Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,125 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $724 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (54.1 miles , pop. 115,930).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (89.8 miles , pop. 534,694).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (121.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Eastland-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/19/1976, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 40.5 miles away from the Eastland city center injured 11 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/21/1979, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the city center .
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Eastland County (16) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Hayden Fry - (born 1929), college football coach, Bill Reynolds - Baseball player, Jim Keffer - Texas House Representative.
Hospital/medical center in Eastland:
EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, 304 S DAUGHERTY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Eastland:
STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; BRECKENRIDGE, TX)
COMANCHE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 37 miles away; COMANCHE, TX)
TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL STEPHENVILL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 42 miles away; STEPHENVILLE, TX)
Churches in Eastland include: Church of Christ (A), Liberty Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Bethel Baptist Church (D), United Pentecostal Church (E), First United Methodist Church of Eastland (F), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Eastland County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 31.8%
(20.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 64.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 38.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.4 people
Texas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
63.2%
Whole state:
70.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
3.3%
Whole state:
4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Farmers and Merchants Bank: Fmb Eastland Branch at 930 East Main Street, branch established on 1999/08/16. Info updated 2008/12/02: Bank assets: $58.6 mil, Deposits: $50.9 mil, headquarters in De Leon, TX, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: F & M Bancshares, Inc.
First Financial Bank, National Association: at 201 East Main, branch established on 1934/11/04. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $189.3 mil, Deposits: $164.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Citibank, National Association: 200 South Seaman Branch at 200 South Seaman, branch established on 1927/01/01. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $1,288,658.0 mil, Deposits: $882,541.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, International Specialization, 1048 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Eastland, Texas:
Super 8 Motel & RV Park Eastland, 3900 Ih 20 E, Eastland, TX 76448 , Phone: (254) 629-3336
Religion statistics for Eastland (based on Eastland County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.47%
Here
76.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Catholic Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents
63.5%
12.0%
11.1%
3.6%
3.4%
Congregations
42.4%
7.6%
16.7%
4.5%
3.0%
Name
Lutheran Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Church of the Nazarene
Other
Adherents
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
2.5%
Congregations
1.5%
3.0%
3.0%
1.5%
16.7%
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: 5
Eastland County:
2.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
1.64 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
Eastland County:
9.29 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
This county:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Eastland County:
10.2%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Eastland County:
26.4%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
27.7%
State:
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
Financial Administration
2
$5,413
$32,478
0
$0
Other Government Administration
4
$15,781
$47,343
0
$0
Judicial and Legal
1
$2,086
$25,032
0
$0
Police Protection - Officers
8
$20,601
$30,902
0
$0
Police - Other
2
$3,518
$21,108
0
$0
Firefighters
3
$5,688
$22,752
0
$0
Streets and Highways
2
$3,153
$18,918
0
$0
Sewerage
2
$3,480
$20,880
0
$0
Parks and Recreation
2
$2,858
$17,148
0
$0
Water Supply
5
$8,012
$19,229
0
$0
Other and Unallocable
1
$1,986
$23,832
1
$872
Totals for Government
32
$72,576
$27,216
1
$872
7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,543 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.47%
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:
