County population in 2016: 49,530 (38% urban, 62% rural); it was 39,304 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,648 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,596 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,262 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,286 (it was 2,618 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
36%
Land area: 1328 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 37 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Medina County: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (29.4%), Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (12.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.8%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $60,292 ($36,063 in 1999)
This county:
$60,292
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $581 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $844)
This county:
$581
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $142,600 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
Medina:
$142,600
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,053 - $254,860 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,253 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $410
Institutionalized population: 2,196
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 36
Burglaries: 128
Thefts: 116
Auto thefts: 12
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 2
Rapes: 8
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 32
Burglaries: 158
Thefts: 167
Auto thefts: 22
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,841 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,357 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 13.1%
Medina County:
13.1%
Texas:
15.6%
(10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.4% for Black residents, 15.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.0% for American Indian residents, 93.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 8.1% for other race residents, 15.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 38.9 years old
(Males: 36.6 years old, Females: 41.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 29.3 years old, American Indian residents: 33.6 years old, Asian residents: 37.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.2 years old, Other race residents: 36.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Medina County is $473 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $557 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.
Current college students: 1,529 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,582 (50.2% naturalized citizens)
Medina County:
5.2%
Whole state:
17.0%
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
3942010 or later
2182000 to 2009
5871990 to 1999
3831980 to 1989
2771970 to 1979
531Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 11,814
One, attached: 50
Two: 216
3 or 4: 329
5 to 9: 221
10 to 19: 79
20 to 49: 65
50 or more: 34
Mobile homes: 5,653
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 88
Housing units in Medina County with a mortgage: 5,887 (25 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,556
Here:
45.5% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Medina County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
13,097
8
Evangelical Protestant
6,803
37
Mainline Protestant
2,095
8
Other
513
4
None
23,498
-
Medina County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Medina County:
1.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
0.91 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Medina County:
4.57 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
This county:
7.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Medina County:
8.8%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Medina County:
28.3%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
19.5%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Medina County:
Average size of farms: 413 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31,134 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $187.10 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.10% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.85% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32,025 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.39% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.51% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,612 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.03% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.17 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.40% Corn for grain: 30389 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 20548 harvested acres Upland cotton: 4373 harvested acres Vegetables: 2,232 harvested acres Land in orchards: 934 acres
Earthquake activity:
Medina County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 269.0 miles away from Medina County center 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 64.2 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 278.0 miles away from the 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 65.6 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 320.4 miles away from Medina 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 65.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3313: June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Tropical Storm Erin, Incident Period: August 14, 2007 to August 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1730: October 02, 2007, FEMA Id: 1730, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1425: July 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: October 17, 1998 to November 15, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1257: October 21, 1998, FEMA Id: 1257, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Medina County (12) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Mexico (78%)
Malaysia (3%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (2%)
Thailand (2%)
Philippines (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
Nicaragua (1%)
German (10%)
American (5%)
English (3%)
Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Italian (1%)
Alsatian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 9,871 (77.4%)
Carpooled: 1,589 (12.5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0.0%)
Railroad: 18 (0.1%)
Ferryboat: 23 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 134 (1.1%)
Walked: 301 (2.4%)
Worked at home: 835 (6.5%)
People in group quarters in Medina County, Texas in 2000:
1,292 people in state prisons
276 people in nursing homes
74 people in homes for the mentally ill
72 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Medina County, Texas in 2010:
1,818 people in state prisons
314 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
71 people in group homes intended for adults
64 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
40 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,026.
7.36% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,403 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.36%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.98% relocated from other counties in Texas ($30,512 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($14,890 average AGI)
Medina County:
1.39%
Texas average:
2.49%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.56% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,995 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.56%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.25% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,912 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($5,083 average AGI)
Medina County:
1.30%
Texas average:
2.01%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,036 (4,943 aged, 1,093 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,241 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Medina County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (607)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (348)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (304)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (201)
Pneumonia, unspecified (124)
Congestive heart failure (121)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (110)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (90)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.37 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,973 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 59 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,962
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,364 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 825 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 97.1. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 72.8
Other - 24.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 49,530
In family households: 41,872 (6,394 male householders, 5,216 female householders)
9,255 spouses, 14,454 children (12,887 natural, 770 adopted, 820 stepchildren), 1,986 grandchildren, 756 brothers or sisters, 762 parents, 2,217 other relatives, 797 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,106 (2,083 male householders (1,619 living alone)), 1,788 female householders (1,510 living alone)), 1,241 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,512
Size of family households: 4,767 2-persons, 2,342 3-persons, 2,361 4-persons, 1,188 5-persons, 654 6-persons, 313 7-or-more-persons.
7,083 married couples with children.
2,247 single-parent households (376 men, 1,871 women).
66.5% of residents of Medina speak English at home.
32.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.3% 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: $179,279,000 ($4,241 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $15,364,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $95,938,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,617,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,015,000 Federal grants: $35,668,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,012,000 ($79,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,030,000 ($1,327,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $25,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,047,000 Federal Government insurance: $64,600,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,836
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,609
Here:
37 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +101
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,452
Here:
+57 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.30 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.1
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
3652014 or later
4322010 to 2013
4,1702000 to 2009
3,8841990 to 1999
2,7661980 to 1989
1,8341970 to 1979
1,2141960 to 1969
1,4381950 to 1959
8681940 to 1949
1,3271939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Medina County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
423no vehicle
2,3501 vehicle
5,3592 vehicles
2,5773 vehicles
1,2244 vehicles
5275+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
293no vehicle
1,3641 vehicle
9412 vehicles
3853 vehicles
354 vehicles
205+ vehicles
88.4% of Medina County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Texas.
Medina County:
88.4%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 38,212
Other state: 7,916
Northeast: 902
Midwest: 2,162
South: 2,213
West: 2,651
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Medina County
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38.9 years
34.5 years
(52.4%)
(47.6%)
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
Note: State values scaled to Medina County population
