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Population in 2022: 8,420 (84% urban, 16% rural).
Population change since 2000: +90.9%
Males: 3,818  (45.4%)
Females: 4,602  (54.6%)
Median resident age:

20.8 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip codes: 77446.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $19,040 (it was $24,805 in 2000)
Prairie View:

$19,040
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $10,086 (it was $8,219 in 2000)

Prairie View city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $241,843 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
Prairie View:

$241,843
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $226,790; detached houses: $291,784; mobile homes: $96,736

Median gross rent in 2022: $966.

March 2022 cost of living index in Prairie View: 101.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 44.7%
(2.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 48.7% for Black residents, 20.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.9% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Prairie View, TX (2022)
    • 7,31588.6%Black alone
    • 4315.2%Hispanic
    • 2453.0%White alone
    • 2052.5%Two or more races
    • 160.2%Asian alone
    • 50.06%American Indian alone
    • 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Races in Prairie View detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Prairie View, Texas as of May 03, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Prairie View is 917 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.


Crime rates in Prairie View by year

Type

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		3
(50.7)		2
(31.4)		0
(0.0)		1
(15.2)		1
(15.3)		0
(0.0)		1
(14.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		2
(33.8)		2
(31.4)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		3
(46.0)		0
(0.0)		2
(28.1)		0
(0.0)		1
(14.2)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		5
(84.5)		8
(125.8)		1
(15.3)		1
(15.2)		1
(15.3)		2
(30.6)		5
(70.2)		2
(27.9)		2
(28.3)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		11
(185.8)		14
(220.1)		6
(91.8)		10
(151.6)		1
(15.3)		3
(45.9)		15
(210.5)		12
(167.3)		14
(198.3)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		16
(270.3)		19
(298.7)		16
(244.7)		11
(166.7)		3
(46.0)		11
(168.1)		26
(364.9)		23
(320.6)		29
(410.8)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		25
(422.3)		25
(393.1)		17
(260.0)		13
(197.1)		18
(275.8)		19
(290.4)		23
(322.8)		20
(278.8)		38
(538.3)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		6
(94.3)		1
(15.3)		1
(15.2)		1
(15.3)		1
(15.3)		7
(98.2)		7
(97.6)		12
(170.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)		2
(33.8)		1
(15.7)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(13.9)		0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index226.7214.051.785.990.642.9160.083.2123.4

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Prairie View, TX

Crime rate in Prairie View detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 12 (11 officers - 9 male; 2 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.53
Texas average:

2.07
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Ancestries: African (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 7.22 square miles.

Population density: 1,167 people per square mile   (low).

Prairie View, Texas map

156 residents are foreign born

This city:

1.9%
Texas:

17.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Prairie View city:

1.8% ($1,183)
Texas:

1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Northwest Harris, TX (26.0 miles , pop. 405,444).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (42.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities:

Pine Island, TX (1.5 miles ),
Waller, TX (2.1 miles ),
Hempstead, TX (2.3 miles ),
Todd Mission, TX (4.0 miles),
Washington-Chappell Hill, TX (4.1 miles ),
Magnolia, TX (4.1 miles ),
Stagecoach, TX (4.2 miles ),
Pattison, TX (4.3 miles )

Latitude: 30.08 N, Longitude: 95.99 W

Area code: 936

Distribution of median household income in Prairie View, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Prairie View, TX in 2022
Prairie View satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 9 buildings, average cost: $223,000
  • 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $171,300
  • 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $183,300
  • 2019: 9 buildings, average cost: $132,400
  • 2018: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $252,500
  • 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $297,200
  • 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $163,000
  • 2014: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2013: 1 building, cost: $166,600
  • 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2011: 1 building, cost: $130,000
  • 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,600
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $123,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,800
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,800
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $93,100
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,300
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $25,500
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Prairie View, TX residents
Average permit cost in Prairie View, TX
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.2%
Texas:

3.5%
Historical population in Prairie View, TX
Historical housing units in Prairie View, TX

Population change in the 1990s: +401 (+10.0%).
Most common industries in Prairie View, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (30.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.5%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.1%)
  • Health care (5.0%)
  • Public administration (4.9%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.3%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Educational services (24.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.4%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (7.2%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.7%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (4.5%)
  • Public administration (4.3%)
  • Personal & laundry services (4.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (36.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.5%)
  • Health care (8.4%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (6.1%)
  • Public administration (5.4%)
  • Food & beverage stores (3.8%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
Most common occupations in Prairie View, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.6%)
  • Cashiers (5.4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (10.7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.2%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6.4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.1%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
  • Other protective service workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.5%)
  • Cashiers (8.6%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.0%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)

Average climate in Prairie View, Texas

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Prairie View, Texas environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI NO2 Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 75.6. This is about average.

