San Jacinto County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.8%
(15.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.8% for Black residents, 58.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 49.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.8 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 71.8% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.5% | | 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: 0.1% of all households
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 (2011 data):
- Peoples State Bank: at 5850 Highway 59 South, branch established on 1921/09/21. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $100.9 mil, Deposits: $92.2 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: $289.9 mil, Deposits: $240.3 mil, headquarters in Livingston, TX, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: East Texas Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in San Jacinto County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Shepherd (based on San Jacinto County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 31.92%
| Here |  | 31.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Other |
| 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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | San Jacinto County: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.40 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | San Jacinto County: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | This county: | 1.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | San Jacinto County: | 10.6% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | San Jacinto County: | 26.9% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| 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 ($36.11)
All Other: $4,000 ($1.72)
- Construction - Sewerage: $254,000 ($109.20)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $159,000 ($68.36)
Financial Administration: $150,000 ($64.49)
Libraries: $73,000 ($31.38)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($20.21)
Sewerage: $47,000 ($20.21)
General - Other: $6,000 ($2.58)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($2.15)
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000 ($18.49)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $32,000 ($13.76)
Regular Highways: $24,000 ($10.32)
General: $6,000 ($2.58)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $117,000 ($50.30)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $713,000 ($306.53)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $704,000 ($302.67)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $117,000 ($50.30)
Other, NEC: $9,000 ($3.87)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $73,000 ($31.38)
Interest Earnings: $56,000 ($24.08)
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $23,000 ($9.89)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($6.45)
Water Utilities: $12,000 ($5.16)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($2.15)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,479,000 ($635.86)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $311,000 ($133.71)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $144,000 ($61.91)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $150,000 ($64.49)
All Other: $2,000 ($0.86)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $129,000 ($55.46)
Property: $100,000 ($42.99)
Public Utilities: $77,000 ($33.10)
NEC: $9,000 ($3.87)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $181,000 ($77.82)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($3.01)
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 road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Shepherd, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 48
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 76
- 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: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Shepherd fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Shepherd)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 34 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - SHEPHERD, 10351 Highway 150 (Lat: 30.500944 Lon: -95.007778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WXY320, Licensee ID: L00044741
Assigned Frequencies: 159.210 MHz, 159.217 MHz Grant Date: 08/13/2005, Expiration Date: 10/26/2015
Registrant: State Of (Dps) Texas, 5805 N Lamar, Msc 0259, Austin, TX 78773-0251, Phone: (512) 424-5406, Fax: (512) 424-5320, Email:
- Mp 48.5 Lufkin Sub 6.8 Mi Sw (Lat: 30.411222 Lon: -95.048667), 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: 29 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Shepherd)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Shepherd)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Shepherd
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Shepherd, TX
| Most common first names in Shepherd, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 53 | 68.3 years |
| Mary | 40 | 75.0 years |
| William | 39 | 73.8 years |
| John | 38 | 73.9 years |
| Robert | 31 | 69.7 years |
| Willie | 20 | 72.5 years |
| Jessie | 16 | 78.1 years |
| Dorothy | 16 | 73.0 years |
| Thomas | 15 | 70.3 years |
| Charles | 15 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Shepherd, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 21 | 78.0 years |
| Smith | 20 | 72.2 years |
| Jones | 15 | 71.3 years |
| Parker | 15 | 70.9 years |
| Shrader | 14 | 75.3 years |
| Thomas | 14 | 74.2 years |
| Davis | 14 | 71.4 years |
| Allen | 13 | 65.1 years |
| Punch | 12 | 64.8 years |
| Williams | 11 | 69.5 years |
| Businesses in Shepherd, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| SONIC Drive-In | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
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