Chambers County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,780
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,637
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,762 (it was 1,502 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 599 sq. mi.
Water area: 272.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 81 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (17.5%), Manufacturing (16.2%), Construction (14.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 29,81962.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 12,27225.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,3787.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,5503.2%Two or more races
- 7011.5%Asian alone
- 430.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 35.8 years |
Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
Males: 24,926 | (51.6%) |
Females: 23,375 | (48.4%) |
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Chambers County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $105,011 ($47,964 in 1999)
This county: | $105,011 |
Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,174 (lower quartile is $808, upper quartile is $1,601)
This county: | $1174 |
State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $323,074 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
Chambers: | $323,074 |
Texas: | $275,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,096Detached houses: $327,559
Here: $327,559 State: $369,058 Townhouses or other attached units: $278,107
Here: $278,107 State: $327,631 Mobile homes: $98,772
Here: $98,772 State: $124,413 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,969
Here: $13,969 State: $73,921
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $589
Institutionalized population: 229
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 16
- Robberies: 9
- Assaults: 93
- Burglaries: 116
- Thefts: 413
- Auto thefts: 85
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 12
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 97
- Burglaries: 101
- Thefts: 407
- Auto thefts: 68
Health of residents in Chambers County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.68.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
37.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
51.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 745 buildings, average cost: $224,400
- 2021: 1052 buildings, average cost: $168,300
- 2020: 932 buildings, average cost: $87,300
- 2019: 792 buildings, average cost: $184,000
- 2018: 593 buildings, average cost: $164,200
- 2017: 526 buildings, average cost: $205,400
- 2016: 295 buildings, average cost: $198,900
- 2015: 317 buildings, average cost: $202,500
- 2014: 377 buildings, average cost: $198,300
- 2013: 314 buildings, average cost: $196,300
- 2012: 293 buildings, average cost: $181,800
- 2011: 216 buildings, average cost: $170,600
- 2010: 226 buildings, average cost: $172,100
- 2009: 257 buildings, average cost: $176,900
- 2008: 316 buildings, average cost: $170,800
- 2007: 457 buildings, average cost: $166,200
- 2006: 368 buildings, average cost: $161,000
- 2005: 517 buildings, average cost: $140,400
- 2004: 571 buildings, average cost: $133,000
- 2003: 417 buildings, average cost: $128,600
- 2002: 270 buildings, average cost: $119,500
- 2001: 326 buildings, average cost: $84,000
- 2000: 309 buildings, average cost: $93,200
- 1999: 213 buildings, average cost: $87,200
- 1998: 171 buildings, average cost: $108,900
- 1997: 128 buildings, average cost: $102,900
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,013 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,845 (0.7%)
Chambers County: | 13.7% |
Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 35.8 years old
(Males: 35.5 years old, Females: 35.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.5 years old, Black residents: 44.1 years old, American Indian residents: 46.9 years old, Asian residents: 60.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.9 years old, Other race residents: 24.9 years old)
Area name: Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chambers County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $743 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $990 a month.
Cities in this county include: Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Beach City, Stowell, Old River-Winfree, Oak Island, Cove.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chambers County: Weinert Ranch (A), Edwards Public Library (B), Copperas Cove Public Library (C), The Childrens Museum in New Braunfels (D), A M and Alma Fiedler Memorial Museum (E), Sand Hills Volunteer Fire Department (F), County Line Fire Department (G), New Berlin Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (H), Akin Ambulance (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chambers County include: Saint James Church (A), Santa Clara Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Sweet Canaan Church (D), York Creek Church (E), Zion Hill Church (F), Canaan View Church (G), Capote Church (H), Elm Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Achterburg Cemetery (1), Lone Oak Cemetery (2), Appling Cemetery (3), Crayton Cemetery (4), Boecker Cemetery (5), Brenner Cemetery (6), Zion Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Carter Lake (A), Dietz Lake (B), Salt Lake (C), Lake Placid (D), Meadow Lake (E), Lake Dunlap (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Creek (A), Tidwell Creek (B), Sawlog Creek (C), Saul Creek (D), Salt Creek (E), Rocky Creek (F), Red Branch (G), Randolph Creek (H), Polecat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Chambers County include: Nolte Island Recreation Area (1), Silva Park (2), Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cameron Parish, Louisiana , Franklin County, Florida , Lafayette Parish, Louisiana , Marion County, Florida , St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana , Fort Bend County .