City:

75.6
U.S.:

72.6
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 3.26. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

3.26
U.S.:

5.11
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 27.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

27.3
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Prairie View-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/1957, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the Prairie View city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1950, a category F3 tornado 5.5 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Prairie View-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 151.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 159.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 155.6 miles away from Prairie View center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 156.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 347.4 miles away from Prairie View center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 156.6 miles away from Prairie View center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Waller County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 7, Fires: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Prairie View topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Prairie View:

  • FAITH AND CARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; HEMPSTEAD, TX)
  • MEMORIAL HOSP OF WALLER CO (Hospital, about 6 miles away; HEMPSTEAD, TX)
  • THE RETIREMENT CARE CENTER OF HEMPSTEAD (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; HEMPSTEAD, TX)
  • PRIME CARE MEDICAL SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; HEMPSTEAD, TX)

College/University in Prairie View:

  • Prairie View A & M University (Full-time enrollment: 7,517; Location: FM 1098 Road & University Drive; Public; Website: www.pvamu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Prairie View:

  • Blinn College (about 26 miles; Brenham, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,959)
  • Lone Star College System (about 31 miles; The Woodlands, TX; FT enrollment: 45,205)
  • Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. (about 36 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 3,236)
  • Houston Baptist University (about 40 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 2,340)
  • The Art Institute of Houston (about 41 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 2,429)
  • Texas A & M University-College Station (about 43 miles; College Station, TX; FT enrollment: 46,550)
  • University of St Thomas (about 44 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 2,747)

Public high school in Prairie View:

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Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Prairie View: Prairie View Police Department (A), Prairie View Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Prairie View include: Immanuel Baptist Church (A), Greater Wyatt Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Court: Prairie View-City - Municipal Court (Highway 290).

Birthplace of: Walter Booker - Jazz double-bassist, Rich Sowells - Football player.

Waller County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This city:

2.5 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

41.8%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

3.8%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
3,191 people in college/university student housing in 2010
2,727 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) in 2000
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Prairie View:

Marital status in Prairie View, TX
  • Never married: 85.6%
  • Now married: 8.2%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 2.0%
  • Divorced: 3.3%

For population 25 years and over in Prairie View:

  • High school or higher: 91.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 58.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

12.7
Texas average:

14.0

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Prairie View
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Prairie View, TX (based on Waller County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant6,03531
Catholic4,6312
Mainline Protestant1,92814
Other1,2683
Black Protestant6824
None28,661-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Waller County:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

1.12 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
This county:

6.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 16
This county:

4.47 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Waller County:

9.6%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Waller County:

30.3%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

12.9%
Texas:

15.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

48.6%
State:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Prairie View:

51.1%
Texas:

47.4%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.1
Texas:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
Prairie View:

15.2%
Texas:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Prairie View:

13.0%
State:

10.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Prairie View:

6.7
Texas:

6.8

Overweight people:
Prairie View:

26.3%
State:

33.1%

General health condition:
Prairie View:

57.9%
State:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

87.8%
Texas:

80.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Prairie View, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 19$93,388$58,9823$2,147
Fire - Other 7$62,502$107,1460$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$31,251$53,5730$0
Sewerage 2$8,807$52,8421$1,010
Other and Unallocable 2$11,210$67,2600$0
Water Supply 2$17,614$105,6841$1,010
Totals for Government 39$224,772$69,1615$4,167

Prairie View government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Sewerage: $432,000 ($51.31)
    Water Utilities: $350,000 ($41.57)
    Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($0.36)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $477,000 ($56.65)
    Central Staff Services: $465,000 ($55.23)
    Sewerage: $449,000 ($53.33)
    Water Utilities: $311,000 ($36.94)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $169,000 ($20.07)
    Solid Waste Management: $166,000 ($19.71)
    Financial Administration: $121,000 ($14.37)
    General - Other: $70,000 ($8.31)
    Local Fire Protection: $39,000 ($4.63)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($0.12)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $554,000 ($65.80)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $225,000 ($26.72)

