County population in 2012: 25,153 (46% urban, 54% rural); it was 20,814 in 2000 County 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: 24 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Gillespie County: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.2%), Retail trade (13.1%), Construction (10.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,578 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,837 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.9%
(5.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 13.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 17.1% for other race residents, 37.9% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 49 years old
(Males: 48 years old, Females: 51 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51 years old, Black residents: 28 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
10.2%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
2.8%
Whole state:
6.7%
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Gillespie County: Cherry Spring Community Centery (A), Little Windmill (B), North Windmill (C), Old Windmill (D), Rock House Windmill (E), Rodgers Trap Windmill (F), Eckert Pumping Station (G), Wrede Community House (H), AK Bar Ranch (I), Ahrens Ranch (J), Arhelger Ranch (K), Bauer Ranch (L), Brehmer Ranch (M), Circle D Ranch (N), Cottonwood Ranch (O), Danz Ranch (P), Franz Ranch (Q), Gellermann Ranch (R), Gold Ranch (S), Koennecke Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Marschall Meusebach (1), Evers Cemetery (2), Wendel Cemetery (3), Schugh Cemetery (4), Saint John Cemetery (5), Welgehausen Cemetery (6), Welge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Holly Pond (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (B), Lyndon B Johnson State Park Lake (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (F), Douglass Lake (G), Petersen Site 1 Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Bee Creek (B), White Oak Creek (C), West Fork Williams Creek (D), West Fork Threemile Creek (E), Stuckens Branch (F), Stolles Creek (G), Spring Branch (H), Spanish Oak 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
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 (commute): 21.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.2%
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
Here:
41.9% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 75.46%
Here
75.5%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 15,706 Total congregations: 31
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
Adherents
7,219 (46.0%)
4,180 (26.6%)
1,589 (10.1%)
1,268 (8.1%)
387 (2.5%)
Congregations
3 (9.7%)
8 (25.8%)
5 (16.1%)
2 (6.5%)
1 (3.2%)
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Churches of Christ
Evangelical Free Church of America
Lutheran Church
Other
Adherents
296 (1.9%)
175 (1.1%)
175 (1.1%)
116 (0.7%)
301 (1.9%)
Congregations
2 (6.5%)
1 (3.2%)
1 (3.2%)
1 (3.2%)
7 (22.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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
Tornado activity:
Gillespie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.1 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.
Most recent natural disasters:
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 Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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 7, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-930, Natural disaster type: Storm
The number of natural disasters in Gillespie County (9) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 5
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%)
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%)
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%)
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 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:
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:
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 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
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%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.44 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 19829.35 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 373.3 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 57474.89
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1139.120 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1316.700 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 38.98
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34.92 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.63
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 21.66
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 149.6. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 24,447
In family households: 20,698 (5,566 male householders, 1,668 female householders)
6,082 spouses, 5,901 children (5,412 natural, 165 adopted, 324 stepchildren), 458 grandchildren, 161 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 213 other relatives, 332 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,749 (1,365 male householders (1,174 living alone)), 1,973 female householders (1,831 living alone)), 411 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 390 (387 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,166 2-persons, 1,258 3-persons, 1,036 4-persons, 442 5-persons, 203 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.
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
2005 or later: 462
2000 to 2004: 1,261
1990 to 1999: 1,846
1980 to 1989: 1,916
1970 to 1979: 1,650
1960 to 1969: 891
1950 to 1959: 653
1940 to 1949: 676
1939 or earlier: 1,495
Rooms in houses/apartments in Gillespie County, Texas
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 Gillespie County
49.0 years
33.0 years
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