Parmer County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.1%
(27.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 10.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 70.2% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Farwell, TX
62 people in nursing homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Farwell compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Farwell (2011 data):
- Security State Bank: at 100 5th Street, branch established on 1925/01/01. Info updated 2010/06/15: Bank assets: $117.0 mil, Deposits: $103.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
- Muleshoe State Bank: Farwell Branch at 801 Avenue A, branch established on 1992/02/03. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $108.2 mil, Deposits: $98.4 mil, headquarters in Muleshoe, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: High Plains Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Parmer County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Farwell (based on Parmer County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 77.67%
| Here | | 77.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church |
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| Adherents | 43.7% | 22.9% | 16.2% | 8.1% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 28.6% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 21.4% | 3.6% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
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| Congregations | 3.6% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
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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 | Parmer County: | 3.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Parmer County: | 1.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Parmer County: | 5.37 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 3.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.6% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Parmer County: | 27.4% | | Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 20.6% | | 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 |
1 | $2,325 | $27,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $797 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,431 | $29,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,501 | $18,012 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,068 | $24,816 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,980 | $35,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $11,305 | $27,132 | 1 | $797 |
Farwell government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $171,000 ($125.00)
Sewerage: $71,000 ($51.90)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $242,000 ($176.90)
Solid Waste Management: $121,000 ($88.45)
Financial Administration: $60,000 ($43.86)
Sewerage: $45,000 ($32.89)
Police Protection: $33,000 ($24.12)
Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($12.43)
General - Other: $15,000 ($10.96)
Health Services - Other: $13,000 ($9.50)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($4.39)
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($2.92)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $56,000 ($40.94)
Health & Hospitals: $5,000 ($3.65)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $400,000 ($292.40)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $62,000 ($45.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $62,000 ($45.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $400,000 ($292.40)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000 ($14.62)
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $18,000 ($13.16)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($7.31)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $666,000 ($486.84)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $245,000 ($179.09)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $250,000 ($182.75)
- Tax - Property: $128,000 ($93.57)
Total General Sales: $54,000 ($39.47)
Public Utilities: $30,000 ($21.93)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $142,000 ($103.80)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $20,000 ($14.62)
7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,387 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.53% | | 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:
10.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,290 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.09% | | 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 Farwell:
- KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KCLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: ZIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWKA (680 AM; 1 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: CURRY COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSEL (1450 AM; 1 kW; PORTALES, NM; Owner: ROONEY MOON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Farwell:
- KKYC (102.3 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORP.)
- KICA-FM (98.3 FM; FARWELL, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- K220FT (91.9 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KCLV-FM (99.1 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: ZIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K201CY (88.1 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
- KTQM-FM (99.9 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: CURRY COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRMQ-FM (101.5 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING INC.)
- KSMX (107.5 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: ROONEY MOON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K212BG (90.3 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KAQF (91.1 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KIJN-FM (92.3 FM; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KMUL-FM (103.1 FM; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KGRW (94.7 FM; FRIONA, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- K228DQ (93.5 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
- KSEL-FM (95.3 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: ROONEY MOON BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Farwell:
- KENW (Channel 3; PORTALES, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
- KVIH-TV (Channel 12; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: NVG-AMARILLO, LLC)
- K26CD (Channel 26; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: PANHANDLE TELECASTING CO.)
- K43BU (Channel 43; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: NVG-AMARILLO, LLC)
- K45BF (Channel 45; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: QUORUM OF AMARILLO LICENSE, LLC)
- K47DH (Channel 47; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: MISSION B/CING.OF AMARILLO LIC.,INC.)
- K49BY (Channel 49; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- K51DX (Channel 51; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
- KPTF (Channel 18; FARWELL, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K55AM (Channel 55; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
- KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
- K58FW (Channel 64; PORTALES, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- K35CG (Channel 35; BOVINA, TX; Owner: MISSION B/CING.OF AMARILLO LIC.,INC.)