Prairie View government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $483,000 ($57.36)
    Solid Waste Management: $174,000 ($20.67)
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $243,000 ($28.86)
    General Revenue - Other: $5,000 ($0.59)
    Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($0.24)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $374,000 ($44.42)
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $326,000 ($38.72)
  • Tax - Property: $731,000 ($86.82)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $480,000 ($57.01)
    Public Utilities Sales: $211,000 ($25.06)
    Other License: $11,000 ($1.31)

Prairie View government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,617,000 ($667.10)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,439,000 ($645.96)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $178,000 ($21.14)

Prairie View government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,665,000 ($197.74)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $522,000 ($62.00)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $276,000 ($32.78)

Businesses in Prairie View, TX

  • Chick-Fil-A: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie View:

  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KWBC (1550 AM; 5 kW; NAVASOTA, TX)
  • KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KYND (1520 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CYPRESS, TX; Owner: MATTHEW PROVENZANO)
  • KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
  • KBME (790 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie View:

  • KPVU (91.3 FM; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Owner: PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY)
  • KEZB (105.3 FM; HEMPSTEAD, TX; Owner: FARMERS COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KHPT (106.9 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KVST (103.7 FM; WILLIS, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
  • KPFT (90.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KULF (94.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K259AH (91.9 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Prairie View:

  • KBTX-TV (Channel 3; BRYAN, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
  • KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
  • KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
  • KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
  • KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
  • KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • KYLE (Channel 28; BRYAN, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF BRYAN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • K35DI (Channel 35; SOMERVILLE, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)
  • K30CV (Channel 30; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KVVV-LP (Channel 53; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
Prairie View fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Prairie View fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 23Number of bridges
  • 256ft / 77.8mTotal length
  • $13,000Total costs
  • 389,189Total average daily traffic
  • 41,046Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Prairie View, TX - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 21960-1969
  • 11970-1979
  • 11980-1989
  • 161990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Prairie View, TX

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Prairie View)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Call Sign: KA35258,
    Assigned Frequencies: 161.760 MHz, Grant Date: 05/07/1979, Expiration Date: 08/01/2029, Registrant: Prairie View A & M University, P. O. Box 519 Ms 1415, Prairie View, TX 77484


FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

4
  • Lat: 30.087611 Lon: -95.988861, Call Sign: WQIW361,
    Assigned Frequencies: 451.537 MHz, 456.537 MHz, 467.762 MHz, Grant Date: 03/07/2018, Expiration Date: 06/02/2028, Certifier: Don Williams, Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 30251 Golden Lantern, Suite E #501, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

  • Lat: 30.098250 Lon: -95.988611, Call Sign: WQVM879,
    Assigned Frequencies: 155.895 MHz, Grant Date: 04/01/2015, Expiration Date: 04/01/2025, Certifier: Marvin Spencer, Registrant: Washington Radio Reports, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0668, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:

  • Lat: 30.096361 Lon: -95.992083, Call Sign: WRAH482,
    Assigned Frequencies: 451.287 MHz, 451.562 MHz, 451.712 MHz, 456.287 MHz, 456.562 MHz, Grant Date: 11/17/2017, Expiration Date: 11/17/2027, Certifier: John Gardner, Registrant: Continental Wireless, Inc., 10455 Vista Park Road, Dallas, TX 75238-1645, Phone: (972) 926-7443, Fax: (972) 926-0624, Email:

  • Lat: 30.095167 Lon: -95.990722, Call Sign: WRAN765,
    Assigned Frequencies: 463.962 MHz, 464.800 MHz, 464.925 MHz, 468.962 MHz, 469.850 MHz, Grant Date: 01/17/2018, Expiration Date: 01/17/2028, Certifier: Frank Torres, Registrant: Bearcom Operating LP, Dallas, TX 75355-9001, Phone: (800) 458-9887, Fax: (214) 355-1714, Email:


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

6
  • PRAIRIE VIEW 3, 22019 Fm 1098 (Lat: 30.095556 Lon: -96.000861), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 143.2 m, Overall height: 145.7 m, Call Sign: WMM422,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz, Grant Date: 01/20/2021, Expiration Date: 02/01/2031, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 5055 North Point Pkwy, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

