Community Profile for Brady, Texas

Location
Distance in miles from:
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
 130
145
287
206
 Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Miami
 1148
1245
1820
1454

Workforce:
Wage rates for manufacturing occupations:

Occupation/Job Title
Production Assembler
Tool & Die Maker
Machinist
Drill or Punch Press
Secretary
Shipping Clerk
Forklift Operator
Welder		   Entry
8.08
6.10
5.95
5.70
7.40
11.00
8.90
9.23		   Average
9.79
7.90
6.25
5.95
9.50
11.55
9.99
11.90
Labor Force: 3718
Total Male: 2116
Total Female: 1602
Population:
Yr. City: County:
2000
1995
1990
1980
1970		 5223
6773
5946
5969
5557		 8205
8589
8778
8735
8735

Education
State Industrial Job Training Available: Yes
Public School Budget: $8,312,000
Avg. SAT Score: 1192    Avg. ACT Score: 21.1

  Schools: Enrollment: Student/Teacher Ratio:
Elementary
Middle/Jr. High
Senior High
Private
Colleges
 2

2

1

0
0
 622

311

393

-
-
 12:1

12:1

12:1

-
-
   
Libraries 1 Volumes: 24,000

Area Universities/Colleges: Howard Payne University at Brownwood, Angelo State University at San Angelo, Central Texas College Extention at Brady, Schreiner College at Kerrville

Transit Time:
Transit time for carload/truckload lots to:
City Days by
Motor Freight		 Days by Railroad
Los Angeles
San Jose
Seattle
Phoenix
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Atlanta
New York 		4
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
 7
9
10
4
4
6
5
6
6
10

Communications:
Newspaper(s): The Brady Standard-Herald
N Business Journal
Radio Stations: KNEL AM/FM
TV Channels Without Cable: 1
Cable Television: Yes
Satellite Television: Yes

Incentives:
Tax Abatement: Yes
Enterprise Zone: Yes
Industrial Foundation: Yes
Other: Industrial Corporation funds from 1/4% sales tax

Tax Structure (2006):
Ad Valorem Property Tax (per $100 of value):

City
County
Co. Special
School
Hospital
Water District
Total
 .24892
.41307
.00145
1.656
.14272
.0370
2.4983

Bonded Indebtedness: Brady ISD
General Obligation: $2,745,340
  Revenue: $2,503,757
  Bonded Rating: AAA

Retail Sales Tax:
   State: 6.25%
   City: 1.0%
   Economic Development: .25%
   Hospital: .25%
   County: 0.5%

Transportation:
Highways:
Highways Serving City:
  Federal: US 87, US 377, US 190, US 283
  State: TX 71, FM 2028, FM 2309
  Interstate: IH-10, IH-35, IH-20
Distance to Interstate: 125 miles

Common Carriers:
Interstate Carriers: Central, Schwerman, Collier, G&RG, Davenport, Ellsworth
Intrastate Carriers: K-Tex
Highway Bus Service: TNM&O Bus Company
Overnight Courier Service: Federal Express, United Parcel Service, Airborne Express

Air Service:
Location: Curtis Field, Brady
Runway Length: 4,686 feet
Surface: Asphalt  Lighting: Yes
Instrument Landing System: Yes NDB Approach and GPS
Taxi or Car Rental: No
Nearest Commercial Service: Mathis Field, San Angelo
Airlines Serving: American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast
Daily Arrivals: 7    Daily Departures: 7
Nearest Commercial Jet Service: Austin Bergstrom
Airlines Serving: All
Daily Arrivals: 123  Daily Departures: 123

Railroads:
Served by: Gulf, Colorado & San Saba Railroad
Piggyback Ramp: Lometa
Interchange Point: Lometa
Loading Ramp: Brady

Industrial Support Services:

