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Population in July 2007: 6,190. Population change since 2000: +5.7%
 

Males: 2,994  (48.4%)
Females: 3,196  (51.6%)
Median resident age:  33.7 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79830, 79831, 79832.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,468 (it was $23,979 in 2000)
Alpine:  $27,468
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,665 (it was $55,300 in 2000)
Alpine:  $82,665
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $92,583; Detached houses: $103,122; Townhouses or other attached units: $42,606; In 2-unit structures: $384,500; Mobile homes: $30,257

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Races in Alpine:

  • Hispanic (50.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (46.6%)
  • Other race (15.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Black (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Alpine: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (10.4%), English (8.3%), United States (7.2%), Irish (6.5%), Scottish (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 4480 feet

Land area: 4.08 square miles.

Population density: 1515 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alpine

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alpine city

  • Never married: 31.7%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

316 residents are foreign born (4.7% Latin America).

This city:  5.5%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Alpine, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alpine to the number of sex offenders is 688 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alpine:  1.4% ($752)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (137.0 miles , pop. 90,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (213.7 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (359.6 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Fort Davis, TX (22.4 miles ), Marfa, TX (24.9 miles ), Marathon, TX (30.9 miles ), Balmorhea, TX (43.4 miles ), Valentine, TX (59.2 miles) , Fort Stockton, TX (65.0 miles ), Toyah, TX (66.5 miles) , Lindsay, TX (70.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 19 buildings, average cost: $75,100
  • 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $59,400
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $57,200
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $93,300
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 2001: 35 buildings, average cost: $71,100
  • 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $102,000
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $102,000
  • 2007: 30 buildings, average cost: $92,600

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Latitude: 30.36 N, Longitude: 103.67 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +536 (+9.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,007 (79.9%)

Area code: 432

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Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+1.3%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (29%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (3%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)


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Crime in Alpine by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 003021
    per 100,000 0.00.049.80.032.416.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 1186122612
    per 100,000 185.9132.499.6193.4420.8192.4
Burglaries 213011173032
    per 100,000 354.9496.4182.5273.9485.5513.1
Thefts 374140676045
    per 100,000 625.3678.5663.81079.6971.0721.5
Auto thefts 750024
    per 100,000 118.382.70.00.032.464.1
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 96.595.099.1101.0185.5121.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.62
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Alpine:
  • BIG BEND REGIONAL MED CTR HOME HEALTH (2600 HIGHWAY 118 NORTH PO BOX 846339Z75284)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Alpine:
  • PECOS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 67 miles; FORT STOCKTON, TX)
  • REEVES COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 75 miles; PECOS, TX)
  • CULBERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 88 miles; VAN HORN, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Alpine, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alpine:
  • CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 142 miles; CARLSBAD, NM; ID: CNM)
  • MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 149 miles; MIDLAND, TX; ID: MAF)
  • LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 163 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alpine:
  • ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; ALPINE, TX; ID: E38)
  • MARFA MUNI (about 25 miles; MARFA, TX; ID: MRF)
  • FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY (about 65 miles; FORT STOCKTON, TX; ID: FST)

Amtrak station:
ALPINE (102 W. HOLLAND ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Local government website: www.ci.alpine.tx.us

College/University in Alpine:
  • SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,076; Public; Website: www.sulross.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Alpine:
  • ODESSA COLLEGE (about 134 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 159 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 210 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 218 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 219 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 240 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 251 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
Public high school in Alpine:
  • ALPINE High School (Students: 310; Location: 300 E HENDRYX; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 48)
Public elementary/middle schools in Alpine:
  • ALPINE Elementary (Students: 413; Location: 200 E AVE A; Grades: EE-4; Our rating: 59)
  • ALPINE MIDDLE (Students: 290; Location: 801 MIDDLE SCHOOL DR; Grades: 5-8; Our rating: 72)
Private elementary/middle school in Alpine:
  • ALPINE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 908 NO 6TH; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Alpine:
  • ALPINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $108,569; Location: 203 N 7TH ST; 32,750 books; 1,128 audio materials; 1,313 video materials; 14 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Nolte-Rooney House (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Alpine include: Redeemer Lutheran Church (A), Alpine Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Saint James Episcopal Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Friendship Baptist Church (F), Mount Sinai United Methodist Church (G), Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Alpine include: Pete P Gallego Center (1), Baines Park (2), Graves Pierce Complex (3), Shipman Park (4), Jackson Field (5), Kokernot Baseball Park (6), Kokernot Mun Park (7), Kokernot Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Antelope Lodge (Museums; 2310 West Highway 90).

