Karnes County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	36%

This county:	21.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.7%), Retail trade (11.5%), Public administration (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Karnes County, Texas:

Median resident age:	34.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 9,173	(59.4%)
Females: 6,273	(40.6%)

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Karnes County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$27,996
Texas:	$42,139

Karnes County	$56,679
Texas:	$106,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 60
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 1

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Karnes County is $370 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kenedy, Karnes City, Runge, Falls City, Gillett.

Neighboring counties: Atascosa County , Bee County , DeWitt County , Goliad County , Gonzales County , Live Oak County , Wilson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Karnes County: Panna Maria Historic District (A), El Negro Ranch (B), Karnes City Refinery (C), Cabeza Creek Refinery (D), Karnes County Museum at Old Helena (E), Kenedy Museum (F), Saint Joseph School Museum (G), Runge Museum (H), John Ruckman House (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Karnes County include: Elim Church (A), Gillett Church (B), Green Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Treybig Cemetery (1), Choate Cemetery (2), Escondido Cemetery (3), New Bremen Cemetery (4), Saint Mary Cemetery (5), Falls City Cemetery (6), Mueller Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Weddington Lake Number 2 (B), Weddington Lake Number 1 (C), Pawelek Lake Number 2 (D), Pawelek Lake Number 1 (E), Best Lake (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Biala Creek (A), Jack Pump Creek (B), Scared Dog Creek (C), Shockley Creek (D), Pridgeon Creek (E), Mustang Creek (F), Mulifest Creek (G), Escondido Creek (H), Salt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 336
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 564 (31% naturalized citizens)

Karnes County:	3.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,928
• One, attached: 44
• Two: 181
• 3 or 4: 121
• 5 to 9: 140
• 10 to 19: 4
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 1,014
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Karnes County with a mortgage: 721 (24 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,468

Karnes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/25/1966, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,320 (72%) Carpooled: 939 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 91 (2%) Other means: 56 (1%) Worked at home: 185 (4%)

6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,723 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.31%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.42% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,892 average AGI)
0.89% relocated from other states ($3,831 average AGI)

Karnes County:	0.89%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Bexar County, TX	0.96% ($28,842 average AGI)
from Wilson County, TX	0.58% ($30,261)
from Nueces County, TX	0.53% ($20,762)
from Bee County, TX	0.51% ($18,700)
from Victoria County, TX	0.35% ($34,500)

7.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.14%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.46% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,275 average AGI)
0.68% relocated to other states ($2,391 average AGI)

Karnes County:	0.68%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Bexar County, TX	1.06% ($27,857 average AGI)
to Wilson County, TX	0.65% ($22,000)
to Bee County, TX	0.60% ($16,042)
to Victoria County, TX	0.33% ($46,769)
to Nueces County, TX	0.30% ($29,250)
to Travis County, TX	0.28% ($15,455)
to Guadalupe County, TX	0.25% ($26,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,540 (2,224 aged, 316 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,453 (2,458 male householders, 825 female householders)

  2,494 spouses, 3,747 children (3,403 natural, 56 adopted, 288 stepchildren), 287 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 160 other relatives, 309 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,365 (517 male householders (442 living alone)), 678 female householders (637 living alone)), 170 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,628 (3,623 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,359 2-persons, 718 3-persons, 634 4-persons, 364 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,079 1-person, 85 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

56.8% of residents of Karnes County speak English at home.
38.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $101,711,000 ($6580 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,075,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,786,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,519,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,901,000
Federal grants: $40,955,000
Federal procurement contracts: $542,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,007,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $840,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,343,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,989,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

60% of Karnes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Texas.

Karnes County:	60.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 13593
• Northeast: 62
• Midwest: 378
• South: 456
• West: 328

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,000

Here:	1.4%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	8.5%
Texas:	15.4%