Big Wells, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 708. Population change since 2000: +1.4%

Males: 334	(47.3%)
Females: 374	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 78830.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,100 (it was $15,208 in 2000)

Big Wells	$18,100
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $26,800 (it was $20,400 in 2000)

Big Wells	$26,800
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Big Wells:

Hispanic (89.6%)
Other race (15.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (9.4%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
American Indian (2.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Big Wells: 72.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 535 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 1275 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Big Wells

High school or higher: 37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 13.6%
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Wells city

Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 5.3%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 5.1%

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

This city:	5.0%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Big Wells, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Big Wells to the number of sex offenders is 354 to 1.

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

Big Wells:	1.2% ($251)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Laredo, TX (72.6 miles , pop. 176,576).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Antonio, TX (94.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Brundage, TX (6.6 miles) , Asherton, TX (15.7 miles ), Catarina, TX (15.7 miles) , Chula Vista-River Spur, TX (17.4 miles ), Carrizo Hill, TX (18.3 miles ), Crystal City, TX (19.4 miles ), Las Colonias, TX (19.7 miles ), Carrizo Springs, TX (20.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 28.57 N, Longitude: 99.57 W

3 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 830

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Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-6.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Mining (18%)
Construction (18%)
Public administration (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (46%)
Educational services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Food (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Carpenters (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Religious workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (24%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Cashiers (12%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Big Wells, Texas

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Big Wells-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Big Wells city center killed 5 people and injured 12 people.

On 4/29/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 43.7 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 5 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Big Wells:

DIMMIT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX)
COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DILLEY, TX)
FRIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; PEARSALL, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Wells:

LAREDO INTL (about 72 miles; LAREDO, TX; ID: LRD)
LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 90 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 101 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SAT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Big Wells:

DIMMIT COUNTY (about 18 miles; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; ID: CZT)
CRYSTAL CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; CRYSTAL CITY, TX; ID: 20R)
COTULLA-LA SALLE COUNTY (about 26 miles; COTULLA, TX; ID: COT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Wells:

SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 48 miles; UVALDE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,366)
TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,107)
LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
PALO ALTO COLLEGE (about 89 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,623)
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 94 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,312)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 95 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.6%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	43.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	16.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Big Wells compared to Texas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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 significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house 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.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Big Wells mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dimmit County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Government Administration	0	$0		1	$930
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		3	$1,926
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$303
Water Supply	1	$1,661	$19,932	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$1,661	$19,932	5	$3,159

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
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 Bexar County, TX	1.05% ($17,516 average AGI)
from Zavala County, TX	0.68% ($28,250)

8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,913 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.34%
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 Bexar County, TX	1.92% ($20,293 average AGI)
to Zavala County, TX	0.96% ($18,448)
to Uvalde County, TX	0.46% ($32,071)

Strongest AM radio stations in Big Wells:

KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
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)
KBEN (1450 AM; 1 kW; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; Owner: SYLVIA MIJARES)
KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
KTSA (550 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Wells:

KLMO-FM (98.9 FM; DILLEY, TX; Owner: DILLEY BROADCASTERS)
KBNU (93.9 FM; UVALDE, TX; Owner: RADIO CACTUS, LTD.)
KCZO (92.1 FM; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)

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