Here: | 5.0% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 942
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,902 (43.5% naturalized citizens)
Chambers County: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 8182010 or later
- 1,0232000 to 2009
- 7191990 to 1999
- 2841980 to 1989
- 2021970 to 1979
- 127Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 14,448
- One, attached: 161
- Two: 45
- 3 or 4: 145
- 5 to 9: 197
- 10 to 19: 135
- 20 to 49: 76
- 50 or more: 104
- Mobile homes: 2,519
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32
Housing units in Chambers County with a mortgage: 8,368 (182 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 132 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91
Here: | 8.1% with mortgage |
State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Chambers County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 4,405 | 28 |
Catholic | 3,926 | 3 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,169 | 9 |
Other | 3 | 2 |
Black Protestant | - | 1 |
None | 24,593 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Chambers County: | 3.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Chambers County: | 6.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Chambers County: | 9.4% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Chambers County: | 28.3% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 14.0% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Chambers County:
Average size of farms: 451 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21,924
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $160.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.03%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22,425
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.42%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,509
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.47
Corn for grain: 1722 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 150 acres
Tornado activity:
Chambers County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 3454382.9 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/1/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Chambers County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 151.5 miles away from Chambers County center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 214.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 150.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 153.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 146.5 miles away from Chambers County center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 217.8 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Tropical Storm Imeda, Incident Period: September 17, 2019 - September 23, 2019, FEMA Id: 4466, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 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: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Chambers County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Fire: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,874 (77.5%)
- Carpooled: 2,275 (11.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 114 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 62 (0.3%)
- Walked: 325 (1.6%)
- Worked at home: 1,390 (6.8%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care and social assistance (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Management occupations (18%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Mexico (71%)
- Honduras (7%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Sri Lanka (3%)
- India (2%)
- Laos (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- American (13%)
- German (10%)
- English (10%)
- Irish (7%)
- French (except Basque) (3%)
- Italian (2%)
- Cajun (2%)
100 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in Chambers County, Texas in 2000:
- 116 people in nursing homes
- 105 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
12.21% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,062 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 12.21% |
Texas average: | 8.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10.52% relocated from other counties in Texas ($55,632 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($8,430 average AGI)
Chambers County: 1.68% Texas average: 2.83%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Harris County, TX | 6.62% ($63,530 average AGI) |
from Liberty County, TX | 0.73% ($58,597) |
from Jefferson County, TX | 0.70% ($66,694) |
from Galveston County, TX | 0.38% ($59,471) |
from Brazoria County, TX | 0.24% ($89,738) |
from Montgomery County, TX | 0.21% ($84,368) |
from Hardin County, TX | 0.12% ($82,273) |
8.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($72,886 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.58% |
Texas average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.45% relocated to other counties in Texas ($62,044 average AGI)
1.13% relocated to other states ($10,842 average AGI)
Chambers County: 1.13% Texas average: 2.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Harris County, TX | 3.62% ($59,696 average AGI) |
to Liberty County, TX | 0.77% ($72,129) |
to Jefferson County, TX | 0.52% ($63,739) |
to Galveston County, TX | 0.28% ($87,745) |
to Montgomery County, TX | 0.23% ($79,718) |
to Brazoria County, TX | 0.15% ($62,462) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,322 (2,681 aged, 641 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,486 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Chambers County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (351)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (308)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (307)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (248)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (74)
- Unspecified dementia (54)
- Congestive heart failure (43)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (38)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,082
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 138
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,205
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,239
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 686
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 8
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 63
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 48,301- Male householders: 9,332 (1,823 living alone), Female householders: 7,293 (1,022 living alone)
10,331 spouses (10,311 opposite-sex spouses), 1,389 unmarried partners, (1,389 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,997 children (14,696 natural, 126 adopted, 1,175 stepchildren), 1,313 grandchildren, 578 brothers or sisters, 326 parents, 0 foster children, 451 other relatives, 1,066 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 250
Size of family households: 4,737 2-persons, 3,168 3-persons, 3,078 4-persons, 1,364 5-persons, 481 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,846 1-person, 517 2-persons, 199 3-persons.
