Kenedy County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 394 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 56
Renter-occupied apartments: 82

% of renters here:	59%
State:	36%

Land area: 1457 sq. mi.
Water area: 488.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 0 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Kenedy County: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (48.7%), Educational,health and social services (13.4%), Public administration (11.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 65%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Kenedy County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Kenedy County, Texas:

Hispanic (79.0%)
Other race (31.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (20.3%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Black (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 217	(52.4%)
Females: 197	(47.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,435
County population in 2003: 404
Jobs in 2003: 430

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Total labor force in 2004: 236
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Kenedy County:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,771 ($25,000 in 1999)

This county:	$29,771
Texas:	$47,548

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $290 (lower quartile is $272, upper quartile is $318)

This county:	$290
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,885 (it was $53,300 in 2000)

Kenedy County:	$97,885
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $21,833 - $91,212

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $319,192
Here: $319,192
State: $170,389

Mobile homes: $21,136
Here: $21,136
State: $42,156

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $593
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $191

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

Kenedy County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Kenedy County Texas:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.3%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $217 (0.4%)

Kenedy County household income distribution in 2007

Kenedy County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kenedy County is $432 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sarita.

Neighboring counties: Kleberg County , Willacy County , Brooks County , Hidalgo County , Kleberg County , Willacy County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Kenedy County: Cadillo Windmill (A), Zacahuistle Windmill (B), Zorillo Windmill (C), Agua Dulee Windmill (D), Agujon Well (E), Disputas Windmill (F), Campo Verde Windmill (G), Mike Windmill (H), Candado Windmill (I), Allen Windmill (J), Mirienda Windmill (K), Monte Negro Windmill (L), Alto Blanco Windmill (M), Alto Bonito Windmill (N), Golondrina Well (O), Golondrina Windmill (P), Capitan Windmill (Q), Mota Mesquite Well (R), Motaralla Windmill (S), Dormido Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Norias Cemetery (1), Sarita Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pinole Lake (A), Tajitos (B), Cayo Grande (C), Cayo Lake (D), Cayo Soledad (E), Cayos de la Mula, Los (F), Badia de Pitoso, La (G), Badia del Divisadero, La (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Los Olmos Creek (A), Salado Creek (B), Paisano Creek (C), Palo Blanco Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Kenedy County: Padre Island National Seashore (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 6
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 57.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 55 (58% naturalized citizens)

Kenedy County:	13.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.5%

Kenedy County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 199
One, attached: 3
Two: 8
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 29

Housing units in Kenedy County with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Here:	31.8% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 170
Total congregations: 3

Agriculture in Kenedy County
Average size of farms: 16931 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $320785
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 100.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $381327
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79148
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 57.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 63 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.87
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01%

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (68%)
Public administration (10%)
Mining (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
U. S. Postal service (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Public administration (13%)
Private households (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (32%)
Farmers and farm managers (27%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (15%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Top executives (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)

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

Mexico (95%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Kenedy County (%):

Irish (5%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Czech (1%)
English (1%)
German (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French Canadian (1%)

Kenedy County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 89 (48%)
Carpooled: 41 (22%)
Walked: 32 (17%)
Other means: 7 (4%)
Worked at home: 18 (10%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

4 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $1,000.

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1

Births per 1000 population in Kenedy County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Kenedy County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Kenedy County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 59 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 479.620
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 479.620

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 410

In family households: 381 (91 male householders, 20 female householders)
79 spouses, 119 children (109 natural, 3 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 8 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 29 (20 male householders (19 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 1 2-persons.

14.6% of residents of Kenedy County speak English at home.
85.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,531,000 ($3762 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $0,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $526,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $385,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,000
Federal grants: $321,000
Federal procurement contracts: $166,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $126,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $285,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 38

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 15

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -20

Here:	-48 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Kenedy County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 38
1980 to 1989: 62
1970 to 1979: 41
1960 to 1969: 13
1950 to 1959: 30
1940 to 1949: 47
1939 or earlier: 26

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kenedy County, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 14 5 rooms: 20 6 rooms: 2 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 0 9+ rooms: 11

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenedy County, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 32 5 rooms: 14 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 0 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kenedy County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 17 3 bedrooms: 18 4 bedrooms: 6 5+ bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenedy County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 40 3 bedrooms: 19 4 bedrooms: 9 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Kenedy County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 19 2 vehicles: 15 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Kenedy County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 33 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 0

73% of Kenedy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Texas.

Kenedy County:	73.3%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 334
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 9
South: 6
West: 6

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44.6%) Electricity (32.1%) Utility gas (19.6%) No fuel used (3.6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79.3%) Electricity (14.6%) No fuel used (3.7%) Utility gas (2.4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Kenedy County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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