Gillespie County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 23,088 (47% urban, 53% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,604
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,917

% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

Land area: 1061 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Retail trade (14.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.2%), Construction (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 2%

Gillespie County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Gillespie County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (82.8%)
Hispanic (15.9%)
Other race (5.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	46.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 9,841	(47.3%)
Females: 10,973	(52.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,741
County population in 2003: 22,220
Jobs in 2003: 8,250

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Total labor force in 2004: 12,143
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Gillespie County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,220 ($38,109 in 2000)

This county	$40,220
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $144,967

Gillespie County	$144,967
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $529
Institutionalized population: 496
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gillespie County in 2000: $866

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

Gillespie County races chart

Gillespie County, TX map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Gillespie County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 18.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,251 (1.2%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Fredericksburg, Harper, Stonewall.

Neighboring counties: Blanco County , Kendall County , Kerr County , Kimble County , Llano County , Mason County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Gillespie County: AK Bar Ranch (A), Wrede Community House (B), Ahrens Ranch (C), Gold Ranch (D), Little Windmill (E), Arhelger Ranch (F), North Windmill (G), Old Windmill (H), Ottmers Ranch (I), Petsch Ranch (J), Bauer Ranch (K), Cherry Spring Community Centery (L), Eckert Pumping Station (M), LBJ Ranch (N), Circle D Ranch (O), Koennecke Ranch (P), Bierschwale Windmill (Q), Rock House Windmill (R), Rodgers Trap Windmill (S), Rusk Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Gillespie County include: American Church (A), Squaw Creek Church (B), Cave Creek Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ahrens Cemeteries (1), Wendel Cemetery (2), Welgehausen Cemetery (3), Welge Cemetery (4), Greenwood Cemetery (5), Johnson Cemetery (6), Anderegg Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Holly Pond (A), Petersen Site 1 Lake (B), Voigt Lake (C), Lyndon B Johnson State Park Lake (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (F), Douglass Lake (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kuhlman Creek (A), Hog Creek (B), Hickory Creek (C), Hickory Branch (D), Bee Creek (E), School Creek (F), West Fork Threemile Creek (G), West Fork Williams Creek (H), Marschall Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Gillespie County include: Lyndon Baines Johnson State Historical Park (1), Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.2%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 397
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,463 (32% naturalized citizens)

Gillespie County:	7.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 233
1990 to 1994: 221
1985 to 1989: 350
1980 to 1984: 199
1975 to 1979: 156
1970 to 1974: 76
1970 to 1974: 91
1965 to 1969: 137

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.2%

Gillespie County marital status for males

Gillespie County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,569
One, attached: 195
Two: 143
3 or 4: 154
5 to 9: 108
10 to 19: 96
20 or more: 139
Mobile homes: 1,434
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Housing units in Gillespie County with a mortgage: 1,667 (41 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,316

Agriculture in Gillespie County
Average size of farms: 356 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13223
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: $15436
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: $33933
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: 2079 acres

Gillespie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/12/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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

Mexico (79%)
Germany (6%)
Portugal (3%)
Laos (3%)
Canada (2%)
Austria (1%)
Other Eastern Europe (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gillespie County:

German (42%)
United States or American (9%)
English (9%)
Irish (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Gillespie County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,743 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,428 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 192 (2%)
Other means: 73 (1%)
Worked at home: 686 (7%)

People in group quarters in Gillespie County, Texas

485 people in nursing homes
61 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,516.

8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($62,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.39%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.96% relocated from other counties in Texas ($44,046 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($17,967 average AGI)
Gillespie County: 2.44%
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 Kerr County, TX	1.00% ($35,317 average AGI)
from Bexar County, TX	0.80% ($48,121)
from Harris County, TX	0.44% ($106,639)
from Travis County, TX	0.32% ($102,731)
from Dallas County, TX	0.23% ($62,316)
from Brazos County, TX	0.13% ($27,364)
from Kendall County, TX	0.13% ($43,182)

6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,985 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.14% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,037 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($7,948 average AGI)
Gillespie County: 1.29%
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 Kerr County, TX	0.62% ($38,000 average AGI)
to Travis County, TX	0.55% ($36,795)
to Bexar County, TX	0.53% ($31,581)
to Harris County, TX	0.24% ($32,632)
to Kendall County, TX	0.22% ($73,167)
to Williamson County, TX	0.17% ($35,571)
to Hays County, TX	0.16% ($25,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Births per 1000 population in Gillespie County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

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 2003: 2.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gillespie County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,302 (4,985 aged, 317 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 20,258

In family households: 17,575 (5,311 male householders, 776 female householders)
5,415 spouses, 5,143 children (4,760 natural, 96 adopted, 287 stepchildren), 240 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 158 parents, 247 other relatives, 208 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,683 (798 male householders (654 living alone)), 1,627 female householders (1,543 living alone)), 258 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 556 (499 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,416 2-persons, 1,047 3-persons, 944 4-persons, 394 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,197 1-person, 201 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

3,424 married couples with children.
688 single-parent households (171 men, 517 women).

73.5% of residents of Gillespie County speak English at home.
14.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
11.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $130,498,000 ($5799 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:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 287
1995 to 1998: 1,074
1990 to 1994: 905
1980 to 1989: 2,043
1970 to 1979: 1,576
1960 to 1969: 908
1950 to 1959: 704
1940 to 1949: 648
1939 or earlier: 1,757

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

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 124
3 rooms: 311
4 rooms: 955
5 rooms: 1,681
6 rooms: 1,709
7 rooms: 995
8 rooms: 416
9 or more rooms: 403

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

1 room: 43
2 rooms: 139
3 rooms: 307
4 rooms: 505
5 rooms: 533
6 rooms: 205
7 rooms: 90
8 rooms: 57
9 or more rooms: 38

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

no bedroom: 39
1 bedroom: 345
2 bedrooms: 1,973
3 bedrooms: 3,534
4 bedrooms: 558
5 or more bedrooms: 155

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gillespie County:

no bedroom: 48
1 bedroom: 380
2 bedrooms: 875
3 bedrooms: 513
4 bedrooms: 81
5 or more bedrooms: 20

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

no vehicle: 230
1 vehicle: 1,688
2 vehicles: 3,146
3 vehicles: 1,120
4 vehicles: 345
5 or more vehicles: 75

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

no vehicle: 144
1 vehicle: 959
2 vehicles: 659
3 vehicles: 135
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 0

61% of Gillespie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.

Gillespie County:	60.7%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 14954
Northeast: 632
Midwest: 1387
South: 1247
West: 989

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,900

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 (41%)
Utility gas (29%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Wood (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (51%)
Utility gas (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 320

Here:	14.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 59

Here:	19.1%
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)

Gillespie County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $12,000
Charges - All Other: $601,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $18,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,976,000
Regular Highways: $990,000

Health Services - Other: $876,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $761,000

General - Other: $446,000

Financial Administration: $444,000

Fire Protection: $388,000

Libraries: $252,000

Central Staff Services: $191,000

Natural Resources - Other: $176,000

General Public Buildings: $139,000

Air Transportation: $107,000

Corrections - Other: $84,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $438,000
General Support: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $229,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $169,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $158,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $409,000
Interest Earnings: $281,000

Rents: $66,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $1,094,000
Regular Highways: $189,000

Central Staff: $47,000

General - Other: $20,000

Judicial: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,853,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $104,000
General Support: $55,000

Highways: $35,000
Tax - Property: $3,446,000
Total General Sales: $1,005,000

Motor Vehicle License: $642,000

NEC: $36,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,470,000

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