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 County:
Blanco
Land
area: 1.7 square miles
Elevation:
1324 feet
Latitude:
30.10 N, Longitude: 98.42 W
Area
code: 830
Zip
code: 78606
Population
(year 2000): 1,505, Est. population in July 2004: 1,615 (+7.3%
change)
Males: 706 (46.9%), Females: 799 (53.1%)
Median
resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $31,071 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,900 (year 2000)
Races
in Blanco:
White
Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
Hispanic (22.7%)
Other race (7.3%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Black (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in
other races)
 Ancestries:
German
(23.5%), English (9.9%), United States (9.2%), Irish (7.2%), French
(1.9%), Scottish (1.9%).
For
population 25 years and over in Blanco
High
school or higher: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Blanco city
Never
married: 21.3%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 10.8%
10.0% Foreign born (9.2% Latin America).
Population
change in the 1990s: +269 (+21.8%).
 Blanco,
TX residents, houses, and apartments details
Houses:
627 (578 occupied: 368 owner occupied, 210 renter occupied)
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000:
$35,000
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000:
$325
Median gross rent in Blanco, TX in 2000: $478
Housing units in Blanco with a mortgage: 140 (7 second
mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity
loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 156
Single-family
new house construction building permits:
1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $107,500
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,600
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,600
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,000
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $117,400
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $72,700
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $104,500
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,800
Nearest
city with pop. 50,000+:
San
Antonio, TX (45.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest
cities:
Johnson
City, TX (12.3 miles ), Canyon Lake, TX (18.5 miles ), Stonewall, TX
(19.0 miles ), Woodcreek, TX (21.8 miles ), Wimberley, TX (23.2 miles
), Round Mountain, TX (23.8 miles) , Dripping Springs, TX (24.0 miles
), Bulverde, TX (24.3 miles ).
Average
climate in Blanco, Texas
 
Hospitals/medical
centers near Blanco:
CENTRAL
TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX)
LAUREL RIDGE A BROWN SCHOOLS PSY HOSP (about 33 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX)
HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 35 miles; FREDERICKSBURG,
TX)
Airports
certified for carrier operations nearest to Blanco:
SAN
ANTONIO INTL (about 40 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SAT)
LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 51 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID:
SKF)
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 53 miles; AUSTIN, TX; ID: AUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blanco:
KESTREL AIRPARK (about 21 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 1T7)
BULVERDE AIRPARK (about 26 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 1T8)
BOERNE STAGE FIELD (about 32 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 5C1)
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
Water Supply 3 $7,010 $28,040 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 0 $0 1 $450
Sewerage 1 $1,430 $17,160 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 4 $9,294 $27,882 0 $0
Other Government Administration 3 $5,772 $23,088 6 $300
Totals for Government 11 $23,506 $25,642 7 $750
Colleges/Universities
with over 2000 students nearest to Blanco:
TEXAS
STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment:
18,822)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 39 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 43 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,734)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 43 miles;
SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment:
11,226)
TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment:
2,474)
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment:
3,588)
 Public
Schools in Blanco
BLANCO
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Grades: PK-5, Address: 814 Eleventh Street, Blanco,
Texas 78606, Phone: 830-833-4338)
BLANCO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades: 6-8, Address: 1500 Rocky Road, Blanco,
Texas 78606, Phone: 830-833-5570)
BLANCO
HIGH SCHOOL (Grades: 9-12, Address: 1215 Fourth Street, Blanco, Texas
78606, Phone: 830-833-4337)
Library
in Blanco:
BLANCO
LIBRARY, INC. (Operating income: $28,500; Location: 1118 MAIN ST STE
A; 20,442 books; 1,991 audio materials; 748 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
Notable
locations in Blanco: Blanco Historic District (A), Adrian Edwards
Conn House (B).
Cemetery:
Blanco Cemetery (1).
Reservoir:
Blanco City Lake Number 1 (A).
Streams,
rivers, and creeks: Blanco River (A), Koch Branch (B).
Park
in Blanco: Blanco State Park (1).
Blanco
compared to Texas state average:
Unemployed
percentage below 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.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Strongest
AM radio stations in Blanco:
KTKR
(760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
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.)
KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
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)
KLUP (930 AM; 5 kW; TERRELL HILLS, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING,
INC.)
KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
KONO (860 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING
COMPANY, L.P.)
KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.)
KCOR (1350 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX)
Strongest
FM radio stations in Blanco:
KXXM
(96.1 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFAN-FM (107.9 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TX; Owner: FRITZ BROADCASTING CO.,
INC.)
KCYY (100.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING
COMPANY, L.P.)
KEYI-FM (103.5 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING
COMPANY, L.P.)
KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KVET-FM (98.1 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCOR-FM (95.1 FM; COMFORT, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KONO-FM (101.1 FM; HELOTES, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KAJA (97.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KASE-FM (100.7 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAMX (94.7 FM; LULING, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KKMJ-FM (95.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY RADIO L.P.)
KMFA (89.5 FM; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION,
INC)
KFMK (105.9 FM; ROUND ROCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV
broadcast stations around Blanco:
KBEJ
(Channel 2; FREDERICKSBURG, TX; Owner: CORRIDOR TELEVISION, L.L.P.)
KRRT (Channel 35; KERRVILLE, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE,
INC.)
KTDF-LP (Channel 18; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
KXAM-TV (Channel 14; LLANO, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC)
KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
KTBC (Channel 7; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KTBC LICENSE, INC.)
KEYE-TV (Channel 42; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS
L.P.)
KVUE (Channel 24; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KVUE TELEVISION, INC.)
KLRU (Channel 18; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COUNCIL)
KXAN-TV (Channel 36; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: KXAN, INC.)
KNVA (Channel 54; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: 54 BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTXU-LP (Channel 38; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: GERALD G. BENAVIDES)
KMHZ-LP (Channel 65; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP,
LLC)
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