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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $94,087 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to TX, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly Hispanic, some White (non-Hispanic), some Mexican, some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly Spanish speaking, some English speaking |
School Rating Information
MARATHON ISD School District
65 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of TX school districts |
81.8% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
69.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 5 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| MARATHON INDPENDENT SCHOOL DIST 109 NE 5TH ST, MARATHON, TX 79842 (915) 386-4431 |
PK-12 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 27.6 | 36.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.0 | 14.7 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 72.4 | 45.3 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 81.0 | 48.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $14,077 | $915,000 | 61.0 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $31 | $2,000 | 0.1 |
| STAFF | $292 | $19,000 | 1.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $2,215 | $144,000 | 9.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $1,462 | $95,000 | 6.3 |
| OPERATION | $3,154 | $205,000 | 13.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $0 | $0 | 0.0 |
| OTHER | $1,200 | $78,000 | 5.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $8,354 | $543,000 | 36.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $662 | $43,000 | 2.9 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $23,092 | $1,501,000 | 100.0 |
Marathon EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Marathon WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 22.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Marathon LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 39.8 |
Marathon Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO TX* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  403.92%
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21.25%
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About Marathon
Marathon is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 492 people and just one neighborhood, Marathon is the 803rd largest community in Texas. Marathon has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Marathon is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Marathon is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Marathon who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.06%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (11.65%), and management occupations (10.44%).
Because of many things, Marathon is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Marathon a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Marathon has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Marathon's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One of the benefits of Marathon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.85 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small town, Marathon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Marathon Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Marathon is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.63% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Marathon in 2000 was $17,884, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,536 for a family of four.
Marathon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Marathon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Marathon is White, followed by African-American. Marathon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 57.72% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Marathon include English, Irish, German, and French.
The most common language spoken in Marathon is Spanish. Some people also speak English.
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