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Population in July 2009: 1,544. Population change since 2000: -4.7%

Males: 690	(44.8%)
Females: 854	(55.2%)

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 76823.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $37,159 (it was $23,690 in 2000)

Bangs:	$37,159
Texas:	$48,259

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,060

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $52,690 (it was $35,900 in 2000)

Bangs:	$52,690
Texas:	$125,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $56,772; Detached houses: $56,280; Townhouses or other attached units: $82,732; Mobile homes: $57,266

Median gross rent in 2009: $349.

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White alone - 1,436 (71.7%)
Hispanic - 461 (23.0%)
Black alone - 86 (4.3%)
American alone - 17 (0.8%)
Other race alone - 3 (0.1%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Bangs: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.4%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.7%), German (4.8%), French (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.38 square miles.

Population density: 1117 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bangs:

High school or higher: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bangs city:

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 14.7%
Divorced: 12.3%

23 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Bangs, Texas in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Bangs to the number of sex offenders is 193 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $660 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $633 (1.3%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (62.0 miles , pop. 115,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (126.7 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (156.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lake Brownwood, TX (2.8 miles ), Brownwood, TX (3.0 miles ), Early, TX (3.4 miles ), Santa Anna, TX (3.4 miles ), Coleman, TX (4.4 miles ), May, TX (4.4 miles ), Blanket, TX (4.6 miles ), Talpa, TX (5.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $71,200
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $46,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $73,500
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,300
2002: 1 building, cost: $75,600
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $195,200
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $163,100
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $120,900
2008: 1 building, cost: $132,000
2009: 1 building, cost: $190,000
2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $78,500

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Latitude: 31.72 N, Longitude: 99.13 W

Area code: 325

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	9.0%
Texas:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Crime in Bangs by Year
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	121.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64.1	0.0
Robberies	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	118.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	3	4	3	3	1	3	3	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	180.9	242.1	181.9	179.7	61.1	188.6	192.2	130.5
Burglaries	1	8	6	7	8	10	2	3	4	4
per 100,000	60.4	472.8	361.9	423.7	485.1	599.2	122.2	188.6	256.2	261.1
Thefts	4	5	17	48	48	15	14	7	7	16
per 100,000	241.4	295.5	1025.3	2905.6	2910.9	898.7	855.7	440.0	448.4	1044.4
Auto thefts	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	120.6	0.0	60.6	0.0	61.1	0.0	0.0	130.5
Arson	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	121.1	60.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1)	14.4	83.7	116.8	303.1	199.5	118.5	62.4	71.3	130.7	100.6

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Crime in Bangs detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.96
Texas average:	2.20

Population change in the 1990s: +71 (+4.6%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (30%)
Construction (13%)
Health care and social assistance (12%)
Retail trade (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Other services, except public administration (7%)
Transportation and warehousing (6%)

Educational services (27%)
Health care and social assistance (22%)
Information (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electricians (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Bangs-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1976, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Bangs city center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1975, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 5 people.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Brown County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 6

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

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bangs:

BROWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; BROWNWOOD, TX)
COLEMAN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; COLEMAN, TX)
COMANCHE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 34 miles away; COMANCHE, TX)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bangs:

Abilene Christian University (about 63 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,947)
Tarleton State University (about 64 miles; Stephenville, TX; FT enrollment: 6,579)
Angelo State University (about 81 miles; San Angelo, TX; FT enrollment: 5,118)
Central Texas College (about 91 miles; Killeen, TX; FT enrollment: 4,130)
Weatherford College (about 106 miles; Weatherford, TX; FT enrollment: 2,623)
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (about 109 miles; Belton, TX; FT enrollment: 2,379)
Temple College (about 115 miles; Temple, TX; FT enrollment: 2,250)

Public high school in Bangs:

BANGS High School (Students: 349; Location: 219 N THIRD ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 47)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bangs:

J B STEPHENS Elementary (Students: 534; Location: 200 N SIXTH ST; Grades: PK-5; Our rating: 68)
BANGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 219 N THIRD ST; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 44)

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Brown 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: 14.3%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 15.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.9% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.2%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bangs, TX

77 people in nursing homes

Bangs compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bangs (2011 data):

Texas Bank: Bangs Banking Branch at Highway 67, branch established on 01/01/1906. Info updated 12/18/2006: Bank assets: $28.0 mil, Deposits: $21.3 mil, headquarters in Brownwood, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Bangs mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (58%)
Electricity (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Brown County Texas:

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Religion statistics for Bangs:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.73%

Here		72.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	62.9%	12.3%	8.4%	6.9%	1.6%
Congregations	45.6%	12.7%	1.3%	20.3%	1.3%

Name	Episcopal Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God	Pentecostal Church of God	Other
Adherents	1.4%	1.3%	1.1%	1.0%	3.1%
Congregations	2.5%	1.3%	3.8%	2.5%	8.9%