8,318 married couples with children.
3,587 single-parent households (1,146 men, 2,441 women).
79.3% of residents of Chambers speak English at home.
18.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $154,061,000 ($5,458 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,365,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,737,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,277,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,569,000
Federal grants: $33,584,000
Federal procurement contracts: $42,552,000 ($41,390,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,343,000 ($127,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $81,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,898,000
Federal Government insurance: $275,652,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,660Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,036
Here: | 36 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +303
Here: | +11 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,491
Here: | +52 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.53 millions of gallons per day (67% from ground, 33% from surface)
Here: | 7.0 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Chambers County, Texas
- 4202020 or later
- 4,4972010 to 2019
- 5,1812000 to 2009
- 2,3691990 to 1999
- 1,7821980 to 1989
- 1,4661970 to 1979
- 9221960 to 1969
- 6871950 to 1959
- 2311940 to 1949
- 3971939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chambers County, Texas
- 11 room
- 692 rooms
- 3013 rooms
- 9354 rooms
- 2,1535 rooms
- 2,4146 rooms
- 2,1827 rooms
- 2,6188 rooms
- 3,2719+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambers County, Texas
- 581 room
- 1192 rooms
- 5033 rooms
- 6604 rooms
- 6075 rooms
- 2156 rooms
- 2297 rooms
- 788 rooms
- 1989+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chambers County, Texas
- 1no bedroom
- 1041 bedroom
- 1,2182 bedrooms
- 6,1893 bedrooms
- 5,4384 bedrooms
- 1,0045+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambers County, Texas
- 58no bedroom
- 5371 bedroom
- 7792 bedrooms
- 1,0313 bedrooms
- 2694 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chambers County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 390no vehicle
- 2,2921 vehicle
- 6,1512 vehicles
- 3,4873 vehicles
- 9994 vehicles
- 5985+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chambers County in renter-occupied apartments
- 58no vehicle
- 1,1441 vehicle
- 1,0802 vehicles
- 3803 vehicles
- 54 vehicles
- 155+ vehicles
87.0% of Chambers County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.
Chambers County: | 87.0% |
State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34,483
- Other state: 9,112
- Northeast: 315
- Midwest: 1,960
- South: 5,385
- West: 1,393
- 55.9%Electricity
- 38.8%Utility gas
- 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.1%Wood
- 89.7%Electricity
- 7.9%Utility gas
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 3.9% |
Texas: | 8.8% |
Here: | 1.3% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Here: | 20.4% |
Texas: | 16.2% |
Chambers County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,736,000
Cash and Securities: $20,435,000
- Charges - Other: $3,469,000
Other: $1,874,000
Parks and Recreation: $515,000
Parks and Recreation: $501,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Air Transportation: $170,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,414,000
Regular Highways: $4,605,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,724,000
Health - Other: $1,150,000
Health - Other: $1,087,000
Solid Waste Management: $706,000
Air Transportation: $525,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Air Transportation: $150,000
Central Staff Services: $57,000
Police Protection: $49,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,828,000
General - Other: $14,052,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,922,000
Police Protection: $12,916,000
General - Other: $11,556,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000,000
Police Protection: $8,605,000
Regular Highways: $8,543,000
Regular Highways: $7,711,000
Health - Other: $6,559,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,827,000
Health - Other: $5,098,000
Financial Administration: $4,461,000
Financial Administration: $2,962,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,550,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,421,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,305,000
Central Staff Services: $2,131,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,103,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,839,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,823,000
Central Staff Services: $1,610,000
General Public Buildings: $1,472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,304,000
Libraries: $1,190,000
Corrections - Other: $1,098,000
General Public Buildings: $1,091,000
Libraries: $1,010,000
Housing and Community Development: $951,000
Corrections - Other: $889,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $733,000
Natural Resources - Other: $270,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $244,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $10,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,444,000
Interest on Debt: $1,030,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,256,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,865,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,261,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,572,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,060,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,578,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,351,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,950,000
Interest Earnings: $1,718,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,311,000
Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
Sale of Property: $643,000
Royalties: $409,000
Interest Earnings: $363,000
Rents: $38,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,279,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,930,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Central Staff Services: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,409,000
Solid Waste Management: $793,000
Health - Other: $586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $42,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,605,000
Cash and Securities: $41,809,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,734,000
Cash and Securities: $1,607,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,922,000
Public Welfare: $8,919,000
Other: $7,854,000
Other: $6,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,001,000
Health and Hospitals: $302,000
Health and Hospitals: $246,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $68,000
Highways: $22,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $56,887,000
