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Crystal City is a city in Zavala County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,190 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Zavala County . The mascot of Crystal City High School is the Javelina. March 26, 1937, spinach growers erected a statue of the cartoon character Popeye in the town because his reliance on spinach for strength led to greater popularity for the vegetable. See the Popeye statue web entry. See also Chester, Illinois for another Popeye statue. During World War II, Crystal City was home to the largest alien internment camp housing American civilians of German, Italian and Japanese ancestry, as well as enemy aliens of similar backgrounds. Additionally, Japanese, Italian and German civilians from South America were interned here. In 1963, Crystal City, Texas was also the location where the first Mexican-American political revolt took place in Texas, as the Mexican-American majority elected fellow Mexican-Americans to the city council, led by Juan Cornejo, a...more

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Among the most common occupations in Crystal City are Service occupations, 20%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. and Sales and office occupations, 16%. Approximately 55 percent of workers in Crystal City, Texas work for companies, 22 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Crystal City, Texas are Educational, health and social services, 29%; Manufacturing, 10%; and Retail trade, 8%. Simply Hired's Crystal City job listings indicate that the following industries in Crystal City are hiring the most workers: Groceries Wholesalers, Toiletries Mfg, Mail Order Retailing, Fastener & Pin Mfg and Costume Jewelry Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Crystal City, Texas is $18,404, and the median income of households in Crystal City was $15,400.

Crystal City has an unemployment rate of 19.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Crystal City Trends data, the number of Crystal City, Texas jobs has increased by 518% since March 2008.

Population of Crystal City Total population 7,190 Male 47.69% Female 52.31% Median age 29.3     Crystal City Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.4% Median cost of a home $27,800 Median mortgage payment $308 Renter-occupied homes 32.6% Vacant housing 12.7% Median monthly rent $189     Average Income Median for all male full-time $22,217 Median for all female full-time $14,591     Household Income Less than $10,000 36% $10,000 to $14,999 13% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 8% $50,000 to $74,999 7% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 1% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 41% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 19% Some college, no degree 13% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 4% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 55% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 9%     Race White 70% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 30%     Crystal City Commute Carpool 18.3% Public transportation 0.9% Average travel time 15 minutes

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