Briar, Texas

Back to Briar, TX housing info, Wise 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! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Briar, TX Wise County Population in July 2007: 6,236. Males: 3,072   (49.3%) Females: 3,164   (50.7%) Median resident age:   37.4 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 76020. Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,633 (it was $46,646 in 2000) Briar:   $60,633 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,671 Briar:   $25,671 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $145,372 (it was $85,200 in 2000) Briar:   $145,372 Texas:   $120,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $165,876; Detached houses: $198,400; Townhouses or other attached units: $177,179; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,131; Mobile homes: $59,947; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $69,500 Briar, 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 Briar: White Non-Hispanic (93.1%) Hispanic (4.4%) Two or more races (1.5%) Other race (1.4%) American Indian (1.4%) 2008 cost of living index in Briar: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Briar, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Briar is mentioned 277 times on our forum: About to buy in Briarforest/Westchase... (Opinions?)  (65 replies) Info on Briargrove Park  (17 replies) Houstonian vs. Briar Club  (3 replies) Briar Forest Lofts & Broadstone Memorial  (4 replies) Briar Meadows Apartments--Need Input Please!!!  (0 replies) Ventura Lofts on Gessner@Briarforest. Opinions?  (4 replies) Latest news from Briar, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations 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: 303 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Briar, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Briar-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 243% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.2 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 3.9 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Briar-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Briar center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from Briar center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/5/2006 at 18:46:23, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from Briar center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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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

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

This place:	2.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Briar, TX

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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.

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.

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)

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