Matagorda County, Texas (TX)

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• • 16,58144.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 14,92840.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,5749.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9372.5%Two or more races
  • 6791.8%Asian alone
  • 3571.0%Some other race alone
  • 1000.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 290.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $206,149

Here:	$206,149
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $113,813

Here:	$113,813
State:	$327,631

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,400

Here:	$175,400
State:	$209,652

Mobile homes: $86,344

Here:	$86,344
State:	$124,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,084

Here:	$23,084
State:	$73,921

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 81
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 186
• Auto thefts: 43

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 176
• Auto thefts: 40

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,809 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,887 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Matagorda County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $705 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bay City, Palacios, Tidehaven, Matagorda-Sargent, Van Vleck, Markham, Blessing, Matagorda.

Neighboring counties: Brevard County, Florida , Calhoun County , Marion County, Florida , Sumter County, Florida , Volusia County, Florida , Fort Bend County , Jackson County .

Current college students: 932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,113 (39.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,8242010 or later
• 1,1262000 to 2009
• 4051990 to 1999
• 9891980 to 1989
• 7921970 to 1979
• 308Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,679
• One, attached: 418
• Two: 367
• 3 or 4: 725
• 5 to 9: 761
• 10 to 19: 611
• 20 to 49: 201
• 50 or more: 183
• Mobile homes: 2,216
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 129

Housing units in Matagorda County with a mortgage: 3,404 (132 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 146

Religion statistics for Matagorda County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Matagorda County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 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: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Claudette, Incident Period: July 15, 2003 to July 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1479: July 17, 2003, FEMA Id: 1479, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.40% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($54,491 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.19% relocated from other counties in Texas ($45,596 average AGI)
1.20% relocated from other states ($8,895 average AGI)

Matagorda County:	1.20%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Harris County, TX	0.94% ($68,238 average AGI)
from Brazoria County, TX	0.80% ($60,972)
from Wharton County, TX	0.52% ($38,329)
from Fort Bend County, TX	0.31% ($79,927)
from Victoria County, TX	0.20% ($33,963)
from Jackson County, TX	0.19% ($46,240)
from Galveston County, TX	0.16% ($78,000)

6.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,712 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Texas ($41,547 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($10,164 average AGI)

Matagorda County:	1.17%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Brazoria County, TX	1.10% ($49,585 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.70% ($39,323)
to Wharton County, TX	0.43% ($47,500)
to Fort Bend County, TX	0.40% ($68,868)
to Victoria County, TX	0.23% ($39,613)
to Jackson County, TX	0.18% ($64,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Matagorda County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,411 (2,424 living alone), Female householders: 7,463 (2,098 living alone)

• 7,317 spouses (7,128 opposite-sex spouses), 529 unmarried partners, (529 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,447 children (10,387 natural, 447 adopted, 616 stepchildren), 1,322 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 221 parents, 11 foster children, 768 other relatives, 345 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 354

Size of family households: 4,908 2-persons, 2,118 3-persons, 1,460 4-persons, 966 5-persons, 408 6-persons, 244 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,524 1-person, 267 2-persons.

4,821 married couples with children.
3,141 single-parent households (1,043 men, 2,098 women).

71.3% of residents of Matagorda speak English at home.
26.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (4% speak English very well, 87% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $216,919,000 ($5,695 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,110,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $82,584,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,121,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,956,000
Federal grants: $59,434,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,740,000 ($2,567,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,084,000 ($410,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,674,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,868,000
Federal Government insurance: $409,161,000

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

Here:	-46 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Matagorda County, Texas
• 1132020 or later
• 1,3672010 to 2019
• 2,2942000 to 2009
• 1,3891990 to 1999
• 3,3591980 to 1989
• 3,9461970 to 1979
• 2,7391960 to 1969
• 1,6491950 to 1959
• 6271940 to 1949
• 9241939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Matagorda County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Matagorda County, Texas
• 1021 room
• 1712 rooms
• 2903 rooms
• 1,6564 rooms
• 1,9395 rooms
• 3,4386 rooms
• 1,4127 rooms
• 7728 rooms
• 5969+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Matagorda County, Texas
• 1821 room
• 2352 rooms
• 5723 rooms
• 1,4054 rooms
• 9005 rooms
• 7746 rooms
• 1897 rooms
• 1248 rooms
• 929+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Matagorda County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Matagorda County, Texas
• 133no bedroom
• 2991 bedroom
• 1,9492 bedrooms
• 6,2653 bedrooms
• 1,5884 bedrooms
• 515+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Matagorda County, Texas
• 181no bedroom
• 9891 bedroom
• 1,9052 bedrooms
• 1,1983 bedrooms
• 1704 bedrooms
• 585+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Matagorda County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Matagorda County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 341no vehicle
• 2,6511 vehicle
• 4,1972 vehicles
• 2,2613 vehicles
• 7214 vehicles
• 1685+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Matagorda County in renter-occupied apartments
• 677no vehicle
• 2,5981 vehicle
• 1,2212 vehicles
• 713 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.5% of Matagorda County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 27,122
• Other state: 5,175
• Northeast: 614
• Midwest: 959
• South: 2,201
• West: 1,400

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 942
• Number of aged recipients: 206
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 736
• Number of recipients under 18: 132
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 516
• Number of recipients older than 64: 294
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 400
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 356