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Hudspeth County

Population in July 2007: 525.
Males: 257  (49.0%)
Females: 268  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  30.5 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79851.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,880 (it was $26,438 in 2000)
Sierra Blanca:  $36,880
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,521
Sierra Blanca:  $14,521
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,460 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
Sierra Blanca:  $73,460
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $76,881; Detached houses: $82,567; Mobile homes: $31,118

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Races in Sierra Blanca:

  • Hispanic (72.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (25.1%)
  • Other race (5.1%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Sierra Blanca: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.0%), English (6.2%), Irish (6.2%), German (5.4%), French (1.7%), Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4520 feet

Land area: 4.07 square miles.

Population density: 129 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sierra Blanca

  • High school or higher: 60.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sierra Blanca CDP

  • Never married: 28.2%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

69 residents are foreign born (12.9% Latin America).

This place:  12.9%
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:

Sierra Blanca:  0.9% ($348)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Paso, TX (76.5 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (424.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Van Horn, TX (5.6 miles ), Fort Hancock, TX (5.6 miles ), Tornillo, TX (6.9 miles ), Dell City, TX (7.3 miles ), Fabens, TX (7.3 miles ), Van Horn Rural, TX (7.3 miles ), Agua Dulce, TX (7.5 miles ), Morning Glory, TX (7.6 miles ).

Latitude: 31.18 N, Longitude: 105.34 W

Area code: 915

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (31%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (19%)
  • Gasoline stations (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (31%)
  • Public administration (26%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Gasoline stations (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Waiters and waitresses (19%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



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Sierra Blanca-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/23/1992 at 16:17:52, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.4 miles away from Sierra Blanca center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sierra Blanca:
  • CULBERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 39 miles; VAN HORN, TX)
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL REHABILITATION HOS (about 70 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • DEL SOL MEDICAL CENTER (about 74 miles; EL PASO, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Sierra Blanca, TX

Heliports located in Sierra Blanca:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sierra Blanca:
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 80 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 113 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 113 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; ALPINE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • ODESSA COLLEGE (about 177 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,555)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 201 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.0%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  22.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  12.4%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sierra Blanca, TX


32 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)


Sierra Blanca compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sierra Blanca (2009 data):
  • TransPecos Banks: Transpecos Banks - Sierra Blanca at Highway 80 And Fm 1111, branch established on 1975-05-08. Info updated 2008-04-17: Bank assets: $142.4 mil, Deposits: $128.0 mil, headquarters in Pecos, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Transpecos Financial Corp.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Hudspeth County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Sierra Blanca

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents87.2%5.3%3.7%2.4%1.4%
Congregations14.3%28.6%28.6%14.3%14.3%
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.


7.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,875 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.75%
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:
from El Paso County, TX  2.13% ($20,955 average AGI)


8.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.46%
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:
to El Paso County, TX  2.88% ($23,500 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sierra Blanca:
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)




Sierra Blanca fatal accident list:
Apr 23, 1987 04:35 AM, 10, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 4, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • 9 Miles W Of Sierra Blanca Atop Quitman Mtn 1 Miles S Of I-10, Structure height: 56 m, Call Sign: KNKN335
    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
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • 3910 Tower Road Site: Quitman, Type: Mast, Structure height: 17.1 m, Overall height: 22.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN728
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/21/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, 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: 2
  • Julie L Kupperman, 10612 Interstate 10 Tx-5000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
    Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 215, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
  • Dane F Ershen, I-10, Type: Tower, Structure height: 111.3 m, Overall height: 114.3 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Sierra Blanca, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB5KWX, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/31/1989, Expiration Date: 10/31/1999, Cancelation Date: 02/28/2002
    Registrant: Lonny L Hillin, 101 Argim, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851
  • Call Sign: KC5DSH, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 09/11/1995, Expiration Date: 10/12/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/13/2005
    Registrant: George A Stith, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851
  • Call Sign: KD7BNC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01403462
    Grant Date: 05/29/2008, Expiration Date: 05/29/2018
    Registrant: Randy L Coffman, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851

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