Real County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 2,965 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 959
Renter-occupied apartments: 286

% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

Land area: 700 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Real County: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.4%), Construction (13.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 58%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Real County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (75.7%)
Hispanic (22.6%)
Other race (6.0%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (1.4%)

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

Median resident age:	44.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 1,507	(49.5%)
Females: 1,540	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $17,397
County population in 2003: 3,028
Jobs in 2003: 678

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,414
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

Real County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,912 ($25,118 in 1999)

This county:	$29,912
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $95,103 ($56,700 in 2000)

Real County:	$95,103
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $384 (lower quartile is $269, upper quartile is $510)

This county:	$384
State:	$589

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $997
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $241

Institutionalized population: 71

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 16
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 14
Thefts: 9
Auto thefts: 0

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $70,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

2004 Presidential Election results in Real County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $541 (0.9%)

Real County household income distribution in 2007

Real County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Real County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.

Cities in this county include: Camp Wood, Leakey.

Neighboring counties: Bandera County , Edwards County , Kerr County , Uvalde County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Real County: Divide Community House (A), Alto Frio Encampment (B), Auld Ranch (C), Greenwood Valley Ranch (D), Old Windmill (E), Eagle Ranch (F), Love Ranch (G), Perry Ranch (H), Haby Ranch (I), Chittim Ranch (J), Prade Ranch (K), Maverick Windmill (L), Hillcrest Ranch (M), Flying Bull Ranch (N), Buckhorn Windmill (O), Dardy Windmill (P), Buffalo Windmill (Q), Jo Jan Van Camp (R), Garven Store (S), Butt Foundation Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cypress Creek Cemetery (1), Garden of Memories (2), Exile Cemetery (3), Clark Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pfletcher Lake (A), Black Jack Waterhole (B), Post Oak Waterhole (C), Blue Hole (D), Big Lake (E), Eagle Ranch Lake Number 2 (F), Harrison Lake (G), Pletcher Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Silver Creek (A), New Creek (B), Kent Creek (C), Bee Creek (D), Ranch Creek (E), Pulliam Creek (F), West Frio River (G), Grapevine Creek (H), Ash Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Real County: Bruce Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 95
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 123 (52% naturalized citizens)

Real County:	4.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 18 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 12 1970 to 1974: 14 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 36

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.7%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,437
One, attached: 29
Two: 9
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 2
20 or more: 1
Mobile homes: 505
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Real County with a mortgage: 122 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 337

Here:	26.6% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Real County
Average size of farms: 1329 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8967
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $173.01
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $19454
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.39%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $16993
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.82
Land in orchards: 428 acres

Real County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 3.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1995, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (25%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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

Mexico (85%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Philippines (2%)
Lebanon (2%)
Guatemala (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Real County:

English (14%)
United States or American (12%)
German (11%)
Irish (10%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scottish (2%)

Real County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 759 (66%)
Carpooled: 192 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 92 (8%)
Other means: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 78 (7%)

People in group quarters in Real County, Texas

71 people in nursing homes
4 people in other workers' dormitories
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,973.

10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,474 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.85%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.75% relocated from other counties in Texas ($38,246 average AGI)
2.09% relocated from other states ($4,237 average AGI)
Real County: 2.09%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Harris County, TX	1.05% ($53,364 average AGI)
from Uvalde County, TX	0.95% ($31,300)

9.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.38%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.12% relocated to other counties in Texas ($30,124 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($2,649 average AGI)
Real County: 1.26%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Uvalde County, TX

1.16% ($28,917 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Real County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Real County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Real County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 810 (721 aged, 89 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1352.690
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1814.580

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 32.99

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,970

In family households: 2,581 (715 male householders, 147 female householders)
757 spouses, 810 children (744 natural, 14 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 31 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 389 (174 male householders (158 living alone)), 195 female householders (192 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 77 (73 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 463 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 350 1-person, 18 2-persons, 1 5-persons.

79.7% of residents of Real County speak English at home.
19.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $24,908,000 ($8317 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,256,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,304,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,992,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $87,000
Federal grants: $7,093,000
Federal procurement contracts: $117,000 ($34,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $314,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $118,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,349,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 162

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 202

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +28

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

Population growth in Real County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.51 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 56
1995 to 1998: 224
1990 to 1994: 155
1980 to 1989: 449
1970 to 1979: 404
1960 to 1969: 215
1950 to 1959: 160
1940 to 1949: 128
1939 or earlier: 216

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Real County, Texas:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 40 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 152 5 rooms: 312 6 rooms: 194 7 rooms: 132 8 rooms: 35 9+ rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Real County, Texas:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 74 5 rooms: 96 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 0 9+ rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Real County:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 67 2 bedrooms: 282 3 bedrooms: 508 4 bedrooms: 63 5+ bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Real County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 124 3 bedrooms: 97 4 bedrooms: 26 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Real County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 303 2 vehicles: 399 3 vehicles: 154 4 vehicles: 37 5+ vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Real County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 157 2 vehicles: 74 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 0

59% of Real County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Texas.

Real County:	59.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 2451
Northeast: 47
Midwest: 168
South: 155
West: 97

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%) Wood (6%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%) Electricity (43%) Wood (7%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	2.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1

Here:	0.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	4.8%
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.)

Real County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $85,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $148,000
Natural Resources - Other: $130,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $382,000
Police Protection: $312,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $199,000

Welfare - Other: $162,000

Financial Administration: $118,000

Libraries: $64,000

General - Other: $62,000

Central Staff Services: $47,000

Natural Resources - Other: $41,000

General Public Buildings: $39,000

Corrections - Other: $36,000

Health Services - Other: $13,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $40,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $318,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $9,000
Police Protection: $4,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $661,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $148,000
All Other: $98,000

Public Welfare: $50,000
Tax - Property: $923,000
Motor Vehicle License: $168,000

Total General Sales: $38,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $578,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

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

Real County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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