San Patricio County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 68,520 (79% urban, 21% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 15,072
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,021

% of renters here:	32%
State:	36%

Land area: 692 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 97 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 13.0%

San Patricio County:	13.0%
Texas:	17.6%

Median age of residents in 2005: 32 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 50 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in San Patricio County: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in San Patricio County, Texas:

Hispanic (49.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (45.8%)
Other race (15.9%)
Two or more races (3.0%)
Black (2.8%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 33,653	(50.1%)
Females: 33,485	(49.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $31,278
County population in 2003: 67,510
Jobs in 2003: 21,161

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Total labor force in 2004: 29,647
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:

San Patricio County:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $37,491
2005 median house value: $82,600
Median contract rent in 2005: $514
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $702
Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,766 ($34,836 in 2000)

This county	$36,766
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,923

San Patricio County	$89,923
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $518
Institutionalized population: 678
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in San Patricio County in 2000: $859

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 21
Burglaries: 131
Thefts: 221
Auto thefts: 22

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 21
Burglaries: 165
Thefts: 234
Auto thefts: 22

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San Patricio County, TX map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in San Patricio County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,737 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,105 (1.9%)

Area name: Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Patricio County is $538 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $917 a month.

Cities in this county include: Portland, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Sinton, Mathis, Taft, Odem, Gregory, Taft Southwest, Ingleside on the Bay.

Neighboring counties: Aransas County , Bee County , Jim Wells County , Live Oak County , Nueces County , Refugio County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in San Patricio County: Ohiva Windmill (A), Plymouth Oil Camp (B), Plymouth Refinery (C), Rosita Ranch (D), Mare Trap Windmill (E), Sinton Siding (F), Coyote Windmill (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cenzo Hill Cemetery (1), Edroy Cemetery (2), Rosita Cemetery (3), Bethel Cemetery (4), Old San Patricio Cemetery (5), Prairie View Cemetery (6), San Patricio Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Fresh Water Lake (A), Big Lake (B), Spears Lake (C), Tule Lake (D), Palomo Tank (E), Chico Tank (F), Tailing Ponds Number 2 (G), Glasscock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Aquilla Creek (A), Hondo Creek (B), Creek, Bayou (C), Chiltipin Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in San Patricio County include: Rob And Bessie Welder Park (1), Lake Corpus Christi State Park (2), Welder Wildlife Foundation Park (3), Welder Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.9%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,740
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,205 (45% naturalized citizens)

San Patricio County:	3.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 327 1990 to 1994: 415 1985 to 1989: 293 1980 to 1984: 271 1975 to 1979: 355 1970 to 1974: 86 1970 to 1974: 127 1965 to 1969: 331

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.8%

San Patricio County marital status for males

San Patricio County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 18,069
One, attached: 437
Two: 816
3 or 4: 871
5 to 9: 726
10 to 19: 360
20 or more: 859
Mobile homes: 2,584
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 142

Housing units in San Patricio County with a mortgage: 6,486 (152 second mortgage, 195 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,843

Agriculture in San Patricio County
Average size of farms: 601 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $119761
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $237.23
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $108704
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.75%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93153
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.09%
Corn for grain: 18522 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 108383 harvested acres
Vegetables: 185 harvested acres

San Patricio County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 42 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/22/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (64%)
Philippines (7%)
Germany (4%)
Canada (2%)
India (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Honduras (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in San Patricio County:

German (10%)
United States or American (8%)
Irish (6%)
English (5%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Italian (1%)

San Patricio County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 20,062 (76%)
Carpooled: 4,252 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 43 (0%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 53 (0%)
Bicycle: 70 (0%)
Walked: 817 (3%)
Other means: 331 (1%)
Worked at home: 728 (3%)

People in group quarters in San Patricio County, Texas

743 people in military ships
300 people in nursing homes
211 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
96 people in military barracks, etc.
88 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
69 people in other types of correctional institutions
26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
6 people in religious group quarters
3 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,870.

10.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.52%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.49% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,366 average AGI)
San Patricio County: 0.49%
Texas average: 0.20%

6.56% relocated from other counties in Texas ($21,484 average AGI)
3.47% relocated from other states ($11,838 average AGI)
San Patricio County: 3.47%
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 Nueces County, TX	2.73% ($36,858 average AGI)
from Aransas County, TX	0.64% ($25,946)
from Harris County, TX	0.31% ($47,083)
from San Diego County, CA	0.27% ($36,571)
from Bexar County, TX	0.24% ($25,625)
from Jim Wells County, TX	0.23% ($30,566)
from Bee County, TX	0.18% ($27,317)

11.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.03%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($759 average AGI)
San Patricio County: 0.28%
Texas average: 0.11%

7.46% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,892 average AGI)
3.29% relocated to other states ($11,191 average AGI)
San Patricio County: 3.29%
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 Nueces County, TX	2.87% ($29,601 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.47% ($33,596)
to Aransas County, TX	0.46% ($30,308)
to Harris County, TX	0.41% ($31,758)
to Travis County, TX	0.26% ($22,483)
to Bee County, TX	0.21% ($42,429)
to San Diego County, CA	0.19% ($34,844)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.9

Births per 1000 population in San Patricio County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Deaths per 1000 population in San Patricio County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in San Patricio County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,089 (7,673 aged, 1,416 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.47
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3920.100
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 93.86
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 18312.87

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1839.360
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 734.010
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2.89

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19.61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 72.24

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.56

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 65,594

In family households: 60,013 (13,460 male householders, 3,797 female householders)
13,440 spouses, 24,091 children (21,939 natural, 537 adopted, 1,615 stepchildren), 2,066 grandchildren, 456 brothers or sisters, 443 parents, 1,203 other relatives, 1,057 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,581 (2,357 male householders (1,955 living alone)), 2,423 female householders (2,178 living alone)), 801 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,544 (657 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,817 2-persons, 4,013 3-persons, 3,677 4-persons, 2,225 5-persons, 988 6-persons, 537 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,133 1-person, 533 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

60.9% of residents of San Patricio County speak English at home.
37.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% 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: $481,697,000 ($7064 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $139,864,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $153,222,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $84,959,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,927,000
Federal grants: $94,838,000
Federal procurement contracts: $45,867,000 ($44,283,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $85,885,000 ($79,840,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,671,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $43,091,000
Federal Government insurance: $328,600,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,893

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

Deaths: 2,586

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +245

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,414

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in San Patricio County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.42 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 449
1995 to 1998: 2,403
1990 to 1994: 1,230
1980 to 1989: 4,191
1970 to 1979: 6,611
1960 to 1969: 4,144
1950 to 1959: 3,054
1940 to 1949: 1,584
1939 or earlier: 1,198

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Patricio County, Texas:
	1 room: 67 2 rooms: 308 3 rooms: 916 4 rooms: 2,059 5 rooms: 4,304 6 rooms: 3,887 7 rooms: 2,012 8 rooms: 916 9+ rooms: 603

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Patricio County, Texas:
	1 room: 210 2 rooms: 679 3 rooms: 1,259 4 rooms: 1,537 5 rooms: 1,855 6 rooms: 1,029 7 rooms: 308 8 rooms: 97 9+ rooms: 47

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Patricio County:
	no bedroom: 152 1 bedroom: 917 2 bedrooms: 3,084 3 bedrooms: 8,361 4 bedrooms: 2,326 5+ bedrooms: 232

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Patricio County:
	no bedroom: 312 1 bedroom: 1,717 2 bedrooms: 2,406 3 bedrooms: 2,185 4 bedrooms: 390 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in San Patricio County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 727 1 vehicle: 4,442 2 vehicles: 7,026 3 vehicles: 2,137 4 vehicles: 589 5+ vehicles: 151

Cars and other vehicles available in San Patricio County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 929 1 vehicle: 3,570 2 vehicles: 2,112 3 vehicles: 306 4 vehicles: 56 5+ vehicles: 48

56% of San Patricio County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Texas.

San Patricio County:	55.5%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 49692
Northeast: 1565
Midwest: 4291
South: 5390
West: 3246

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (45%) Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (56%) Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 320

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 124

Here:	2.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 310

Here:	12.5%
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 Patricio County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $2,380,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $790,000
Regular Highways: $116,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,413,000
Regular Highways: $3,306,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,935,000

Corrections - Other: $2,503,000

Financial Administration: $2,390,000

Health Services - Other: $1,441,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,377,000

General - Other: $1,170,000

General Public Buildings: $948,000

Central Staff Services: $642,000

Welfare - Other: $388,000

Fire Protection: $336,000

Natural Resources - Other: $250,000

Housing & Community Development: $232,000

Air Transportation: $173,000

Parks & Recreation: $95,000

Libraries: $95,000

Solid Waste Management: $29,000
General - Interest on Debt: $282,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,634,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,475,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,650,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $825,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,547,000
Interest Earnings: $184,000

Rents: $139,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $640,000
Housing & Community Development: $599,000

Regular Highways: $260,000

Corrections - Other: $21,000

Judicial: $20,000

Libraries: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $16,000

Natural Resource - Other: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,353,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $836,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $884,000
Health & Hospitals: $828,000

All Other: $772,000

Public Welfare: $323,000

Highways: $110,000

General Support: $45,000
Tax - Property: $13,075,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,202,000

NEC: $115,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,687,000

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 Patricio County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006: