Colony, Texas

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Population (year 2000): 31,700

Males: 15,792	(49.8%)
Females: 15,908	(50.2%)

Rains County

Median resident age:	31.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $71,800 (it was $66,008 in 2000)

Colony	$71,800
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,500 (it was $102,800 in 2000)

Colony	$121,500
Texas:	$106,000

Colony, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Colony:

White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
Hispanic (12.9%)
Other race (5.4%)
Black (4.6%)
American Indian (4.6%)
Two or more races (2.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 36.6 square miles.

Population density: 866 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Colony

High school or higher: 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colony CCD

Never married: 20.5%
Now married: 68.6%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 8.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
Texas:	13.9%

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

Colony:	2.2% ($2,287)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Carrollton, TX (7.7 miles , pop. 109,576).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (10.3 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (22.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: The Colony, TX (0.8 miles ), Hackberry, TX (4.0 miles ), Hebron, TX (5.1 miles ), Little Elm, TX (5.2 miles ), Frisco, TX (5.7 miles ), Lakewood Village, TX (6.4 miles ), Carrollton, TX (7.7 miles ), Oak Point, TX (9.3 miles ).

Latitude: 33.10 N, Longitude: 96.89 W

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Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Construction (9%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Health care (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

Colony-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 222% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Colony place center killed 10 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/25/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 48 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Colony:

TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; CARROLLTON, TX)
MEDICAL CENTER OF LEWISVILLE (about 7 miles; LEWISVILLE, TX)
PRESBYTERIAN HOSP OF PLANO (about 8 miles; PLANO, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colony:

DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 19 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: DAL)
FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 31 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: AFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Colony:

AIR PARK-DALLAS (about 7 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: F69)
LAKEVIEW (about 8 miles; LAKE DALLAS, TX; ID: 30F)
ADDISON (about 11 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: ADS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colony:

BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 13 miles; FARMERS BRANCH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,711)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 14 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 17 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 17 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 7,352)
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 20 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 22 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)

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Notable location: Lewisville Hatchery (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Colony include: African Methodist Episcopal Cornerstone Church (A), Colony Park Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church of the Colony (C), First Pentecostal Church of Frisco (D), Saint Peters by the Lake Episcopal Church (E), The Colony Church of Christ (F), Trinity Presbyterian Church (G), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (H), Lakeway Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ritter Cemetery (1), Bridges Cemetery (2), Little Elm Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Phillips Lake (A), Phillips North Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Office Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Colony include: Tommy Briggs Cougar Stadium (1), Stewart Creek Park (2), Hackberry Park (3), Griffin Middle School Football Field (4), Lake Lewisville Recreation Area (5), Eastvale Park (6), East Hill Park (7), Wynnwood Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.6%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Colony compared to Texas state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Rains County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

10.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.90%
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 Hunt County, TX	2.27% ($26,667 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX	1.68% ($43,451)
from Wood County, TX	0.92% ($26,250)

9.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
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 Hunt County, TX	1.83% ($24,909 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX	1.10% ($39,727)
to Hopkins County, TX	0.93% ($27,964)

Strongest AM radio stations in Colony:

KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
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)
KTCK (1310 AM; 9 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
KLIF (570 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KLIF LICO, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
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.)
KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KXEB (910 AM; 1 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Colony:

KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
KLUV-FM (98.7 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
WRR (101.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS)
KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
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)
KKDA-FM (104.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
KOAI (107.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: INFINITY KOAI-FM, INC.)
KEGL (97.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
KBFB (97.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KSCS (96.3 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KLNO (94.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KCBI (90.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Colony:

KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)
KLEG-LP (Channel 44; DALLAS, TX; Owner: DILIP VISWANATH)
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.)
KSTR-TV (Channel 49; IRVING, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA DALLAS LLC)
KMPX (Channel 29; DECATUR, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KTXA (Channel 21; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH L.P.)
KUVN (Channel 23; GARLAND, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
KPXD (Channel 68; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON DALLAS LICENSE, INC.)
WFAA-TV (Channel 8; DALLAS, TX; Owner: WFAA-TV, L.P.)
KERA-TV (Channel 13; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXTX-TV (Channel 39; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
KDTX-TV (Channel 58; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
KDFW (Channel 4; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KDFW LICENSE, INC.)
KDAF (Channel 33; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
KDFI (Channel 27; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NEW DMIC, INC.)
KJJM-LP (Channel 46; DALLAS/MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
K26HF (Channel 26; BRITTON, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KHPK-LP (Channel 28; DE SOTO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)
KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
K25FW (Channel 25; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
KATA-LP (Channel 60; MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
KVFW-LP (Channel 65; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)

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