Quality of Life

Employment

2012 Retail Sales for Eagle Pass: $346,897,000.00
2012 Unemployment Rate = 12.20%

2012 Top 10 Sales Totals by Retail Sector:

  1. General Merchandise Store Sales = $82,491,000.00
  2. Food and Beverage Store Sales = $78,888,000.00
  3. Clothing and Accessories Store Sales = $43,859,000.00
  4. Gasoline Stations Store Sales = $29,893,000.00
  5. Food Services = $24,254,000.00
  6. Building Material and Garden Store Sales = $19,325,000.00
  7. Health and Personal Care Store Sales = $11,857,000.00
  8. Home Furnishings Store Sales = $8,183,000.00
  9. Electrical and Appliance Store Sales = $6,112,000.00
  10. Non-store Purchases Sales = $5,649,000.00

2012 Top 10 Population by Occupation:

  1. Sales, Office, Administrative Support = 24.87%
  2. Education, Library = 11.95%
  3. Management, Business, Finance = 11.73%
  4. Production, Transportation, Material Moving = 10.35%
  5. Construction, Extraction, Maintenance/Repair = 9.71%
  6. Firefighters, Law Enforcement = 7.19%
  7. Healthcare Support = 5.54%
  8. Healthcare Practitioners and Technology = 4.10%
  9. Building Maintenance = 2.99%
  10. Personal Care = 2.99%

2012 Top 10 Employment by Industry (Civilians aged 16+):

  1. Educational Services = 15.44%
  2. Health Care and Social Assistance = 14.17%
  3. Public Administration = 12.09%
  4. Retail Trade = 11.72%
  5. Construction = 7.33%
  6. Accommodation and Food Services = 6.60%
  7. Transportation and Warehousing = 5.21%
  8. Manufacturing = 4.42%
  9. Finance and Insurance = 3.56%
  10. 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

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