Sonora, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 3,037. Population change since 2000: +3.9%

Males: 1,509	(49.7%)
Females: 1,528	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 76950.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,765 (it was $36,272 in 2000)

Sonora:	$41,765
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,301

Sonora:	$19,301
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,981 (it was $43,900 in 2000)

Sonora:	$65,981
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,327; Detached houses: $94,925; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,386; In 2-unit structures: $62,405; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,189; Mobile homes: $28,783

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Races in Sonora:

Hispanic (53.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (45.6%)
Other race (23.4%)
Two or more races (1.5%)

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

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

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Ancestries: United States (8.2%), German (6.2%), English (5.4%), Irish (5.2%), French (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2133 feet

Land area: 1.96 square miles.

Population density: 1546 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sonora

High school or higher: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sonora city

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 66.8%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 6.8%

372 residents are foreign born (11.9% Latin America).

This city:	12.7%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Sonora, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sonora to the number of sex offenders is 506 to 1.

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

Sonora:	2.0% ($886)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Angelo, TX (62.3 miles , pop. 88,439).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Antonio, TX (149.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Sonora Rural, TX (2.9 miles ), Eldorado, TX (4.5 miles ), Ozona, TX (5.9 miles ), East Crockett, TX (5.9 miles ), Christoval, TX (6.6 miles ), Rocksprings, TX (6.8 miles ), Mertzon, TX (7.0 miles ), Junction, TX (7.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $124,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,300
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $76,200
2003: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $186,900
2008: 1 building, cost: $109,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 30.57 N, Longitude: 100.64 W

Area code: 325

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Sonora, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+1.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (30%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Mining (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Extraction workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Crime in Sonora by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	2	1	1	0	1
per 100,000	33.4	0.0	66.6	33.3	33.6	0.0	32.5
Robberies	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	32.7	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	3	3	3	5	18	11	19
per 100,000	100.3	98.2	99.8	166.5	604.4	355.6	616.7
Burglaries	7	6	10	6	7	10	13
per 100,000	234.1	196.5	332.8	199.8	235.1	323.3	421.9
Thefts	48	41	33	21	31	38	41
per 100,000	1605.4	1342.5	1098.2	699.3	1041.0	1228.6	1330.7
Auto thefts	4	1	1	0	2	1	5
per 100,000	133.8	32.7	33.3	0.0	67.2	32.3	162.3
Arson	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	32.7	0.0	0.0	33.6	32.3	64.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	138.1	99.5	143.1	111.9	211.2	145.5	245.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.99
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Sonora, Texas

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Sonora-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/1999, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Sonora city center caused $10,000 in damages.

On 5/11/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 66.6 miles away from the city center killed 13 people and injured 159 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospital/medical center in Sonora:

LILLIAN M HUDSPETH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (308 HUDSPETH)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sonora:

SCHLEICHER COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; ELDORADO, TX)
KIMBLE HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; JUNCTION, TX)
SAN ANGELO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 55 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Sonora, TX

Airports located in Sonora:

Sonora Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 800, Local Ops: 600)
Allison Ranch Airport (Runways: 3)
Canyon Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)
John Fields Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Sonora, TX

Local government website: WWW.SONORA-TEXAS.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sonora:

ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 108 miles; UVALDE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,366)
MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 133 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
ODESSA COLLEGE (about 140 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,555)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 140 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)

Public high school in Sonora:

SONORA High School (Students: 303; Location: 807 S CONCHO AVE; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 53)

Public elementary/middle schools in Sonora:

SONORA Elementary (Students: 431; Location: 807 S CONCHO AVE; Grades: PK-4; Our rating: 52)
SONORA Junior High School (Students: 275; Location: 807 S CONCHO AVE; Grades: 5-8; Our rating: 73)

See full list of schools located in Sonora

Library in Sonora:

SUTTON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $81,059; Location: 306 E MULBERRY ST; 15,216 books; 2,211 audio materials; 10 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Sonora: Old Mercantile Building (A), Sutton County Courthouse (B), Miers Home Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sonora include: Presbyterian Church of the Good Shepherd (A), Church of Christ (B), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Sonora: Liberty Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Caverns of Sonora (Caverns; 1711 P R 4468), Sonora Chamber Of Commerce (205 Highway 277 N Suite B), Eaton Hill Wildlife (120 North Concho Avenue).

