County population in 2012: 11,717 (33% urban, 67% rural); it was 13,120 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 859 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,313 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,515 Renter-occupied apartments: 918 (it was 835 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
36%
Land area: 1793 sq. mi. Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Duval County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.7%), Construction (10.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $746 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $280 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.8%
(20.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.3% for Black residents, 31.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 29.7% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 41 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 43 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 36 years old, Other race residents: 35 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
27.2%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
11.0%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Duval County is $420 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Cemeteries: Santo Niño Cemetery (1), Alaniz Cemetery (2), Velas Cemetery (3), Bazan Cemetery (4), Vera Cruz Cemetery (5), Longoria Cemetery (6), Vicinity Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Laguna Grande (A), Yegua Tank (B), Valders Tank (C), Thomas Tank (D), Sentinela Tank (E), Rincon Tank (F), Retima Tank (G), Presa Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Soledad Creek (A), Rosita Creek (B), Agua Poquita Creek (C), Concepcion Creek (D), Piedras Pintas Creek (E), Parrilla Creek (F), Palo Amarillo Creek (G), Macho Creek (H), Arroyo de los Angles (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 583 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 452 (49% naturalized citizens)
Duval County:
3.4%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 68
1990 to 1994: 21
1985 to 1989: 55
1980 to 1984: 36
1975 to 1979: 84
1970 to 1974: 64
1970 to 1974: 32
1965 to 1969: 92
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,960
One, attached: 62
Two: 140
3 or 4: 68
5 to 9: 44
10 to 19: 14
20 or more: 81
Mobile homes: 1,130
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44
Housing units in Duval County with a mortgage: 598 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,755
Here:
25.4% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.24%
Here
71.2%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 9,347 Total congregations: 16
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
7,800 (83.4%)
1,335 (14.3%)
128 (1.4%)
46 (0.5%)
38 (0.4%)
Congregations
8 (50.0%)
4 (25.0%)
2 (12.5%)
1 (6.3%)
1 (6.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 692 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,546 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $57.48 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.98% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14,912 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.71% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,333 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.88% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.30 Corn for grain: 684 harvested acres Vegetables: 206 harvested acres Land in orchards: 103 acres
Tornado activity:
Duval County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 5.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Duval County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 95% 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 79.6 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.2 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) earthquake occurred 88.4 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 87.5 miles away from Duval County center On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 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 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1425): July 4, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Hurricane Bret, Incident Period: August 21, 1999 to August 26, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1287): August 22, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1287, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3113): September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas HURRICANE ALLEN, Incident Period: August 11, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-627): August 11, 1980, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-627, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Heavy Rains, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 1971, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-313): September 18, 1971, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-313, Natural disaster type: Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Duval County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Fires: 2, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (84%)
Venezuela (7%)
Honduras (2%)
Italy (2%)
Spain (1%)
Dominican Republic (1%)
Korea (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Duval County (%):
United States or American (3%)
German (3%)
Irish (1%)
English (1%)
Scottish (0%)
Canadian (0%)
European (0%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,002 (71%)
Carpooled: 861 (20%)
Walked: 138 (3%)
Other means: 89 (2%)
Worked at home: 136 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Duval County, Texas in 2000:
503 people in other types of correctional institutions
47 people in nursing homes
11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Duval County, Texas in 2010:
514 people in state prisons
62 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
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 $34,649.
6.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($19,870 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.45%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.80% relocated from other counties in Texas ($17,728 average AGI)
0.65% relocated from other states ($2,142 average AGI)
Duval County:
0.65%
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:
7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,503 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.77%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.21% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,705 average AGI)
0.56% relocated to other states ($1,798 average AGI)
Duval County:
0.56%
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: 17.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.5
Births per 1000 population in Duval County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Duval County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Duval County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,061 (1,734 aged, 327 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1884.240 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 818.890 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.95
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55.65
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,204
In family households: 9,898 (1,947 male householders, 992 female householders)
1,913 spouses, 3,657 children (3,366 natural, 75 adopted, 216 stepchildren), 599 grandchildren, 126 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 202 other relatives, 251 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,306 (592 male householders (518 living alone)), 559 female householders (503 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 578 (576 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,127 2-persons, 678 3-persons, 551 4-persons, 305 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 123 7-or-more-persons.
21.6% of residents of Duval County speak English at home.
78.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $115,382,000 ($9107 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,635,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,177,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,241,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,340,000 Federal grants: $48,278,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,510,000 ($834,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,837,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $327,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,781,000 Federal Government insurance: $6,445,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 971
Here:
77 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 614
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +24
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -894
Here:
-71 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Duval County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.70 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
71% of Duval County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.
Duval County:
70.9%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12152
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 130
South: 140
West: 156
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Duval County
37.0 years
33.0 years
(55.9%)
(44.1%)
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