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Red River County

Population in July 2009: 417. Population change since 2000: -9.7%
 

Males: 195  (47.0%)
Females: 222  (53.0%)

Median resident age:  42.8 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75554.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $28,614 (it was $21,146 in 2000)
Avery:

$28,614
Texas:

$48,259
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,288

Avery town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $43,591 (it was $27,200 in 2000)
Avery:

$43,591
Texas:

$125,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $44,708; Detached houses: $49,614; Mobile homes: $16,558

Median gross rent in 2009: $354.

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Avery races chart
  • White alone - 352 (83.4%)
  • Hispanic - 44 (10.4%)
  • Two or more races - 14 (3.3%)
  • American alone - 12 (2.8%)

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


Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Avery: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.9%), Irish (13.4%), German (5.6%), English (4.5%), Dutch (3.0%), French (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.95 square miles.

Population density: 440 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Avery:

  • High school or higher: 52.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avery town:

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 50.4%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 16.9%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

11 residents are foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

This town:  2.4%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Avery, Texas in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Avery to the number of sex offenders is 139 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $347 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $400 (0.9%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Longview, TX (72.3 miles , pop. 73,344).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (95.2 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (127.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Annona, TX (2.8 miles ), De Kalb, TX (3.2 miles ), Clarksville, TX (4.0 miles ), Southeast McCurtain, OK (4.3 miles ), Dalby Springs-Simms, TX (4.4 miles ), Haworth, OK (4.6 miles ), New Boston, TX (4.7 miles ), Talco, TX (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.55 N, Longitude: 94.78 W

Area code: 903

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

11.5%
Texas:

8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+7.9%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (25%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (10%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Manufacturing (27%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Retail trade (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

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Tornado activity:

Avery-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 187% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.2 miles away from the Avery town center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1971, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 5 people.

Earthquake activity:

Avery-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Avery center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Red River County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Flood: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Avery:

  • ETMC CLARKSVILLE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; CLARKSVILLE, TX)
  • CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; TEXARKANA, TX)
  • MCCURTAIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 24 miles away; IDABEL, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Avery, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avery:

  • Texarkana College (about 42 miles; Texarkana, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,250)
  • Paris Junior College (about 44 miles; Paris, TX; FT enrollment: 2,649)
  • Texas A & M University-Commerce (about 69 miles; Commerce, TX; FT enrollment: 5,138)
  • LeTourneau University (about 76 miles; Longview, TX; FT enrollment: 3,187)
  • Kilgore College (about 82 miles; Kilgore, TX; FT enrollment: 2,977)
  • Tyler Junior College (about 90 miles; Tyler, TX; FT enrollment: 6,186)
  • The University of Texas at Tyler (about 91 miles; Tyler, TX; FT enrollment: 4,172)

Public high school in Avery:

  • AVERY High School (Students: 119; Location: 140 SAN ANTONIO ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 65)

Public elementary/middle schools in Avery:

  • AVERY Elementary (Students: 170; Location: HWY 82; Grades: EE-4; Our rating: 61)
  • AVERY MIDDLE (Students: 141; Location: 140 SAN ANTONIO ST; Grades: 5-8; Our rating: 64)
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Red River County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.3%
(28.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 54.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 53.8% for American Indian residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.2%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avery, TX


Avery compared to Texas state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Avery travel time to work - commute
Avery mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (79%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Wood (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Red River County Texas:


2008 Presidential Election results in Red River County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Avery:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.55%
Here59.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionAmerican Baptist AssociationUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of God
Adherents40.8%26.5%17.1%6.1%2.4%
Congregations17.2%17.2%22.4%15.5%6.9%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA) Mennonite Church of God in ChristCatholic ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents1.8%1.3%1.1%1.0%1.9%
Congregations5.2%1.7%1.7%3.4%8.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
This county:

3.82 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

1.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Red River County:

6.88 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
Red River County:

6.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

12.0%
State:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.3%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Red River County:

15.0%
Texas:

15.7%

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,214$26,5680$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$842
Solid Waste Management 1$1,628$19,5360$0
Totals for Government 2$3,842$23,0521$842


5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.99%
Texas average:

8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lamar County, TX  1.55% ($25,971 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX  0.47% ($34,143)
from Bowie County, TX  0.34% ($33,733)


7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,450 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.06%
Texas average:

7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lamar County, TX  2.35% ($26,660 average AGI)
to Bowie County, TX  0.60% ($25,074)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.27% ($22,583)

Strongest AM radio stations in Avery:

  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNBO (1530 AM; daytime; 3 kW; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: BOWIE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Avery:

  • KPLT-FM (107.7 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZRB (103.5 FM; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: B & H BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KGAP (98.5 FM; CLARKSVILLE, TX; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
  • KEWL-FM (95.1 FM; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
  • KMJI (93.3 FM; ASHDOWN, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KQIB (102.9 FM; IDABEL, OK; Owner: JDC RADIO, INC.)
  • KBEL-FM (96.7 FM; IDABEL, OK; Owner: HAROLD E. COCHRAN)

TV broadcast stations around Avery:

  • K63BA (Channel 63; IDABEL, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K28DJ (Channel 28; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: TRUSTEES OF J.B.CALLAHAM R.T.)

Avery fatal accident list:

Feb 10, 2007 02:20 AM, Austin, Lat: 33.552658, Lon: -94.781525, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Oct 30, 2005 10:55 AM, Us-82, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 28, 2001 07:20 AM, Us-82, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 3
Feb 12, 1998 02:23 AM, Us-82, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 15, 1986 02:15 AM, 82, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 21, 1981 01:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 23, 1980 01:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Avery)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Avery, Lat: 33.541583 Lon: -94.818694, Call Sign: WQAY535
    Assigned Frequencies: 469.137 MHz, 469.462 MHz, 469.662 MHz, 469.887 MHz, 461.537 MHz, 464.962 MHz, 466.537 MHz, 468.387 MHz, 469.637 MHz, 33.1600 MHz... (+50 more)
    Grant Date: 08/26/2004, Expiration Date: 08/26/2014, Certifier: Matthew Preston
    Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • Avery School, 150 San Antonio St. (Lat: 33.552361 Lon: -94.783833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 37.5 m, Call Sign: WQGB689
    Assigned Frequencies: 17920.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/01/2006, Expiration Date: 12/01/2016, Certifier: Scott Smyth
    Registrant: Trillion Partners, Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Avery)


FAA Registered Aircraft:

3
  • Aircraft: 150M (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: 4 Cycle
    N-Number: 66578 , Serial Number: 15076133
    Registrant (Individual): Dan R Halley, 550 S Austin St, Avery, TX 75554
  • Aircraft: 150F (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7SQ , Serial Number: 15063743, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 08/22/1994
    Registrant (Individual): Joe H Warren, 591 County Road 4323, Avery, TX 75554
  • Aircraft: 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 80996 , Serial Number: 17266832, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 03/09/1976
    Registrant (Individual): Dan R Halley, 550 S Austin St, Avery, TX 75554


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 27
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Avery


See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Avery, TX

Most common first names in Avery, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William3676.6 years
James2972.5 years
John1475.1 years
Mary1382.4 years
Robert1075.9 years
Charles968.3 years
Ruby977.9 years
George976.9 years
Walter872.4 years
Willie780.3 years
Most common last names in Avery, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Phelps2673.8 years
Jackson1476.8 years
Williams1369.3 years
Smith1180.8 years
Holder1079.1 years
Bearden981.9 years
Jones976.8 years
Peek977.7 years
Moore778.9 years
Webb780.4 years

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