Comal County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 96,018 (57% urban, 43% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 22,441
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,625

% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

Land area: 561 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 171 people per square mile

(high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 9.9%

Comal County:	9.9%
Texas:	17.6%

Median age of residents in 2005: 36 years ols
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 24 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Comal County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (74.8%)
Hispanic (22.6%)
Other race (7.0%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Black (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 38,221	(49.0%)
Females: 39,800	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,605
County population in 2003: 87,777
Jobs in 2003: 33,170

Comal County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 45,746
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

Comal County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $55,712
2005 median house value: $152,600
Median contract rent in 2005: $625
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $889
Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,704 ($46,147 in 2000)

This county	$48,704
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $159,409

Comal County	$159,409
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $626
Institutionalized population: 858
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Comal County in 2000: $1030

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 19
Robberies: 7
Assaults: 107
Burglaries: 272
Thefts: 545
Auto thefts: 46

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 23
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 101
Burglaries: 295
Thefts: 487
Auto thefts: 37

Comal County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 1589 buildings, average cost: $187,400
2005: 2182 buildings, average cost: $178,400
2006: 2477 buildings, average cost: $181,800

2004 Presidential Election results in Comal County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,029 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,698 (1.2%)

Area name: San Antonio, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Comal County is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Garden Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Bexar County , Blanco County , Guadalupe County , Hays County , Kendall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Comal County: Canyon View Acres (A), Circle Dot Ranch (B), Krueger Ranch (C), Wegner Ranch (D), Bulverde Community Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Comal County include: Saint Joseph Catholic Church (A), Saint Joseph Chapel (B), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Bulverde Baptist Church (E), Bulverde Church of Christ (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wellbacher Cemetery (1), Weidner Cemetery (2), Wehe Cemetery (3), Haug Cemetery (4), Forshage Cemetery (5), Honey Creek Cemetery (6), Pena Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site Number 2 Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir (D), Shaeferkoeter Lake 2 (E), Haley Tank (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Fork Cibolo Creek (A), West Fork Dry Comal Creek (B), Hanz Creek (C), Isaac Creek (D), Fourmile Creek (E), Ahern Creek (F), Meusebach Creek (G), Deep Creek (H), Honey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Comal County: Honey Creek State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,441
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,721 (41% naturalized citizens)

Comal County:	4.8%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 711
1990 to 1994: 560
1985 to 1989: 490
1980 to 1984: 347
1975 to 1979: 404
1970 to 1974: 279
1970 to 1974: 247
1965 to 1969: 683

Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.1%

Comal County marital status for males

Comal County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 22,978
One, attached: 711
Two: 571
3 or 4: 459
5 to 9: 704
10 to 19: 540
20 or more: 1,288
Mobile homes: 5,167
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 300

Housing units in Comal County with a mortgage: 10,452 (421 second mortgage, 718 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,328

Agriculture in Comal County
Average size of farms: 239 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6609
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $119.44
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 15.50%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9659
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $19915
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.17
Corn for grain: 1179 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 765 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 181 acres

Comal County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (66%)
Germany (8%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (2%)
South Africa (1%)
Portugal (1%)
Japan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Comal County:

German (26%)
United States or American (9%)
English (8%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Polish (2%)

Comal County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 28,976 (81%)
Carpooled: 4,716 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 84 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 435 (1%)
Other means: 356 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,326 (4%)

People in group quarters in Comal County, Texas

558 people in nursing homes
261 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
211 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
155 people in homes for the mentally retarded
39 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
20 people in other group homes
12 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $61,390.

12.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($61,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.37%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($596 average AGI)
Comal County: 0.12%
Texas average: 0.20%

8.99% relocated from other counties in Texas ($40,479 average AGI)
3.26% relocated from other states ($20,511 average AGI)
Comal County: 3.26%
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:

from Bexar County, TX	3.44% ($64,944 average AGI)
from Guadalupe County, TX	1.11% ($45,558)
from Hays County, TX	0.63% ($43,551)
from Harris County, TX	0.54% ($65,425)
from Travis County, TX	0.39% ($43,767)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.17% ($59,345)
from Nueces County, TX	0.14% ($46,458)

8.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.55%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($417 average AGI)
Comal County: 0.10%
Texas average: 0.11%

6.73% relocated to other counties in Texas ($32,296 average AGI)
1.71% relocated to other states ($8,682 average AGI)
Comal County: 1.71%
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:

to Bexar County, TX	2.38% ($37,408 average AGI)
to Guadalupe County, TX	0.96% ($38,080)
to Travis County, TX	0.46% ($30,947)
to Hays County, TX	0.46% ($55,934)
to Harris County, TX	0.27% ($42,307)
to Dallas County, TX	0.15% ($87,673)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.12% ($36,244)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Comal County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Comal County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Comal County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,862 (12,430 aged, 1,432 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 76,741

In family households: 68,386 (17,922 male householders, 4,119 female householders)
18,494 spouses, 23,015 children (20,900 natural, 574 adopted, 1,541 stepchildren), 1,333 grandchildren, 566 brothers or sisters, 546 parents, 1,010 other relatives, 1,381 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,355 (3,176 male householders (2,551 living alone)), 3,857 female householders (3,424 living alone)), 1,322 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,280 (921 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,077 2-persons, 4,503 3-persons, 4,300 4-persons, 1,947 5-persons, 791 6-persons, 423 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,975 1-person, 842 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 67 4-persons.

14,497 married couples with children.
3,387 single-parent households (843 men, 2,544 women).

80.4% of residents of Comal County speak English at home.
16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $432,938,000 ($4716 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $78,291,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $264,732,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $72,303,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $377,000
Federal grants: $41,053,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,108,000 ($1,499,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $50,365,000 ($41,845,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $66,763,000
Federal Government insurance: $345,064,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,021

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,647

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +580

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +15,181

Here:	+158 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Comal County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.83 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,672
1995 to 1998: 5,696
1990 to 1994: 3,358
1980 to 1989: 7,913
1970 to 1979: 6,178
1960 to 1969: 2,824
1950 to 1959: 1,830
1940 to 1949: 1,237
1939 or earlier: 2,010

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Comal County, Texas:

1 room: 73
2 rooms: 286
3 rooms: 1,098
4 rooms: 2,633
5 rooms: 5,843
6 rooms: 5,158
7 rooms: 3,424
8 rooms: 2,252
9 or more rooms: 1,674

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comal County, Texas:

1 room: 213
2 rooms: 655
3 rooms: 1,115
4 rooms: 1,862
5 rooms: 1,738
6 rooms: 715
7 rooms: 243
8 rooms: 45
9 or more rooms: 39

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Comal County:

no bedroom: 94
1 bedroom: 928
2 bedrooms: 5,262
3 bedrooms: 12,283
4 bedrooms: 3,301
5 or more bedrooms: 573

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comal County:

no bedroom: 276
1 bedroom: 1,579
2 bedrooms: 2,767
3 bedrooms: 1,852
4 bedrooms: 134
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Comal County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 605
1 vehicle: 5,461
2 vehicles: 10,652
3 vehicles: 4,214
4 vehicles: 1,116
5 or more vehicles: 393

Cars and other vehicles available in Comal County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 577
1 vehicle: 3,201
2 vehicles: 2,263
3 vehicles: 497
4 vehicles: 60
5 or more vehicles: 27

52% of Comal 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, 77% lived in Texas.

Comal County:	52.3%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 52259
Northeast: 2733
Midwest: 7164
South: 6921
West: 4036

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (67%)
Utility gas (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (72%)
Utility gas (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 950

Here:	10.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 360

Here:	7.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 198

Here:	10.0%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Comal County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,010,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $170,000
General Public Buildings: $75,000

Financial Administration: $8,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $4,716,000
Corrections - Other: $4,121,000

Police Protection: $3,587,000

Regular Highways: $3,214,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,952,000

Financial Administration: $2,796,000

Central Staff Services: $816,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $804,000

Health Services - Other: $757,000

General Public Buildings: $502,000

Natural Resources - Other: $243,000

Welfare - Other: $151,000

Solid Waste Management: $144,000

Fire Protection: $124,000

Libraries: $76,000

Parks & Recreation: $14,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $392,000
All Other: $24,000
General - Interest on Debt: $923,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $274,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,128,000
General Support: $222,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $7,725,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,663,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,147,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,525,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $200,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $516,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,233,000
Interest Earnings: $1,144,000

Rents: $382,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $1,402,000
Police Protection: $517,000

Solid Waste Management: $277,000

Financial Administration: $243,000

Corrections - Other: $130,000

Health - Other: $43,000

General - Other: $24,000

Regular Highways: $20,000

Welfare - Other: $18,000

Judicial: $12,000

Central Staff: $10,000

Natural Resource - Other: $2,000

Libraries: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,216,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $455,000
End of Fiscal Year: $235,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,095,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $741,000
General Support: $542,000

Public Welfare: $136,000

Health & Hospitals: $75,000

Highways: $30,000
Tax - Property: $12,753,000
Total General Sales: $3,466,000

Motor Vehicle License: $1,977,000

NEC: $189,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,243,000

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