Val Verde County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (13.8%), Public administration (11.9%), Manufacturing (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Val Verde County, Texas:

Median resident age:	30.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 22,087	(49.2%)
Females: 22,769	(50.8%)

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Val Verde County:	3.1 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$33,792
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$378
State:	$589

Val Verde County:	$82,297
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $105,701

Here:	$105,701
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,718

Here:	$98,718
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $75,561

Here:	$75,561
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,943

Here:	$103,943
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,224

Here:	$89,224
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $35,114

Here:	$35,114
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $68,333

Here:	$68,333
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 66
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 65
• Thefts: 102
• Auto thefts: 21

This county:	26.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Val Verde County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $605 a month.

Cities in this county include: Del Rio, Cienegas Terrace, Val Verde Park, Lake View.

Neighboring counties: Crockett County , Edwards County , Kinney County , Sutton County , Terrell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Val Verde County: Windmill Number Two (A), Windy Point Windmill (B), Javelina Windmill (C), Jarrett Ranch (D), I Ingram Ranch (E), Adah Cauthorn Ranch (F), Aermotor Windmill (G), Gillis Ranch (H), Air Force Recreation Area (I), Albers Ranch (J), Divide Windmill (K), Middle Pasture Windmill (L), Glasscock Ranch (M), Little Monroe Windmill (N), Miers Ranch (O), Miguel Windmill (P), Allen Windmill (Q), Lausen Ranch (R), Mills Ranch (S), Monroe Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Westlawn Cemetery (1), Juno Cemetery (2), Babb Cemetery (3), Old San Felipe Cemetery (4), Newman Cemetery (5), San Felipe Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Gravel Waterhole (A), Walk Lake (B), Blocker Waterhole (C), Clark Waterhoel (D), Miguel Waterhole (E), Amistad Reservoir (F), Finney Tank (G), Gillis East Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Jack Creek (A), West Fork Sycamore Creek (B), Pecos River (C), Evans Creek (D), Salt Creek (E), Eagle Nest Creek (F), Live Oak Creek (G), Little Satan Creek (H), Dolan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Val Verde County include: Amistad National Recreation Area (1), Seminole Canyon State Historical Park (2), Devils River State Natural Area (3), Rough Canyon Recreational Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Post Office Windmill (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.0%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,443
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,494 (39% naturalized citizens)

Val Verde County:	23.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,645
• One, attached: 1,055
• Two: 650
• 3 or 4: 550
• 5 to 9: 320
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 376
• Mobile homes: 2,594
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Val Verde County with a mortgage: 3,272 (119 second mortgage, 128 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,091

Here:	44.4% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Val Verde County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 31 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 22 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Val Verde County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/2005 at 14:39:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from Val Verde County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,019 (75%) Carpooled: 2,831 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Taxi: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 48 (0%) Bicycle: 140 (1%) Walked: 358 (2%) Other means: 284 (2%) Worked at home: 303 (2%)

7.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,353 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.91%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.37% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,642 average AGI)

Val Verde County:	0.37%
Texas average:	0.20%

3.45% relocated from other counties in Texas ($13,501 average AGI)
4.08% relocated from other states ($23,210 average AGI)

Val Verde County:	4.08%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Bexar County, TX	0.71% ($30,862 average AGI)
from El Paso County, CO	0.28% ($27,558)
from Maverick County, TX	0.25% ($37,692)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.23% ($20,306)
from Lowndes County, GA	0.20% ($35,367)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.18% ($17,667)
from Harris County, TX	0.17% ($28,885)

8.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.96%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.44% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,842 average AGI)

Val Verde County:	0.44%
Texas average:	0.11%

4.46% relocated to other counties in Texas ($16,455 average AGI)
4.07% relocated to other states ($18,965 average AGI)

Val Verde County:	4.07%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Bexar County, TX	1.12% ($36,897 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.22% ($38,559)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.22% ($22,853)
to Travis County, TX	0.20% ($27,226)
to Harris County, TX	0.20% ($31,097)
to Tom Green County, TX	0.18% ($19,786)
to Maverick County, TX	0.17% ($31,462)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 22.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,779 (4,233 aged, 546 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,889 (9,015 male householders, 2,361 female householders)

  9,266 spouses, 16,351 children (15,175 natural, 317 adopted, 859 stepchildren), 1,695 grandchildren, 294 brothers or sisters, 357 parents, 1,112 other relatives, 438 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,163 (1,352 male householders (1,141 living alone)), 1,425 female householders (1,339 living alone)), 386 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 804 (443 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,572 2-persons, 2,446 3-persons, 2,467 4-persons, 1,604 5-persons, 805 6-persons, 482 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,480 1-person, 240 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

30.1% of residents of Val Verde County speak English at home.
69.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $412,318,000 ($8697 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $178,098,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $95,819,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,615,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,757,000
Federal grants: $68,601,000
Federal procurement contracts: $71,779,000 ($68,103,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $136,747,000 ($95,054,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,521,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,976,000

Here:	99 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.94 millions of gallons per day (92% from ground, 8% from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

58% of Val Verde County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Texas.

Val Verde County:	57.6%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 25987
• Northeast: 958
• Midwest: 2438
• South: 1873
• West: 2300

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,600

Here:	5.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	16.4%
Texas:	15.4%

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