Wimberley, Texas

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Population (year 2000): 3,797

Males: 1,791	(47.2%)
Females: 2,006	(52.8%)

Hays County

Median resident age:	45.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78676.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,200 (it was $46,042 in 2000)

Wimberley	$44,200
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $163,100 (it was $141,300 in 2000)

Wimberley	$163,100
Texas:	$106,000

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Races in Wimberley:

White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
Hispanic (6.9%)
Other race (3.0%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (1.3%)

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

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Ancestries: German (22.1%), English (13.7%), Irish (9.3%), United States (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (6.6%), Scottish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 16.1 square miles.

Population density: 235 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wimberley

High school or higher: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.3%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wimberley CDP

Never married: 15.7%
Now married: 64.5%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 12.1%

240 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 2.6% Europe).

This place:	6.3%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Wimberley, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wimberley to the number of sex offenders is 345 to 1.

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

Wimberley:	1.4% ($2,024)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Austin, TX (32.2 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (47.1 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Woodcreek, TX (2.4 miles ), Dripping Springs, TX (13.6 miles ), San Marcos, TX (13.7 miles ), Canyon Lake, TX (13.9 miles ), Mountain City, TX (14.7 miles ), Kyle, TX (15.5 miles ), Bear Creek, TX (17.3 miles ), Hays, TX (17.7 miles ).

Latitude: 30.00 N, Longitude: 98.10 W

100 people in nursing homes
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 512

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

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Educational services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (7%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Wimberley-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Wimberley place center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused $15 million in damages.

On 9/20/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Michael Meeks - College football player (Texas State Bobcats).

Hospitals/medical centers near Wimberley:

CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX)
MCKENNA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEW BRAUNFELS, TX)
TEXAS NEURO REHABILITATION CENTER (about 26 miles; AUSTIN, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wimberley:

AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 33 miles; AUSTIN, TX; ID: AUS)
SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 41 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SAT)
LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 53 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wimberley:

SAN MARCOS MUNI (about 19 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; ID: HYI)
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI (about 21 miles; NEW BRAUNFELS, TX; ID: BAZ)
KESTREL AIRPARK (about 26 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 1T7)

Amtrak station near Wimberley:

14 miles: SAN MARCOS (LBJ DR. & COMAL ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wimberley:

SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)
SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 33 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 43 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,474)

Public high school in Wimberley:

WIMBERLEY High School (Students: 657; Location: 100 CARNEY LN; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 75)

Public elementary/middle schools in Wimberley:

WIMBERLEY Junior High School (Students: 503; Location: 200 TEXAN BLVD; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 83)
BOWEN INT (Students: 409; Location: 14501 RANCH RD 12 N; Grades: 3-5; Our rating: 83)
SCUDDER PRI (Students: 381; Location: 400 GREEN ACRES DR; Grades: EE-2; Our rating: 84)

Private elementary/middle school in Wimberley:

ST STEPHENS SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 6000 F.M. 3237; Grades: PK - 6)

Library in Wimberley:

WIMBERLEY VILLAGE LIBRARY (Operating income: $242,721; Location: 400 FM 2325; 23,533 books; 660 audio materials; 965 video materials; 193 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

southwest texas state university is listed, but name changed to texas state university at san marcos sept 2003

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Notable locations in Wimberley: Winn Ranch (A), Blue Hole Campground (B), Houston Boys Camp (C), John R Dobie House (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Wimberley: The Chapel in the Hills Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Pierce Creek (A), Wilson Creek (B), Cypress Creek (C), Spoke Pile Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Austin Travel & Tours (Tours & Charters; 14500 Ranch Road 12) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotel: Blair House (Ip) (100 West Spoke Hill Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

WIMBERLEY VFW POST 6441 (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-01-2004)

MOUNTAIN VIEW MOTEL (Population served: 34, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wimberley that have no violations reported:

CEDAR OAK MESA WSC (Population served: 645, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	68.3%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.9%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	1.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Wimberley compared to Texas state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Banks with branches in Wimberley (2007 data):

The Ozona National Bank: Wimberley Branch at Ranch Road 12 And River Road, branch established on 1974-03-15; Drive-Thru Facility at Ranch Road 12 And River Road, branch established on 1985-04-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $157.2 mil, Deposits: $136.9 mil, headquarters in Ozona, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
Broadway National Bank: Wimberely Branch at Ranch Rd 12, branch established on 1985-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,754.6 mil, Deposits: $1,500.2 mil, headquarters in San Antonio, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Broadway Bancshares, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Wimberley Branch at 14650 Ranch Road 12, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
The Blanco National Bank: Wimberley Branch at 15451 Ranch Rd 12, branch established on 2002-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $140.6 mil, Deposits: $127.3 mil, headquarters in Blanco, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Blanco National Holdings, Inc.

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$4,428	$53,136	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$4,428	$53,136	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$8,856	$53,136	0	$0

14.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.91%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($366 average AGI)
Hays County: 0.15%
Texas average: 0.20%

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

from Travis County, TX	4.86% ($46,772 average AGI)
from Bexar County, TX	0.70% ($28,641)
from Harris County, TX	0.64% ($64,624)

11.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.94%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($237 average AGI)
Hays County: 0.07%
Texas average: 0.11%

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

to Travis County, TX	4.28% ($34,109 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.70% ($33,413)
to Comal County, TX	0.56% ($43,551)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wimberley:

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.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KTSA (550 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
KLUP (930 AM; 5 kW; TERRELL HILLS, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KONO (860 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KVET (1300 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wimberley:

KEYI-FM (103.5 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
K203CX (88.1 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KVET-FM (98.1 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KASE-FM (100.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAMX (94.7 FM; LULING, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KKMJ-FM (95.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KMFA (89.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC)
KLBJ-FM (93.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KPEZ (102.3 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXXM (96.1 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
K206CF (89.1 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KFMK (105.9 FM; ROUND ROCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUT (90.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN)
KCYY (100.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KXTN-FM (107.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KHFI-FM (96.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KROM (92.9 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KYFS (90.9 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wimberley:

KTDF-LP (Channel 18; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
KTXU-LP (Channel 38; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: GERALD G. BENAVIDES)
KTBC (Channel 7; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KTBC LICENSE, INC.)
KEYE-TV (Channel 42; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
KVUE (Channel 24; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KVUE TELEVISION, INC.)
KLRU (Channel 18; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
KQUX-CA (Channel 11; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP, LLC)
KRRT (Channel 35; KERRVILLE, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
KXAN-TV (Channel 36; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KNVA (Channel 54; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: 54 BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBEJ (Channel 2; FREDERICKSBURG, TX; Owner: CORRIDOR TELEVISION, L.L.P.)
KBVO-CA (Channel 49; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KENS-TV (Channel 5; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
KVDA (Channel 60; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
KABB (Channel 29; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KABB LICENSEE, LLC)
WOAI-TV (Channel 4; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWEX-TV (Channel 41; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KWEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
K34FM (Channel 34; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KSAT-TV (Channel 12; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, SAN ANTONIO, LP)
KXTM-LP (Channel 21; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: HUMBERTO LOPEZ)
KSAA-LP (Channel 28; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KNTA-LP (Channel 62; NEW BRAUNFELS, TX; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARLOS ORTIZ)
K63AY (Channel 63; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KGBS-CA (Channel 65; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION AUSTIN, INC.)

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