Austin County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Manufacturing (15.2%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

Austin County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Austin County, Texas:

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 11,582	(49.1%)
Females: 12,008	(50.9%)

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Austin County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$45,985
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$450
State:	$589

Austin County:	$145,079
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $219,635

Here:	$219,635
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,965

Here:	$120,965
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $71,025

Here:	$71,025
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,501

Here:	$75,501
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,769

Here:	$89,769
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $59,385

Here:	$59,385
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,188

Here:	$22,188
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 77
• Thefts: 133
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 79
• Thefts: 107
• Auto thefts: 18

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Austin County is $477 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $762 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sealy, Bellville, Wallis, San Felipe, Industry, West End.

Neighboring counties: Colorado County , Fayette County , Fort Bend County , Waller County , Washington County , Wharton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Austin County: Gulf (A), Post Oak Point (B), Bellville Yards (C), El Pleasant (D), Rock House (E), Coshatte Agricultural Society Hall (F), Dant (G), Welcome (H), Sachse Public Library (I), Roesler House (J), Witte-Schmid House (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Austin County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Cherry Chapel (B), Saint Paul Church (C), Samuel Chapel (D), Truvine Church (E), Welcome Church (F), Wesley Brethren Church (G), Wesley Church (H), Gilbert Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Washam Cemetery (1), Macedonia Cemetery (2), Wallis Cemetery (3), Allens Cemetery (4), Guardian Angel Cemetery (5), Ueckert Cemetery (6), Travis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wards Lake (A), Nowaks Lake (B), Peters Lake (C), Cannons Lake (D), Arnold Lake (E), Peters Lake (F), Lake Virnau (G), Cook Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Branch (A), Sandy Branch (B), Sawmill Creek (C), Beaty Branch (D), Schweiner Creek (E), Rocky Branch (F), Rocky Creek (G), Ives Creek (H), Shirttail Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Austin County include: Harmonie Park (1), Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.6%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 647
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,720 (33% naturalized citizens)

Austin County:	7.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,273
• One, attached: 133
• Two: 54
• 3 or 4: 283
• 5 to 9: 166
• 10 to 19: 99
• 20 or more: 256
• Mobile homes: 1,917
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Austin County with a mortgage: 1,924 (54 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,098

Here:	47.8% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Austin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/31/1983, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,435 (80%) Carpooled: 1,403 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 170 (2%) Other means: 102 (1%) Worked at home: 430 (4%)

8.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,127 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.14%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.52% relocated from other counties in Texas ($35,453 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($6,673 average AGI)

Austin County:	1.63%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Harris County, TX	2.13% ($54,643 average AGI)
from Fort Bend County, TX	1.02% ($48,713)
from Waller County, TX	0.42% ($27,872)
from Washington County, TX	0.40% ($27,378)
from Colorado County, TX	0.30% ($34,071)
from Wharton County, TX	0.13% ($12,333)
from Brazoria County, TX	0.12% ($17,000)

7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,734 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.68%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.50% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,438 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($5,298 average AGI)

Austin County:	1.18%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Harris County, TX	2.43% ($34,614 average AGI)
to Fort Bend County, TX	0.75% ($42,290)
to Washington County, TX	0.52% ($31,896)
to Waller County, TX	0.47% ($31,581)
to Colorado County, TX	0.38% ($28,400)
to Bexar County, TX	0.14% ($28,231)
to Brazos County, TX	0.12% ($34,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,158 (3,789 aged, 369 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,780 (5,338 male householders, 1,155 female householders)

  5,343 spouses, 7,590 children (6,878 natural, 168 adopted, 544 stepchildren), 462 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 85 parents, 321 other relatives, 312 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,536 (976 male householders (841 living alone)), 1,267 female householders (1,142 living alone)), 293 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 274 (222 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,741 2-persons, 1,387 3-persons, 1,330 4-persons, 641 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,983 1-person, 218 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

82.9% of residents of Austin County speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $503,700,000 ($19523 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $375,912,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,025,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,787,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,174,000
Federal grants: $25,914,000
Federal procurement contracts: $374,535,000 ($371,833,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,264,000 ($1,817,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,442,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,952,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,739,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+73 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

59% of Austin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Austin County:	59.1%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 18146
• Northeast: 470
• Midwest: 1137
• South: 1475
• West: 554

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,100

Here:	4.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	9.6%
Texas:	15.4%

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