County population in 2012: 9,316 (65% urban, 35% rural); it was 8,866 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,068 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,485 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,180 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,654 (it was 1,489 in 2000)
% of renters here:
41%
State:
36%
Land area: 6193 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Brewster County: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (16.8%), Retail trade (12.1%), Construction (12.0%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,129 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $945 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.6%
(13.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 23.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 72.3% for American Indian residents, 13.3% for other race residents, 5.5% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 41 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 42 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 38 years old, Asian residents: 28 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32 years old, Other race residents: 32 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
18.2%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
8.0%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brewster County is $368 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Brewster County: Chambers Camp (A), Cottonwood Campground (B), Emerson Ranch (C), Espanol House (D), Flat Windmills (E), Jewels Camp (F), La Clocha (G), Leoncita Ranch (H), Saint Helena Canyon Junction (I), Merriweather Ranch (J), Mule Ear Overlook (K), Nichols Ranch (L), O 2 Ranch (M), Old Word Ranch (N), Post Ranch (O), Plank House (P), Reed Camp (Q), Robbers Roost (R), San Vicente (S), Santa Elena Canyon Lookout (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Tinaja Lujan (A), Bull Waterhole (B), Lowes Tinaja (C), Dead Horse Hole (D), Cheosa Waterhole (E), Paynes Waterhole (F), Carlota Tinaja (G), Wood Hollow Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blue Creek (A), Black Creek (B), Stillwell Creek (C), Star Creek (D), Bird Creek (E), South Fork Alamo de Cesanio Creek (F), Alpine Creek (G), Rough Run (H), Rough Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Brewster County include: New Town Park (1), Big Bend National Park (2), Fort Pena Colorado Park (3), Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area (4), Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,330 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 615 (29% naturalized citizens)
Brewster County:
6.9%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 198
1990 to 1994: 83
1985 to 1989: 52
1980 to 1984: 118
1975 to 1979: 62
1970 to 1974: 20
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 71
Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,710
One, attached: 54
Two: 182
3 or 4: 119
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 55
20 or more: 321
Mobile homes: 1,050
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80
Housing units in Brewster County with a mortgage: 502 (37 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 874
Here:
36.5% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.00%
Here
57.0%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 5,054 Total congregations: 21
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
2,538 (50.2%)
1,371 (27.1%)
431 (8.5%)
140 (2.8%)
133 (2.6%)
Congregations
3 (14.3%)
6 (28.6%)
2 (9.5%)
2 (9.5%)
1 (4.8%)
Name
LDS (Mormon) Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church
Other
Adherents
119 (2.4%)
108 (2.1%)
70 (1.4%)
58 (1.1%)
86 (1.7%)
Congregations
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
2 (9.5%)
1 (4.8%)
2 (9.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 12320 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38,293 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.51% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.35% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53,459 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,414 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.09% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.77 Vegetables: 8 harvested acres Land in orchards: 61 acres
Tornado activity:
Brewster County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 25.0 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/11/1954, a tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Brewster County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 19.8 miles away from the county center On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 19.7 miles away from the county center On 4/15/1998 at 10:33:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 14.7 miles away from the county center On 11/12/1995 at 17:45:59, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from Brewster County center On 6/1/1995 at 01:06:15, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from the county center On 4/14/1995 at 02:19:38, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Gage Holland Fire, Incident Period: May 8, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 8, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2906, Natural disaster type: Fire
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 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 Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Brewster County (6) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (76%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Canada (4%)
Other Western Asia (3%)
Laos (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Argentina (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brewster County (%):
English (10%)
German (10%)
United States or American (9%)
Irish (7%)
Scottish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Dutch (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,744 (68%)
Carpooled: 636 (16%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 93 (2%)
Walked: 299 (7%)
Other means: 43 (1%)
Worked at home: 186 (5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Brewster County, Texas in 2000:
325 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
34 people in nursing homes
People in group quarters in Brewster County, Texas in 2010:
36 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
33 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
4 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
2 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,576.
11.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,827 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.54%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.04% relocated from other counties in Texas ($18,419 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($27,408 average AGI)
Brewster County:
3.50%
Texas average:
3.06%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
12.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,507 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
12.00%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.78% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,393 average AGI)
3.22% relocated to other states ($10,114 average AGI)
Brewster County:
3.22%
Texas average:
2.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1
Births per 1000 population in Brewster County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Brewster County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Brewster County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,402 (1,264 aged, 138 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.84 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16074.14 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 379.360 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45588.55
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1376.800 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 958.260 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 33.04
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.49 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 132.170
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.01
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,157
In family households: 6,893 (1,640 male householders, 689 female householders)
1,767 spouses, 2,193 children (2,021 natural, 68 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 89 other relatives, 155 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,264 (992 male householders (801 living alone)), 886 female householders (754 living alone)), 386 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 75 (69 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,211 2-persons, 483 3-persons, 356 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
57.3% of residents of Brewster County speak English at home.
41.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,885,000 ($6816 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,047,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,364,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,482,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $336,000 Federal grants: $13,051,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,726,000 ($640,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $10,925,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $118,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,773,000 Federal Government insurance: $18,695,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 652
Here:
72 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 391
Here:
43 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +181
Here:
+20 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -211
Here:
-23 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Brewster County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.92 millions of gallons per day (89% from ground, 11% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.2
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.9
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 44
2000 to 2004: 336
1990 to 1999: 794
1980 to 1989: 658
1970 to 1979: 756
1960 to 1969: 431
1950 to 1959: 482
1940 to 1949: 509
1939 or earlier: 859
Rooms in houses/apartments in Brewster County, Texas
51% of Brewster County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Texas.
Brewster County:
51.0%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6344
Northeast: 175
Midwest: 540
South: 471
West: 655
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Brewster County
41.0 years
33.0 years
(47.8%)
(52.2%)
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