Hotels: Best Value Inn Twin Oaks (1009 N Crockett Avenue), Best Western Sonora Inn (270 Highway 277 North).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sonora and their reported violations in the past:

TXDOT IH 10 EASTBOUND COMFORT STATION (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-01-2003)

TXDOT IH 10 WESTBOUND COMFORT STATION (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-01-2003)

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	77.5%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sonora, TX

26 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Sonora compared to Texas state average:

Sonora, Texas environmental map by EPA

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Unemployed percentage 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.
House age below 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 Sonora (2009 data):

The First National Bank of Sonora: The First National Bank Of Sonora at 102 East Main Street, branch established on 1900-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $197.0 mil, Deposits: $175.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Sonora Bancshares, Inc.
The Bank and Trust, s.s.b.: Sonora Branch at 207 Highway 77 North, branch established on 1983-01-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $335.3 mil, Deposits: $264.3 mil, headquarters in Del Rio, TX, positive income, 9 total offices

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Sonora, Texas

Days Inn Devil's River, 1312 N Service Rd Exit 400, Sonora, TX 76950, Phone: (325) 387-3516
Comfort Inn, 311 N Hwy 277, Sonora, TX 76950, Phone: (325) 387-5800, Fax: (325) 387-2140

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Sonora, Texas

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Sonora mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sutton County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Sonora

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	50.7%	23.7%	11.3%	5.3%	9.0%
Congregations	9.1%	36.4%	9.1%	9.1%	36.4%

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.

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
Financial Administration	2	$5,449	$32,694	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$10,760	$43,040	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,470	$17,640	1	$370
Police Protection - Officers	3	$11,595	$46,380	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,594	$19,128	0	$0
Streets and Highways	5	$9,624	$23,098	0	$0
Airports	1	$1,756	$21,072	0	$0
Welfare	4	$8,059	$24,177	1	$1,080
Health	1	$2,389	$28,668	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,534	$18,408	0	$0
Sewerage	5	$9,564	$22,954	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		2	$1,667
Water Supply	3	$6,905	$27,620	0	$0
Totals for Government	30	$70,699	$28,280	4	$3,117

Sonora government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $377,000
Sewerage: $316,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $477,000
Sewerage: $395,000

Solid Waste Management: $381,000

Police Protection: $344,000

Regular Highways: $264,000

Health Services - Other: $192,000

Financial Administration: $167,000

General - Other: $132,000

Parks & Recreation: $89,000

Fire Protection: $39,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $40,000
Housing & Community Development: $30,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $56,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $54,000
General Revenue, NEC: $0
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $162,000
Health - Other: $18,000

General - Other: $10,000

Fire Protection: $8,000

Financial Administration: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,895,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $486,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $522,000
Property: $386,000

Other Selective Sales: $134,000

Public Utilities: $114,000

NEC: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $993,000

9.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.15%
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 Tom Green County, TX	1.15% ($38,444 average AGI)
from Val Verde County, TX	0.90% ($32,357)
from Schleicher County, TX	0.70% ($36,727)

8.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,024 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.03%
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 Tom Green County, TX	1.88% ($29,759 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.71% ($35,909)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sonora:

KHOS (980 AM; 1 kW; SONORA, TX; Owner: ZACARIAS SERRATO)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
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.)
KGKL (960 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)
KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sonora:

KHOS-FM (92.1 FM; SONORA, TX; Owner: SONORA BROADCASTING, INC)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Sonora, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 7
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 7
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

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

Sonora fatal accident list:
Jan 2, 2001 01:36 AM, I-10, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 22, 1986 04:05 AM, 277south, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
May 1, 1983 05:38 AM, 10, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 15, 1981 06:06 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 30, 1979 01:07 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 24, 1979 11:19 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 9, 1976 11:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sonora)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Sonora, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: K5SB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00121322
Grant Date: 08/04/2000, Expiration Date: 08/04/2010
Registrant: John H Strauch, 606 S. Concho, Sonora, TX 76950
Call Sign: KC5OQD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00994743
Grant Date: 03/23/2005, Expiration Date: 05/17/2015, Certifier: Christopher C Ainsworth
Registrant: Christopher C Ainsworth, 9424 N Hwy 277, Sonora, TX 76950
Call Sign: N5XYO, Previous Call Sign: KA5GPD, Licensee ID: L00199189
Grant Date: 10/14/2003, Expiration Date: 01/04/2014
Registrant: John E Ainsworth, 9424 Hwy 277 North, Sonora, TX 76950
Call Sign: KE5EAL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00987473
Grant Date: 03/08/2005, Expiration Date: 03/08/2015, Cancelation Date: 04/08/2005, Certifier: Joseph C Ainsworth
Registrant: Joseph C Ainsworth, 9424 N Hwy 277, Sonora, TX 76950
Call Sign: WD5GJH, Previous Call Sign: KE5EAL, Licensee ID: L00987473
Grant Date: 04/08/2005, Expiration Date: 04/08/2015, Certifier: Joseph C Ainsworth
Registrant: Joseph C Ainsworth, 9424 N Hwy 277, Sonora, TX 76950

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Sonora)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 66
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Sonora

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sonora, TX

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