Ben Wheeler-Edom, Texas

Back to Ben Wheeler-Edom, TX housing info, Van Zandt County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Van Zandt County Population in July 2007: 6,918. Males: 3,473   (50.2%) Females: 3,445   (49.8%) Median resident age:   41.3 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,468 (it was $34,745 in 2000) Ben Wheeler-Edom:   $48,468 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,524 Ben Wheeler-Edom:   $22,524 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,923 (it was $65,300 in 2000) Ben Wheeler-Edom:   $119,923 Texas:   $120,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $153,394; Detached houses: $176,519; Townhouses or other attached units: $230,258; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $145,870; Mobile homes: $51,095; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $46,154 Ben Wheeler-Edom, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Ben Wheeler-Edom: White Non-Hispanic (88.5%) Hispanic (7.9%) Black (4.9%) American Indian (4.9%) Other race (3.0%) Two or more races (2.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Ben Wheeler-Edom: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 380 feet Land area: 141.7 square miles. Population density: 49 people per square mile   (very low).

Ben Wheeler-Edom-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 193% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Ben Wheeler-Edom place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1954, a category 3 tornado 11.6 miles away from the place center injured 4 people.

Ben Wheeler-Edom-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 57.6 miles away from Ben Wheeler-Edom center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Notable location: Bear Creek Branch Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Ben Wheeler-Edom include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Pleasant Ridge Church (B), Hobbs Church (C), Sexton Chapel (D), Smith Chapel (E), County-Line Church (F), Stanger Springs Church (G), Watts Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hill Cemetery (1), New Harmony Cemetery (2), Cox Cemetery (3), Carter Cemetery (4), Liberty Cemetery (5), Jacob Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Bass Lake (A), Payne Ranch Lake (B), Smart Lake (C), Dubose Lake (D), Shiloh Lake (E), Cantrell Lake (F), Pounders Lake (G), Lowrie Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Madcat Branch (B), Prairie Creek (C), Diffy Creek (D), Coppers Branch (E), Steve Creek (F), Turkey Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.1%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This place:	13.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This place:	7.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ben Wheeler-Edom, TX

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8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,625 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Texas average:	8.37%

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

from Dallas County, TX	1.64% ($38,899 average AGI)
from Kaufman County, TX	0.87% ($36,496)
from Smith County, TX	0.80% ($33,794)

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,192 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Texas average:	7.44%

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

to Dallas County, TX	1.19% ($30,161 average AGI)
to Smith County, TX	0.97% ($28,523)
to Kaufman County, TX	0.92% ($33,608)