Lavaca 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: 6.8%
(3.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.4% for Black residents, 42.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.0% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shiner, TX
78 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Shiner compared to Texas state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Shiner (2011 data):
- Sage Capital Bank, National Association: Shiner Branch at 1406 N. Avenue E, branch established on 2010/04/26. Info updated 2010/01/13: Bank assets: $286.7 mil, Deposits: $258.4 mil, headquarters in Gonzales, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Anb Bancshares, Inc.
- The First National Bank of Shiner: The First National Bank Of Shiner at 103 West 7th Street, branch established on 1900/11/19. Info updated 2008/12/10: Bank assets: $195.8 mil, Deposits: $164.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Industry Bancshares, Inc.
- Lone Star Bank, S.S.B.: Shiner Branch at 203 North Ave E, branch established on 1998/02/17. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $252.2 mil, Deposits: $184.6 mil, headquarters in Moulton, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Lavaca County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Shiner (based on Lavaca County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 98.26%
| Here |  | 98.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 71.2% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| Congregations | 19.0% | 14.3% | 23.8% | 19.0% | 23.8% |
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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: 6 | This county: | 3.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 1.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Lavaca County: | 5.88 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Lavaca County: | 4.27 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 27.0% | | Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Lavaca County: | 21.0% | | Texas: | 15.7% |
| 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 |
4 | $11,086 | $33,258 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $750 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $13,712 | $41,136 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,545 | $22,180 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $7,919 | $23,757 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,828 | $28,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $1,838 | $22,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,713 | $34,278 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
5 | $26,379 | $63,310 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $5,612 | $33,672 | 1 | $476 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,536 | $33,216 | 2 | $1,028 |
| Totals for Government |
29 | $88,168 | $36,483 | 4 | $2,254 |
Shiner government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $413,000 ($199.52)
All Other: $164,000 ($79.23)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,555,000 ($751.21)
Sewerage: $246,000 ($118.84)
Financial Administration: $211,000 ($101.93)
Police Protection: $192,000 ($92.75)
Regular Highways: $177,000 ($85.51)
Solid Waste Management: $147,000 ($71.01)
Water Utilities: $127,000 ($61.35)
Libraries: $126,000 ($60.87)
Parks & Recreation: $117,000 ($56.52)
- General - Interest on Debt: $87,000 ($42.03)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,330,000 ($642.51)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,450,000 ($700.48)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,390,000 ($671.50)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,285,000 ($620.77)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $60,000 ($28.99)
Water Utilities: $45,000 ($21.74)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $176,000 ($85.02)
General Revenue, NEC: $39,000 ($18.84)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,320,000 ($637.68)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,526,000 ($1220.29)
Water Utilities: $305,000 ($147.34)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $147,000 ($71.01)
- Tax - Property: $280,000 ($135.27)
Total General Sales: $187,000 ($90.34)
Public Utilities: $35,000 ($16.91)
NEC: $1,000 ($0.48)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $592,000 ($285.99)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $80,000 ($38.65)
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,589 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.86% | | 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:
6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,850 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.46% | | 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 Shiner:
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCTI (1450 AM; 1 kW; GONZALES, TX; Owner: GONZALES COMMUNICATIONS A TX LTD PTN)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
- KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Shiner:
- KYKM (92.5 FM; YOAKUM, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KTXM (99.9 FM; HALLETTSVILLE, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KROX-FM (101.5 FM; BUDA, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
- KTXN-FM (98.7 FM; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: COSMOPOLITAN ENTERPRISES OF VICTORIA)
TV broadcast stations around Shiner:
- KAVU-TV (Channel 25; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Shiner, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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
Shiner fatal accident list:
Oct 20, 2001 10:55 AM, Sr-95, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 16, 1987 06:22 PM, 90a, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 12, 1976 01:45 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Shiner)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - On Us Hwy 90a 5 Mi W (Lat: 29.454139 Lon: -97.249722), Call Sign: KQY662, Licensee ID: L00014260
Assigned Frequencies: 159.270 MHz, 159.270 MHz Grant Date: 10/28/2004, Expiration Date: 01/22/2015
Registrant: State Of Texas, 4200 Smith School Rd, Austin, TX 78744, Phone: (512) 479-4965 - Hwy 90a & 6th St (Lat: 29.429694 Lon: -97.171667), Type: Pole, Structure height: 18 m, Overall height: 23 m, Call Sign: WPRH286
Assigned Frequencies: 160.665 MHz Grant Date: 08/02/2005, Expiration Date: 09/21/2015, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas Street Stop 650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-0486, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - KOKERNOT, 5.3 Mi W Along Hwy 90a (Lat: 29.460000 Lon: -97.253889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 64 m, Call Sign: WNEF530
Assigned Frequencies: 932.331 MHz, 941.331 MHz Grant Date: 07/13/2009, Expiration Date: 09/15/2019, Certifier: Marcus W Pridgeon
Registrant: Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, 825 E. Sarah Dewitt Dr., Gonzales, TX 78629, Phone: (830) 857-1200, Fax: (830) 857-1205, Email:
- STATION, On Alt Rt 90 5.3 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 29.460222 Lon: -97.253861), Overall height: 67.1 m, Call Sign: WNEF701
Assigned Frequencies: 6660.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6645.00 MHz Grant Date: 12/03/1999, Expiration Date: 12/28/2009, Cancellation Date: 02/27/2010, Certifier: Marcus W Pridgeon
Registrant: Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, 825 E. Sarah Dewitt Dr., Gonzales, TX 78629, Phone: (830) 857-1200, Fax: (830) 857-1205, Email:
- Kokernot Tower, Lat: 29.460000 Lon: -97.253889, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 64 m, Call Sign: WQLL758
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz Grant Date: 03/04/2010, Expiration Date: 03/04/2020, Certifier: Christopher M Murphy
Registrant: Gvec.Net, Inc., 825 E. Sarah Dewitt Dr., Gonzales, TX 78629, Phone: (830) 857-1200, Fax: (830) 857-1224, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Shiner)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 99413 , Serial Number: 2036, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): Larry L Vincik, 705 W 9th St Box 1104, Shiner, TX 77984
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Shiner, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 81 | 85.0 years |
| Frank | 70 | 79.7 years |
| John | 61 | 80.2 years |
| Annie | 49 | 84.4 years |
| Joe | 41 | 78.4 years |
| Adolph | 30 | 79.9 years |
| Emil | 29 | 77.2 years |
| Henry | 29 | 72.5 years |
| Emma | 28 | 89.1 years |
| Willie | 27 | 76.5 years |
| Most common last names in Shiner, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Kurtz | 18 | 78.8 years |
| Darilek | 17 | 82.8 years |
| Wagner | 16 | 80.2 years |
| Siegel | 13 | 76.3 years |
| Seidenberger | 13 | 82.7 years |
| Hajek | 13 | 86.4 years |
| Kloesel | 12 | 82.6 years |
| Janak | 12 | 78.8 years |
| Simper | 12 | 76.3 years |
| Jaks | 12 | 81.2 years |
Businesses in Shiner, TX
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