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Blessing, TX map Population (year 2000): 861
Males: 453  (52.6%)
Females: 408  (47.4%)

Matagorda County

Median resident age:  32.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 77419.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,000 (it was $22,989 in 2000)
Blessing  $25,000
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,300 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
Blessing  $64,300
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Blessing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (47.0%)
  • Hispanic (46.1%)
  • Other race (20.0%)
  • Black (5.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Blessing: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Czech (8.6%), Irish (4.5%), German (3.9%), Norwegian (2.4%), English (2.1%), Dutch (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.03 square miles.

Population density: 424 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blessing

  • High school or higher: 71.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blessing CDP

  • Never married: 13.5%
  • Now married: 68.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

57 residents are foreign born (5.9% Latin America, 0.7% Africa).

This place:  6.6%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Blessing, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blessing to the number of sex offenders is 287 to 1.

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

Blessing:  1.0% ($520)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Blessing satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Victoria, TX (53.2 miles , pop. 60,603).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (84.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Tidehaven, TX (6.0 miles ), Palacios, TX (11.2 miles ), Markham, TX (12.3 miles ), La Ward, TX (16.9 miles) , Bay City, TX (19.2 miles ), Louise, TX (21.1 miles ), Lolita, TX (22.3 miles ), El Campo, TX (22.8 miles ).

Latitude: 28.87 N, Longitude: 96.22 W


Area code: 361

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Most common industries for males:



  • Utilities (22%)
  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Personal and laundry services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Book stores and news dealers (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)


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Average climate in Blessing, Texas

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Blessing-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/20/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the Blessing place center killed 4 people and injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 12/24/1975, a category 3 tornado 21.8 miles away from the place center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blessing:
  • PALACIOS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; PALACIOS, TX)
  • MATAGORDA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BAY CITY, TX)
  • EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; EL CAMPO, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Blessing, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blessing:
  • VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID: VCT)
  • BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 56 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
  • WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 85 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blessing:
  • PALACIOS MUNI (about 11 miles; PALACIOS, TX; ID: PSX)
  • FEHMEL DUSTING SERVICE (about 19 miles; BAY CITY, TX; ID: T84)
  • FLYING V RANCH (about 20 miles; LOUISE, TX; ID: T26)

Operable nuclear power plants near Blessing:
  • 12 miles: South Texas Project 1 and 2 in Palacios, TX.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blessing:
  • WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
  • VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 54 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,511)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ALVIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,094)
  • RICE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 83 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 84 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
Public elementary/middle school in Blessing:

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Hotel: Blessing Hotel (128 10th Street).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.7%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  24.2%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  6.7%

Blessing compared to Texas state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Blessing (2007 data):
  • The First State Bank: Blessing Branch at Avenue B And 10th Street, branch established on 1996-12-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $164.2 mil, Deposits: $151.0 mil, headquarters in Louise, TX, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Louise Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Matagorda County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,012 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
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 Brazoria County, TX  0.83% ($37,732 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.78% ($39,835)
from Wharton County, TX  0.57% ($29,657)


7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,982 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.37%
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 Harris County, TX  1.14% ($31,603 average AGI)
to Brazoria County, TX  1.13% ($31,463)
to Wharton County, TX  0.48% ($34,035)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blessing:
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
  • KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blessing:
  • KXGJ (101.7 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZRC (92.5 FM; MARKHAM, TX; Owner: LBR ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KMKS (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: SANDLIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KROY (99.7 FM; PALACIOS, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGUL (96.1 FM; EDNA, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)


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