Demographics and Statistics
Johnson City, Texas and the surounding Texas Hill Country

Location Population Work Force Area Employers Education

Transportation Community Features Incentives Communications Industrial Support Services

Utilities Economic Resources Transit Time Tax Structure For Additional Information

LOCATION Distance in miles from: Austin 48 San Antonio 60 Houston 210 Dallas 205 Fort Worth 202

POPULATION City (10 mi.) 2000: 1,191 1994: 1,010 1990: 932 1980: 872 1970: 767 Blanco County (20 mi.) 8,418 6,250 5,972

WORK FORCE Total Labor Force: 4,640 Unemployed: 92 Total Employed: 4,548 Percent Unemployed: 1.9% Occupation/Job Title Employees Construction 304 Education 134 Executive / Management / Administrative 276 Federal Government 111 Finance / Insurance / Real Estate 105 Health Services 229 Local Government 163 Manufacturing 199 Precision Production / Crafts 375 Public Administration 150 Retail 342 State Government 169

EDUCATION Public School Budget 2000-2001 $5,000,000 Average SAT Scores 1099 Schools   Enrollment Ratio Teacher: Student Elementary 1 247 11:7:1 Middle 1 198 11:7:1 Senior High 1 202 11:7:1 Private 0     Colleges 0     Libraries 1     Area Universities/Colleges: University of Texas at Austin, Schreiner College, Central Texas College, Southwestern University, St. Edwards University, Concordia Lutheran College, Austin Community College, Texas State University, University of Texas at San Antonio.

TRANSPORTATION Highways Serving the City Federal: U.S. 281 & U.S. 290 State: TX-71, FM 2766, FM 1323, FM 3232, FM 962, FM 1320 Distance to Interstate: 45 mi. to IH-35 60 mi. to IH-10 Common Carriers Interstate Carriers: Mistletoe Express, Central Freight Number of Local Terminals: 0 Bus Service: Greyhound, Kerrville Overnight Express Service: FedEx, UPS and US Postal Service Air Service (Location): Location:   Fredericksburg W off U.S. 290, 32 mi. Horseshoe Bay 23 mi. N on 281, then 7 mi. SW on FM 2147 Burnet 34 mi. N on HWY 281 Runway Length:   Fredericksburg 4,600ft x 75ft, lighted Horseshoe Bay 6,000ft x 100ft, lighted Burnet 5,000ft x 75ft, lighted Surface: All Paved Instrument Landing System: All 24 hr. beacon Taxi or Car Rental: Available if prearranged Nearest Comercial Service: Austin Bergstrom International Airport San Antonio International Airlines Serving: All major cities Railroads: Served by: Austin-Northwestern Piggyback Ramp: N/A Interchange Point: N/A

COMMUNICATIONS Local Newspapers Johnson City Record Courier Johnson City Independent Metro Area Newspapers Austin American-Statesman San Antonio Express TV Channels without Cable: 5 Cable Television Charter Cable Number of Channels 100+

INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES Service Distance Town Tool & Die 23 Marble Falls Heat Treating 45 Austin Electric Motor Repair 23 Marble Falls Heavy Hardware 45 Austin Welding Supplies local Johnson City Materials Recycling local Johnson City Corrugated Containers 60 San Antonio Solid Waste Disposal local Johnson City

