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Population in July 2007: 1,371. Population change since 2000: +18.0%
 

Males: 532  (47.4%)
Females: 590  (52.6%)

Burnet County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78605.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,400 (it was $36,250 in 2000)
Bertram  $39,400
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,200 (it was $67,800 in 2000)
Bertram  $80,200
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Bertram:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.9%)
  • Hispanic (21.2%)
  • Other race (9.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Bertram: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (10.7%), Irish (9.3%), United States (8.6%), English (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), French (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1265 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 1180 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bertram

  • High school or higher: 64.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bertram city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

48 residents are foreign born (4.2% Latin America).

This city:  4.3%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Bertram, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bertram to the number of sex offenders is 183 to 1.

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

Bertram:  1.0% ($705)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)

Bertram satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Round Rock, TX (30.7 miles , pop. 61,136).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (37.3 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (94.7 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Liberty Hill, TX (11.4 miles ), Burnet, TX (11.8 miles ), Briggs, TX (14.6 miles ), Leander, TX (18.5 miles ), Marble Falls, TX (19.3 miles ), Florence, TX (19.3 miles ), Jonestown, TX (19.8 miles ), Meadowlakes, TX (20.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $83,900
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $85,800
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $101,900
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $106,100
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,000
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $121,800
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $69,400
  • 2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $78,600
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $92,400

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Latitude: 30.74 N, Longitude: 98.06 W


63 people in nursing homes
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 512

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Population change in the 1990s: +250 (+28.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (37%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Bus drivers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


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Crime in Bertram by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0100
    per 100,000 0.081.50.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 3126
    per 100,000 261.681.5156.4459.8
Burglaries 2712
    per 100,000 174.4570.578.2153.3
Thefts 10111313
    per 100,000 871.8896.51016.4996.2
Auto thefts 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.076.6
Arson 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.078.20.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 142.3) 99.4157.377.4148.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.34
US city average:  3.00

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Bertram-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1997, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Bertram city center killed 27 people and injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 5/27/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused $15 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bertram:
  • SETON HIGHLAND LAKES (about 18 miles; BURNET, TX)
  • METROPLEX HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; KILLEEN, TX)
  • ROUND ROCK MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; ROUND ROCK, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Bertram, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bertram:
  • ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 28 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; ID: GRK)
  • KILLEEN MUNI (about 35 miles; KILLEEN, TX; ID: ILE)
  • AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 47 miles; AUSTIN, TX; ID: AUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bertram:
  • BURNET MUNI KATE CRADDOCK FIELD (about 13 miles; BURNET, TX; ID: BMQ)
  • LAGO VISTA TX - RUSTY ALLEN (about 19 miles; LAGO VISTA, TX; ID: 5R3)
  • KITTIE HILL (about 20 miles; LEANDER, TX; ID: 77T)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bertram:
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 39 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
  • SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 46 miles; BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,054)
  • SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; FT enrollment: 18,822)
Public elementary/middle school in Bertram:

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.6%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.3%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  6.7%

Bertram compared to Texas state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bertram (2007 data):
  • Farmers State Bank: at Vaughan And Grange Streets, branch established on 1918-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $26.3 mil, Deposits: $22.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices



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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
Water Supply 3$6,190$24,7600$0
Police - Other 1$1,600$19,2000$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$6,070$24,2800$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,284
Other Government Administration 1$2,480$29,7600$0
Streets and Highways 1$1,914$22,9680$0
Totals for Government 9$18,254$24,3391$1,284



11.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,345 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.42%
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 Travis County, TX  1.33% ($60,419 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TX  1.14% ($63,844)
from Llano County, TX  1.06% ($32,427)


9.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,532 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.46%
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 Travis County, TX  1.62% ($71,893 average AGI)
to Llano County, TX  1.18% ($26,865)
to Williamson County, TX  1.05% ($41,957)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bertram:
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHLB (1340 AM; 1 kW; BURNET, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC.)
  • KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
  • KVET (1300 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • WMOP (900 AM; 5 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA SPORTSTALK, INC.)
  • KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJCE (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROLLINGWOOD, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
  • KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bertram:
  • KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
  • KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KFMK (105.9 FM; ROUND ROCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHFI-FM (96.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBEY (92.5 FM; BURNET, TX; Owner: MUNBILLA BROADCASTING PROPERTIES, LTD.)
  • KHLB-FM (106.9 FM; BURNET, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KAMX (94.7 FM; LULING, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
  • KKMJ-FM (95.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
  • KMFA (89.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC)
  • KASE-FM (100.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNCT-FM (91.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
  • KVET-FM (98.1 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLBJ-FM (93.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
  • KSSM (103.1 FM; COPPERAS COVE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KXXS (104.9 FM; MARBLE FALLS, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KEYI-FM (103.5 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
  • KUT (90.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN)
  • KINV (107.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, TX; Owner: SIMMONS LONE STAR MEDIA, LTD.)
  • KVLT (88.5 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KUSJ (105.5 FM; HARKER HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Bertram:
  • KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KTBC (Channel 7; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KTBC LICENSE, INC.)
  • KEYE-TV (Channel 42; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
  • KXAM-TV (Channel 14; LLANO, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC)
  • KVUE (Channel 24; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KVUE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KLRU (Channel 18; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • KXAN-TV (Channel 36; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
  • KQUX-CA (Channel 11; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP, LLC)
  • KNVA (Channel 54; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: 54 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNCT (Channel 46; BELTON, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
  • KBVO-CA (Channel 49; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
  • K63AY (Channel 63; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KHPX-CA (Channel 48; GEORGETOWN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
  • KHPZ-CA (Channel 64; ROUND ROCK, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
  • K16CY (Channel 16; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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