Bee County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Public administration (17.7%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Bee County, Texas:

Median resident age:	31.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 19,330	(59.7%)
Females: 13,029	(40.3%)

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Bee County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$33,811
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$407
State:	$589

Bee County:	$79,000
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $108,062

Here:	$108,062
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $83,060

Here:	$83,060
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $33,119

Here:	$33,119
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,725

Here:	$87,725
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $43,339

Here:	$43,339
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $43,129

Here:	$43,129
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,333

Here:	$10,333
State:	$34,447

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

This county:	24.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

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.

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

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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), South Texas Childrens Home (D), Skidmore Historical Society Museum (E). 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), Waldheim Cemetery (2), Cementerio Evangelico (3), Pettus Cemetery (4), Pawnee Cemetery (5), Papalote Cemetery (6), Colony 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: Silver Creek (A), Neddy Creek (B), Aransas Creek (C), Murphy Creek (D), Salt Branch (E), Mucorrera Creek (F), Dry Creek (G), Spring Creek (H), Talpacate Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Bee County: Reyes Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.6%
Texas:	6.9%

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)

Bee County:	2.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Here:	45.9% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Bee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.7 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.

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 Bee 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)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,304 (75%) Carpooled: 1,689 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Subway or elevated: 17 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 186 (2%) Other means: 166 (2%) Worked at home: 320 (3%)

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

Here:	7.29%
Texas average:	8.37%

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%

from Nueces County, TX	1.03% ($33,375 average AGI)
from San Patricio County, TX	0.63% ($42,429)
from Live Oak County, TX	0.35% ($22,815)
from Karnes County, TX	0.31% ($16,042)
from Bexar County, TX	0.30% ($21,478)
from Jim Wells County, TX	0.30% ($26,696)
from Harris County, TX	0.30% ($28,391)

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

Here:	7.70%
Texas average:	7.44%

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%

to Nueces County, TX	1.07% ($22,289 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.82% ($20,250)
to San Patricio County, TX	0.53% ($27,317)
to Harris County, TX	0.36% ($29,000)
to Victoria County, TX	0.36% ($32,000)
to Live Oak County, TX	0.27% ($47,238)
to Karnes County, TX	0.26% ($18,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,982 (5,011 male householders, 1,615 female householders)

  4,868 spouses, 8,518 children (7,694 natural, 198 adopted, 626 stepchildren), 680 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 115 parents, 366 other relatives, 595 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,831 (1,139 male householders (945 living alone)), 1,306 female householders (1,197 living alone)), 386 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 7,546 (7,322 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,454 2-persons, 1,595 3-persons, 1,328 4-persons, 767 5-persons, 353 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,142 1-person, 245 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 10 5-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

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

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.

Bee County:	44.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

Here:	7.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	7.1%
Texas:	15.4%

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