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: 7

Brown County:	1.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3

This county:	0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36

Brown County:	9.41 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:	3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 32

This county:	8.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Brown County:	9.4%
Texas:	8.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Brown County:	25.1%
State:	26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	16.2%
State:	15.7%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	2	$4,512	$27,072	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$1,000
Police Protection - Officers	3	$7,014	$28,056	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$4,506	$27,036	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$8,804	$26,412	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$24,836	$27,094	2	$1,000

Bangs government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $153,000 ($99.09)
Sewerage: $84,000 ($54.40)

All Other: $24,000 ($15.54)
Construction - Regular Highways: $16,000 ($10.36)
Fire Protection: $7,000 ($4.53)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $480,000 ($310.88)
Financial Administration: $153,000 ($99.09)

Solid Waste Management: $109,000 ($70.60)

Sewerage: $25,000 ($16.19)

Fire Protection: $17,000 ($11.01)

Regular Highways: $5,000 ($3.24)

Welfare - Other: $3,000 ($1.94)

Libraries: $1,000 ($0.65)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $435,000 ($281.74)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $412,000 ($266.84)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $23,000 ($14.90)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $144,000 ($93.26)
Interest Earnings: $28,000 ($18.13)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $674,000 ($436.53)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $445,000 ($288.21)
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $93,000 ($60.23)
Tax - Property: $111,000 ($71.89)
Public Utilities: $56,000 ($36.27)

Total General Sales: $46,000 ($29.79)

Other Selective Sales: $11,000 ($7.12)
Total Salaries & Wages: $325,000 ($210.49)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000 ($14.25)

7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.53%
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 Tarrant County, TX	0.45% ($26,870 average AGI)
from Coleman County, TX	0.32% ($29,789)
from Comanche County, TX	0.29% ($31,514)

7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
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 Tarrant County, TX	0.35% ($25,976 average AGI)
to Taylor County, TX	0.35% ($21,634)
to Comanche County, TX	0.27% ($22,656)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bangs:

KXYL (1240 AM; 1 kW; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: WATTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBWD (1380 AM; 1 kW; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bangs:

KOXE (101.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
KHPU (91.7 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY)
KPSM (99.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: LIVING WORD CHURCH OF BROWNWOOD, INC.)
KXYL-FM (96.9 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: WATTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBUB (90.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: LIVING WORD CHURCH OF BROWNWOOD, INC)
KXCT (102.3 FM; COLEMAN, TX; Owner: WATTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KYOX (94.3 FM; COMANCHE, TX; Owner: 377 BROADCASTING, INC)
KPBE (89.3 FM; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)

TV broadcast stations around Bangs:

K26AP (Channel 26; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KIDU-LP (Channel 56; BROWNWOOD, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
K61CV (Channel 61; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K65BC (Channel 65; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Bangs fatal accident list:

Mar 3, 1990 03:28 AM, 4thstreet, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 9, 1979 02:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 7, 1979 12:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Bangs)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

6 Mi Sw (Lat: 31.661278 Lon: -99.100333), Call Sign: KNGW447, Licensee ID: L00119332
Assigned Frequencies: 463.675 MHz
Grant Date: 05/20/1998, Expiration Date: 06/20/2003, Cancellation Date: 05/08/2002
Registrant: Marion Smith, 713 Belle Plain, Brownwood, TX 76801

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

BANGS, Lat: 31.714500 Lon: -99.128806, Call Sign: WQHA746
Assigned Frequencies: 956.368 MHz
Grant Date: 06/13/2007, Expiration Date: 06/13/2017, Certifier: Roger Sikes
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
Bangs ISD, 200 E Hall (Lat: 31.717278 Lon: -99.130944), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WQKX678
Assigned Frequencies: 21885.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/20/2009, Expiration Date: 10/20/2019, Certifier: Christopher M Brooks
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200 E, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Email:
1216614, Us Hwy 67 @ Fm 1849 .5 East (Lat: 31.723806 Lon: -99.097806), Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 99.4 m, Call Sign: WQKX679
Assigned Frequencies: 23085.0 MHz, 10715.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/20/2009, Expiration Date: 10/20/2019, Certifier: Christopher M Brooks
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200 E, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bangs)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Bangs)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 77
Hazardous Condition: 10
Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Bangs

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Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Bangs, TX among deceased individuals
William	42	76.5 years
John	41	76.1 years
James	38	73.0 years
Mary	22	82.4 years
Robert	21	74.2 years
Thomas	17	78.9 years
Charles	13	76.8 years
George	13	73.7 years
Mattie	10	81.1 years
Joseph	10	74.0 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Bangs, TX among deceased individuals
Martin	15	82.0 years
Smith	14	76.6 years
Cox	13	75.5 years
Allen	12	81.4 years
Stephens	12	77.2 years
Jones	12	78.3 years
Sikes	12	82.6 years
Brown	12	75.0 years
Johnson	11	75.5 years
Lewis	10	79.2 years

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