Crane, Texas

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Crane: Just out side the city limits of Crane Texas 79731

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Crane County

Population in July 2008: 3,194. Population change since 2000: +0.1%

Males: 1,541	(48.3%)
Females: 1,653	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	33.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 79731.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,372 (it was $31,774 in 2000)

Crane:	$36,372
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,236

Crane:	$15,236
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,925 (it was $36,100 in 2000)

Crane:	$53,925
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,206; Detached houses: $63,225; Townhouses or other attached units: $206,238; In 2-unit structures: $31,493; Mobile homes: $17,622

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Races in Crane:

White Non-Hispanic (50.6%)
Hispanic (45.4%)
Other race (19.4%)
Black (3.0%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
American Indian (1.1%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Crane: 73.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.5%), German (5.6%), Irish (3.9%), English (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2572 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 3133 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Crane

High school or higher: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crane city

Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 61.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 7.9%

464 residents are foreign born (13.4% Latin America).

This city:	14.5%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Crane, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Crane to the number of sex offenders is 319 to 1.

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

Crane:	1.1% ($401)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (32.5 miles , pop. 90,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (241.5 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (265.4 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: McCamey, TX (4.4 miles ), Imperial, TX (4.7 miles ), Rankin, TX (5.2 miles ), Grandfalls, TX (5.5 miles ), West Odessa, TX (5.7 miles ), Odessa, TX (5.7 miles ), Goldsmith-Penwell, TX (5.8 miles ), Monahans, TX (6.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $60,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $60,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $10,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $24,800
2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $31,600
2008: 16 buildings, average cost: $17,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.39 N, Longitude: 102.35 W

Area code: 432

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Crane, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -344 (-9.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (38%)
Construction (8%)
Health care (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Mining (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Crime in Crane by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	3	2	0	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	91.9	60.0	0.0	0.0	64.4	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	30.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	1	2	15	3	3	3
per 100,000	61.3	30.0	63.8	476.9	96.6	95.8	99.1
Burglaries	4	8	6	9	6	6	5
per 100,000	122.6	240.0	191.4	286.2	193.2	191.7	165.1
Thefts	16	20	31	48	30	18	16
per 100,000	490.3	600.1	988.8	1526.2	965.9	575.1	528.4
Auto thefts	1	3	2	3	1	0	2
per 100,000	30.6	90.0	63.8	95.4	32.2	0.0	66.1
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	30.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	125.7	102.0	70.8	247.7	125.6	55.6	57.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.19
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Crane, Texas

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Crane-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/1/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the Crane city center killed 2 people and injured 21 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the city center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Crane-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Crane center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/12/1995 at 17:45:59, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from Crane center
On 6/1/1995 at 01:06:15, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/2001 at 00:07:08, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.8 miles away from Crane center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospital/medical center in Crane:

CRANE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1310 S ALFORD ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Crane:

MC CAMEY HOSPITAL & CONVALESCENT CTR (about 19 miles; MC CAMEY, TX)
MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ODESSA, TX)
RANKIN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 27 miles; RANKIN, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Crane, TX

Airports located in Crane:

Crane County Airport (Runways: 3, Itinerant Ops: 600, Local Ops: 600)
J-Bar Ranch Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 50)

See detailed data for Airports located in Crane, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crane:

ODESSA COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; ALPINE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 154 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 171 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)

Public high school in Crane:

CRANE High School (Students: 281; Location: 511 W 8TH ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 44)

Public elementary/middle schools in Crane:

CRANE Elementary (Students: 420; Location: 511 W 8TH ST; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 50)
CRANE MIDDLE (Students: 210; Location: 511 W 8TH ST; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 53)

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Library in Crane:

CRANE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $117,049; Location: 701 S ALFORD ST; 30,951 books; 338 audio materials; 899 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Crane include: First Baptist Church (A), Tabernacle Baptist Church (B), United Pentecostal Church (C), Good Shepherd Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Crane Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Crane: Crane County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Best Budget Inn (1410 South Gaston Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	79.0%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crane, TX

