Karnes City, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,338 (Urban population: 3,229 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 109 (all nonfarm))

Karnes City, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,188 (1,012 occupied: 703 owner occupied, 309 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	36%

Housing density: 559 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: $269 (lower quartile is $165, upper quartile is $397)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $462

Median gross rent in Karnes City, TX in 2007: $425

Housing units in Karnes City with a mortgage: 169 (11 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 407

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $49,838 (it was $33,100 in 2000)

Karnes City:	$49,838
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,266 - $83,286

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $79,837
Here: $79,837
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $25,194
Here: $25,194
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $17,288
Here: $17,288
State: $140,401

Mobile homes: $21,717
Here: $21,717
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $34,447

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,802

In family households: 2,440 (462 male householders, 266 female householders)
480 spouses, 894 children (804 natural, 5 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 142 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 45 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 362 (114 male householders (99 living alone)), 193 female householders (177 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 633 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 267 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 132 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 276 1-person, 23 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

471 married couples with children.
265 single-parent households (63 men, 202 women).

43.5% of residents of Karnes City speak English at home.
52.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 195 (5.7%)
(31.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Karnes City, Texas:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 122 5 rooms: 194 6 rooms: 178 7 rooms: 105 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 7

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Karnes City, Texas:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 83 5 rooms: 101 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 63
1990 to 1994: 60
1980 to 1989: 138
1970 to 1979: 215
1960 to 1969: 210
1950 to 1959: 211
1940 to 1949: 104
1939 or earlier: 170

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Karnes City:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 54 2 bedrooms: 185 3 bedrooms: 371 4 bedrooms: 80 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Karnes City:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 64 2 bedrooms: 133 3 bedrooms: 95 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Karnes City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 80 1 vehicle: 253 2 vehicles: 279 3 vehicles: 62 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Karnes City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 127 2 vehicles: 97 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Karnes City, TX:

Less than $10,000: 52
$10,000 to $14,999: 26
$15,000 to $19,999: 33
$20,000 to $24,999: 33
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 34
$35,000 to $39,999: 38
$40,000 to $49,999: 85
$50,000 to $59,999: 59
$60,000 to $69,999: 52
$70,000 to $79,999: 46
$80,000 to $89,999: 34
$90,000 to $99,999: 40
$100,000 to $124,999: 58
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $174,999: 15
$175,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 to $249,999: 2
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Karnes City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Karnes City:

Less than $100: 30 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 29
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 25
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 14
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 3
$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: 42

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 48 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 51 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 16

Karnes City, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.6%
Number of people working at home: 23 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 147
5 to 9 minutes: 229
10 to 14 minutes: 192
15 to 19 minutes: 103
20 to 24 minutes: 48
25 to 29 minutes: 4
30 to 34 minutes: 23
35 to 39 minutes: 4
40 to 44 minutes: 12
45 to 59 minutes: 18
60 to 89 minutes: 104
90 or more minutes: 72

Karnes City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 762 (78%)
Carpooled: 174 (18%)
Walked: 16 (2%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 23 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 204
$10,000 to $14,999: 105
$15,000 to $19,999: 90
$20,000 to $24,999: 116
$25,000 to $29,999: 91
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 78
$40,000 to $44,999: 47
$45,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 97
$60,000 to $74,999: 59
$75,000 to $99,999: 47
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1921

German: 281

Polish: 161

Irish: 128

United States or American: 83

Czech: 41

English: 38

Scotch-Irish: 33

Swedish: 23

Italian: 16

Norwegian: 9

French (except Basque): 8

Australian: 5

British: 5

Pennsylvania German: 5

Romanian: 5

Scottish: 5

Welsh: 4

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

Mexico (72%)
Cuba (9%)
Other South Central Asia (4%)
Colombia (4%)
Guatemala (4%)
Other Northern Europe (3%)
El Salvador (3%)

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

This state: 3071
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 70
South: 43
West: 37

57% of Karnes City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 110
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 110
9th grade: 79
10th grade: 92
11th grade: 118
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 302
Less than 1 year of college: 40
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 83
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 63
Master's degree: 29
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 89
Nursery to 4th grade: 48
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 106
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 258
Less than 1 year of college: 74
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 61
Associate degree: 29
Bachelor's degree: 85
Master's degree: 39
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 25.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,304
Black householders: $22,375
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,948
Some other race householders: $27,244
Two or more races householders: $44,915
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,476

Karnes City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Karnes City household income for Black householders

Karnes City household income for Some other race householders

Karnes City household income for Two or more races householders

Karnes City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Karnes City marital status for males

Karnes City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,097
Black or African American householders: $41,025
Some other race householders: $38,849
Two or more races householders: $43,977
Hispanic or Latino householders: $40,248

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 865
One, attached: 22
Two: 78
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 25
Mobile homes: 172
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,131

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Karnes City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (37%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	1.4%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	1.8%
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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