West Brazos, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 11,913.

Males: 6,305	(52.9%)
Females: 5,608	(47.1%)

Median resident age:	24.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $36,330 (it was $32,056 in 2000)

West Brazos:	$36,330
Texas:	$48,259

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,678

West Brazos CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $120,414 (it was $73,600 in 2000)

West Brazos:	$120,414
Texas:	$125,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $130,112; Detached houses: $165,710; Townhouses or other attached units: $25,635; In 2-unit structures: $139,160; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $40,283; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $40,283; Mobile homes: $50,672

West Brazos, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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White alone - 6,740 (63.1%)
Hispanic - 2,059 (19.3%)
Black alone - 1,559 (14.6%)
Asian alone - 170 (1.6%)
Two or more races - 120 (1.1%)
American Indian alone - 16 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 11 (0.1%)
Other race alone - 5 (0.05%)

Races in West Brazos detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in West Brazos: 89.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3310 feet

Land area: 92.2 square miles.

Population density: 129 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Brazos:

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.0%
Unemployed: 2.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Brazos CCD:

Never married: 35.6%
Now married: 53.9%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 8.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Texas:	13.9%

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

West Brazos CCD:	2.5% ($1,804)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bryan, TX (4.3 miles , pop. 65,660).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Harris, TX (68.6 miles , pop. 405,444).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (88.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Bryan, TX (2.1 miles ), College Station, TX (2.9 miles ), Northeast Brazos, TX (3.2 miles ), Wixon Valley, TX (3.2 miles ), Cooks Point, TX (3.3 miles ), Snook, TX (3.4 miles ), Old River, TX (3.5 miles ), South Brazos, TX (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 30.65 N, Longitude: 96.44 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 979

West Brazos household income distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	6.2%
Texas:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Educational services (19%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Educational services (29%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Work and jobs in West Brazos: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in West Brazos, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

West Brazos, Texas average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

West Brazos-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 93% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1956, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the West Brazos place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1959, a category F3 tornado 12.5 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Brazos County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Fires: 3, Storms: 2, Flood: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near West Brazos:

COLLEGE STATION MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; COLLEGE STATION, TX)
"PHYSICIANS CENTRE,THE" (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; BRYAN, TX)
ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; BRYAN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Brazos:

Texas A & M University (about 7 miles; College Station, TX; Full-time enrollment: 43,338)
Blinn College (about 35 miles; Brenham, TX; FT enrollment: 15,363)
Prairie View A & M University (about 48 miles; Prairie View, TX; FT enrollment: 6,665)
Sam Houston State University (about 54 miles; Huntsville, TX; FT enrollment: 12,789)
Temple College (about 62 miles; Temple, TX; FT enrollment: 2,250)
Lone Star College System (about 66 miles; The Woodlands, TX; FT enrollment: 16,440)
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (about 68 miles; Belton, TX; FT enrollment: 2,379)

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Notable locations in West Brazos: Law (A), Brazos County Precinct 4 Fire Department Station 2 (B), Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in West Brazos include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Progressive Church (B), Clayton Church (C), Saint Mark Church (D), Mount Tiver Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Salem Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Red Hill Cemetery (1), Canaan Cemetery (2), Henry Cemetery (3), Goodson Cemetery (4), Gilmore Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mooring Slough (A), Lake Mary (B), Linda Lake (C), Dobrovolny Lake (D), Leisure Lake (E), Bryan Utilities Lake (F), Smith Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Still Creek (A), Little Brazos River (B), Thompsons Branch (C), Thompsons Creek (D), Elm Creek (E), Turkey Creek (F), Cottonwood Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in West Brazos: Steele-Milburn Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Brazos 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:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	34.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	20.8%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	11.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Brazos, TX

People in group quarters in West Brazos:

539 people in halfway houses
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

West Brazos compared to Texas state average:

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

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (63%)
Utility gas (21%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Brazos County Texas:

2008 Presidential Election results in Brazos County Texas:

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Religion statistics for West Brazos (based on Brazos County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.60%

Here		50.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	48.5%	20.1%	9.3%	3.5%	3.2%
Congregations	5.6%	23.4%	12.1%	8.4%	0.9%

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	2.3%	1.9%	1.9%	1.4%	7.8%
Congregations	6.5%	1.9%	2.8%	1.9%	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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 21

Brazos County:	1.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Here:	0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 22

This county:	1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 70

Brazos County:	4.10 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 109

This county:	6.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Brazos County:	7.4%
Texas:	8.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Brazos County:	26.4%
State:	26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	15.7%
State:	15.7%

12.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,778 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.04%
Texas average:	8.37%

1.35% of residents moved from foreign countries ($926 average AGI)
Brazos County:
1.35%
Texas average:
0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Harris County, TX	1.16% ($36,167 average AGI)
from Robertson County, TX	0.40% ($26,876)
from Burleson County, TX	0.39% ($27,885)

11.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.77%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($385 average AGI)
Brazos County:
0.20%
Texas average:
0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Harris County, TX	1.76% ($35,667 average AGI)
to Travis County, TX	0.63% ($30,249)
to Dallas County, TX	0.58% ($30,115)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Brazos:

KZNE (1150 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
WTAW (1620 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
KAGC (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BRYAN, TX; Owner: DIVCON ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KTAM (1240 AM; 0 kW; BRYAN, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KWBC (1550 AM; 5 kW; NAVASOTA, TX)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Brazos:

KEOS (89.1 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRAZOS EDUCATIONAL RADIO)
KORA-FM (98.3 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KLTR (107.3 FM; CALDWELL, TX; Owner: ROY E. HENDERSON)
KNDE (95.1 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
KNFX-FM (99.5 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KAMU-FM (90.9 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY)
K227AI (93.3 FM; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
KKYS (104.7 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KVJM (103.1 FM; HEARNE, TX; Owner: EQUAL ACCESS MEDIA, INC.)
K265DH (100.9 FM; BRYAN, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KXCS (103.9 FM; CAMERON, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KMBV (92.5 FM; NAVASOTA, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KAGG (96.1 FM; MADISONVILLE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTTX (106.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: TOM S. WHITEHEAD, INC.)
KULF (94.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around West Brazos:

KYLE (Channel 28; BRYAN, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF BRYAN LICENSE CORP.)
KMAY-LP (Channel 23; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
K28AK (Channel 28; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRHD-LP (Channel 34; BRYAN, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSCM-LP (Channel 12; BRYAN, TX; Owner: R.D. HARRIS)
K47ED (Channel 47; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KAMU-TV (Channel 15; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY)
KBTX-TV (Channel 3; BRYAN, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)

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