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Texas and the Booming Bolivar Peninsula

Fun Facts About Texas

Texas is the 2nd most popular retirement state;
Texas economy is reaping an additional $751 million annually from older migrants;
22% of the Texas population will be retirement eligible by 2030;
Senior household has the same economic benefit as adding 1.5 jobs in a community;
Retirees are looking for smaller rural communities with access to urban services;
Native Texans account for 1/5 of retirees returning to Texas;
Retirees are moving to be closer to family or care providers;
Spend average $36,000 year and pay $3000 in state & local taxes; and
Dedicated income or “Mailbox Money” from Social Security, pensions, savings, etc.

Fun Facts About the Bolivar Peninsula

As of 2007, Port Bolivar (zip 77650)'s population is 4,287 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of a whopping 11.26 percent.
The median home cost in Port Bolivar is $225,000, and home appreciation the last year has been 7.66 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Port Bolivar's cost of living is 11.81% lower than the U.S. average.
The unemployment rate in Port Bolivar is 4.00 percent (U.S. avg. is 4.60%).
Recent job growth is Positive. Port Bolivar jobs have Increased by 2.26 percent.

Click here to see more interesting details on Port Bolivar.

Find out why more and more people are
turning to the Texas coast for beachfront living.

Hosted by Bryan Pope, associate editor
with the Texas A&M Real Estate Center.

This unprecedented growth will quickly, if we are not careful, outpace our infrastructure. Bolivar has to come to grips with its wastewater situation. The wastewater problem will not simply go away. On that issue, the Bolivar SUD has scheduled a meeting to discuss the alternatives. All interested parties are encouraged to participate and attend.

A meeting will be held to review present wastewater treatment on the Bolivar Peninsula, possible alternatives for regionalization, and establish parameters for the evaluation of implementation. The study participants believe that the open exchange of ideas and the active involvement of the public and water and sewer service providers in the study area are crucial to achieving a meaningful outcome of the study.

Meeting Date: Tuesday April 1, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Bolivar Peninsula Special Utility District, 1840 Hwy 87, Crystal Beach, TX 77650

All are invited and welcome to attend. Read More

Comments

By Local Resident @ Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:46 PM

These are indeed interesting facts. I say facts because I have lived here a long time. I have seen the growth. It is about time the waste water issue is addressed. If we do not do something on our own, the state or federal government will step in and that is not necessarily good. Kudos to the water department for addressing this issue. Our current SUD may at first have a problem with this issue because of the mentality of the anti-development crowd, but I am quite sure this can be resolved.

By concerned citizen @ Friday, April 11, 2008 7:00 PM

Growth since 2000 may be high but the last two years are low as many residents have moved.

The cost of living may be lower than much of the US but it is high for Texas.

As for real estate and development, it is dead in the water....Avocet, no homes built.....Lagauna Harbor, have they even sold a single home there?........Audubon Village, what,3 homes with no connection to any wastewater system?.......Seagrass, no homes built.......Dunes of Bolivar, homes built,no sales......Coastal Componets, shuttered.........the list goes on.

The new waterlines were paid for with loans based on 10% a year growth rates of water connections and associated fees. That ain't happening, so how are the loans going to be paid back??

By concerned citizen @ Friday, April 11, 2008 7:07 PM

I forgot.....the unemployment rate is not an accurate percentage due to the high number of retirees residing here.

And the Peninsula is considered by the goverment as a disadvantaged community.

I love it for its' lack of development therefore I suppose I'm a "anti-deveopment" member.

ByMike Stuart @ Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:27 AM

Have you see all the new homes and docks going in at the Crown Team Developments?

In fact they have the most new home sales this year of any new development and the homeowners are all happy.

And they are all providing great testimonials about the products and services they have received at both Laguna Harbor and the Audubon Village resort.

Crown Team did change their modular plant labor force to sub-contractor, but so that the same electricians and plumbers could do the inside plant work and on-site work. And also to better respond to today's market conditions.

If you look around the Bolivar Peninsula, you see a growing and improving oceanfront resort. Yet it is still affordable and family oriented.

By katie @ Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:48 PM

please,please,please do not over develop the peninsula! I love it because it is not over priced or touristy. More development will price it out of my range and the range of many other lower income folks who like to vacation too. I would just cringe if I were ever to see a fast food chain established there or too many pretentious businesses catering to rich Houstonites who easily afford Miami Beach. Keep it down home and real.

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