Fayette County, Texas (TX)

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• • 18,01770.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,46921.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,7016.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1720.7%Two or more races
  • 1260.5%Asian alone
  • 240.09%Some other race alone
  • 120.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 95
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 42
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 5

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,614 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,107 (1.1%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Fayette County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.3 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

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: 87.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,977 (44.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3522010 or later
• 4222000 to 2009
• 6381990 to 1999
• 2971980 to 1989
• 1521970 to 1979
• 129Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,488
• One, attached: 105
• Two: 121
• 3 or 4: 141
• 5 to 9: 13
• 10 to 19: 108
• 20 to 49: 192
• 50 or more: 156
• Mobile homes: 1,930
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 2,688 (3 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,078

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.

6.15% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($58,450 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.30% relocated from other counties in Texas ($52,094 average AGI)
0.84% relocated from other states ($6,356 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.84%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Harris County, TX	0.78% ($74,829 average AGI)
from Travis County, TX	0.53% ($55,096)
from Colorado County, TX	0.48% ($45,851)
from Bastrop County, TX	0.38% ($32,946)
from Fort Bend County, TX	0.32% ($75,032)
from Lavaca County, TX	0.26% ($56,960)

5.64% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($98,196 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.04% relocated to other counties in Texas ($58,385 average AGI)
0.60% relocated to other states ($39,813 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.60%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Harris County, TX	0.59% ($74,526 average AGI)
to Colorado County, TX	0.45% ($38,659)
to Travis County, TX	0.41% ($40,050)
to Bastrop County, TX	0.41% ($47,950)
to Lavaca County, TX	0.23% ($45,091)
to Brazos County, TX	0.23% ($52,409)
to Williamson County, TX	0.22% ($102,524)

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 2006: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 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: 5,140 (993 living alone), Female householders: 4,269 (1,351 living alone)

• 5,504 spouses (5,454 opposite-sex spouses), 302 unmarried partners, (281 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,282 children (6,929 natural, 117 adopted, 231 stepchildren), 502 grandchildren, 659 brothers or sisters, 437 parents, 0 foster children, 468 other relatives, 749 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 476

Size of family households: 3,799 2-persons, 1,052 3-persons, 1,050 4-persons, 539 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 116 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,346 1-person, 360 2-persons, 14 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

3,507 married couples with children.
1,042 single-parent households (194 men, 848 women).

81.1% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English 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
• 6222014 or later
• 6332010 to 2013
• 2,6242000 to 2009
• 1,3301990 to 1999
• 1,7481980 to 1989
• 1,7741970 to 1979
• 1,4111960 to 1969
• 1,1761950 to 1959
• 9571940 to 1949
• 1,8351939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Texas
• 411 room
• 502 rooms
• 2403 rooms
• 5944 rooms
• 1,4715 rooms
• 2,3096 rooms
• 1,4667 rooms
• 5998 rooms
• 8989+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Texas
• 471 room
• 302 rooms
• 1213 rooms
• 1714 rooms
• 6995 rooms
• 3766 rooms
• 1167 rooms
• 938 rooms
• 519+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Texas
• 51no bedroom
• 2461 bedroom
• 1,6172 bedrooms
• 4,2893 bedrooms
• 1,1944 bedrooms
• 2395+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Texas
• 47no bedroom
• 1351 bedroom
• 8042 bedrooms
• 6063 bedrooms
• 994 bedrooms
• 175+ 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
• 178no vehicle
• 1,6191 vehicle
• 3,5212 vehicles
• 1,5603 vehicles
• 5974 vehicles
• 2075+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
• 275no vehicle
• 5731 vehicle
• 5412 vehicles
• 2863 vehicles
• 544 vehicles
• 175+ vehicles

94.1% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 20,052
• Other state: 3,615
• Northeast: 395
• Midwest: 986
• South: 1,408
• West: 820

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