Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas
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| Males: 42 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 38 |  (47.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 61.3 years |
| Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
| Box Canyon-Amistad: | $41,599 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,721 (it was $19,721 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $145,503 (it was $48,300 in 2000)
| Box Canyon-Amistad: | $145,503 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $200,005; detached houses: $211,137; townhouses or other attached units: $165,694; in 2-unit structures: $175,029; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,679; mobile homes: $118,574
Box Canyon-Amistad, TX residents, houses, and apartments details
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- 7396.1%White alone
- 22.6%Hispanic
- 11.3%American Indian alone
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Ancestries: English (17.1%), Irish (15.8%), United States (15.8%), German (7.9%), Swedish (5.3%), Czech (3.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 4.02 square miles.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Box Canyon-Amistad CDP: | 1.2% ($600) |
| Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Angelo, TX 
(139.8 miles , pop. 88,439).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Antonio, TX (160.0 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
Box Canyon, TX (0.8 miles),
Amistad, TX (1.0 miles),
Lake View, TX (3.8 miles),
Cienegas Terrace, TX (4.2 miles ),
), Val Verde Park, TX (4.8 miles ),
), Laughlin AFB, TX (5.1 miles ),
), Fort Clark Springs, TX (6.9 miles )
)Latitude: 29.53 N, Longitude: 101.17 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 830
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
Average climate in Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Box Canyon-Amistad-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 141.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 243.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 225.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 228.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 192.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/14/2015 at 17:41:14, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 9.8 mi) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from Box Canyon-Amistad center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Val Verde County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 3, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Box Canyon-Amistad:
- Southwest Texas Junior College (about 89 miles; Uvalde, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,569)
- Angelo State University (about 139 miles; San Angelo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,019)
- Northwest Vista College (about 149 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 9,683)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (about 154 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 25,503)
- Our Lady of the Lake University (about 159 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 2,133)
- Palo Alto College (about 159 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 5,055)
- Sul Ross State University (about 160 miles; Alpine, TX; FT enrollment: 2,101)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This place: | 1.8 people |
| Texas: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 53.5% |
| Whole state: | 71.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 0.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This place: | 15.5% |
| Whole state: | 15.4% |
| This place: | 15.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Box Canyon-Amistad:
- Never married: 8.6%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 17.2%
- Divorced: 15.5%
For population 25 years and over in Box Canyon-Amistad:
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 21.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 51.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 6.6 |
| Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Box Canyon-Amistad, TX (based on Val Verde County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 11,188 | 5 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,994 | 33 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,336 | 5 |
| Other | 1,205 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | - | 1 |
| None | 30,156 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Here: | 0.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Here: | 0.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| Here: | 3.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| Here: | 4.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Val Verde County: | 10.6% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Val Verde County: | 27.0% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Val Verde County: | 17.7% |
| Texas: | 15.7% |
6.24% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,275 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.24% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,639 average AGI)
Val Verde County: 0.26% Texas average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Bexar County, TX |  0.85% ($46,942 average AGI) |
| from Maverick County, TX | 0.21% ($48,564) |
| from El Paso County, CO | 0.19% ($49,486) |
6.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,440 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.66% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,137 average AGI)
Val Verde County: 0.13% Texas average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Bexar County, TX | 1.00% ($41,621 average AGI) |
| to Tom Green County, TX | 0.21% ($47,079) |
| to Maverick County, TX | 0.17% ($72,613) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Box Canyon-Amistad:
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTJK (1230 AM; 1 kW; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: FORUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWMC (1490 AM; 1 kW; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: MINERVA GARZA VALDEZ)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Box Canyon-Amistad:
- KTDR (96.3 FM; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: GRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDLK-FM (94.3 FM; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: FORUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K210BU (89.9 FM; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Box Canyon-Amistad:
- KTRG (Channel 10; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Box Canyon-Amistad compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.