Lavaca County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:19,347more
Census 2010:19,263more
Census 2000:19,210more
Population of the County Seat (Hallettsville)
Census 2010:2,550 
Census 2000:2,345 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN LAVACA COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Lavaca County:19,263more
Hallettsville city (part):2,550more
Moulton town:886more
Shiner city (part):2,069more
Yoakum city (part):3,677more
Balance of Lavaca County:10,081more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:969.7more
Water Area:0.7more
Total Area:970.4more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:19.86more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:16.9%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:90.8%more
Percent African American Alone:7.2%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.5%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.4%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%more
Percent Multi-Racial:1.0%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:23.0%more
65 and Older:21.3%more
85 and Older:3.7%more
Median Age:45.1more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$36,736more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$681,046,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$39,468more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:14.5%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:20.9%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$29,187more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$27,676 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$27,868 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$26,636 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$24,916 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:5.7more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:6.6 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:5.6 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:3.5 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:3.2 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.525700more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$3,020,055,533more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$1,413,273,699more
Total Actual Levy:$7,408,563more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$N/Amore
CY 2010:$N/A 
CY 2009:$N/A 
CY 2008:$N/A 
CY 2007:$N/A 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$2,538,807more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$444,609more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$3,641more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$5,950more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$643,492more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$3,636,499more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):661 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):203 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:864more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):1,320 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):407 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:1,727more

Special Districts in Lavaca County.
School Districts in Lavaca County.
History of City Tax Rates in Lavaca County.

Airports in Lavaca County.
Hospitals in Lavaca County.
Prisons in Lavaca County.