Property: $43,814,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,737,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,580,000
Motor Vehicle License: $769,000
Motor Vehicle License: $686,000
Other Selective Sales: $624,000
Other Selective Sales: $553,000
Chambers County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,736,000
Cash and Securities: $20,435,000
- Charges - Other: $3,469,000
Other: $1,874,000
Parks and Recreation: $515,000
Parks and Recreation: $501,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Air Transportation: $170,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,414,000
Regular Highways: $4,605,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,724,000
Health - Other: $1,150,000
Health - Other: $1,087,000
Solid Waste Management: $706,000
Air Transportation: $525,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Air Transportation: $150,000
Central Staff Services: $57,000
Police Protection: $49,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,828,000
General - Other: $14,052,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,922,000
Police Protection: $12,916,000
General - Other: $11,556,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000,000
Police Protection: $8,605,000
Regular Highways: $8,543,000
Regular Highways: $7,711,000
Health - Other: $6,559,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,827,000
Health - Other: $5,098,000
Financial Administration: $4,461,000
Financial Administration: $2,962,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,550,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,421,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,305,000
Central Staff Services: $2,131,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,103,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,839,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,823,000
Central Staff Services: $1,610,000
General Public Buildings: $1,472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,304,000
Libraries: $1,190,000
Corrections - Other: $1,098,000
General Public Buildings: $1,091,000
Libraries: $1,010,000
Housing and Community Development: $951,000
Corrections - Other: $889,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $733,000
Natural Resources - Other: $270,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $244,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $10,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,444,000
Interest on Debt: $1,030,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,256,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,865,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,261,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,572,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,060,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,578,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,351,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,950,000
Interest Earnings: $1,718,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,311,000
Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
Sale of Property: $643,000
Royalties: $409,000
Interest Earnings: $363,000
Rents: $38,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,279,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,930,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Central Staff Services: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,409,000
Solid Waste Management: $793,000
Health - Other: $586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $42,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,605,000
Cash and Securities: $41,809,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,734,000
Cash and Securities: $1,607,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,922,000
Public Welfare: $8,919,000
Other: $7,854,000
Other: $6,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,001,000
Health and Hospitals: $302,000
Health and Hospitals: $246,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $68,000
Highways: $22,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $56,887,000
Property: $43,814,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,737,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,580,000
Motor Vehicle License: $769,000
Motor Vehicle License: $686,000
Other Selective Sales: $624,000
Other Selective Sales: $553,000
Chambers County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,736,000
Cash and Securities: $20,435,000
- Charges - Other: $3,469,000
Other: $1,874,000
Parks and Recreation: $515,000
Parks and Recreation: $501,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Air Transportation: $170,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,414,000
Regular Highways: $4,605,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,724,000
Health - Other: $1,150,000
Health - Other: $1,087,000
Solid Waste Management: $706,000
Air Transportation: $525,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Air Transportation: $150,000
Central Staff Services: $57,000
Police Protection: $49,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,828,000
General - Other: $14,052,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,922,000
Police Protection: $12,916,000
General - Other: $11,556,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000,000
Police Protection: $8,605,000
Regular Highways: $8,543,000
Regular Highways: $7,711,000
Health - Other: $6,559,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,827,000
Health - Other: $5,098,000
Financial Administration: $4,461,000
Financial Administration: $2,962,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,550,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,421,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,305,000
Central Staff Services: $2,131,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,103,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,839,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,823,000
Central Staff Services: $1,610,000
General Public Buildings: $1,472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,304,000
Libraries: $1,190,000
Corrections - Other: $1,098,000
General Public Buildings: $1,091,000
Libraries: $1,010,000
Housing and Community Development: $951,000
Corrections - Other: $889,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $733,000
Natural Resources - Other: $270,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $244,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $10,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,444,000
Interest on Debt: $1,030,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,256,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,865,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,261,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,572,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,060,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,578,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,351,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,950,000
