Eagle Lake, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,679 (Urban population: 3,628 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 51 (all nonfarm))

Eagle Lake, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,493 (1,302 occupied: 892 owner occupied, 410 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	36%

Housing density: 548 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $277 (lower quartile is $218, upper quartile is $403)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $370

Median gross rent in Eagle Lake, TX in 2007: $488

Housing units in Eagle Lake with a mortgage: 298 (10 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 469

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $60,907 (it was $40,600 in 2000)

Eagle Lake:	$60,907
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $26,190 - $86,588

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $91,443
Here: $91,443
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $19,373
Here: $19,373
State: $159,697

Mobile homes: $33,626
Here: $33,626
State: $42,156

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,659

In family households: 3,265 (726 male householders, 191 female householders)
727 spouses, 1,366 children (1,271 natural, 35 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 46 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 394 (142 male householders (132 living alone)), 181 female householders (147 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 56 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 321 2-persons, 195 3-persons, 201 4-persons, 97 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 279 1-person, 32 2-persons, 12 4-persons.

642 married couples with children.
271 single-parent households (49 men, 222 women).

60.1% of residents of Eagle Lake speak English at home.
38.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 577 (15.5%)
(42.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Eagle Lake, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 64 4 rooms: 90 5 rooms: 270 6 rooms: 227 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 86 9 or more rooms: 55

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eagle Lake, Texas:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 91 4 rooms: 123 5 rooms: 102 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 15 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 101
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 237
1970 to 1979: 220
1960 to 1969: 220
1950 to 1959: 283
1940 to 1949: 156
1939 or earlier: 249

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Eagle Lake:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 205 3 bedrooms: 484 4 bedrooms: 111 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eagle Lake:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 84 2 bedrooms: 162 3 bedrooms: 121 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Eagle Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 69 1 vehicle: 272 2 vehicles: 413 3 vehicles: 134 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Eagle Lake in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 98 1 vehicle: 157 2 vehicles: 117 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Eagle Lake, TX:

Less than $10,000: 62
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 51
$20,000 to $24,999: 54
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 29
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $49,999: 81
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 59
$70,000 to $79,999: 66
$80,000 to $89,999: 81
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 64
$125,000 to $149,999: 44
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 to $249,999: 21
$250,000 to $299,999: 11
$300,000 to $399,999: 11
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Eagle Lake rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Eagle Lake:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 18
$150 to $199: 32
$200 to $249: 56
$250 to $299: 82
$300 to $349: 23
$350 to $399: 24
$400 to $449: 27
$450 to $499: 21
$500 to $549: 11
$550 to $599: 24
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 58

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 183 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 29 1980 to 1984: 143 1975 to 1979: 97 1970 to 1974: 59 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 24

Eagle Lake, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.2%
Number of people working at home: 19 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 53
5 to 9 minutes: 394
10 to 14 minutes: 167
15 to 19 minutes: 201
20 to 24 minutes: 87
25 to 29 minutes: 69
30 to 34 minutes: 199
35 to 39 minutes: 9
40 to 44 minutes: 39
45 to 59 minutes: 78
60 to 89 minutes: 56
90 or more minutes: 57

Eagle Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,026 (72%)
Carpooled: 269 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (1%)
Bicycle: 18 (1%)
Walked: 60 (4%)
Worked at home: 19 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 195
$10,000 to $14,999: 106
$15,000 to $19,999: 127
$20,000 to $24,999: 134
$25,000 to $29,999: 127
$30,000 to $34,999: 86
$35,000 to $39,999: 47
$40,000 to $44,999: 44
$45,000 to $49,999: 68
$50,000 to $59,999: 121
$60,000 to $74,999: 76
$75,000 to $99,999: 49
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 12
$150,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2180

German: 284

Czech: 180

United States or American: 151

English: 81

Irish: 66

French (except Basque): 44

Subsaharan African:: 44

African: 44

Dutch: 28

Swedish: 19

Swiss: 19

Polish: 17

Welsh: 11

Scotch-Irish: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Danish: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Italian: 5

Austrian: 5

Scandinavian: 4

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

Mexico (95%)
Germany (2%)
Japan (1%)
Argentina (1%)

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

This state: 2868
Northeast: 21
Midwest: 46
South: 101
West: 84

65% of Eagle Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 59
5th and 6th grade: 94
7th and 8th grade: 104
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 248
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 72
Associate degree: 41
Bachelor's degree: 98
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 49
5th and 6th grade: 67
7th and 8th grade: 79
9th grade: 95
10th grade: 78
11th grade: 60
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 378
Less than 1 year of college: 88
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 89
Associate degree: 22
Bachelor's degree: 55
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 18.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 19.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,286
Black householders: $17,941
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,117
Some other race householders: $35,627
Two or more races householders: $34,637
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,774

Eagle Lake household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Eagle Lake household income for Black householders

Eagle Lake household income for Some other race householders

Eagle Lake household income for Two or more races householders

Eagle Lake household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Eagle Lake marital status for males

Eagle Lake marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,955
Black or African American householders: $26,262
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $42,734
Some other race householders: $29,836
Two or more races householders: $44,754
Hispanic or Latino householders: $41,646

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,154
One, attached: 45
Two: 57
3 or 4: 13
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 9
50 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 143

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,329

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Eagle Lake:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (47%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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