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Population (year 2000): 5,350
Males: 2,636  (49.3%)
Females: 2,714  (50.7%)

Wise County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76020.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,700 (it was $46,646 in 2000)
Briar  $50,700
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,600 (it was $97,800 in 2000)
Briar  $115,600
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Briar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
  • Hispanic (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

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Ancestries: United States (19.9%), Irish (16.7%), German (11.5%), English (7.8%), Dutch (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 761 feet

Land area: 20.6 square miles.

Population density: 260 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Briar

  • High school or higher: 75.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Briar CDP

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

61 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Texas:  13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Briar:  1.4% ($1,410)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Worth, TX (21.6 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (53.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Reno, TX (3.7 miles ), Pecan Acres, TX (3.9 miles ), Pelican Bay, TX (4.0 miles ), Newark, TX (4.3 miles ), Sanctuary, TX (5.4 miles ), Azle, TX (5.6 miles ), Aurora, TX (6.1 miles ), Rhome, TX (7.2 miles ).

Latitude: 32.97 N, Longitude: 97.54 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,337 (-43.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 144 (5.6%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 817

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Rail transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Briar-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 198% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the Briar place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Briar:
  • HARRIS METHODIST NORTHWEST (about 5 miles; AZLE, TX)
  • OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER OF TEXAS (about 20 miles; FORT WORTH, TX)
  • WISE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 20 miles; DECATUR, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Briar:
  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 16 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: AFW)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 17 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: NFW)
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 18 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Briar:
  • HICKS AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: T67)
  • SAGINAW (about 15 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: F04)
  • PARKER COUNTY (about 19 miles; WEATHERFORD, TX; ID: WEA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Briar:
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 23 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 33 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; FT enrollment: 15,467)
  • TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 35 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)

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Churches in Briar include: Saint Johns Church (A), First Baptist Church of Castle Hill (B), New Hope Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Stokes Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Swift Branch (A), Briar Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  78.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.6%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  6.7%

Briar compared to Texas state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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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9.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.62%
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  2.77% ($45,339 average AGI)
from Denton County, TX  1.04% ($45,699)
from Parker County, TX  0.64% ($32,681)


9.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,871 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.00%
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  2.84% ($38,164 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX  1.05% ($36,514)
to Parker County, TX  0.70% ($30,598)


Strongest AM radio stations in Briar:
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNAX (1630 AM; 10 kW; FT. WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLIF (570 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KLIF LICO, INC.)
  • KTCK (1310 AM; 9 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Briar:
  • KRNB (105.7 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KDKR (91.3 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHCK-FM (99.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: KHCK-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
  • KDXX (107.1 FM; BENBROOK, TX; Owner: KCYT-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
  • KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
  • KKDA-FM (104.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KZPS (92.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHKS (106.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVIL-FM (103.7 FM; HIGHLAND PARK-DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TEXAS)
  • KFWR (95.9 FM; MINERAL WELLS, TX; Owner: LKCM RADIO GROUP, LP)
  • KOAI (107.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: INFINITY KOAI-FM, INC.)
  • KEGL (97.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLUV-FM (98.7 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)

TV broadcast stations around Briar:
  • KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)
  • KUVN-CA (Channel 31; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KTVT (Channel 11; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
  • KXAS-TV (Channel 5; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: STATION VENTURE OPERATIONS, LP)
  • KDTN (Channel 2; DENTON, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)
  • KSTR-TV (Channel 49; IRVING, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA DALLAS LLC)
  • KPXD (Channel 68; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON DALLAS LICENSE, INC.)
  • KUVN (Channel 23; GARLAND, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KTXA (Channel 21; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH L.P.)
  • KMPX (Channel 29; DECATUR, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFAA-TV (Channel 8; DALLAS, TX; Owner: WFAA-TV, L.P.)
  • KDFW (Channel 4; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KDFW LICENSE, INC.)
  • KDAF (Channel 33; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KERA-TV (Channel 13; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDTX-TV (Channel 58; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KXTX-TV (Channel 39; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KDFI (Channel 27; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NEW DMIC, INC.)

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