Lavaca County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.5%), Educational,health and social services (20.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lavaca County, Texas:

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 9,263	(48.2%)
Females: 9,947	(51.8%)

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Lavaca County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$34,692
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$318
State:	$589

Lavaca County:	$109,358
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $149,451

Here:	$149,451
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $91,220

Here:	$91,220
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $118,507

Here:	$118,507
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,119

Here:	$65,119
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $18,397

Here:	$18,397
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $53,463

Here:	$53,463
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $51,111

Here:	$51,111
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 42
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lavaca County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hallettsville, Shiner, Moulton.

Neighboring counties: Colorado County , DeWitt County , Fayette County , Gonzales County , Jackson County , Victoria County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lavaca County: Mont (A), Old Kinkler (B), Light Chapel (C), Provident City Refinery (D), Vsetin (E), Wilcox Refinery (F), Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum (G), Harrie P Woodson Memorial Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lavaca County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church (B), Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Queen of Peace (C), Church of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary (D), Saint Marys Church (E), Saint Paul Church (F), Salem Church (G), Solonsville Church (H), Speaks Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Eason Cemetery (1), Allen Cemetery (2), Andrew Chapel Cemetery (3), Turner Cemetery (4), Charlottenburg Cemetery (5), Haidusek Cemetery (6), Sweet Home City Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Barnes Lake (A), Stockton Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kuehns Creek (A), Sand Branch (B), Waterhole Creek (C), Sandies Creek (D), Sandy Branch (E), Scarboroughs Branch (F), Hazelwood Branch (G), Hay Branch (H), Kent Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.1%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 546
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 487 (37% naturalized citizens)

Lavaca County:	2.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,628
• One, attached: 110
• Two: 113
• 3 or 4: 97
• 5 to 9: 28
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 97
• Mobile homes: 1,505
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Lavaca County with a mortgage: 1,129 (44 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,313

Here:	32.8% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Lavaca County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/20/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lavaca County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 78.8 miles away from Lavaca 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 70.4 miles away from the 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 71.1 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from Lavaca County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,308 (74%) Carpooled: 1,411 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 32 (0%) Walked: 237 (3%) Other means: 63 (1%) Worked at home: 412 (5%)

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.10% relocated from other counties in Texas ($33,367 average AGI)
0.76% relocated from other states ($4,222 average AGI)

Lavaca County:	0.76%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Victoria County, TX	0.96% ($33,515 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.58% ($42,000)
from DeWitt County, TX	0.38% ($33,593)
from Gonzales County, TX	0.30% ($24,667)
from Colorado County, TX	0.21% ($23,867)
from Fayette County, TX	0.21% ($35,267)
from Travis County, TX	0.21% ($28,933)

6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.46%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.86% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,636 average AGI)
0.59% relocated to other states ($2,214 average AGI)

Lavaca County:	0.59%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Victoria County, TX	1.41% ($30,550 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.49% ($38,029)
to Travis County, TX	0.49% ($31,829)
to DeWitt County, TX	0.42% ($22,467)
to Fayette County, TX	0.27% ($22,421)
to Brazos County, TX	0.24% ($24,176)
to Gonzales County, TX	0.24% ($18,235)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,941 (4,474 aged, 467 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,321 (4,368 male householders, 1,028 female householders)

  4,437 spouses, 5,595 children (5,170 natural, 116 adopted, 309 stepchildren), 274 grandchildren, 163 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 188 other relatives, 205 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,416 (905 male householders (795 living alone)), 1,359 female householders (1,324 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 473 (455 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,601 2-persons, 1,154 3-persons, 913 4-persons, 542 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,119 1-person, 136 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

86.0% of residents of Lavaca County speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $147,191,000 ($7769 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,491,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $64,568,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,804,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,992,000
Federal grants: $37,645,000
Federal procurement contracts: $859,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,324,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $14,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,873,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,091,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

68% of Lavaca County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

Lavaca County:	68.5%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 17182
• Northeast: 81
• Midwest: 479
• South: 660
• West: 240

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Here:	15.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	12.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	12.5%
Texas:	15.4%

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