  • Prairie View, 164 Echols St. (Lat: 30.085500 Lon: -95.982389), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 59.1 m, Call Sign: WQAR474,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6755.62 MHz, 6765.62 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz... (+12 more), Grant Date: 05/06/2014, Expiration Date: 07/26/2024, Certifier: Thomas C Lott, Registrant: Lower Colorado River Authority, 3505 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78744-1499, Phone: (512) 730-8918, Email:

  • 5476MRWALLERAP, Lat: 30.070194 Lon: -95.973917, Type: Upole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQJY595,
    Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 02/12/2019, Expiration Date: 10/17/2020, Cancellation Date: 12/19/2020, Certifier: Gregory A Angst Pe, Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200 Pmb 165, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (832) 850-7646, Email:

  • 5869MRWALLERAP, Lat: 30.086861 Lon: -95.963083, Type: Upole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQJY595,
    Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 02/12/2019, Expiration Date: 10/17/2020, Cancellation Date: 12/19/2020, Certifier: Gregory A Angst Pe, Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200 Pmb 165, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (832) 850-7646, Email:

  • MONAVILLE, 13201 Peters Rd. (Lat: 29.964194 Lon: -96.029028), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 127.7 m, Call Sign: WQRL400,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, Grant Date: 05/09/2023, Expiration Date: 06/11/2033, Certifier: John E Monday, Registrant: At&t Services, Inc., 208 S Akard St, 20f, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: (855) 699-7073, Email:

  • Prairie View A&m Campus Hilliard Hall Bldg 22 (Lat: 30.095194 Lon: -95.989694), Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WGR722,
    Assigned Frequencies: 949.500 MHz, Grant Date: 08/12/1980, Expiration Date: 08/01/2029, Registrant: Prairie View A & M University, P. O. Box 519 Ms 1415, Prairie View, TX 77484


FCC Registered Paging Towers:

1
  • Off Highway 290, Approx 3 Mi Sw Of (Lat: 30.125750 Lon: -95.947167), Overall height: 106.1 m, Call Sign: KNKM780,
    Assigned Frequencies: 931.087 MHz, Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2005, Certifier: Alfred L Clifford, Registrant: Fiorio Communications Consulting, 10451 Twin Rivers Road Suite 207, Columbia, MD 21044, Phone: (301) 596-1000, Fax: (301) 596-1121, Email:


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KI5DRP, Licensee ID: L02250386, Grant Date: 03/13/2019, Expiration Date: 03/13/2029, Certifier: Doss H Pruitt, Registrant: Doss H Pruitt, Prairie View, TX 77446

  • Call Sign: KI5DXW, Licensee ID: L02253428, Grant Date: 03/25/2019, Expiration Date: 03/25/2029, Certifier: Miguel Bueno, Registrant: Miguel Bueno, 34823 Prairie Wind, Prairie View, TX 77446


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$01$48,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$40,0001$40,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$76,0000$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 6804.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Prairie View, TX
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Prairie View, TX - Value
Most common first names in Prairie View, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James375.7 years
Ruby377.3 years
Walter377.4 years
Iona273.5 years
Hoover271.5 years
Hattie285.5 years
George261.5 years
Curtis272.5 years
Annie289.0 years
Claude284.4 years
Most common last names in Prairie View, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Anderson574.4 years
Johnson488.5 years
Jackson485.7 years
Thompson468.2 years
Wilson483.9 years
Muse390.7 years
Peters379.6 years
Williams365.0 years
Kilpatrick283.0 years
Bell284.5 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Prairie View, TX
  • 77.4%Electricity
  • 19.4%Utility gas
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Prairie View, TX
  • 92.9%Electricity
  • 6.7%Utility gas
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Prairie View compared to Texas state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.

Prairie View on our top lists:

  • #5 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: office and administrative support occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest positive percentage difference between never married females and males (15+ years) (with at least 1,000 females never married)"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) (population 1,000+)"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: sales and related occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities where the highest percentage of males (15+ years) which never married (with at least 1,000 males in this group)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities where the highest percentage of females (15+ years) which never married (with at least 1,000 females in this group)"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentage of divorced people (15+ years)(population 5,000+)"
  • #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: educational services (population 5,000+)"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: computer and mathematical occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people living the same house as 1 year ago (population 5,000+))"
  • #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: real estate and rental and leasing (population 5,000+)"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people walking to work (population 5,000+)"
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