2666A , Serial Number: PC09753W401, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 10/22/2007
Registrant (Individual): Lawrence L Murphy, 5101 Fm 2666 Rd, Shepherd, TX 77371 - Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 5101B , Serial Number: 15283743, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 03/24/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Texas Skymasters Inc., Po Box 700, Shepherd, TX 77371 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7761F , Serial Number: 15063861, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 04/21/1966
Registrant (Partnership): Floyd H Rollins, 220 W Main Dr, Shepherd, TX 77371, Other Owners: Randall G Sullivan - Aircraft: ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 99816 , Serial Number: 2439, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 06/22/1956
Registrant (Individual): Leroy Owens, 230 Bonanza Ave, Shepherd, TX 77371
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 112
- Hazardous Condition: 66
- Service Call: 31
- Good Intent Call: 3
Incident types - Shepherd
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Shepherd, TX
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