Employment
2012 Retail Sales for Eagle Pass: $346,897,000.00
2012 Unemployment Rate = 12.20%
2012 Top 10 Sales Totals by Retail Sector:
- General Merchandise Store Sales = $82,491,000.00
- Food and Beverage Store Sales = $78,888,000.00
- Clothing and Accessories Store Sales = $43,859,000.00
- Gasoline Stations Store Sales = $29,893,000.00
- Food Services = $24,254,000.00
- Building Material and Garden Store Sales = $19,325,000.00
- Health and Personal Care Store Sales = $11,857,000.00
- Home Furnishings Store Sales = $8,183,000.00
- Electrical and Appliance Store Sales = $6,112,000.00
- Non-store Purchases Sales = $5,649,000.00
2012 Top 10 Population by Occupation:
- Sales, Office, Administrative Support = 24.87%
- Education, Library = 11.95%
- Management, Business, Finance = 11.73%
- Production, Transportation, Material Moving = 10.35%
- Construction, Extraction, Maintenance/Repair = 9.71%
- Firefighters, Law Enforcement = 7.19%
- Healthcare Support = 5.54%
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technology = 4.10%
- Building Maintenance = 2.99%
- Personal Care = 2.99%
2012 Top 10 Employment by Industry (Civilians aged 16+):
- Educational Services = 15.44%
- Health Care and Social Assistance = 14.17%
- Public Administration = 12.09%
- Retail Trade = 11.72%
- Construction = 7.33%
- Accommodation and Food Services = 6.60%
- Transportation and Warehousing = 5.21%
- Manufacturing = 4.42%
- Finance and Insurance = 3.56%
- Wholesale Trade = 3.49%
Source: CLRsearch
Media
| Newspapers | ||
| Weekly or Semiweekly | The Eagle Pass News Gram, The Eagle Pass Business Journal | |
| Radio and Television | ||
| Number of Radio Stations in City | AM: KEPS, FM: KINL | |
| Number of Television Stations in City | Channel 3 (KEAP), Channel 14 (K14QF-D), Channel 16 (K16IY-D), Channels 18 & 24 (KVAW) | |
| Time Warner Communications Channels | 53 cable channels (basic and expanded) 100 Entertainment, 200 News & Info, 300 Sports, 500 Movies & Premiums |
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Medical Facilities
| Hospitals | 1 |
| Clinics | 8 |
| Number of Physicians & Surgeons | 30 (individual and groups) |
| Number of Dentists | 9 |
| Nursing Homes | 9 |
Population Statistics
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2013 | |
| City | 21,407 | 20,651 | 22,413 | 27,708 |
| County | 31,398 | 36,378 | 47,297 | 55,892 |
Fire Department
| Equipment Type | Quantity |
| First Stations | 3 |
| Fire Fighters Full | 49 |
| Fire Fighters Part | 20 |
| Class A Pumpers | 3 |
| Brush Trucks | 4 |
| Ambulances | 5 |
| Rescue Boat | 1 |
| Rescue Van | 2 |
Fire Insurance Rating: ISO Rating = 2% City / 9% County
Service Provided Industry Beyond Corporate Limits or by County: Full service within county – mutual aid agreements with to include air base surrounding cities in Texas and Piedras Negras, Mexico.
Police Department
| Personnel | Quantity |
| Police Officers | 68 |
| Reserve Officers | 11 |
| Civilian Employees | 8 |
| Police & CID Vehicles | 49 |
| Operations/DARE | 1 |
| Property & Evidence | 1 |
| Protector Vehicle | 1 |
Updated: July 16, 2015