Hopkins County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Como that have no violations reported:
- BRINKER WSC (Population served: 2100, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.7%
(26.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.8 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.5% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Como, TX
Como compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Hopkins County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Como (based on Hopkins County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.34%
| Here |  | 71.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Baptist Missionary Association of America | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 48.2% | 13.9% | 13.0% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Congregations | 30.3% | 12.4% | 20.2% | 11.2% | 1.1% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | American Baptist Association | Other |
| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 4.7% |
| Congregations | 1.1% | 6.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 13.5% |
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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: 3 | This county: | 0.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Hopkins County: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25 | Hopkins County: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 20 | Hopkins County: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 29.2% | | Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Hopkins County: | 13.7% | | Texas: | 15.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,656 | $19,872 | 1 | $620 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $819 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,656 | $19,872 | 2 | $1,439 |
Como government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Water Utilities: $62,000 ($89.08)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($2.87)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $151,000 ($216.95)
Police Protection: $39,000 ($56.03)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($45.98)
Regular Highways: $17,000 ($24.43)
Financial Administration: $17,000 ($24.43)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $121,000 ($173.85)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $111,000 ($159.48)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000 ($14.37)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000 ($24.43)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.44)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $57,000 ($81.90)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $189,000 ($271.55)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000 ($27.30)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $62,000 ($89.08)
- Tax - Property: $27,000 ($38.79)
Public Utilities: $24,000 ($34.48)
Total General Sales: $20,000 ($28.74)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $76,000 ($109.20)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($8.62)
7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,107 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.51% | | 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:
7.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,421 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.33% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Como:
- KSST (1230 AM; 1 kW; SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX; Owner: HOPKINS COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
- KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
Strongest FM radio stations in Como:
- KWNS (104.7 FM; WINNSBORO, TX; Owner: RICHARD E. FOSTER)
- KSCH (95.9 FM; SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KALK (97.7 FM; WINFIELD, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRVA-FM (107.1 FM; CAMPBELL, TX; Owner: FIRST BROADCASTING INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC)
- KDVE (103.1 FM; PITTSBURG, TX; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
- KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
- KVNE (89.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: EDUC. RADIO FOUND. OF E. TEXAS, INC.)
- KYKX (105.7 FM; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
- KSCN (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMOO-FM (96.7 FM; MINEOLA, TX; Owner: HIGHTOWER RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Como:
- KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
- KLTV (Channel 7; TYLER, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
Como fatal accident list:
Jul 10, 1998 09:05 AM, Smithst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 20, 1992 04:15 PM, Smithst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 17, 1986 10:40 PM, Fm69, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 22, 1983 09:20 PM, 11, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Kellye E Abernathy, 15040 Hwy 11 (Lat: 33.026139 Lon: -95.400389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99.1 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- b b carter, 15040 Hwy 11 (Lat: 33.026139 Lon: -95.400389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770 - b b carter, 15040 Hwy 11 (Lat: 33.026139 Lon: -95.400389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99.1 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 4122 Factoria Blvd., Se, Suite 405, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 643-9624 - b b carter, 15040 Hwy 11 (Lat: 33.026139 Lon: -95.400389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 900 Circle 75 Pkwy, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30339, Phone: (770) 308-1986 - Scott Kirby, Como Pickton, 13017 Tx Hwy 11 E. (Lat: 33.036444 Lon: -95.429583), Type: Pole, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 44.2 m, Licensee ID: L00764118
Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:
- Scott Kirby, Como Pickton, 13017 Tx Hwy 11 E. (Lat: 33.036444 Lon: -95.429583), Type: Pole, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 44.2 m, Licensee ID: L00764118
Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 4.8 Mi S On St Hwy 69 (Lat: 32.987056 Lon: -95.496056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: KKX311
Assigned Frequencies: 153.350 MHz, 153.350 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2004, Expiration Date: 05/17/2014, Certifier: P. Scott Martin
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - Hwy 11 RPT, Fm 1870 And Hwy 11 (Lat: 33.073083 Lon: -95.518000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 34.4 m, Call Sign: WQFG668
Assigned Frequencies: 19320.0 MHz, 19480.0 MHz Grant Date: 07/11/2006, Expiration Date: 07/11/2016, Certifier: Scott Smyth
Registrant: Trillion Partners, Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email:
- Como-Pickton, 13017 Hwy 11 East (Lat: 33.036472 Lon: -95.429583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 43.6 m, Call Sign: WQFG677
Assigned Frequencies: 17920.0 MHz, 19400.0 MHz Grant Date: 07/11/2006, Expiration Date: 07/11/2016, Certifier: Scott Smyth
Registrant: Trillion Partners, Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: AC5PD, Previous Call Sign: KC5PGL, Licensee ID: L00981144
Grant Date: 03/17/2005, Expiration Date: 06/15/2015, Certifier: Charles D Quinn
Registrant: Charles D Quinn, Como, TX 75431 - Call Sign: KB5MGQ, Licensee ID: L00214403
Grant Date: 03/02/2010, Expiration Date: 05/29/2020, Certifier: Guy R Cummings
Registrant: Guy R Cummings, 5035 Fm 69, Como, TX 75431 - Call Sign: K5RMA, Previous Call Sign: KC5FY, Licensee ID: L00145841
Grant Date: 09/26/2009, Expiration Date: 12/09/2019, Certifier: Robert M Aldridge
Registrant: Robert M Aldridge, 4084 Fm W 515, Como, TX 75431-2315 - Call Sign: KD5MEY, Licensee ID: L00296968
Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 11/07/2010, Certifier: Jeremy C Bowen
Registrant: Jeremy C Bowen, 5319 Fm 69, Como, TX 75431
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: DOVA AIRCRAFT SRO DV-1 SKYLARK (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912ULS (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 186BC , Serial Number: 06/07, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 03/02/2007
Registrant (Individual): Jesse M Mcnown, 4193 Fm 515, Como, TX 75431 - Aircraft: SOUTHERN POWERED PARACHUTES CONDOR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 3150U , Serial Number: 5742414, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 03/18/2007
Registrant (Individual): Joseph A Welch, 250 County Road 2327, Como, TX 75431
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Como, TX
| Most common first names in Como, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 19 | 76.3 years |
| Mary | 13 | 81.1 years |
| John | 12 | 73.2 years |
| Thomas | 9 | 72.7 years |
| William | 7 | 75.4 years |
| Robert | 7 | 70.7 years |
| Willie | 7 | 81.0 years |
| Minnie | 7 | 85.2 years |
| George | 6 | 74.7 years |
| Opal | 6 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Como, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Coker | 17 | 76.7 years |
| Robinson | 12 | 77.7 years |
| Nichols | 12 | 74.4 years |
| Collins | 11 | 75.0 years |
| Smith | 11 | 71.5 years |
| Harris | 11 | 73.0 years |
| Carpenter | 10 | 77.0 years |
| Matthews | 9 | 79.2 years |
| Cook | 8 | 84.2 years |
| Williams | 7 | 83.0 years |
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