COMMUNITY FEATURES Government Government (type): Municpal Mayor/Council Planning Commission: Zoning Board Zoning Regulations: Yes Policemen: 4, 2 reserve Cars: 4 Firemen Paid: 0 Volunteer: 30 Local Insurance Key Rate: .34 Property Protection Class: 07 Finance Cattleman's National Bank Johnson City Bank Health Care Pharmacies: 0 Star Flight: Yes EMS Volunteers: 31 Vehicles: 3 Nearest Hospitals: Fredericksburg, Austin, San Antonio Clinics: 0 Doctors: 1 Specialists: 0 Dentists: 2 Assisted Living : 0 Nursing Homes: 1 Beds: 60 Climate Annual Average Temperature: 68.6° Monthly Averages: High January - 62° July - 96° Low January - 40° July - 72° Annual Average Precipation: 30" Average Annual Snowfall: 0 inches Elevation: 1,193.35" Growing Season: 230 days Prevailing Winds: Southeast Churches Protestant: 6 Catholic: 1 Jewish: 0 Other: 0 Recreation Parks: 2 Golf Courses: 0 Public Swimming Pools: 1 Tennis Courts: 1 Restaurants: 14 Hotels & Motels: 2 Total Rooms: 95 Bed & Breakfasts: 11     Lakes: Three within a 40-minute drive State Park: Pedernales Falls State Park National Park: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Zoo: 1 Winery: 1 Museum: Captain Perry Texas Ranger Museum RV Parks: 3 Grocery Store: 1 Washateria: 2

INCENTIVES Tax Abatement: No Enterprise Zone: No Industrial Foundation: No UTILITIES Electricity Distributor: Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. Wholesaler: Lower Colorado River Authority Reserve Generating Capacity: 325 mw Water Water Supplied by: Johnson City Source of City Water: Wells Reserve Generating Capacity: 325 mw Capacity of Water Plant: .792 MGPD Average Consumption: 280,000 GPD Peak Consumption: 620,000 GPD Storage Capacity: overhead 100,000 gal. ground 200,000 gal. Sewage Treatment Type of Treatment: Activated Sludge Capacity (permitted): 0.303 MGPD Current Daily Usage: 70,000 - 200,000 gal. Natural Gas Gas Supplier: None LPG Supplier: Johnson City Hydrogas Longhorn Propane Telephone Supplier: Verizon Digital switching: Yes Special Features: Call Fowarding & Waiting, Speed Dialing Internet Providers: Yes Special Features: ISDN lines, T1 lines ECONOMIC RESOURCES Agriculture Products: Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Hay Tourism: Outdoor Recreation including Hunting and Fishing, Bluebonnet Trails/Spring, Annual Parade and Rodeo (3rd weekend in August), Lights Spectacular Hill Country Style and Antique Shopping TRANSIT TIME Transit time for carload/truckload lots to: City Days by Motor Freight Los Angeles 5 San Jose 8 Seattle 8 Phoenix 3 Kansas City 3 Chicago 5 St. Louis 3 Denver 3 Atlanta 5 New York 8 Houston 1

TAX STRUCTURE Ad Valorem Property Tax (per $100 of value) Water: $0.03 City: $0.2796 County: $0.4431 EMS: $0.0680 School: $1.2969 Total: $2.1176 Bonded Indebtedness General Obligation: $300,000 Revenue: $870,000 Bond Rating: AAA (S&P) Retail Sales Tax State: 6.25% City: 1.5% County: .5% General Fund State: 1.5%

AREA EMPLOYERS Firm Name Product Employees City of Johnson City Government 12 Lyndon B. Johnson NHP National Park 56 Cattleman's National Bank Financial 15 Johnson City Bank Financial 16 Verizon Telecommunications 2 Blanco County Governement 50 Super S Foods Retail Grocery 13 Restaurants Food Service 74 Whittington's Jerky Food Manufacturing 8 Johnson City ISD Education 97 Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. Utility 319 Texas Department of Transportation Maintenance Office Government 13 NOTE: All information is based on 2001 statistics.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Contact Name: Johnson City Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Pedernales Electric Cooperative Sandra Aldridge Whitworth Community Resources Department Manager Address: P.O. Box 485 Johnson City, Texas 78636 P.O. Box 1 Johnson City, Texas 78636-0001 Telephone Number: 830-868-7684 830-868-4735 or 512-219-2602 Fax: 830-868-5700 830-868-4999 E-mail: info@johnsoncitytexaschamber.com   Website: www.johnsoncitytexaschamber.com

This information provided by Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. in 2001