Lavaca County, Texas (TX)

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• • 14,56170.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,20820.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0625.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6943.4%Two or more races
  • 1080.5%Asian alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 32
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 3

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,806 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,785 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lavaca County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hallettsville, Shiner, Moulton.

Neighboring counties: Austin County , Bexar County , Lafourche Parish, Louisiana , Frio County , Kerr County , Uvalde County , Victoria County , Zavala County .

Current college students: 546
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,124 (28.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1342010 or later
• 3152000 to 2009
• 3381990 to 1999
• 1801980 to 1989
• 681970 to 1979
• 61Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,709
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 97
• 3 or 4: 170
• 5 to 9: 44
• 10 to 19: 23
• 20 to 49: 45
• 50 or more: 78
• Mobile homes: 1,489
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 92

Housing units in Lavaca County with a mortgage: 2,254 (64 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Lavaca County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lavaca County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 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 Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: October 17, 1998 to November 15, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1257: October 21, 1998, FEMA Id: 1257, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Severe Storm,Thunderstorms, Flooding, Incident Period: October 14, 1994 to November 08, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1041: October 18, 1994, FEMA Id: 1041, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.80% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,077 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.16% relocated from other counties in Texas ($58,549 average AGI)
0.65% relocated from other states ($5,526 average AGI)

Lavaca County:	0.65%
Texas average:	2.83%

from DeWitt County, TX	1.08% ($34,667 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.67% ($110,519)
from Victoria County, TX	0.58% ($64,957)
from Travis County, TX	0.32% ($84,885)
from Bexar County, TX	0.30% ($52,750)

5.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,437 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.96% relocated to other counties in Texas ($38,245 average AGI)
0.54% relocated to other states ($4,192 average AGI)

Lavaca County:	0.54%
Texas average:	2.08%

to DeWitt County, TX	0.93% ($38,554 average AGI)
to Victoria County, TX	0.68% ($43,111)
to Harris County, TX	0.31% ($41,560)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lavaca County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,069 (1,262 living alone), Female householders: 4,607 (1,432 living alone)

• 4,617 spouses (4,616 opposite-sex spouses), 488 unmarried partners, (480 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,650 children (5,288 natural, 208 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 604 grandchildren, 164 brothers or sisters, 149 parents, 35 foster children, 156 other relatives, 74 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 450

Size of family households: 3,055 2-persons, 1,189 3-persons, 908 4-persons, 486 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,695 1-person, 155 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

3,206 married couples with children.
1,107 single-parent households (231 men, 876 women).

86.2% of residents of Lavaca speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $147,191,000 ($7,769 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,491,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $64,568,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,804,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,992,000
Federal grants: $37,645,000
Federal procurement contracts: $859,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,324,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $14,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,873,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,091,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lavaca County, Texas
• 752020 or later
• 1,3162010 to 2019
• 1,2392000 to 2009
• 8931990 to 1999
• 1,2361980 to 1989
• 1,4381970 to 1979
• 1,0771960 to 1969
• 1,1711950 to 1959
• 7661940 to 1949
• 1,2331939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lavaca County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lavaca County, Texas
• 311 room
• 412 rooms
• 4713 rooms
• 1,6024 rooms
• 1,5355 rooms
• 1,2706 rooms
• 6287 rooms
• 6008 rooms
• 5039+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lavaca County, Texas
• 671 room
• 1052 rooms
• 5353 rooms
• 5594 rooms
• 3905 rooms
• 1826 rooms
• 617 rooms
• 518 rooms
• 729+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lavaca County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lavaca County, Texas
• 34no bedroom
• 1421 bedroom
• 1,4702 bedrooms
• 3,9473 bedrooms
• 8764 bedrooms
• 1145+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lavaca County, Texas
• 67no bedroom
• 1741 bedroom
• 9692 bedrooms
• 6883 bedrooms
• 1304 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lavaca County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lavaca County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 105no vehicle
• 1,5251 vehicle
• 2,9052 vehicles
• 1,4393 vehicles
• 4464 vehicles
• 2025+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lavaca County in renter-occupied apartments
• 214no vehicle
• 9271 vehicle
• 6152 vehicles
• 2363 vehicles
• 424 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

87.9% of Lavaca County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 17,272
• Other state: 2,297
• Northeast: 171
• Midwest: 687
• South: 726
• West: 716

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 456
• Number of aged recipients: 121
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 335
• Number of recipients under 18: 62
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 216
• Number of recipients older than 64: 178
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 224
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 159