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Natalia, Texas. Natalia is located sixteen miles southeast of Hondo in southeastern Medina County. It was founded by the Medina Irrigation Company in 1912 and named after Natalie Pearson, daughter of Fred Pearson, prime motivator of the irrigation project and builder of the Medina Dam.
In 1931 the Griggs Canning plant was established in Natalia. In peak seasons this plant employed 500 people to can the many varieties of vegetables grown in the surrounding irrigated valley. In 1950 Medina Irrigated Farms was sold for a token fee to a group of local residents and now operates as a virtual public utility under the name of Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. In 1976 the canning company was sold and converted into the Gold Bond Manufacturing Company, which produces carpet padding.
Natalia was incorporated in 1968 under an aldermanic type of government with a mayor and four aldermen elected by the residents. Natalia Independent School District maintains an accredited public school system for grades K-12. The town continued to increase in population. In 1988 it had 1,514 residents and twelve businesses. The population in 1990 was 1,545 and the latest census reports that the area now has 4,941 residents.
Elementary
Natalia Elementary School
(830) 663-2837
8th St & Pearson St
Natalia, TX
Middle
Natalia Junior High School
(830) 663-4027
8th St & Pearson St
Natalia, TX
High
Natalia High School
(830) 663-4417
8th St & Kearney St
Natalia, TX
Natalia Vocational Agriculture
(830) 663-4570
8th & Pearson
Natalia, TX
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Demographics |
zip code: 78059 |
County Average |
State Average |
National Average |
| Neighborhood type | Small Town | |||
| Population | 4,941 | 41,553 | 22,118,509 | 290,809,777 |
| Pop. density | 132.8 | 49.0 | 79.6 | 79.6 |
| Percent male | 51.4% | 53.0% | 49.6% | 49.1% |
| Percent female | 48.7% | 47.0% | 50.4% | 50.9% |
| Median age | 33.7 | 34.6 | 34.0 | 36.5 |
| People per household | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Median household income | $31,321 | $31,864 | $39,927 | $41,994 |
| Average income per capita | $12,273 | $16,444 | $19,617 | $21,587 |
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Crime |
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| Violent crime risk index | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Property crime risk index | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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Housing |
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| Median home value | $51,051 | $102,100 | $94,300 | $170,800 |
| Median age of homes | 33.7 | 19.1 | 23.4 | 27.8 |
| Home appreciation | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 7.7% |
| Homes - owned | 72.7% | 71.1% | 57.8% | 63.4% |
| Homes - rented | 17.1% | 15.2% | 32.8% | 21.7% |
| Homes - vacant | 10.2% | 13.7% | 9.4% | 14.8% |
| Commuting by bus | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Commuting by carpool | 22.0% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 14.6% |
| Commuting by auto | 69.0% | 74.2% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| Working at home | 5.8% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
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Family Facts |
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| Currently married | 59.0% | 63.4% | 56.5% | 58.3% |
| Never married | 22.4% | 21.1% | 25.6% | 23.8% |
| Divorced | 7.8% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| Widowed | 7.3% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Separated | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Married - w/ children | 32.1% | 34.2% | 38.1% | 28.5% |
| Married - no children | 32.5% | 33.5% | 37.9% | 31.3% |
| Single - w/ children | 12.6% | 8.9% | 13.8% | 9.3% |
| Single - no children | 22.8% | 23.4% | 10.2% | 30.7% |
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Education |
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| High school graduates | 64.8% | 71.3% | 75.7% | 80.4% |
| College degree - 2 year | 5.3% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.2% |
| College degree - 4 year | 3.9% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 14.9% |
| Graduate degree | 2.8% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| Expenditures per student | $4,770 | $4,824 | $6,218 | $5,896 |
| Students per teacher | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 16.0 |
| Students per librarian | 2,138 | 1,397 | 995 | 934 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 354 | 1,397 | 995 | 560 |
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Economy |
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| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Recent job growth | -0.2% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Future job growth | 21.2% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 10.5% |
| Sales tax | 7.75% | 7.47% | 7.77% | 5.63% |
| Income tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.02% |
| Cost of living index | 69.8 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 100.0 |
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Health |
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| Air quality | 60 | 60 | 63 | 48 |
| Watershed quality | 90 | 90 | 71 | 54 |
| Physicians per capita | 45.7 | 45.7 | 81.7 | 168.5 |
| Health cost index | 91.1 | 89.6 | 96.1 | 100.0 |
| Superfund site index | 97 | 99 | 93 | 71 |
| UV index | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
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Climate |
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| Altitude | 712 | 889 | 1,371 | 1,058 |
| Rainfall (inches annually) | 30.6 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 38.8 |
| Snowfall (inches annually) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 24.4 |
| January avg. low temp | 39.5 | 39.8 | 33.0 | 21.6 |
| July avg. high temp | 95.0 | 95.5 | 94.6 | 86.4 |
| Days of precipitation annually | 82 | 82 | 77 | 112 |
| Days mostly sunny annually | 224 | 224 | 235 | 205 |
| Comfort index (during hot weather) | 23 | 21 | 27 | 44 |