10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Crane compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Crane (2009 data):

Security Bank: Crane Branch at 211 South Gaston, branch established on 1989-06-14. Info updated 2009-03-03: Bank assets: $253.5 mil, Deposits: $232.8 mil, headquarters in Odessa, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Security Star Bancshares, Inc.
West Texas National Bank: Crane Branch at 720 South Gaston Street, branch established on 1948-04-23. Info updated 2008-04-17: Bank assets: $531.4 mil, Deposits: $486.5 mil, headquarters in Midland, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First-West Texas Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Crane mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Crane County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (25%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Crane

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Other religions
Adherents	56.0%	13.7%	10.5%	9.7%	10.1%
Congregations	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	50.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	4	$12,425	$37,275	1	$886
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,931
Police Protection - Officers	7	$25,175	$43,157	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$9,886	$29,658	2	$1,100
Solid Waste Management	2	$6,529	$39,174	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$3,691	$44,292	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$7,780	$31,120	0	$0
Totals for Government	21	$65,486	$37,421	4	$3,917

Crane government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $209,000
Sewerage: $110,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $883,000
Police Protection: $570,000

Solid Waste Management: $209,000

Financial Administration: $161,000

Fire Protection: $131,000

Regular Highways: $91,000

Sewerage: $21,000
General - Interest on Debt: $142,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,365,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,225,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $140,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $644,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $778,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $135,000
Tax - Property: $278,000
Total General Sales: $253,000

Public Utilities: $134,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,046,000

8.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.44%
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 Ector County, TX

2.42% ($36,742 average AGI)

9.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,857 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.22%
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 Ector County, TX	2.40% ($30,645 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	1.09% ($33,643)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crane:

KXOI (810 AM; 1 kW; CRANE, TX; Owner: HISPANIC OUTREACH MINISTRIES, INC)
KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: SANDSHILLS COMMUNICATION, INC.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KWEL (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: FAUSTINO QUIROZ)
KFLB (920 AM; 1 kW; ODESSA, TX; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KMND (1510 AM; daytime; 2 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KOZA (1230 AM; 1 kW; ODESSA, TX; Owner: MESA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
KRIL (1410 AM; 1 kW; ODESSA, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crane:

KKKK (101.3 FM; CRANE, TX; Owner: MR. DON L. COOK)
KPBM (95.3 FM; MCCAMEY, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
KMRK-FM (96.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KODM (97.9 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBMM (89.5 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KHKX (99.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: ENCORE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KGEE (99.9 FM; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Crane:

KUPB (Channel 18; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KOSA-TV (Channel 7; ODESSA, TX; Owner: ICA BROADCASTING I, LTD.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Crane, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Texas average:

Fatal accident count: 164
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
Fatalities: 181
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23

Crane fatal accident list:
Dec 10, 1979 12:58 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Crane)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Crane, TX)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 41 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: WB5WYI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/21/1997, Expiration Date: 02/21/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/24/2009
Registrant: William C Pearson, 304 Virginia, Crane, TX 79731
Call Sign: KE5MKQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01244206
Grant Date: 02/08/2007, Expiration Date: 02/08/2017, Certifier: Christopher A Villegas
Registrant: Christopher A Villegas, 2305 Brook Drive, Crane, TX 79731
Call Sign: KE5MKY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01244212
Grant Date: 02/08/2007, Expiration Date: 02/08/2017, Certifier: William S Woody
Registrant: William S Woody, 1101 S Virginia, Crane, TX 79731

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3931B , Serial Number: 14444, Year manufactured: 1945
Registrant (Individual): James N Moore, Po Box 393, Crane, TX 79731
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-220T (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4324D , Serial Number: 34-8433019, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 12/21/1983
Registrant (Individual): Jason Harkins, 515 S Alford St, Crane, TX 79731

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