Victoria County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	36%

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Races in Victoria County, Texas:

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 40,943	(48.7%)
Females: 43,145	(51.3%)

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Victoria County:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$45,542
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$436
State:	$589

Victoria County:	$94,800
Texas:	$120,900

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 46
• Burglaries: 152
• Thefts: 332
• Auto thefts: 35

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 191
• Thefts: 452
• Auto thefts: 40

Victoria County:	17.1%
Texas:	16.3%

Area name: Victoria, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Victoria County is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.

Cities in this county include: Victoria, Bloomington, Inez.

2005 air pollution in Victoria County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , DeWitt County , Goliad County , Jackson County , Lavaca County , Refugio County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Victoria County: Camp de Leon (A), Primo Stables (B), Rayburn Substation (C), Terrell Ranch (D), J T Jecker House (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Victoria County include: Coleto Baptist Church (A), Crescent Valley Church (B), Glad Tidings Apostolic Church (C), Bullocks Church (D), Martin Luther Lutheran Church (E), Mount Pisgah Church (F), Mount Zion Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Guadalupe Cemetery (1), Joshua Cemetery (2), Terrell Cemetery (3), Stiger Cemetery (4), Shillerville Cemetery (5), Reeves Cemetery (6), Oliver Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mill Lake (A), Flemming Lake (B), Pridham Lake (C), Terrell Lake (D), Warden Lake (E), Adler Lake (F), McDonough Lake (G), Summers Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Thief Creek (A), Kentucky Mutt Creek (B), Haines Flat Creek (C), Kuy Creek (D), Rocky Creek (E), Price Creek (F), Arenosa Creek (G), Ninemile Creek (H), Perdido Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.6%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 3,966
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,585 (39% naturalized citizens)

Victoria County:	4.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,777
• One, attached: 527
• Two: 965
• 3 or 4: 1,704
• 5 to 9: 1,028
• 10 to 19: 728
• 20 or more: 1,667
• Mobile homes: 3,431
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 118

Housing units in Victoria County with a mortgage: 9,331 (219 second mortgage, 483 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,720

Here:	58.1% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Victoria County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/5/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Victoria County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 69.5 miles away from Victoria County center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/20/1991 at 23:38:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from Victoria County center
On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 29,468 (78%) Carpooled: 6,651 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Railroad: 15 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 72 (0%) Bicycle: 34 (0%) Walked: 500 (1%) Other means: 308 (1%) Worked at home: 784 (2%)

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,690 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($158 average AGI)

Victoria County:	0.04%
Texas average:	0.20%

4.98% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,485 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($7,048 average AGI)

Victoria County:	1.21%
Texas average:	3.06%

from DeWitt County, TX	0.42% ($29,366 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, TX	0.41% ($29,076)
from Harris County, TX	0.38% ($32,625)
from Lavaca County, TX	0.34% ($30,550)
from Jackson County, TX	0.30% ($28,864)
from Nueces County, TX	0.28% ($34,181)
from Bexar County, TX	0.24% ($31,435)

6.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,315 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($286 average AGI)

Victoria County:	0.07%
Texas average:	0.11%

5.65% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,942 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($6,087 average AGI)

Victoria County:	1.19%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Harris County, TX	0.68% ($36,856 average AGI)
to Travis County, TX	0.41% ($27,885)
to Bexar County, TX	0.37% ($33,667)
to DeWitt County, TX	0.33% ($33,737)
to Calhoun County, TX	0.33% ($25,103)
to Nueces County, TX	0.31% ($60,207)
to Lavaca County, TX	0.23% ($33,515)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,967 (10,257 aged, 1,710 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 73,536 (17,279 male householders, 5,069 female householders)

  17,692 spouses, 27,092 children (24,627 natural, 664 adopted, 1,801 stepchildren), 2,233 grandchildren, 505 brothers or sisters, 584 parents, 1,501 other relatives, 1,581 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,046 (3,411 male householders (2,876 living alone)), 4,281 female householders (3,824 living alone)), 1,354 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,506 (1,195 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,534 2-persons, 5,113 3-persons, 4,773 4-persons, 2,315 5-persons, 1,112 6-persons, 501 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,700 1-person, 801 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

73.0% of residents of Victoria County speak English at home.
25.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $399,973,000 ($4663 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,547,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $183,270,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $101,756,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,636,000
Federal grants: $84,667,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,064,000 ($81,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,582,000 ($4,226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,373,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $44,958,000
Federal Government insurance: $208,597,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-27 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

53% of Victoria County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Texas.

Victoria County:	52.7%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 69517
• Northeast: 1232
• Midwest: 2885
• South: 4327
• West: 2197

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,100

Here:	11.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	15.4%

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