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Brewster County

Population in July 2007: 473.
Males: 241  (51.0%)
Females: 232  (49.0%)
Median resident age:  46.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79842.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,070 (it was $22,273 in 2000)
Marathon:  $31,070
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,806 (it was $44,000 in 2000)
Marathon:  $80,806
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $90,987; Detached houses: $104,846; Mobile homes: $26,964; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Marathon:

  • Hispanic (53.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (44.4%)
  • Other race (13.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • American Indian (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 Marathon: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (14.9%), United States (12.7%), Irish (9.7%), German (6.2%), French (3.5%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 4045 feet

Land area: 5.25 square miles.

Population density: 90 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Marathon

  • High school or higher: 65.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marathon CDP

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

42 residents are foreign born (7.3% Latin America, 1.1% Europe).

This place:  9.2%
Texas:  13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Marathon:  0.8% ($366)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (129.4 miles , pop. 90,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (244.4 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (329.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Alpine, TX (30.9 miles ), Fort Davis, TX (51.9 miles ), Fort Stockton, TX (53.3 miles ), Marfa, TX (54.2 miles ), Sanderson, TX (58.4 miles ), West Terrell, TX (61.2 miles ), Balmorhea, TX (63.7 miles ), Study Butte-Terlingua, TX (64.8 miles ).

Latitude: 30.21 N, Longitude: 103.24 W

Area code: 432

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (34%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Fuel dealers (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Religious workers (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)


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Marathon-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 62.5 miles away from the Marathon place center killed 30 people and injured 121 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 39.5 miles away from the place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Marathon:
  • BIG BEND REGIONAL MED CTR HOME HEALTH (about 26 miles; ALPINE, TX)
  • PECOS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; FORT STOCKTON, TX)
  • REEVES COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 89 miles; PECOS, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Marathon, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Marathon:
  • MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 139 miles; MIDLAND, TX; ID: MAF)
  • CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 162 miles; CARLSBAD, NM; ID: CNM)
  • LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 171 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marathon:
  • ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL (about 33 miles; ALPINE, TX; ID: E38)
  • TERLINGUA RANCH (about 53 miles; ALPINE, TX; ID: 1E2)
  • FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY (about 54 miles; FORT STOCKTON, TX; ID: FST)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marathon:
  • SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; ALPINE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • ODESSA COLLEGE (about 127 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,555)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 149 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 195 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 241 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 241 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 250 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
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Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.1%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  23.2%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.5%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marathon, TX



Marathon compared to Texas state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Marathon (2007 data):
  • TransPecos Banks: Transpecos Banks - Marathon at 109 Highway 90, branch established on 2001-04-09. 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Brewster County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

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 Marathon:
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KVLF (1240 AM; 1 kW; ALPINE, TX; Owner: BIG BEND BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KLBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: SANDSHILLS COMMUNICATION, INC.)
  • KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)



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