Shepherd, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,296
Male Share of the Population	43.3%
Female Share of the Population	56.7%
Senior Citizens	14.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,161
Age of the Population	30

Families

% of people married	50%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.6%
Median Earnings25+	$23,068
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$18,472
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$0

Wealth

Median Family Income	$47,813
% Above Poverty Level	80.5%
% Below Poverty Level	19.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	0.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	25.5%
Median Gross Rent	$588
Median House Value	$87,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	38.5%
German	12.8%
Irish	12.2%
Italian	5.5%
French Except Basque	3.5%
English	2.6%
Dutch	0.9%
Greek	0.7%
Scottish	0.5%
African	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Welsh	0.2%
Polish	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Belgian	0.1%
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Shepherd Almanac

Category	Value
County	San Jacinto County
Standard Zip Codes	77371
Phone Area Codes	8,32,936
Time Zone
Approximate Latitude	30.49
Approximate Longitude	-95

Shepherd Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COLDSPRING 5 SSW
Distance	9.5 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 60 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 94 F
Oct Temp	55 to 81 F
Annual Precip	51.7 inches

Station	CLEVELAND
Distance	11 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 60 F
Apr Temp	55 to 78 F
Jul Temp	72 to 94 F
Oct Temp	56 to 80 F
Annual Precip	54.8 inches

Station	LIVINGSTON 2 NNE
Distance	16.7 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 59 F
Apr Temp	52 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 94 F
Oct Temp	54 to 80 F
Annual Precip	51.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cleveland	7,998	$43,445
Coldspring	984	$54,821
Goodrich	265	$66,875
Livingston	5,046	$43,726
North Cleveland	235	$31,667
Plum Grove	588	$41,042

Shepherd Public Libraries

Shepherd Public Library
30 N LIBERTY ST
Shepherd, Texas
(936) 628-3515

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Shepherd Public Schools

Shepherd H S
1 Pirate Ln
ZIP: 77371
(936) 628-3371
High
Total Enrollment 522

Shepherd Int
420 Railroad Ave
ZIP: 77371
(936) 628-6764
Primary
Total Enrollment 402

Shepherd Middle
1401 S Byrd Ave
ZIP: 77371
(936) 628-3377
Middle
Total Enrollment 452

Shepherd Pri
10300 Hwy 150
ZIP: 77371
(936) 628-3302
Primary
Total Enrollment 548

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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