Hotels: Alpine Inn (East Highway 90), Best Western Alpine Classic In (2401 East Highway 90), Antelope Lodge (2310 West Highway 90), Bien Venido Motel (809 E Holland Ave).

Court: Alpine City - Municipal Court (309 West Sul Ross Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alpine and their reported violations in the past:

ORIENTAL EXPRESS RESTAURANT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LONGHORN RANCH MOTEL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between DEC-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-21-2005 to OCT-07-2005)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-21-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-01-2005)
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Alpine that have no violations reported:
  • LOST ALASKAN RV PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TERLINGUA RANCH DEVELOPMENT (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.1%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  20.9%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.1%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alpine, TX


People in group quarters in Alpine
  • 40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 39 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 34 people in nursing homes


Alpine compared to Texas state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.


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Banks with branches in Alpine (2007 data):
  • West Texas National Bank: Alpine Branch at 101 E Avenue E, branch established on 2001-06-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $395.1 mil, Deposits: $340.7 mil, headquarters in Midland, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First-West Texas Bancshares, Inc.
  • Fort Davis State Bank: Alpine Branch at 1102 East Holland Avenue, branch established on 1997-09-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.5 mil, Deposits: $50.7 mil, headquarters in Fort Davis, TX, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Fort Davis Bancshares, Inc.
  • TransPecos Banks: Transpecos Banks - Alpine Branch at 108 West Avenue E, branch established on 2003-11-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $126.7 mil, Deposits: $112.0 mil, headquarters in Pecos, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Transpecos Financial Corp.



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School Enrollment by Level of School


Alpine travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Brewster County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (53%)
  • Electricity (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 1$2,590$31,0800$0
Parks and Recreation 5$8,911$21,3861$523
Sewerage 4$11,092$33,2760$0
Health 1$1,762$21,1440$0
Water Supply 4$11,092$33,2760$0
Other Government Administration 9$14,052$18,7360$0
Financial Administration 4$10,074$30,2221$728
Police Protection - Officers 6$19,866$39,7320$0
Police - Other 5$8,537$20,4890$0
Streets and Highways 11$21,327$23,2660$0
Airports 1$3,711$44,5320$0
Judicial and Legal 2$4,508$27,0480$0
Totals for Government 53$117,524$26,6092$1,251



Alpine government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $67,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $710,000
    Sewerage: $558,000
    All Other: $555,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $834,000
    Financial Administration: $833,000
    Solid Waste Management: $722,000
    Water Utilities: $656,000
    Regular Highways: $519,000
    Sewerage: $511,000
    Parks & Recreation: $336,000
    Air Transportation: $130,000
    General - Other: $110,000
    Fire Protection: $83,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,000
    Housing & Community Development: $59,000
    Central Staff Services: $45,000
    Libraries: $30,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $242,000
    All Other: $70,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $241,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,015,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,749,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $266,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $668,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,100,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $790,000
    Property: $536,000
    Other Selective Sales: $147,000
    Public Utilities: $107,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,941,000

11.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,827 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.54%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Presidio County, TX  1.14% ($33,743 average AGI)
from Ector County, TX  0.56% ($15,706)
from Travis County, TX  0.46% ($17,643)


12.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,507 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.00%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Midland County, TX  1.20% ($25,676 average AGI)
to Presidio County, TX  0.62% ($26,632)
to El Paso County, TX  0.55% ($27,353)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alpine:
  • KVLF (1240 AM; 1 kW; ALPINE, TX; Owner: BIG BEND BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: SANDSHILLS COMMUNICATION, INC.)
  • KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alpine:
  • K215CH (90.9 FM; ALPINE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KALP (92.7 FM; ALPINE, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BROADCASTING COMPANY)



Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Alpine, Texas:
  • Fatal accident count: 12
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 14
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 27
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Texas average:
  • Fatal accident count: 159
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 240
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 44
  • Fatalities: 175
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 417
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22

See more detailed statistics of Alpine fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Alpine)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Alpine, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 50 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 43 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 74 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Alpine)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 36 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Alpine)

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