County population in 2014: 91,081 (73% urban, 27% rural); it was 84,088 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,678 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,466 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,257 Renter-occupied apartments: 11,043 (it was 9,814 in 2000)
% of renters here:
33%
State:
36%
Land area: 883 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 103 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Victoria County: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (19.0%), Construction (16.4%), Educational, health and social services (15.5%), Wholesale trade (11.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $56,545 ($38,732 in 1999)
This county:
$56,545
Texas:
$55,653
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $657 (lower quartile is $510, upper quartile is $796)
This county:
$657
State:
$774
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $134,100 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
Victoria:
$134,100
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,500 - $202,100 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,246 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $477
Institutionalized population: 1,177
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,685 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,886 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 12.3%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.5% for Black residents, 17.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.0% for American Indian residents, 14.2% for other race residents, 36.1% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 12.3%
Victoria County:
12.3%
Texas:
15.9%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 16.7% for Black residents, 17.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.8% for American Indian residents, 12.0% for other race residents, 32.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 35 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 37 years old, American Indian residents: 43 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)
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.
Cemeteries: Covey Chapel Cemetery (1), Miguel Cemetery (2), Hugo Cemetery (3), Buckhorn Cemetery (4), Diller Cemetery (5), Tehuacana Cemetery (6), Derby Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Buzzard Roost Lake (A), Howard Lake (B), Jewel Lake (C), Burns Reservoir (D), Thompson Lake (E), Bennett Reservoir (F), Morrow Lake Number 2 (G), Morrow Lake Number 1 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Creek (A), Big Hollow Creek (B), Berry Creek (C), Becerro Creek (D), West Fork Ellis Branch (E), Yoledigo Creek (F), Todos Santos Creek (G), Tehuacana Creek (H), Seco Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 753
1990 to 1994: 517
1985 to 1989: 576
1980 to 1984: 423
1975 to 1979: 410
1970 to 1974: 287
1970 to 1974: 235
1965 to 1969: 384
Note: State values scaled to Victoria County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 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
Religion statistics for Victoria County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
31,313
8
Evangelical Protestant
22,949
63
Mainline Protestant
6,575
19
Other
3,104
8
Black Protestant
1,515
8
None
21,337
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Victoria County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
Victoria County:
0.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:
0.58 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 58
Victoria County:
6.73 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 62
This county:
7.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Victoria County:
9.9%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Victoria County:
27.7%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.8%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Victoria County:
Average size of farms: 400 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,600 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $163.11 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.41% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.97% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29,940 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.65% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.93% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,531 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.68% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.53 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.07% Corn for grain: 30708 harvested acres Upland cotton: 11458 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 12492 harvested acres Vegetables: 83 harvested acres Land in orchards: 648 acres
Tornado activity:
Victoria County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 4191294.4 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/15/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 12 people
Earthquake activity:
Victoria County-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 86% 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 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 398.0 miles away from the 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 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 369.3 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 Victoria 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 the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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 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 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
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Claudette, Incident Period: July 15, 2003 to July 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1479: July 17, 2003, FEMA Id: 1479, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1425: July 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Victoria County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Fires: 2, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
Sales and related occupations (16%)
Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (64%)
Canada (7%)
Philippines (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Taiwan (3%)
Iran (2%)
Australia (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Victoria County (%):
German (16%)
United States or American (6%)
English (6%)
Irish (5%)
Czech (4%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
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%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Victoria County, Texas in 2000:
478 people in nursing homes
473 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
223 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
138 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96 people in religious group quarters
36 people in unknown juvenile institutions
27 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Victoria County, Texas in 2010:
478 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
409 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
155 people in other noninstitutional facilities
147 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
101 people in residential treatment centers for adults
80 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
44 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
44 people in group homes intended for adults
31 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
19 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $52,382.
5.83% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,668 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.83%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.74% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,110 average AGI)
1.08% relocated from other states ($8,559 average AGI)
Victoria County:
1.08%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.94% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,620 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.94%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in Texas ($32,142 average AGI)
1.00% relocated to other states ($6,478 average AGI)
Victoria County:
1.00%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Victoria County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,719 (10,673 aged, 2,046 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,353 (14%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Victoria County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (902)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (725)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (361)
Congestive heart failure (322)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (209)
Pneumonia, unspecified (203)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.33 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,135 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 709 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 75,252
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,649 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 828 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 82.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 52.2
Other - 30.3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 114.4. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 79.1
Other - 35.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 85,285
In family households: 73,737 (15,774 male householders, 6,906 female householders)
16,284 spouses, 26,079 children (23,821 natural, 532 adopted, 1,726 stepchildren), 3,253 grandchildren, 724 brothers or sisters, 650 parents, 1,152 other relatives, 2,247 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,548 (4,564 male householders (3,605 living alone)), 4,943 female householders (4,265 living alone)), 2,041 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,508 (1,177 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,317 2-persons, 5,188 3-persons, 4,264 4-persons, 2,234 5-persons, 958 6-persons, 719 7-or-more-persons.
15,684 married couples with children.
5,604 single-parent households (1,232 men, 4,372 women).
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 ($4,663 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,938
Here:
81 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,565
Here:
42 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +600
Here:
+7 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -2,303
Here:
-27 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Victoria County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 442
2010 to 2013: 1,543
2000 to 2009: 3,678
1990 to 1999: 5,100
1980 to 1989: 6,060
1970 to 1979: 6,583
1960 to 1969: 4,180
1950 to 1959: 5,164
1940 to 1949: 2,024
1939 or earlier: 2,081
Note: State values scaled to Victoria population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Victoria County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Victoria County population
no vehicle: 736
1 vehicle: 5,493
2 vehicles: 9,731
3 vehicles: 3,271
4 vehicles: 838
5+ vehicles: 188
no vehicle: 1,378
1 vehicle: 4,936
2 vehicles: 2,833
3 vehicles: 557
4 vehicles: 85
5+ vehicles: 25
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: 69,517
Northeast: 1,232
Midwest: 2,885
South: 4,327
West: 2,197
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Victoria County
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