Matagorda County, Texas (TX)

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• • 16,43344.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 15,24241.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,6319.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7141.9%Asian alone
  • 6301.7%Two or more races
  • 1990.5%Some other race alone
  • 1060.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 380.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $171,987

Here:	$171,987
State:	$313,123

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,068

Here:	$98,068
State:	$292,523

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $162,688

Here:	$162,688
State:	$258,339

Mobile homes: $71,884

Here:	$71,884
State:	$105,980

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,234

Here:	$23,234
State:	$88,261

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 81
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 186
• Auto thefts: 43

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 176
• Auto thefts: 40

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,529 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,726 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Matagorda County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $705 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bay City, Palacios, Tidehaven, Matagorda-Sargent, Van Vleck, Markham, Blessing, Matagorda.

Neighboring counties: Brevard County, Florida , Calhoun County , Marion County, Florida , Sumter County, Florida , Volusia County, Florida , Fort Bend County , Jackson County .

Current college students: 932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,197 (32.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,6502010 or later
• 1,1702000 to 2009
• 7291990 to 1999
• 9891980 to 1989
• 7921970 to 1979
• 308Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,209
• One, attached: 331
• Two: 325
• 3 or 4: 738
• 5 to 9: 693
• 10 to 19: 731
• 20 to 49: 201
• 50 or more: 127
• Mobile homes: 2,595
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 133

Housing units in Matagorda County with a mortgage: 2,760 (114 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 83 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Religion statistics for Matagorda County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Matagorda 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 October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, 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 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 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.40% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($54,491 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.19% relocated from other counties in Texas ($45,596 average AGI)
1.20% relocated from other states ($8,895 average AGI)

Matagorda County:	1.20%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Harris County, TX	0.94% ($68,238 average AGI)
from Brazoria County, TX	0.80% ($60,972)
from Wharton County, TX	0.52% ($38,329)
from Fort Bend County, TX	0.31% ($79,927)
from Victoria County, TX	0.20% ($33,963)
from Jackson County, TX	0.19% ($46,240)
from Galveston County, TX	0.16% ($78,000)

6.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,712 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Texas ($41,547 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($10,164 average AGI)

Matagorda County:	1.17%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Brazoria County, TX	1.10% ($49,585 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.70% ($39,323)
to Wharton County, TX	0.43% ($47,500)
to Fort Bend County, TX	0.40% ($68,868)
to Victoria County, TX	0.23% ($39,613)
to Jackson County, TX	0.18% ($64,250)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Matagorda County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,566 (2,703 living alone), Female householders: 6,847 (1,987 living alone)

• 7,098 spouses (6,991 opposite-sex spouses), 440 unmarried partners, (440 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,931 children (11,031 natural, 313 adopted, 588 stepchildren), 1,510 grandchildren, 245 brothers or sisters, 206 parents, 13 foster children, 597 other relatives, 476 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 294

Size of family households: 4,735 2-persons, 2,044 3-persons, 1,271 4-persons, 837 5-persons, 368 6-persons, 274 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,685 1-person, 239 2-persons.

5,002 married couples with children.
2,938 single-parent households (882 men, 2,056 women).

70.3% of residents of Matagorda speak English at home.
28.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 65% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $216,919,000 ($5,695 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,110,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $82,584,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,121,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,956,000
Federal grants: $59,434,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,740,000 ($2,567,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,084,000 ($410,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,674,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,868,000
Federal Government insurance: $409,161,000

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

Here:	-46 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Matagorda County, Texas
• 62020 or later
• 1,2932010 to 2019
• 2,0232000 to 2009
• 1,4681990 to 1999
• 3,6721980 to 1989
• 3,9101970 to 1979
• 2,9841960 to 1969
• 1,7611950 to 1959
• 5601940 to 1949
• 8191939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Matagorda County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Matagorda County, Texas
• 1341 room
• 1522 rooms
• 2533 rooms
• 1,3184 rooms
• 2,2375 rooms
• 3,4446 rooms
• 1,2867 rooms
• 5888 rooms
• 5639+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Matagorda County, Texas
• 2781 room
• 2682 rooms
• 4163 rooms
• 1,2804 rooms
• 1,0015 rooms
• 5886 rooms
• 4157 rooms
• 1158 rooms
• 739+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Matagorda County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Matagorda County, Texas
• 136no bedroom
• 3171 bedroom
• 1,7652 bedrooms
• 6,2843 bedrooms
• 1,3074 bedrooms
• 1055+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Matagorda County, Texas
• 277no bedroom
• 9241 bedroom
• 1,6772 bedrooms
• 1,3103 bedrooms
• 2284 bedrooms
• 545+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Matagorda County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 252no vehicle
• 2,8031 vehicle
• 4,2522 vehicles
• 1,8203 vehicles
• 5894 vehicles
• 2555+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Matagorda County in renter-occupied apartments
• 657no vehicle
• 2,3691 vehicle
• 1,3442 vehicles
• 943 vehicles
• 284 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.1% of Matagorda 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: 27,299
• Other state: 4,757
• Northeast: 589
• Midwest: 938
• South: 1,991
• West: 1,229

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 942
• Number of aged recipients: 206
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 736
• Number of recipients under 18: 132
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 516
• Number of recipients older than 64: 294
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 400
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 356