San Augustine County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 8,639 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,916
Renter-occupied apartments: 659

% of renters here:	18%
State:	36%

Land area: 528 sq. mi.
Water area: 64.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in San Augustine County: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (15.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.1%), Retail trade (10.1%), Construction (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in San Augustine County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (67.8%)
Black (27.9%)
Hispanic (3.6%)
Other race (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 4,288	(47.9%)
Females: 4,658	(52.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,964
County population in 2003: 8,886
Jobs in 2003: 1,985

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,838
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.0%

Average household size:

San Augustine County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,183 ($27,025 in 1999)

This county:	$32,183
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $70,084 ($52,000 in 2000)

San Augustine County:	$70,084
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $260 (lower quartile is $161, upper quartile is $336)

This county:	$260
State:	$589

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,033
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $274

Institutionalized population: 266

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 33
Thefts: 27
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 74
Thefts: 70
Auto thefts: 14

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2004 Presidential Election results in San Augustine County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $454 (1.0%)

San Augustine County household income distribution in 2007

San Augustine County home values distribution

San Augustine 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:	10.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Augustine County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: San Augustine, Chula Vista-River Spur, Chula Vista-Orason, Broaddus.

Neighboring counties: Angelina County , Jasper County , Nacogdoches County , Sabine County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in San Augustine County: Jackson Hill Lookout (A), Millertown (B), Bayou Boat Launch (C), Powell Park (D), Powell Park Campground (E), Rayburn Park Campground (F), Harvey Creek Recreation Site (G), San Augustine Park Campground (H), Fairway Hunt Club (I), High Point Lookout (J), Townsend Recreation Site (K), Veach (L), Captain Thomas William Blount House (M), William Garrett Plantation House (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in San Augustine County include: Pine Grove Church (A), Pisgah Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Hebron Church (D), Central Church (E), Ratcliff Church (F), Roberts Church (G), Rocky Mound Church (H), China Chapel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Greer Cemetery (1), Townsend Cemetery (2), Thomas Cemetery (3), Sublett Cemetery (4), Chumley Cemetery (5), Spring Ridge Cemetery (6), Sowell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hunts Lake (A), Cattail Pond (B), Highland Pond (C), City Lake (D), Bannister Lake (E), Lilly Lake (F), Bland Lake (G), Spring Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jacklot Creek (A), Pigeon Roost Creek (B), Hog Branch (C), Higgenbotham Branch (D), Herd Pen Creek (E), School Branch (F), Harvey Creek (G), Lick Branch (H), Hardikner Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in San Augustine County include: Bannister Wildlife Management Area (1), Jackson Hill Park (2), Blount Park (3), San Augustine Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 178
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 182 (45% naturalized citizens)

San Augustine County:	2.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 77 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 17 1980 to 1984: 34 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.8%

San Augustine County marital status for males

San Augustine County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,412
One, attached: 40
Two: 138
3 or 4: 58
5 to 9: 24
20 or more: 26
Mobile homes: 1,529
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 129

Housing units in San Augustine County with a mortgage: 406 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,074

Here:	27.4% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in San Augustine County
Average size of farms: 191 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $81103
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $133.52
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64772
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.79%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42458
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.40
Vegetables: 171 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 27 acres

San Augustine County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 42 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/30/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Wood products (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (18%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Food (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (83%)
Canada (4%)
Costa Rica (4%)
Poland (3%)
Brazil (3%)
Korea (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in San Augustine County:

United States or American (27%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
German (5%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (1%)

San Augustine County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,434 (77%)
Carpooled: 478 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Walked: 69 (2%)
Other means: 90 (3%)
Worked at home: 70 (2%)

262 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,015.

7.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,009 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.88%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.63% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,809 average AGI)
1.25% relocated from other states ($6,200 average AGI)
San Augustine County: 1.25%
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 Nacogdoches County, TX	0.95% ($27,577 average AGI)
from Angelina County, TX	0.88% ($25,083)
from Harris County, TX	0.73% ($41,450)
from Shelby County, TX	0.73% ($23,400)
from Sabine County, TX	0.66% ($22,389)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.75% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,814 average AGI)
1.04% relocated to other states ($3,628 average AGI)
San Augustine County: 1.04%
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 Angelina County, TX	1.26% ($23,500 average AGI)
to Nacogdoches County, TX	0.82% ($31,545)
to Harris County, TX	0.59% ($25,000)
to Shelby County, TX	0.59% ($26,625)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Births per 1000 population in San Augustine County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population in San Augustine County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in San Augustine County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,952 (1,627 aged, 325 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.21
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5592.290
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 201.730
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41712.43

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1302.350
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1627.930
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 22.45

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24.73
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 33.68

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,705

In family households: 7,572 (2,053 male householders, 540 female householders)
2,049 spouses, 2,306 children (2,096 natural, 48 adopted, 162 stepchildren), 284 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 124 other relatives, 100 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,133 (426 male householders (380 living alone)), 600 female householders (577 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 241 (240 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,327 2-persons, 561 3-persons, 385 4-persons, 198 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 957 1-person, 58 2-persons, 5 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

96.0% of residents of San Augustine County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,478,000 ($7786 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $668,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,012,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,053,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $122,000
Federal grants: $22,624,000
Federal procurement contracts: $348,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,320,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $40,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,676,000
Federal Government insurance: $992,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 548

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 662

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +30

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +55

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in San Augustine County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.36 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 248
1995 to 1998: 502
1990 to 1994: 417
1980 to 1989: 1,155
1970 to 1979: 1,144
1960 to 1969: 695
1950 to 1959: 547
1940 to 1949: 290
1939 or earlier: 358

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Augustine County, Texas:
	1 room: 22 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 226 4 rooms: 416 5 rooms: 917 6 rooms: 599 7 rooms: 350 8 rooms: 243 9+ rooms: 76

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Augustine County, Texas:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 85 4 rooms: 149 5 rooms: 216 6 rooms: 99 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 27 9+ rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Augustine County:
	no bedroom: 35 1 bedroom: 199 2 bedrooms: 793 3 bedrooms: 1,536 4 bedrooms: 300 5+ bedrooms: 53

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Augustine County:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 125 2 bedrooms: 235 3 bedrooms: 236 4 bedrooms: 45 5+ bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in San Augustine County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 175 1 vehicle: 1,017 2 vehicles: 1,121 3 vehicles: 437 4 vehicles: 135 5+ vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in San Augustine County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 212 1 vehicle: 297 2 vehicles: 120 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 0

67% of San Augustine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Texas.

San Augustine County:	67.3%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 7508
Northeast: 59
Midwest: 316
South: 744
West: 126

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%) Utility gas (20%) Wood (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	1.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	2.9%
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.)

San Augustine County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $86,000
Charges - All Other: $213,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Construction - Corrections - Other: $611,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $604,000
Police Protection: $432,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $264,000

Financial Administration: $211,000

General Public Buildings: $176,000

General - Other: $80,000

Central Staff Services: $79,000

Natural Resources - Other: $47,000

Corrections - Other: $44,000

Parks & Recreation: $18,000

Welfare - Other: $11,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
General - Interest on Debt: $85,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $29,000
Fire Protection: $17,000

Libraries: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,317,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $10,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,206,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $121,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $321,000
Interest Earnings: $59,000

Rents: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $73,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $454,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $143,000
General Support: $44,000

Highways: $17,000
Tax - Property: $1,052,000
Motor Vehicle License: $363,000

Total General Sales: $113,000

NEC: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $999,000

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)

San Augustine County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)