Primera

  1. Primera Legal Resources
  2. Primera Statistics
  3. Primera Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Primera Employment Information
  5. Primera Family Information
  6. Primera Education Information
  7. Primera Public Benefits Information
  8. Primera Criminal Information
  9. Primera Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Primera Legal Resources Back to top

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Texas State Resources
Texas Website
Texas Governor
Texas Legislature
Texas Courts
Texas Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Primera Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,723
  • Land Area (2000): 3.979 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
Primera Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 2,785 2003 3,000 2005 3,153
2002 2,844 2004 Not Available 2006 3,291

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Houses (2000): 780
Primera Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,488 96.55%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 89 3.45%

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Primera Employment Information Back to top
Primera Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 56 11.09%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 47 9.31%
3. Repair and Maintenance 38 7.52%
4. Educational Services 36 7.13%
5. Health Care 34 6.73%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 25 4.95%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 24 4.75%
8. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 18 3.56%
9. Metal Manufactuing 17 3.37%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 16 3.17%
11. Public Administration 15 2.97%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 15 2.97%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 14 2.77%
14. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 12 2.38%
15. Department and Other General Stores 11 2.18%
16. Food Manufacturing 10 1.98%
17. Other Transportation 10 1.98%
18. Truck Transportation 10 1.98%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 8 1.58%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 8 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 63 15.59%
2. Educational Services 60 14.85%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 31 7.67%
4. Social Assistance 25 6.19%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 22 5.45%
6. Apparel Manufacturing 17 4.21%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 17 4.21%
8. Public Administration 14 3.47%
9. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 12 2.97%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 12 2.97%
11. Finance and Insurance 11 2.72%
12. Truck Transportation 10 2.48%
13. Department and Other General Stores 9 2.23%
14. Construction 8 1.98%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 8 1.98%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 7 1.73%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 7 1.73%
18. Food Manufacturing 5 1.24%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 5 1.24%
20. Private Household Services 5 1.24%

Primera Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 34 6.73%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 32 6.34%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 29 5.74%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 28 5.54%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 27 5.35%
6. Other Production Occupations 25 4.95%
7. Other Construction Trades 18 3.56%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 18 3.56%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 17 3.37%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 17 3.37%
11. Other Material Moving Workers 16 3.17%
12. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 15 2.97%
13. Business Operations Specialists 13 2.57%
14. Cashiers 13 2.57%
15. Carpenters 11 2.18%
16. Electricians 11 2.18%
17. Law Enforcement Workers 11 2.18%
18. Health Technologists and Technicians 9 1.78%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 9 1.78%
20. Other Protective Service Workers 8 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 24 5.94%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 23 5.69%
3. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 23 5.69%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 19 4.70%
5. Other Management Occupations 18 4.46%
6. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 18 4.46%
7. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 17 4.21%
8. Secretaries and Admins 17 4.21%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 16 3.96%
10. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 16 3.96%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 14 3.47%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 14 3.47%
13. Cashiers 13 3.22%
14. Customer Service Representatives 13 3.22%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 12 2.97%
16. Child Care Workers 11 2.72%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 11 2.72%
18. Other Personal Care, Not child care 11 2.72%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 10 2.48%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 10 2.48%

Primera Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 928 53.46%
15-35 hours 165 9.50%
1-14 hours 45 2.59%
No regular hours 598 34.45%

Primera Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 41 4.73%
5 AM-5:29 AM 12 1.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 32 3.69%
6 AM-6:29 AM 71 8.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 100 11.53%
7 AM-7:29 AM 139 16.03%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 216 24.91%
8 AM-8:29 AM 57 6.57%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 26 3.00%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 37 4.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 19 2.19%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 9 1.04%
Noon-3:59 PM 33 3.81%
4 PM-11:59 PM 75 8.65%

Primera Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 29 3.34%
5-9 46 5.31%
10-14 230 26.53%
15-19 228 26.30%
20-24 159 18.34%
25-29 24 2.77%
30-34 57 6.57%
35-39 13 1.50%
40-44 17 1.96%
45-59 36 4.15%
60-89 4 0.46%
At least 90 24 2.77%

