Powderly, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 4,337.
Males: 2,156  (49.7%)
Females: 2,181  (50.3%)
Median resident age:

38.1 years
Texas median age:

32.3 years

Zip code: 75473

Estimated median household income in 2022: $80,360 (it was $44,063 in 2000)
Powderly:

$80,360
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,616 (it was $18,815 in 2000)

Powderly CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $208,265 (it was $68,200 in 2000)
Powderly:

$208,265
TX:

$275,400
March 2022 cost of living index in Powderly: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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  • Races in Powderly, TX (2000)
    • 4,04794.0%White alone
    • 1172.7%Black alone
    • 541.3%American Indian alone
    • 461.1%Hispanic
    • 380.9%Two or more races
    • 20.05%Other race alone
    • 10.02%Asian alone

Races in Powderly detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 25 registered sex offenders living in Powderly, Texas as of May 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Powderly is 173 to 1.


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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 532 feet

Land area: 95.6 square miles.

Population density: 45 people per square mile   (very low).

Powderly, Texas map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Powderly CCD:

1.3% ($866)
Texas:

1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (60.3 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (87.9 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (101.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

Grant, OK (3.1 miles ),
Reno, TX (3.2 miles ),
Paris, TX (3.2 miles ),
Sun Valley, TX (3.3 miles),
Sumner, TX (3.5 miles ),
Toco, TX (3.6 miles),
Blossom, TX (3.6 miles ),
Hugo, OK (3.7 miles )

Latitude: 33.81 N, Longitude: 95.52 W

Distribution of median household income in Powderly, TX in 2022
Powderly satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.4%
Texas:

3.5%
Most common industries in Powderly, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (11.0%)
  • Construction (10.5%)
  • Educational services (8.0%)
  • Truck transportation (7.3%)
  • Public administration (6.7%)
  • Food (5.7%)
  • Paper (3.6%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (16.3%)
  • Truck transportation (10.1%)
  • Food (8.5%)
  • Public administration (6.3%)
  • Paper (4.8%)
  • Utilities (4.3%)
  • Metal & metal products (4.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (21.5%)
  • Educational services (16.1%)
  • Public administration (7.3%)
  • Finance & insurance (7.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
  • Truck transportation (3.5%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (3.3%)
Most common occupations in Powderly, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (3.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6.9%)
  • Registered nurses (6.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.0%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)

Average climate in Powderly, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Powderly-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Powderly place center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1981, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.5 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Powderly-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 554% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 138.6 miles away from Powderly center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 197.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 167.5 miles away from Powderly center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 139.2 miles away from Powderly center
On 11/5/2011 at 07:12:45, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 139.6 miles away from Powderly center
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from Powderly center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lamar County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Powderly:

  • PARIS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PARIS, TX)
  • MC CUISTION HOSPICE (Hospital, about 9 miles away; PARIS, TX)
  • DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF PARIS (Hospital, about 9 miles away; PARIS, TX)
  • MCCUISTION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 9 miles away; PARIS, TX)
  • MEDICAL PLAZA NURSING CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PARIS, TX)
  • PARIS HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PARIS, TX)
  • BRENTWOOD TERRACE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PARIS, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powderly:

  • Paris Junior College (about 11 miles; Paris, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,875)
  • Texas A & M University-Commerce (about 45 miles; Commerce, TX; FT enrollment: 8,890)
  • Southeastern Oklahoma State University (about 51 miles; Durant, OK; FT enrollment: 3,365)
  • Northeast Texas Community College (about 62 miles; Mount Pleasant, TX; FT enrollment: 2,320)
  • Grayson College (about 65 miles; Denison, TX; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • Collin County Community College District (about 79 miles; McKinney, TX; FT enrollment: 18,044)
  • Texarkana College (about 87 miles; Texarkana, TX; FT enrollment: 2,629)

Public elementary/middle school in Powderly:

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Notable location: Powderly Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Powderly: Palestine Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lamar County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

76.0%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.4%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

9.4%
Whole state:

15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

5.3%
Whole state:

6.7%

For population 15 years and over in Powderly:

Marital status in Powderly, TX
  • Never married: 11.9%
  • Now married: 72.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

For population 25 years and over in Powderly:

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.5
Texas average:

15.6

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Powderly, TX (based on Lamar County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant21,146101
Mainline Protestant3,62520
Catholic2,4671
Black Protestant9336
Other6511
None20,971-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
This county:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Lamar County:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
Here:

5.91 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 33
This county:

6.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lamar County:

10.6%
State:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Lamar County:

26.5%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Lamar County:

13.3%
Texas:

15.7%

Businesses in Powderly, TX

  • Dairy Queen: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Powderly:

  • KPJC (1250 AM; 0 kW; PARIS, TX; Owner: PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KPLT (1490 AM; 1 kW; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIHN (1340 AM; 1 kW; HUGO, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Powderly:

  • KOYN (93.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHCP (89.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KBUS (101.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KITX (95.5 FM; HUGO, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KPLT-FM (107.7 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K217CP (91.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Powderly:

  • K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K08KK (Channel 8; PARIS, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • K15AA (Channel 15; HUGO, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
Powderly fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Powderly fatal accident list:

Jan 13, 2017 11:57 PM, Us-271, Lat: 33.816669, Lon: -95.521250, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 20, 2010 04:01 PM, Us-271, Lat: 33.780958, Lon: -95.534372, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 25, 1987 05:25 AM, 271, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 3ft / 1.4mTotal length
  • $1,000Total costs
  • 1,868Total average daily traffic
  • 52Total average daily truck traffic
  • 1,885Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 56. The highest number of reported fires - 113 took place in 2010, and the least - 7 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Powderly, TX When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (57.1%), and Structure Fires (34.4%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Powderly, TX
    • 50857.1%Outside Fires
    • 30634.4%Structure Fires
    • 677.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 80.9%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Powderly, TX
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Powderly, TX
  • 63.5%Electricity
  • 26.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.6%Utility gas
  • 2.0%Wood
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Powderly, TX
  • 49.6%Electricity
  • 22.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 14.2%Utility gas
  • 13.7%Wood


Powderly compared to Texas state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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