18 residents are foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 0.5% North America).
This city:
4.3%
Texas:
13.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,792 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $568 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waco, TX (12.9 miles , pop. 113,726).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (84.5 miles , pop. 656,562).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (99.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Golinda-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/1953, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Golinda city center killed 114 peopleand injured 597 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/6/1973, a category F5 tornado 29.3 miles away from the city center .
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Falls County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Flood: 1, Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Golinda:
FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; MARLIN, TX)
HILLCREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; WACO, TX)
PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; WACO, TX)
Amtrak station near Golinda:
20 miles: MCGREGOR (1 AMTRAK BLVD.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Golinda:
Baylor University (about 12 miles; Waco, TX; Full-time enrollment: 13,993)
McLennan Community College (about 16 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 4,343)
Texas State Technical College Waco (about 18 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 3,995)
Temple College (about 27 miles; Temple, TX; FT enrollment: 2,250)
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (about 32 miles; Belton, TX; FT enrollment: 2,379)
Central Texas College (about 46 miles; Killeen, TX; FT enrollment: 4,130)
Navarro College (about 60 miles; Corsicana, TX; FT enrollment: 4,283)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.2. This is better than average.
City:
26.2
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 10.5. This is about average.Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.5
U.S.:
11.9
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.123. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.123
U.S.:
0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.0572. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0572
U.S.:
2.4332
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.00. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
2.00
U.S.:
9.39
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.9. This is about average.Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
30.9
U.S.:
28.3
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.2%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.5% for Black residents, 5.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.6 people
Texas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
71.1%
Whole state:
70.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
3.5%
Whole state:
4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Golinda (based on Falls County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.51%
Here
56.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Churches of Christ
Adherents
41.0%
28.3%
11.3%
5.6%
4.1%
Congregations
29.1%
7.3%
21.8%
5.5%
16.4%
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Church of Christ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
2.3%
2.1%
1.6%
1.0%
2.6%
Congregations
3.6%
5.5%
1.8%
1.8%
7.3%
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
Falls County:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Falls County:
5.90 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
5.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Falls County:
10.8%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Falls County:
29.3%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.7%
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
1
$300
Totals for Government
0
$0
1
$300
Golinda government finances in 2002:
Tax - Public Utilities: $15,000 ($26.79)
Total General Sales: $11,000 ($19.64)
Total Salaries & Wages: $0 ($0.00)
7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,466 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:
