Races in Bee County, Texas:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,316 ($28,392 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $437 (lower quartile is $294, upper quartile is $541)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $71,840 (it was $48,300 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,018 - $111,427

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $139,357

Here:	$139,357
State:	$177,060

In 2-unit structures: $1,809

Here:	$1,809
State:	$137,980

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $23,456

Here:	$23,456
State:	$142,391

Mobile homes: $68,136

Here:	$68,136
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $11,771

Here:	$11,771
State:	$34,447

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,087
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $265

Institutionalized population: 7,384

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 67
• Thefts: 121
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 106
• Auto thefts: 18

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,176 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $633 (1.1%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.2%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.3% for Black residents, 25.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 28.5% for other race residents, 4.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 35 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 38 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 28 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

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

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bee County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $650 a month.

Cities in this county include: Beeville, Skidmore, Blue Berry Hill, Pettus, Tynan, Tuleta, Pawnee, Normanna, Tulsita.

Bee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bee County: Beeville Country Club (A), San Domingo Ranch (B), The Devil Tree (C), Blanconia Volunteer Fire Department (D), Papalote Volunteer Fire Department (E), Skidmore Historical Society Museum (F), South Texas Childrens Home (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Bee County: Friendship Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Wernli Cemetery (1), Pawnee Cemetery (2), Beeville Memorial Park (3), Campo Santo Cemetery (4), Cementerio Evangelico (5), Old Papalote Cemetery (6), Mineral Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Corrigan Hole (A), Dougherty Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Talpacate Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Silver Creek (C), Salt Branch (D), Ratta Creek (E), Poesta Creek (F), Parker Hollow Creek (G), Neddy Creek (H), Murphy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Bee County: Reyes Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Goliad County , Karnes County , Live Oak County , Refugio County , San Patricio County .

Current college students: 1,373
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 633 (54% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,735
• One, attached: 179
• Two: 313
• 3 or 4: 464
• 5 to 9: 275
• 10 to 19: 149
• 20 or more: 262
• Mobile homes: 1,520
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Bee County with a mortgage: 1,974 (17 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,322

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.63%

Here		42.6%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 13,795
Total congregations: 48

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Churches of Christ
Adherents	6,886 (49.9%)	3,819 (27.7%)	810 (5.9%)	406 (2.9%)	357 (2.6%)
Congregations	8 (16.7%)	18 (37.5%)	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Pentecostal Church of God	LDS (Mormon) Church	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	316 (2.3%)	268 (1.9%)	267 (1.9%)	206 (1.5%)	460 (3.3%)
Congregations	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	9 (18.8%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Bee County - Beeville, Skidmore, Blue Berry Hill, Pettus, Tynan

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bee County:

Average size of farms: 588 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,484
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $109.32
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,885
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,485
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.80
Corn for grain: 21641 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 995 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 10082 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 790 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 80 acres

Tornado activity:

Bee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/23/1994, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Bee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 35.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/20/1991 at 23:38:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 38.7 miles away from Bee County center
On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared (EM-3313): June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 7, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3294): September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 7, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3290): August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 5, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3277): August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 3, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1709): June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1606): September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3261): September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Claudette, Incident Period: July 15, 2003 to July 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1479): July 17, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1479, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Bee County (15) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Floods: 2, Fires: 2, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,384.

7.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,503 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.15% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,611 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($5,892 average AGI)

Bee County:	1.14%
Texas average:	3.06%

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

7.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,875 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.30% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,172 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($4,703 average AGI)

Bee County:	1.40%
Texas average:	2.17%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,581 (2,994 aged, 587 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.03
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10545.91
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 190.640
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44168.73

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1177.260
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 714.870
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.08

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28.86
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 63.88

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.08

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 141.3. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,362

• In family households: 21,166 (4,231 male householders, 2,115 female householders)

  4,343 spouses, 7,720 children (6,973 natural, 163 adopted, 584 stepchildren), 1,055 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 208 parents, 376 other relatives, 681 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,196 (1,267 male householders (1,038 living alone)), 1,429 female householders (1,257 living alone)), 500 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 7,499 (7,384 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,502 2-persons, 1,392 3-persons, 1,217 4-persons, 684 5-persons, 321 6-persons, 230 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,295 1-person, 344 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

57.7% of residents of Bee County speak English at home.
41.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $162,367,000 ($4913 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,186,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,101,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,910,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,463,000
Federal grants: $48,764,000
Federal procurement contracts: $684,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,446,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $916,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,813,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,012,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,924

Deaths: 1,120

Net international migration: +35

Net internal migration: -276

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

44% of Bee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 27141
• Northeast: 300
• Midwest: 626
• South: 2722
• West: 763

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 256

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 135

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,062
• Number of aged recipients: 194
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 868
• Number of recipients under 18: 193
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 541
• Number of recipients older than 64: 328
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 457
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 402

Most common first names in Bee County, TX among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	103	78.9 years
Maria	97	76.3 years
James	95	70.2 years
John	92	75.8 years
William	87	73.2 years
Jose	75	74.5 years
Robert	67	72.9 years
Juan	58	70.1 years
Joe	56	71.1 years
Manuel	54	73.3 years

Most common last names in Bee County, TX among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Garcia	160	75.5 years
Garza	94	73.3 years
Martinez	84	72.2 years
Gonzales	79	69.9 years
Rodriguez	78	71.9 years
Perez	68	71.8 years
Moreno	47	69.3 years
Hernandez	43	69.1 years
Ramirez	37	74.2 years
Salazar	37	73.4 years

Businesses in Bee County, TX
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Lane Furniture	1
AutoZone	1		Little Caesars Pizza	1
Best Western	1		McDonald's	2
Church's Chicken	1		Motel 6	1
ColorTyme	1		Nike	2
Cricket Wireless	2		Payless	1
Curves	1		Pizza Hut	1
Dairy Queen	3		RadioShack	1
FedEx	2		SONIC Drive-In	1
GNC	1		Sears	1
H&R Block	1		U-Haul	2
Holiday Inn	1		UPS	2
Jones New York	1		Walgreens	1
KFC	1		Walmart	1

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