Refugio County, Texas (TX)

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• • 3,73651.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,99340.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4786.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 811.1%Two or more races
  • 220.3%Asian alone
  • 70.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $157,636

Here:	$157,636
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,063

Here:	$142,063
State:	$268,635

Mobile homes: $43,909

Here:	$43,909
State:	$94,014

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 34
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 5

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,904 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,260 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Refugio County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Refugio, Woodsboro, Austwell-Tivoli, Tivoli, Bayside, Austwell.

Neighboring counties: Citrus County, Florida , Hillsborough County, Florida , Calhoun County , Calhoun County , San Patricio County .

Current college students: 166
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 133 (72.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 52010 or later
• 142000 to 2009
• 401990 to 1999
• 591980 to 1989
• 511970 to 1979
• 21Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,232
• One, attached: 33
• Two: 59
• 3 or 4: 56
• 5 to 9: 65
• 20 to 49: 4
• 50 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 347
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Refugio County with a mortgage: 633 (5 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,297

Religion statistics for Refugio County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Refugio County:

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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 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 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 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 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
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,734 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.59% relocated from other counties in Texas ($45,734 average AGI)
0.75% relocated from other states ($5,641 average AGI)

Refugio County:	0.75%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Nueces County, TX	0.82% ($45,043 average AGI)
from San Patricio County, TX	0.79% ($55,909)

5.87% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,404 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.87% relocated to other counties in Texas ($47,404 average AGI)
0.96% relocated to other states ($6,331 average AGI)

Refugio County:	0.96%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Nueces County, TX	0.96% ($60,296 average AGI)
to Victoria County, TX	0.81% ($49,130)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Refugio 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: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,217 (351 living alone), Female householders: 1,407 (417 living alone)

• 1,220 spouses (1,220 opposite-sex spouses), 115 unmarried partners, (115 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,369 children (2,171 natural, 114 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 375 grandchildren, 149 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 0 foster children, 139 other relatives, 109 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 164

Size of family households: 828 2-persons, 496 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 138 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 769 1-person, 76 2-persons.

839 married couples with children.
533 single-parent households (166 men, 367 women).

71.2% of residents of Refugio speak English at home.
29.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $55,694,000 ($7,290 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $806,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,064,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,848,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,358,000
Federal grants: $11,837,000
Federal procurement contracts: $357,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,231,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $772,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,528,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,390,000

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

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Refugio County, Texas
• 1532014 or later
• 922010 to 2013
• 2262000 to 2009
• 3871990 to 1999
• 3531980 to 1989
• 6591970 to 1979
• 6391960 to 1969
• 7111950 to 1959
• 3271940 to 1949
• 2461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Refugio County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Refugio County, Texas
• 21 room
• 102 rooms
• 743 rooms
• 2994 rooms
• 4635 rooms
• 3656 rooms
• 3337 rooms
• 2098 rooms
• 1549+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Refugio County, Texas
• 01 room
• 192 rooms
• 543 rooms
• 2424 rooms
• 2025 rooms
• 1176 rooms
• 267 rooms
• 298 rooms
• 139+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Refugio County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Refugio County, Texas
• 2no bedroom
• 621 bedroom
• 3882 bedrooms
• 1,0993 bedrooms
• 3004 bedrooms
• 465+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Refugio County, Texas
• 0no bedroom
• 871 bedroom
• 3242 bedrooms
• 2593 bedrooms
• 374 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Refugio County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 71no vehicle
• 5651 vehicle
• 8062 vehicles
• 3483 vehicles
• 844 vehicles
• 235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Refugio County in renter-occupied apartments
• 135no vehicle
• 3161 vehicle
• 2222 vehicles
• 303 vehicles
• 134 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.8% of Refugio County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 6,194
• Other state: 950
• Northeast: 34
• Midwest: 320
• South: 402
• West: 192

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 225
• Number of aged recipients: 58
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 167
• Number of recipients under 18: 24
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 103
• Number of recipients older than 64: 98
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 124
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 75