County population in 2016: 26,597 (46% urban, 54% rural); it was 20,814 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,695 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,274 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,604 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,603 (it was 1,917 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
36%
Land area: 1061 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Gillespie County: 84.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.6%), Educational, health and social services (12.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.4%), Information (10.7%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $57,725 ($38,109 in 1999)
This county:
$57,725
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $834 (lower quartile is $597, upper quartile is $1,085)
This county:
$834
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $288,029 (it was $105,200 in 2000)
Gillespie:
$288,029
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $163,479 - $454,581 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,474 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $513
Institutionalized population: 387
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: 33
Thefts: 83
Auto thefts: 4
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 27
Thefts: 79
Auto thefts: 6
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $3,372 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,551 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.1%
Gillespie County:
10.1%
Texas:
15.6%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.8% for Black residents, 20.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.5% for American Indian residents, 41.9% for other race residents, 1.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 50.5 years old
(Males: 48.3 years old, Females: 52.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 56.7 years old, Black residents: 54.9 years old, American Indian residents: 19.9 years old, Asian residents: 47.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.2 years old, Other race residents: 26.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gillespie County is $478 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $628 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $870 a month.
Current college students: 397 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,646 (43.4% naturalized citizens)
Gillespie County:
10.0%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 684
2000 to 2009: 366
1990 to 1999: 647
1980 to 1989: 549
1970 to 1979: 232
Before 1970: 228
Note: State values scaled to Gillespie County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,954
One, attached: 151
Two: 79
3 or 4: 515
5 to 9: 156
10 to 19: 178
20 to 49: 108
50 or more: 130
Mobile homes: 1,956
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Gillespie County with a mortgage: 3,342 (54 second mortgage, 86 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,925
Here:
42.9% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Gillespie County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
6,448
4
Mainline Protestant
4,210
11
Evangelical Protestant
3,929
24
Other
260
3
Orthodox
25
1
None
9,965
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Gillespie County Religion Details
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:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Gillespie County:
1.71 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Gillespie County:
5.13 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
This county:
17.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Gillespie County:
10.2%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Gillespie County:
24.4%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.4%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Gillespie County:
Average size of farms: 356 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,223 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $146.35 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.44% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15,436 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.22% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.30% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,933 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.60% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.85 Corn for grain: 854 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 3862 harvested acres Vegetables: 342 harvested acres Land in orchards: 2,079 acres
Earthquake activity:
Gillespie County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 265.2 miles away from Gillespie County center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 218.8 miles away from the county center 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 112.5 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 284.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 108.4 miles away from Gillespie 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 108.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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: 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
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1425: July 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 1997 to July 15, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1179: July 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1179, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storm, Thunderstorms, Incident Period: December 20, 1991 to January 14, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-930: December 26, 1991, FEMA Id: 930, Natural disaster type: Storm
The number of natural disasters in Gillespie County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 5
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Transportation occupations (5%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Management occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (80%)
Germany (2%)
Argentina (2%)
Korea (2%)
Russia (2%)
Colombia (2%)
South Africa (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gillespie County (%):
German (30%)
American (8%)
English (4%)
Irish (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 8,809 (75.5%)
Carpooled: 1,460 (12.5%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 183 (1.6%)
Bicycle: 58 (0.5%)
Walked: 442 (3.8%)
Worked at home: 722 (6.2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Gillespie County, Texas in 2000:
485 people in nursing homes
61 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Gillespie County, Texas in 2010:
381 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
6 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
3 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $56,578.
6.81% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,133 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.81%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.09% relocated from other counties in Texas ($34,295 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($15,838 average AGI)
Gillespie County:
1.72%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,211 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.76%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Texas ($32,417 average AGI)
1.16% relocated to other states ($8,795 average AGI)
Gillespie County:
1.16%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Births per 1000 population in Gillespie County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Gillespie County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gillespie County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 28.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 19.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gillespie County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gillespie County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,775 (5,406 aged, 369 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,239 (25%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Gillespie County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (417)
Unspecified dementia (287)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (279)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (270)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (186)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.44 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,829 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 373 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 57,475
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,139 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,317 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 39
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 149.6. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 26,597
In family households: 22,411 (4,599 male householders, 2,766 female householders)
5,980 spouses, 6,795 children (6,445 natural, 76 adopted, 270 stepchildren), 544 grandchildren, 285 brothers or sisters, 314 parents, 744 other relatives, 267 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,792 (1,147 male householders (959 living alone)), 2,218 female householders (2,109 living alone)), 404 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 398
Size of family households: 4,296 2-persons, 1,402 3-persons, 930 4-persons, 360 5-persons, 197 6-persons, 225 7-or-more-persons.
3,381 married couples with children.
1,082 single-parent households (225 men, 857 women).
79.2% of residents of Gillespie speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $130,498,000 ($5,799 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $10,969,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,894,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,249,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $940,000 Federal grants: $8,081,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,762,000 ($909,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,571,000 ($426,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $663,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,198,000 Federal Government insurance: $18,884,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,179
Here:
51 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,454
Here:
63 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +201
Here:
+9 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,401
Here:
+104 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Gillespie County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.60 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 230
2010 to 2013: 578
2000 to 2009: 3,002
1990 to 1999: 2,507
1980 to 1989: 1,912
1970 to 1979: 1,671
1960 to 1969: 699
1950 to 1959: 871
1940 to 1949: 395
1939 or earlier: 1,240
Note: State values scaled to Gillespie population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Gillespie County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Gillespie County population
no vehicle: 139
1 vehicle: 2,013
2 vehicles: 3,452
3 vehicles: 1,773
4 vehicles: 647
5+ vehicles: 191
no vehicle: 212
1 vehicle: 1,404
2 vehicles: 746
3 vehicles: 111
4 vehicles: 16
5+ vehicles: 31
90% of Gillespie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.
Gillespie County:
89.7%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,795
Other state: 5,932
Northeast: 677
Midwest: 1,944
South: 1,612
West: 1,693
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