- K63GN (Channel 63; BOVINA, ETC., TX; Owner: PANHANDLE TELECASTING CO.)
- KCVP-LP (Channel 34; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
Farwell fatal accident list:
Jan 21, 1994 03:30 AM, 60, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 1, 1993 01:29 AM, Fm292, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 15, 1981 01:56 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 25, 1978 02:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Aug 7, 1975 10:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Farwell)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 - Bnsf Mp 3.1 House 227 (Lat: 34.378139 Lon: -103.000778), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WPRK762
Assigned Frequencies: 896.887 MHz, 896.937 MHz, 896.987 MHz, 897.887 MHz, 897.937 MHz, 897.987 MHz
Grant Date: 11/03/2000, Expiration Date: 11/03/2005, Cancellation Date: 08/18/2005, Certifier: Robert Vandeberg
Registrant: Transportation Technology Center Inc Bns, 55500 Dot Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001, Fax: (719) 584-7145 - On Hwy 60 9.59 Kms Ne (Lat: 34.449528 Lon: -102.967722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WPMS517
Assigned Frequencies: 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 12/01/1998, Expiration Date: 12/01/2003, Cancellation Date: 11/27/2004, Certifier: David Norton
Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants, Rockville, MD 20849, Fax: (301) 309-1996 - Along Santa Fe Right Of Way 2.8 Mi Se (Lat: 34.377583 Lon: -102.999389), Type: Pole, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPGW337
Assigned Frequencies: 452.900 MHz, 160.650 MHz
Grant Date: 02/07/2000, Expiration Date: 03/27/2005, Cancellation Date: 05/28/2005, Certifier: John W Pope
Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- 250 Fm 2290 (Lat: 34.524722 Lon: -102.998611), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.1 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WQAM806
Assigned Frequencies: 152.330 MHz
Grant Date: 07/06/2004, Expiration Date: 07/06/2014, Certifier: Tori Meeks
Registrant: Radio Wholesale, 2700 Nancy St, Columbus, GA 31906, Phone: (706) 561-7000, Fax: (706) 568-4506 - Farwell, Bnsf 7107mp3.1 - 2.8mi Se Of (Lat: 34.377583 Lon: -102.999389), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WQFT509
Assigned Frequencies: 160.650 MHz, 160.590 MHz
Grant Date: 09/28/2006, Expiration Date: 09/28/2016, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2008, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- Farwell, Bnsf 7107mp3.1 - 2.8mi Se Of (Lat: 34.377583 Lon: -102.999389), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WQFZ853
Assigned Frequencies: 160.650 MHz, 160.590 MHz
Grant Date: 11/21/2006, Expiration Date: 11/21/2016, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - 205 Ninth Street (Lat: 34.387278 Lon: -103.031333), Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WLG255
Assigned Frequencies: 950.000 MHz
Grant Date: 11/14/1985, Expiration Date: 08/01/2013
Registrant: Unido Para Cristo, Inc., 2909 North Prince Suite C, Clovis, NM 88101
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Farwell)
| Most common first names in Farwell, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 13 | 76.2 years |
| George | 11 | 75.9 years |
| Mary | 11 | 86.2 years |
| Joe | 8 | 77.0 years |
| Willie | 8 | 86.0 years |
| William | 8 | 79.7 years |
| Dorothy | 7 | 74.7 years |
| Billy | 5 | 68.0 years |
| Gladys | 5 | 79.9 years |
| Virgil | 5 | 80.5 years |
| Most common last names in Farwell, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Williams | 16 | 81.6 years |
| Johnson | 10 | 81.2 years |
| Jones | 10 | 71.7 years |
| Christian | 10 | 77.4 years |
| Magness | 8 | 81.4 years |
| Martin | 8 | 80.9 years |
| Ford | 7 | 74.0 years |
| Lovelace | 7 | 75.1 years |
| White | 7 | 76.4 years |
| Meeks | 7 | 74.2 years |
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