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Population (year 2000): 2,070. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,019 (-2.5% change)
Males: 926 (44.7%), Females: 1,144 (55.3%)
Lavaca County
Zip code:
77984
Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $28,205 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,600 (year 2000)
Races in Shiner:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.2%)
- Black (10.9%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Czech (30.4%), German (20.0%),
United States (7.0%), English (6.3%), Irish (3.9%), Scotch-Irish
(2.9%).
Elevation: 368 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shiner
- High school or higher: 72.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 0.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shiner city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-0.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shiner:
- YOAKUM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; YOAKUM,
TX)
- GONZALES WARM SPRINGS REHAB HOSPITAL (about 21
miles; GONZALES, TX)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GONZALES, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shiner:
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 62 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
- SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 90 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
ID: SAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shiner:
- YOAKUM MUNI (about 10 miles; YOAKUM, TX; ID: T85)
- HALLETTSVILLE MUNI (about 16 miles; HALLETTSVILLE,
TX; ID: 34R)
- GONZALES MUNI (about 21 miles; GONZALES, TX; ID:
T20)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shiner:
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; VICTORIA, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,511)
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
SAN MARCOS, TX; FT enrollment: 18,822)
- SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 71 miles;
AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT
enrollment: 8,448)
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
WHARTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,124)
Public high school in Shiner:
- SHINER H S (Students: 243; Location: 216 W
13TH ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Shiner:
- ST PAUL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location:
P O BOX 725; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Shiner:
- SHINER EL (Students: 276; Location: 216 W
13TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Shiner:
- ST LUDMILA ELEMENTARY (Students: 195;
Location: PO BOX 725 424 ST LUDMILA; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Shiner:
- SHINER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$53,862; Location: 115 E WOLTERS 2ND ST; 9,925 books;
233 audio materials; 701 video materials; 55 serial
subscriptions)
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