Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas
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Males: 155 | |
Females: 120 |
Median resident age: | 34.1 years |
Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip codes: 79852.
Study Butte-Terlingua: | $62,905 |
TX: | $64,034 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $29,573 (it was $15,052 in 2000)
Study Butte-Terlingua CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $141,042 (it was $51,000 in 2000)
Study Butte-Terlingua: | $141,042 |
TX: | $200,400 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $178,805; detached houses: $204,619; townhouses or other attached units: $188,520; mobile homes: $73,337; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $303,889
Study Butte-Terlingua, TX residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Study Butte-Terlingua, TX
- 13851.7%Hispanic
- 11543.1%White alone
- 72.6%American Indian alone
- 41.5%Two or more races
- 31.1%Black alone
Races in Study Butte-Terlingua detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: English (8.2%), German (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (6.4%), United States (4.5%), Irish (3.0%), Dutch (2.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 16.0 square miles.
Population density: 17 people per square mile (very low).

107 residents are foreign born (33.3% Latin America, 6.7% Asia).
This place: | 40.1% |
Texas: | 13.9% |
Study Butte-Terlingua CDP: | 0.6% ($290) |
Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (189.4 miles
, pop. 90,943).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (241.1 miles
, pop. 563,662).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (304.3 miles
, pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 29.33 N, Longitude: 103.56 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 432

Here: | 6.5% |
Texas: | 8.0% |

- Accommodation & food services (17.6%)
- Educational services (14.1%)
- Construction (13.1%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (12.1%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (11.1%)
- Metal & metal products (8.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.0%)

- Accommodation & food services (21.4%)
- Construction (19.8%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (16.8%)
- Metal & metal products (12.2%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (9.2%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (9.2%)
- Machinery (6.9%)

- Educational services (32.4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (17.6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (13.2%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (10.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.3%)
- Private households (8.8%)
- Health care (7.4%)

- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Extraction workers (8.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Construction laborers (5.0%)
- Electricians (5.0%)

- Extraction workers (12.2%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Construction laborers (7.6%)
- Electricians (7.6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (7.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.9%)
- Top executives (4.6%)

- Secretaries and administrative assistants (32.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (17.6%)
- Religious workers (13.2%)
- Woodworkers (10.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.9%)
Average climate in Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 56.9. This is better than average.
City: | 56.9 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 38.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 38.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 6.54. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.54 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Earthquake activity:
Study Butte-Terlingua-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from Study Butte-Terlingua center
On 8/28/1995 at 10:46:12, a magnitude 6.9 (5.7 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.9 ME, 6.6 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 468.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/21/2010 at 17:53:13, a magnitude 6.7 (6.7 MW, Depth: 8.1 mi) earthquake occurred 470.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 167.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 210.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/2003 at 23:41:32, a magnitude 6.4 (6.4 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 470.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Brewster County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Study Butte-Terlingua:
- Sul Ross State University (about 73 miles; Alpine, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
- Odessa College (about 190 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 3,107)
- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (about 192 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 2,982)
- Midland College (about 207 miles; Midland, TX; FT enrollment: 3,650)
- Southwest Texas Junior College (about 231 miles; Uvalde, TX; FT enrollment: 3,569)
- Angelo State University (about 236 miles; San Angelo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,019)
- El Paso Community College (about 239 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 19,576)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Terlingua Fire and Emergency Medical Service (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Willow Creek (A), Dark Canyon Creek (B), Bens Hole Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
Texas: | 2.7 people |
This place: | 57.7% |
Whole state: | 71.5% |
This place: | 0.0% |
Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This place: | 19.2% |
Whole state: | 15.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Study Butte-Terlingua:
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 1.1%
- Divorced: 20.0%
For population 25 years and over in Study Butte-Terlingua:
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.4 minutes
Here: | 22.5 |
Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Study Butte-Terlingua, TX (based on Brewster County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 1,900 | 2 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,785 | 14 |
Mainline Protestant | 314 | 4 |
Other | 269 | 3 |
Orthodox | 15 | 1 |
None | 4,949 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 6.49 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Brewster County: | 4.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 12.99 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Brewster County: | 8.0% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Brewster County: | 25.0% |
Texas: | 26.6% |
Brewster County: | 13.8% |
Texas: | 15.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Study Butte-Terlingua:
- 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.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
Study Butte-Terlingua fatal accident list:
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 20ft / 6.5mTotal length
- 970Total average daily traffic
- 194Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,360Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
- 67.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 32.5%Electricity
- 59.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.1%Utility gas
- 10.1%Electricity
- 10.1%Wood
- 10.1%Solar energy
Study Butte-Terlingua compared to Texas state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.