Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,164 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $950 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (126.0 miles , pop. 90,943).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (171.1 miles , pop. 563,662).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (331.6 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Fort Davis-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/22/1987, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Fort Davis place center killed 30 peopleand injured 121 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 7/29/1999, a category F1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the place center caused $10,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Fort Davis-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 71% 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 38.1 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 40.5 miles away from Fort Davis 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 38.1 miles away from the city center On 4/15/1998 at 10:33:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 44.9 miles away from the city center On 6/1/1995 at 01:06:15, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 38.1 miles away from Fort Davis center On 4/14/1995 at 02:19:38, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 38.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jeff Davis County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Hurricanes: 3 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Dillon Freasier - Film actor, Virginia True Boardman - Actor.
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Davis:
BIG BEND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 45 miles away; ALPINE, TX)
REEVES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 62 miles away; PECOS, TX)
PECOS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 65 miles away; FORT STOCKTON, TX)
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $76,868; Location: 100 MEMORIAL SQ; 25,335 books; 1,993 audio materials; 5,029 video materials; 50 state licensed databases; 65 print serial subscriptions)
Notable locations in Fort Davis: Grierson-Sproul House (A), Henry M and Annie V Trueheart House (B), Fort Davis Volunteer Fire Department (C), Jeff Davis County Ambulance (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
Notification, Public - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.2%
(1.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.7% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.4 people
Texas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
65.6%
Whole state:
70.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
4.1%
Whole state:
4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Fort Davis State Bank: at 100 Memorial Square, branch established on 1911/10/16. Info updated 2008/09/11: Bank assets: $82.1 mil, Deposits: $74.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Fort Davis Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jeff Davis County Texas:
2008 Presidential Election results in Jeff Davis County Texas:
Religion statistics for Fort Davis (based on Jeff Davis County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.92%
Here
54.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
United Methodist Church
Other
Adherents
42.4%
21.9%
13.4%
10.9%
11.4%
Congregations
14.3%
28.6%
14.3%
14.3%
28.6%
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: 2
Jeff Davis County:
8.90 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Jeff Davis County:
4.45 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
Here:
8.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.8%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Jeff Davis County:
24.2%
Texas:
26.6%
10.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,896 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.13%
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:
