Central Texas & Hill Country - Bandera, Pipe Creek, Lakehills, Helotes, Kerrville, Boerne, etc TX Properties for Sale by Andrea McGilvray Broker/Realtor
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Bandera is a beautiful county filled with hills, rivers, and small towns. It is well known as one of the favorite places and is special in many hearts of Texans. With the location being in the much visited Texas Hill Country and is less than an hour from San Antonio, Bandera reminds us of a time when horse and cowboys played. You will still see horses at the local taverns and all along the main street. The friendliness of the local people along with the quaint shops that line the town make this a special place. The Medina River runs alongside Bandera. In the summer months it has many people fishing and swimming at the public park. The public park has many special events including River Fest and many BBQ's cook off’s.

There are many Dude Ranches that cater to the visitor, so get a horse and go for a ride! At local Saloons and bars and,  11th street and Arkey Blues are the most well known. There is always live music to dance to and cool drinks!

Bandera calls itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World." The Frontier Times Museum, founded by J. Marvin Hunter and named for Hunter's Frontier Times magazine, is located in Bandera across from the First Baptist Church. Bandera also attracts a large biker culture that loves to ride the 3 sisters and the Devils wishbone (Vanderpool to Campwood 337, north on 335 to 41 and south 336 back to Leakey) FM337,FM 336,FM 335).

Bandera was founded by Roman Catholic immigrants from Poland. St. Stanislaus Catholic Church which was built by those immigrant. This church is one of the oldest in Texas. Many of the residents are descended from those original Polish immigrants.

There are many stories regarding the origin of the name "Bandera". One says that back in the 19th century, a flag was placed at the top of a path that came to be called "Bandera Pass" due to "Bandera" being the Spanish word for "flag".

Bandera has a number of sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including the County Courthouse and Jail.

Geography

Bandera is located at 29°43'33?N 99°4'30?W? / ?29.72583°N 99.075°W? / 29.72583; -99.075 (29.725804, -99.074964)[4]. This is 40 miles (64 km) northwest of San Antonio, on the Medina River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city comprises a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Bandera has been one  of the fastest growing counties in the hill country.  As of 2009 the county has 20,560 residents.

Geography:

Bandera County, Texas

Value: 

26 Persons/Sq Mile

 

(County = 20,560 persons)

(Texas: Value: 95 Persons/Sq Mile )

Social Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

Average household size

2.71

(X)

2.61

+/-0.14

Average family size

3.29

(X)

3.20

+/-0.23

   

 

Population 25 years and over

13,833

 

 

+/-514

High school graduate or higher

(X)

88.6

84.5%

(X)

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

25.3

27.4%

(X)

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

2,583

16.5

10.1%

+/-475

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Foreign born

501

2.5

12.5%

+/-208

Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

4,610

57.0

52.2%

+/-477

Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

4,633

55.7

48.2%

+/-625

Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)

N

N

19.6%

N

Household population

19,794

 

 

+/-369

Group quarters population

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

In labor force (population 16 years and over)

N

N

65.2%

N

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

26.6

(X)

25.3

+/-3.0

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

43,093

(X)

52,175

+/-5,754

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

49,359

(X)

63,211

+/-4,528

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

22,949

(X)

27,466

+/-2,604

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

17.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

18.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

10,017

 

 

+/-143

Occupied housing units

7,300

72.9

88.0%

+/-423

Owner-occupied housing units

5,692

78.0

67.1%

+/-484

Renter-occupied housing units

1,608

22.0

32.9%

+/-344

Vacant housing units

2,717

27.1

12.0%

+/-371

           

Owner-occupied homes

5,692

 

 

+/-484

Median value (dollars)

142,000

(X)

192,400

+/-16,932

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,247

(X)

1,508

+/-102

Not mortgaged (dollars)

381

(X)

425

+/-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

Total population

20,019

 

 

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Male

9,986

49.9

49.3%

+/-179

Female

10,033

50.1

50.7%

+/-179

Median age (years)

41.9

(X)

36.7

+/-2.3

Under 5 years

1,042

5.2

6.9%

+/-110

18 years and over

15,640

78.1

75.5%

+/-81

65 years and over

3,443

17.2

12.6%

+/-130

         

One race

19,742

98.6

97.8%

+/-128

White

19,030

95.1

74.3%

+/-366

Black or African American

130

0.6

12.3%

+/-73

American Indian and Alaska Native

90

0.4

0.8%

+/-135

Asian

77

0.4

4.4%

+/-65

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

0.1%

+/-165

Some other race

415

2.1

5.8%

+/-366

Two or more races

277

1.4

2.2%

+/-128

           
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

3,314

16.6

15.1%

*****

 



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

Explanation of Symbols:
'***' - The median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
'*****' - The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
'N' - Data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
'(X)' - The value is not applicable or not available.

 Education

Bandera is served by the Bandera Independent School District.

Real Estate

The local Real Estate market has not turned out as bad as many places. People still want to move to the hill country. Ranches, small and larger lots to beautiful homes in subdivisions such as Bridlegate, Flying L or Bandera River Ranch are all available. There are forclosures in the hill country so if we can be of service to help you see or make a offer on these, please contact us! IF you would like to sell your property in a "short sale' (sale short of the mortgage amount - upside down money owed) we do have experience in this field and are ready to help!