Primera Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 716 82.58%
30-44 0 0.00% 87 10.03%
45-59 0 0.00% 36 4.15%
At least 60 0 0.00% 28 3.23%

Primera Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 170 19.30%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 680 77.19%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 6 0.68%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 11 1.25%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 14 1.59%

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Primera Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 693 (2,577 people)
Families (2000): 611 (2,430 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 174
People at same address in 1995: 1,481
Primera Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 109 15.73%
$10,000-$14,999 75 10.82%
$15,000-$19,999 67 9.67%
$20,000-$24,999 55 7.94%
$25,000-$29,999 88 12.70%
$30,000-$34,999 53 7.65%
$35,000-$39,999 47 6.78%
$40,000-$44,999 36 5.19%
$45,000-$49,999 37 5.34%
$50,000-$59,999 33 4.76%
$60,000-$74,999 57 8.23%
$75,000-$99,999 23 3.32%
$100,000-$124,999 6 0.87%
$125,000-$149,999 4 0.58%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 3 0.43%

Primera Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 65 8.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 137 18.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 9 1.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 126 17.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 179 24.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 127 17.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 52 7.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 38 5.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Primera Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 594 34.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 75 4.31%
Public Assistance 54 3.10%
Retirement 43 2.47%
Self Employment 72 4.14%
Social Security 149 8.56%
Supplemental Security 79 4.54%
Wage / Salary 581 33.39%
Other 93 5.34%

Primera Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 185 37.76%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 305 62.24%

Primera Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 32 3.88%
Color 1 Box Married 545 66.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 240 29.13%
Color 3 Box Widowed 7 0.85%

Primera Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 61 6.38%
Color 1 Box Married 600 62.76%
Color 2 Box Never Married 222 23.22%
Color 3 Box Widowed 73 7.64%

Primera Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Primera Education Information Back to top
Primera Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 485 29.66%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 295 18.04%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 458 28.01%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 290 17.74%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 51 3.12%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 47 2.87%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 9 0.55%

Primera Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 43 1.58% 5 0.18% 48 1.76%
Kindergarten 71 2.61% 6 0.22% 77 2.83%
Grades 1-4 229 8.41% 16 0.59% 245 9.00%
Grades 5-8 243 8.92% 2 0.07% 245 9.00%
Grades 9-12 198 7.27% 6 0.22% 204 7.49%
Undergrad college 73 2.68% 11 0.40% 84 3.08%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 857 31.47% 46 1.69% 903 33.16%

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Primera Public Benefits Information Back to top
Primera Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,793 70.07%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 766 29.93%

Primera Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Primera Criminal Information Back to top
Primera Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 6.822 10.054 0.359 17.235
2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.352 0.352 0.000 2.813 10.197 2.110 15.120
2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.333 5.000 14.000 1.000 20.000
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.634 4.757 13.003 2.220 19.981
2006 0.304 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.304 0.000 8.508 20.055 1.215 29.778
2007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 6.555 20.560 1.490 28.605

Primera Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 7
2005 1 5
2006 1 6
2007 1 6

Primera Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 48
2002 44

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Primera Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Primera Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 537 19.72%
10-19 Years 543 19.94%
20-29 Years 409 15.02%
30-39 Years 380 13.96%
40-49 Years 369 13.55%
50-59 Years 236 8.67%
60-69 Years 130 4.77%
70-79 Years 85 3.12%
80-89 Years 29 1.07%
90+ Years 5 0.18%

Primera Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,356 49.80%
Color 1 Box Female 1,367 50.20%

Primera Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,439 89.57%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 260 9.55%
Color 1 Box African-American 15 0.55%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 6 0.22%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.04%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.04%
Color 2 Box Asian 1 0.04%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Primera Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 67 23.93%
2. Irish 59 21.07%
3. United States Or American 51 18.21%
4. English 17 6.07%
5. French Non-Basque 16 5.71%
6. Greek 13 4.64%
7. Scotch Irish 12 4.29%
8. Scottish 11 3.93%
9. Dutch 9 3.21%
10. Polish 7 2.50%

Primera Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,961 82.92%
2. Only English 399 16.87%
3. Tagalog 3 0.13%
4. Other Indo European 2 0.08%

Primera Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,115 82.07%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 166 6.44%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 296 11.49%

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Primera Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.