Government-Alvin

• Mayor/Council form of government
• City Manager
• Volunteer Fire Department - 65 volunteers
• Police Officers - 64
• EMS - 1 full time, 5 part time, 35 volunteers

Market Profile of Commuting

• Average commute to work - 29 min.
• Median commute to work - 29.1min.
• Average number of vehicles - 2.1
• Median number of vehicles - 1.9

Distance from Alvin

• Houston - 25 miles
• Galveston - 30 miles
• Austin - 213 miles
• San Antonio - 242 miles
• Dallas - 292 miles
• Texarkana - 319 miles
• Brownsville - 357 miles
• El Paso - 753 miles

Air Transportation

• Houston Intercontinental Airport - 54 miles
• Houston Hobby Airport - 15 miles
• Southwest Arcola Airport - 15 miles
• Brazoria County Airport - 22 miles
• Clover Field - 8 miles
• Ellington Field - 24 miles

Bus Transportation

• Texas Bus Line
• Continental Trailways

Labor Analysis - Brazoria County

• Unemployment Rate - 7.4%
• Total Civilian Labor Force - 106,900
• Total Employment - 99,000
• Total Unemployment - 7,900

Schools

• Public(AISD)
• Primary - 5
• Elementary - 6
• Junior High - 3
• High School - 1
• Total students - 10,984
• Student/Teacher ratio - 18/1
• Private - 1

Alvin Community College

• Student Enrollment - 4,000
• Continuing Education Enrollment - 6,600

Average years of school completed - 13.1

Median years of school completed - 14

Climate

• Average Yearly Temperature
• High - 79.1 degrees
• Low - 57.4 degrees
• Annual Average Rainfall - 44.77 inches

Large Employers

• Alvin Independent School District - 1,390
• Monsanto Petrochemical - 880
• Amoco Chemical Company - 750
• OxyChem - 550
• Alvin Community College - 500
• Input/Output Inc. - 338
• Ron *Carter Automotive Group - 270
• Wal Mart - 244
• Team, Inc. - 200

Population

• Alvin - 19,220

Market Profile of Population

• Population per square mile - 419
• Average age of population - 31.3
• Median age of Population - 32
• Males - 49.8%
• Females - 50.2%
• Average age of females - 31.8
• Average age of males - 30.7
• Married persons - 65.1%
• Single persons - 34.9%
• Average household income - $46,740
• Median household income - $38,702
• Average home value - $73,709
• Median home value - $67,603

Recreation Facilities

• Swimming Pools -1
• Nearby Lakes -1
• Theaters - 1
• Golf Courses -2
• Parks -15
• Public Library

News Media

• Daily Papers - 2
• Weekly Papers - 3
• Local Radio Stations - 2
• Area Television Stations - 6
• Cable Available - yes

4 Motels

• Rooms: 258

Largest Meeting Room: 250 person capacity

Financial Institutions:

• 3 Commercial Banks
• 1 Credit Union
• 1 Savings & Loan

Churches:

• 40, representing 16 denominations

Medical

• Hospital - 3 within a 20-mile radius
• Physicians - 120
• Nursing Homes - 2

Utilities

• Electricity:
• Texas New-Mexico Power Company
• Houston Lighting & Power
• Gas:
• Entex (Natural)
• Houston Natural Gas
• Amerigas (Propane)
• Water:
• City of Alvin
• Individual wells
• Sewer:
• City of Alvin
• Individual septic systems

Civic Organizations

• Lions Clubs (2)
• Rotary Club
• Soroptimist
• Kiwanis
• Youth Sports
• Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts
• Garden Clubs
• Masonic Lodge
• VFW
• American Legion
• Ducks Unlimited
• AARP

Market Profile by Occupation

• Civilian Labor Force
• 3 mile radius - 11,752
• 5 mile radius - 17,850
• 10 mile radius - 73,949
• Unemployment rate - 3.1%
• White Collar Workers - 63.4%
• Blue Collar Workers - 25.2%
• White/Blue Collar Ratio - 2.5%

Truck Lines

• Common carrier truck lines - 40
• Local delivery trucking firms - 22
• Specialized commodity and irregular carriers - 18

Rail Transportation

• Burlington Northern
• Santa Fe Railway
• Union Pacific Railway
• Missouri Pacific

Water Transportation:

Artery	Channel Width	Channel Depth	Distance
Chocolate Bayou	400 feet	15 feet	18 miles
Port of Freeport	490 feet	45 feet	25 miles
Port of Houston	400 feet	40 feet	21 miles
Port of Galveston	400 feet	40 feet	30 miles

Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce Home Page

Profile of Alvin

History of Alvin

Special Events and Contacts

Tour de Braz Bike Ride & Race

For more information:

	Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce
Write:	P.O. Box 2028 Alvin, Texas 77512-2028
E-mail:
Phone:	281-331-3944
Fax:	281-585-8662
Visit:	105 W. Willis Alvin, Texas 77511