Interest Earnings: $1,718,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,311,000
Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
Sale of Property: $643,000
Royalties: $409,000
Interest Earnings: $363,000
Rents: $38,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,279,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,930,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Central Staff Services: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,409,000
Solid Waste Management: $793,000
Health - Other: $586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $42,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,605,000
Cash and Securities: $41,809,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,734,000
Cash and Securities: $1,607,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,922,000
Public Welfare: $8,919,000
Other: $7,854,000
Other: $6,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,001,000
Health and Hospitals: $302,000
Health and Hospitals: $246,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $68,000
Highways: $22,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $56,887,000
Property: $43,814,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,737,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,580,000
Motor Vehicle License: $769,000
Motor Vehicle License: $686,000
Other Selective Sales: $624,000
Other Selective Sales: $553,000
Chambers County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,736,000
Cash and Securities: $20,435,000
- Charges - Other: $3,469,000
Other: $1,874,000
Parks and Recreation: $515,000
Parks and Recreation: $501,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Air Transportation: $170,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,414,000
Regular Highways: $4,605,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,724,000
Health - Other: $1,150,000
Health - Other: $1,087,000
Solid Waste Management: $706,000
Air Transportation: $525,000
Parks and Recreation: $259,000
Air Transportation: $150,000
Central Staff Services: $57,000
Police Protection: $49,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,828,000
General - Other: $14,052,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,922,000
Police Protection: $12,916,000
General - Other: $11,556,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000,000
Police Protection: $8,605,000
Regular Highways: $8,543,000
Regular Highways: $7,711,000
Health - Other: $6,559,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,827,000
Health - Other: $5,098,000
Financial Administration: $4,461,000
Financial Administration: $2,962,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,550,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,421,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,305,000
Central Staff Services: $2,131,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,103,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,839,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,823,000
Central Staff Services: $1,610,000
General Public Buildings: $1,472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,304,000
Libraries: $1,190,000
Corrections - Other: $1,098,000
General Public Buildings: $1,091,000
Libraries: $1,010,000
Housing and Community Development: $951,000
Corrections - Other: $889,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $733,000
Natural Resources - Other: $270,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $244,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $10,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,444,000
Interest on Debt: $1,030,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,256,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,865,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,261,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,572,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,060,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,578,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,351,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,950,000
Interest Earnings: $1,718,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,311,000
Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
Sale of Property: $643,000
Royalties: $409,000
Interest Earnings: $363,000
Rents: $38,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,279,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,930,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Central Staff Services: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,409,000
Solid Waste Management: $793,000
Health - Other: $586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $42,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,605,000
Cash and Securities: $41,809,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,734,000
Cash and Securities: $1,607,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,922,000
Public Welfare: $8,919,000
Other: $7,854,000
Other: $6,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,001,000
Health and Hospitals: $302,000
Health and Hospitals: $246,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $68,000
Highways: $22,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $56,887,000
Property: $43,814,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,737,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,580,000
Motor Vehicle License: $769,000
Motor Vehicle License: $686,000
Other Selective Sales: $624,000
Other Selective Sales: $553,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 482
- Number of aged recipients: 71
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 411
- Number of recipients under 18: 80
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 295
- Number of recipients older than 64: 107
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 173
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 214
Most common first names in Chambers County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 441 | 71.0 years |
William | 413 | 73.2 years |
Mary | 412 | 78.1 years |
John | 399 | 72.0 years |
Robert | 284 | 71.0 years |
Charles | 218 | 67.9 years |
George | 179 | 74.4 years |
Joseph | 157 | 71.3 years |
Dorothy | 131 | 74.4 years |
Willie | 130 | 75.3 years |
Most common last names in Chambers County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 287 | 74.4 years |
Williams | 213 | 73.8 years |
Johnson | 173 | 75.8 years |
Jones | 148 | 77.1 years |
Davis | 140 | 74.7 years |
Brown | 128 | 76.3 years |
Jackson | 101 | 73.3 years |
White | 88 | 73.8 years |
Moore | 79 | 75.8 years |
Miller | 74 | 73.3 years |
Businesses in Chambers County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Burger King | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
FedEx | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
La Quinta | 1 |