Bryan & College Station, Texas

If you haven’t seen the College Station City-Data site, check it out.

City-Data is a site that has compiled information from several different sources on just about anything you want to know about a city. The city page includes maps, stats like race, income, education, employment and unemployment, geographical data, crime data, sex offenders, weather, schools, radio and TV stations, zip codes and area codes among other things. It’s a great site to check out if you are considering moving to an area.

Below, I’ve list some stuff from the College Station page that I think is of interest.

Population (without students): approx 75,000

Zip Codes: 77840 and 77845

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,218 (it was $21,180 in 2000)

College Station	$24,218
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $144,500 (it was $119,500 in 2000)

College Station	$144,500
Texas:	$106,000

Median gross rent in 2005: $681.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 39.2%

Races in College Station:

• White Non-Hispanic (75.7%)
• Hispanic (10.0%)
• Black (5.4%)
• Other race (4.5%)
• Chinese (2.3%)
• Asian Indian (1.9%)
• Two or more races (1.9%)
• Korean (1.5%)
• Other Asian (0.8%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Percipitation highs: May and October

Percipitation lows: February and July

Hospital/medical center in College Station:
COLLEGE STATION MEDICAL CENTER (1604 ROCK PRAIRIE ROAD)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Average Travel time to Work: 15 Minutes

There’s a whole lot more info on the City-Data page. Interesting stuff.

Jorge

Mine was due and I found a great place to use. Quicker Sticker on Harvey Mitchell (behind the NAPA Auto Parts Store close to Longmire) was professional, clean, quick and was done in about 10 minutes.

In fact, I had a reverse light that was out, and he had one right there, so I let him install it and was on my way.

State inspections as all this company does.The shop is behind the Auto parts store, so it’s a little hard to find, but it’s there.

There’s bathrooms and a waiting area, but I didn’t have to wait.

They are open Monday - Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm.

They charge the state required amount like everyone else (should).

If you don’t go here, there are a bunch of other places that do this sort of thing, but wherever you choose, I suggest going to a place that can do small repairs and installations and has parts like wiper blades and light bulbs, so you don’t have to leave, go ge the part, install it, then come back and get the sticker.

Unless you like doing that sort of thing.

Here’s what they check for in case you want to make sure and have everything working before you go:

• Check for broken or burned out turn signals, brake lights, tail Lights, license plate light and reflectors
• Check for missing or broken gas cap & seal
• Check operation and condition of seat belts
• Check parking brake function (does it holds the car)
• Window Tint (1988 or newer only, check too dark/below AS1 line on front windshield)
• Rear view mirror
• Interior high beam indicator, high beam switch, turn signal indicators
• Check wiper blade condition and operation
• EGR, TAC, PCV components (present/working)
• Check operation and condition of power steering and power brakes
• Check EVAP cannister and air pump
• Check operation and condition of headlights
• Exhaust System (including manifold, check for leaks, proper hangers)
• Check catalytic converter function (1984 or newer)
• Check tires (rim condition, tire condition, minimum tire tread, all lug nuts, splits/cracks)
• You must present proof of insurance at the time of inspection
• during the driving portion of the State Inspection Test, the vehicle will be checked for steering slack or binding, horn operation, brake stopping distance and parking brake function

Check your sticker. Here’s what the City of College Station Fine Schedule says:

MVI Sticker - Expired or No MVI $ 170.00
(Note: A citation for Expired/No MVI will be dismissed upon presentation of a receipt for a valid inspection sticker, provided it is presented to the Court and a $10.00 administration fee is paid in full within 14 days from the date the citation was issued. Additional Note: We cannot dismiss the citation if the MVI has been expired longer than 60 days from the date of citation.

jorge