Service:
Tool & Die
Heat Treating
Electric Motor Repair
Metal Supply House
Welding Supplies
Materials Recycling
Corrugated Containers
Solid Waste Disposal
Anodizing
 Distance:
Local
135
75
Local
Local
Local
135
Local
135		 Town:
Brady
Austin
San Angelo
Brady
Brady
Brady
Austin
Brady
Austin
Community Features:
Government:
Government Type: Home Rule
Planning Commission: Yes
Zoning Regulations: Yes
Policemen: City--8, County--6, Reserve--4
Cars: City--5, County--7
Firemen Paid: 4     Volunteer: 16
Fire Equipment: 2 city pumpers, 2 mainline trucks, 2 rural pasture fire vehicles
Local Insurance Key Rate: .2

Finance:
Banks: 3 National Banks
Combined Assets: $138,836,933
Federal Land Bank
Wichita Falls Production Credit Association

Health Care:

Hospitals: 1 Beds: 55
Clinics: 2
Doctors: 6 Dentists: 3
Nursing Homes: 2 Beds: 146
Home Health Care: 1

Climate:
Annual Average Temp.: 65
  Monthly Avg. High Temp.:
  Jan. 59 degrees July 95 degrees
  Monthly Avg. Low Temp.:
  Jan. 32 degrees July 82 degrees
Annual Avg. Precipitation: 23.2"
Annual Avg. Snowfall: .25"
Elevation: 1,300-2,000'
Growing Season: 226 days
Prevailing Winds: South

Churches:
Protestant: 34
Jewish: N/A
Catholic: 2
Other:2

Recreation:
Parks: 4
Public Swimming Pools: 1
Tennis Courts: 6
Hotels & Motels: 5
Bed and Breakfast: 1
Golf Courses: 1
Restaurants: 26
Total Rooms: 161
Largest meeting Room Capacity: Civic Center

Utilities:
Electricity:
Distributor: City of Brady
Wholesaler: City Public Service, San Antonio
(McCulloch County Electric Cooperative also serves this area. Wholesaler: Lower Colorado River Authority)

Water:
Water Supplied by: City of Brady
Source of City Water: Wells
Water Production Capacity: 3,650,000 GPD
Raw Water Supply: 30,000 Gallons
Storage Capacity: 1,650,000 Gallons

Sewage:
Type of Treatment: Activated Sludge
Capacity: 1,000,000 GPD
Current Usage: 750,000 GPD

Natural Gas:
Gas Supplier: West Texas Gas Co.
LPG Suppliers: Brady Butane, Young Oil, Gartman's Butane

Telephone:
Name of System: Verizon
Digital Switching: Yes
Special Features: Call waiting, three-way calling, conference calling, smart selective calling, call ringing, call forwarding, speed dial, call block, etc.
Cellular Telephone Providers: Cellular One, West Central Cellular

Economic Resources:
Agricultural Products: Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Small Grain, Cotton, Peanuts

Mineral Produced: Oil, Natural Gas, Sands, Gravel, Stone

Tourism: Hunting, Fishing, Special Events, Historic Attractions, Brady Lake

Major Area Employers:
Firm Name Product Employees
Brady Independent School District Education 258
Shuffield Care Center Geriatric Care 140
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital Health Care 100
Wal-Mart Retail Sales 100
Oglebay-Norton Industrial Sands Industrial Sands 82
City of Brady Municipality 80
Roddie Wool Scouring Wool Scouring 50
McCulloch County County Services 46
Borden Chemical, Inc. Resin Coated Sand 40
Evridge's Inc. Retail Sales 38
Surefed Feeds Feed and Seed 36
Unimin Sand Industrial Sand 36
Commercial National Bank Banking 35
Brady Health Care Health Care Services 31
Caprock Electric, McCulloch Division Electric Utility 26
Brady National Bank Banking 25
SSI, The Shop Cable Assembly 20

For Additional Information:

Contact Name: Mike Trollinger Wendy Ellis
Title: Economic Development Coordinator Community Development Director
Address: McCulloch County Industrial Foundation
P.O. Box 1401
Brady, TX 76825-1401 		Brady/McCulloch County Chamber of Commerce
101 E. 1st
Brady, TX 76825
Phone Number: (325) 597-2403 (325) 597-3491
Fax Number: (325) 597-3491 (325) 792-9181
Email Address mlt@bradynationalbank.com chamber@bradytx.us