Gillespie County Census Profile and Data

Gillespie County Census Profile and Data

Fredericksburg Texas is a great Place to live!

Consider staying longer than a polka around the dance floor! The things you look for in a place to live are really the same things that help make your business prosperous: the support of good neighbors; a safe, healthy environment; modern health care; affordable housing; a superior educational system; a trained work force with a strong work ethic; and a thriving business and financial sector.

Population

2015    2010    2000       1990        1980          Projected population by 2050
City        10,715    10,530 8,911    6,934    6,412                    12,670
County  25,153 24,837   20,814    17,204   13,532                   32,112

Estimated population, July 1, 2015, 25,963

Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, 24,837

Percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2015, 4.5%

Population, Census, April 1, 2010 24,837

Age and Sex

Under 5 years persons, percent, July 1, 2015, 5.0%

Persons under 18 years, percent, July 1, 2015, 19.3%

Persons 65 years and over, percent, July 1, 2015, 29.0%

Female persons, percent, July 1, 2015, 51.4%

Race and Hispanic Origin

White alone, percent, July 1, 2015, 96.7%

Black or African American alone, percent, July 1, 2015, 0.7%

American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, July 1, 2015, 1.2%

Asian alone, percent, July 1, 2015, 0.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, July 1, 2015, 0.1%

Two or More Races, percent, July 1, 2015, 0.9%

Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2015, 21.9%

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2015, 76.1%

Population Characteristics

Veterans, 2011-2015, 2,483

Foreign born persons, percent, 2011-2015, 10.1%

Housing

Total housing units, July 1, 2015, 12,954

Housing units, April 1, 2010, 12,778

Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2011-2015, 76.5%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2011-2015, $238,300

Median gross rent, 2011-2015, $866

Building permits, 2015, 41

See Fredericksburg TX Real Estate Report for housing

Families and Living Arrangements

Households, 2011-2015, 10,577

Persons per household, 2011-2015, 2.36

Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2011-2015, 86.6%

Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2011-2015 , 22.4%

Education

High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015, 86.7%

Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015, 33.4%

Economy

Total civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2011-2015, 57.0%

In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2011-2015, 51.8%

Accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) , 72,718

Health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 138,508

Manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 114,726

Retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 327,797

Retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,032

See Fredericksburg TX Real Estate Report for Tax receipts

Income and Poverty

Median household income (in 2015 dollars), 2011-2015, $54,859

Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2015 dollars), 2011-2015, $30,859

Persons in poverty, percent, 10.4%

Businesses

Employer establishments, 2014, 929

Total employment, 2014, 8,552

Annual payroll total, 2014 ($1,000) 265,267

Total employment, percent change, 2013-2014, 1.6%

Men-owned firms, 2012, 1,945

Women-owned firms, 2012, 1,140

Minority-owned firms, 2012, 396

Nonminority-owned firms, 2012, 3,236

Veteran-owned firms, 2012, 386

Visitors to Fredericksburg

First time visitors to the Texas Hill Country are impressed with the large number and wide variety of trees, scenic hills, flowing rivers and green grazing pasture land. At over 1700’ above sea level, Fredericksburg (pop. 10,087) and Gillespie County (pop. 22,502) offer crisp, clear, low pollution skies and moderate temperatures and humidity. Gillespie County’s low crime rate, low taxes and low utility costs, as well as proximity to metropolitan areas, makes it an ideal location to live in and do business.

Manufacturing

There is a quiet revolution going on outside of big city America. Business and industry have learned that with modern telecommunication equipment and good transportation you can locate almost any business where you want to live instead of where you have to live. Many manufacturing companies have discovered this fact and have moved to Gillespie County and Fredericksburg. They are taking advantage of a high quality of life, low cost of living, and an educated, skilled workforce to produce precision machines and parts, clothing, food products, furniture, aircraft repair, wood products, feeds, and sporting equipment.

Gillespie County and Fredericksburg are also home to a large number of talented crafts people who produce a wide variety of popular items such as hand woven rugs, jewelry, blown glass, musical instruments and customized furniture.

PROPERTY TAX Rates for Fredericksburg and Gillespie county

TAX RATE (PER $100 ASSESSED VALUE) – 2016

Gillespie County $0.4342

Fredericksburg, City $0.24

Fredericksburg ISD $1.1462

HCUWCD/WCID $0.0078

Stonewall WCID $0.3813

Harper ISD $1.0400

Doss CCSD $0.9267

Agriculture

Agriculture was the first business to locate in Gillespie County over 150 years ago and continues to be a thriving part of today’s prosperity. Food and fiber crops, livestock and all hunting account for annual cash receipts in excess of 50 million dollars. Nearly every crop can be grown in the rich soil of the Pedernales Valley in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. In Addition to being the number one peach producing county in Texas, there are apples, pecans, plums, berries and every conceivable table vegetable. And of course everyone knows the Hill Country Wine industry is exploding!

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Climate and Weather

Annual Average Temperature 66 F

High Temp. Avg Summer 92 F

Low Temp Avg Winter 31 F

Annual Average Precipitation 28.7”

Elevation 1,742’

Education

“An education system ready to meet the demands of the 21st Century.”
Education is the cornerstone of any progressive community. Gillespie County schools take pride in producing the highest quality students as evidenced by the many national merit scholar winners and finalists. With a student enrollment of nearly 4,000, Fredericksburg, Harper, Stonewall and Doss schools offer a quality classroom education, gifted and talented classes as well as vocational and technical courses.

Health Care

HCM named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals! Serving an eight-county area centered in Fredericksburg, the 88-bed medical center has more than 130 local physicians on its medical staff who are all independent practitioners, offering more than 30 medical specialties. The hospital opened its 14,000 square foot Women’s Pavilion birthing center in 2003 and its 10-bed Don and Julie Holden Intensive Care Unit in 2006. For more go to Hill Country Memorial

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