Fayette County, Texas (TX)

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• • 17,06668.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,60222.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4926.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5182.1%Two or more races
  • 890.4%Asian alone
  • 470.2%Some other race alone
  • 160.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 60.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 54
• Auto thefts: 16

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 19

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,038 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,613 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $682 a month.

Cities in this county include: La Grange, Schulenburg, Flatonia, Fayetteville, Carmine, Round Top.

Neighboring counties: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana , Flagler County, Florida , Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana , St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana , Kendall County , Washington County .

Current college students: 585
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,059 (42.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4682010 or later
• 4732000 to 2009
• 5941990 to 1999
• 2971980 to 1989
• 1521970 to 1979
• 129Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,559
• One, attached: 74
• Two: 144
• 3 or 4: 203
• 5 to 9: 41
• 10 to 19: 76
• 20 to 49: 361
• 50 or more: 169
• Mobile homes: 1,873
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 154

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 2,654 (51 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Religion statistics for Fayette County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fayette County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2016 to April 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4269: April 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4269, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 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: 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
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.37% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($82,560 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.73% relocated from other counties in Texas ($70,431 average AGI)
0.65% relocated from other states ($12,129 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.65%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Harris County, TX	1.26% ($116,422 average AGI)
from Travis County, TX	0.61% ($83,806)
from Colorado County, TX	0.59% ($57,167)
from Bastrop County, TX	0.55% ($48,214)
from Fort Bend County, TX	0.31% ($120,438)
from Washington County, TX	0.24% ($53,208)
from Williamson County, TX	0.24% ($95,083)

5.21% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,718 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Texas ($54,519 average AGI)
0.61% relocated to other states ($8,201 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.61%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Harris County, TX	0.50% ($46,840 average AGI)
to Bastrop County, TX	0.38% ($72,079)
to Colorado County, TX	0.34% ($46,912)
to Travis County, TX	0.25% ($77,200)
to Washington County, TX	0.23% ($47,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fayette County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,950 (1,068 living alone), Female householders: 4,889 (1,767 living alone)

• 5,440 spouses (5,406 opposite-sex spouses), 524 unmarried partners, (493 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,676 children (6,357 natural, 110 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 371 grandchildren, 614 brothers or sisters, 741 parents, 5 foster children, 311 other relatives, 248 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 491

Size of family households: 3,788 2-persons, 1,103 3-persons, 918 4-persons, 499 5-persons, 215 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,835 1-person, 424 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

3,471 married couples with children.
892 single-parent households (215 men, 677 women).

82.5% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
15.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $147,716,000 ($6,561 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,503,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,566,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,780,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,083,000
Federal grants: $34,065,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,610,000 ($483,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,613,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $133,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,336,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,175,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.29 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Fayette County, Texas
• 732020 or later
• 1,4562010 to 2019
• 2,5742000 to 2009
• 1,4291990 to 1999
• 1,4511980 to 1989
• 1,7731970 to 1979
• 1,0401960 to 1969
• 1,0491950 to 1959
• 6951940 to 1949
• 1,6601939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Texas
• 421 room
• 862 rooms
• 2773 rooms
• 9864 rooms
• 1,4175 rooms
• 1,7776 rooms
• 1,5987 rooms
• 6618 rooms
• 1,1829+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Texas
• 1981 room
• 872 rooms
• 1813 rooms
• 2734 rooms
• 5425 rooms
• 3056 rooms
• 1027 rooms
• 838 rooms
• 719+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Texas
• 49no bedroom
• 3761 bedroom
• 1,5842 bedrooms
• 4,3023 bedrooms
• 1,4084 bedrooms
• 2585+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Texas
• 197no bedroom
• 2961 bedroom
• 7312 bedrooms
• 4913 bedrooms
• 954 bedrooms
• 365+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 223no vehicle
• 1,5671 vehicle
• 3,6062 vehicles
• 1,6923 vehicles
• 5974 vehicles
• 3225+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
• 265no vehicle
• 8371 vehicle
• 5842 vehicles
• 853 vehicles
• 414 vehicles
• 255+ vehicles

95.1% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 19,315
• Other state: 3,655
• Northeast: 368
• Midwest: 955
• South: 1,436
• West: 889

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 448
• Number of aged recipients: 115
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 333
• Number of recipients under 18: 57
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 232
• Number of recipients older than 64: 159
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 209
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 150