Thunderbird Bay, Texas

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Population in 2010: 663.
Males: 327  (49.4%)
Females: 336  (50.6%)
Median resident age:

50.0 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip codes: 76857.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $53,239
Thunderbird Bay:

$53,239
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,692

Thunderbird Bay CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $159,570
Thunderbird Bay:

$159,570
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $167,105; detached houses: $191,286; mobile homes: $162,924
March 2022 cost of living index in Thunderbird Bay: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 15.4%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.1% for two or more races residents)

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Ancestries: German (30.9%), Scotch-Irish (15.0%), Irish (12.5%), American (10.9%), French Canadian (8.4%), English (6.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

11 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.4%
Texas:

17.1%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (56.4 miles , pop. 115,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (114.1 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (144.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

May, TX (2.3 miles ),
Lake Brownwood, TX (2.7 miles ),
Early, TX (3.5 miles ),
Rising Star, TX (3.6 miles ),
Brownwood, TX (3.8 miles ),
Blanket, TX (3.9 miles ),
Bangs, TX (3.9 miles ),
Cross Plains, TX (4.1 miles )

Latitude: 31.91 N, Longitude: 99.02 W

Distribution of median household income in Thunderbird Bay, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Thunderbird Bay, TX in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
Texas:

3.5%

Tornado activity:

Thunderbird Bay-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1976, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Thunderbird Bay place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1976, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the place center .

Earthquake activity:

Thunderbird Bay-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 353% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 128.0 miles away from Thunderbird Bay center
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) earthquake occurred 281.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 282.1 miles away from Thunderbird Bay center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 334.5 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 240.8 miles away from Thunderbird Bay center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 218.0 miles away from Thunderbird Bay center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Brown County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Fires: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Thunderbird Bay:

  • CMS HEALTH CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; EARLY, TX)
  • RISING STAR NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; RISING STAR, TX)
  • MEDSHARES HOSPICE OF CENTRAL TX INC (Hospital, about 14 miles away; BROWNWOOD, TX)
  • PLANTATION NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; BROWNWOOD, TX)
  • VISITING NURSE ASSN HOSPICE (Hospital, about 14 miles away; BROWNWOOD, TX)
  • GIRLING HOSPICE (Hospital, about 15 miles away; BROWNWOOD, TX)
  • BANGS NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; BANGS, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thunderbird Bay:

  • Cisco College (about 35 miles; Cisco, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,687)
  • Tarleton State University (about 52 miles; Stephenville, TX; FT enrollment: 8,882)
  • Abilene Christian University (about 56 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 4,025)
  • Central Texas College (about 90 miles; Killeen, TX; FT enrollment: 15,911)
  • Angelo State University (about 92 miles; San Angelo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,019)
  • Weatherford College (about 92 miles; Weatherford, TX; FT enrollment: 4,080)
  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (about 109 miles; Belton, TX; FT enrollment: 2,885)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: North Lake Brownwood Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rough Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Brown County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.1 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

63.4%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

3.1%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Thunderbird Bay:

Marital status in Thunderbird Bay, TX
  • Never married: 12.0%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 9.5%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 17.8%

For population 25 years and over in Thunderbird Bay:

  • High school or higher: 97.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

5.3
Texas average:

14.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Thunderbird Bay, TX (based on Brown County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant23,60779
Mainline Protestant3,60912
Catholic2,5001
Other4583
Black Protestant371
None7,895-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Brown County:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Here:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36
Brown County:

9.41 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 32
Brown County:

8.36 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Brown County:

9.4%
State:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Brown County:

25.1%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Brown County:

16.2%
Texas:

15.7%

Strongest AM radio stations in Thunderbird Bay:

  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KXYL (1240 AM; 1 kW; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: WATTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBWD (1380 AM; 1 kW; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thunderbird Bay:

  • KOXE (101.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KHPU (91.7 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY)
  • KPSM (99.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: LIVING WORD CHURCH OF BROWNWOOD, INC.)
  • KXYL-FM (96.9 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: WATTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KYOX (94.3 FM; COMANCHE, TX; Owner: 377 BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KBUB (90.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: LIVING WORD CHURCH OF BROWNWOOD, INC)
  • KXCT (102.3 FM; COLEMAN, TX; Owner: WATTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPBE (89.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)

TV broadcast stations around Thunderbird Bay:

  • KIDU-LP (Channel 56; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • K61CV (Channel 61; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K65BC (Channel 65; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KPTC-LP (Channel 48; CISCO, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CING., INC.)
  • K26AP (Channel 26; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 11Number of bridges
  • 115ft / 34.7mTotal length
  • $792,000Total costs
  • 2,018Total average daily traffic
  • 119Total average daily truck traffic
  • 2,764Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
New bridges in Thunderbird Bay, TX - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 41930-1939
  • 11940-1949
  • 21950-1959
  • 21960-1969
  • 11980-1989
  • 11990-1999
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Thunderbird Bay, TX
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Thunderbird Bay, TX
  • 82.3%Electricity
  • 10.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.7%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Thunderbird Bay, TX
  • 60.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 35.9%Electricity
  • 3.5%Utility gas


Thunderbird Bay compared to Texas state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below 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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