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Ward County

Population in July 2008: 386. Population change since 2000: -1.3%
 

Males: 173  (45.0%)
Females: 213  (55.0%)

Median resident age:  33.8 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79742.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,318 (it was $19,583 in 2000)
Grandfalls:  $27,318
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,192
Grandfalls:  $14,192
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $33,057 (it was $18,000 in 2000)
Grandfalls:  $33,057
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $43,394; Detached houses: $43,344; Townhouses or other attached units: $27,631; Mobile homes: $20,577

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Races in Grandfalls:

  • Hispanic (49.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (47.6%)
  • Other race (25.3%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Grandfalls: 67.9 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.3%), Irish (11.5%), English (7.9%), German (3.1%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 720 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grandfalls

  • High school or higher: 60.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 13.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grandfalls town

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

32 residents are foreign born (7.7% Latin America).

This town:  8.2%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Grandfalls, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grandfalls to the number of sex offenders is 386 to 1.

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

Grandfalls:  1.6% ($290)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (46.2 miles , pop. 90,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (212.6 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (290.1 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Imperial, TX (3.2 miles ), Coyanosa, TX (3.8 miles) , Thorntonville, TX (4.1 miles ), Monahans, TX (4.2 miles ), Wickett, TX (4.3 miles ), Pyote, TX (4.6 miles) , Crane, TX (5.5 miles ), Fort Stockton, TX (5.6 miles ).

Latitude: 31.34 N, Longitude: 102.85 W

Area code: 432

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Population change in the 1990s: -185 (-32.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Utilities (11%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (36%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Private households (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Extraction workers (13%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)



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Grandfalls-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the Grandfalls town center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/1/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 21 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Grandfalls-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 89% 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 79.5 miles away from Grandfalls 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 70.3 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 79.1 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 77.8 miles away from Grandfalls center
On 4/15/1998 at 10:33:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 84.1 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 77.8 miles away from Grandfalls center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Grandfalls:
  • WARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MONAHANS, TX)
  • CRANE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CRANE, TX)
  • PECOS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; FORT STOCKTON, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grandfalls:
  • ODESSA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
  • SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ALPINE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 159 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 169 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 198 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.5%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  24.1%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.4%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grandfalls, TX



Grandfalls compared to Texas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Ward County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (57%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Grandfalls

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of Christ Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents38.3%35.2%8.4%5.4%3.5%
Congregations25.0%6.3%9.4%21.9%3.1%
NameAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents2.4%1.6%1.4%1.3%2.5%
Congregations6.3%3.1%3.1%6.3%15.6%
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.


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 2$3,724$22,3440$0
Water Supply 1$2,034$24,4080$0
Totals for Government 3$5,758$23,0320$0



8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.20%
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  1.17% ($27,225 average AGI)
from Midland County, TX  0.53% ($38,111)
from Reeves County, TX  0.41% ($23,357)


8.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.39%
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  2.19% ($31,827 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX  0.96% ($31,515)
to Winkler County, TX  0.55% ($24,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grandfalls:
  • KLBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: SANDSHILLS COMMUNICATION, INC.)
  • KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KXOI (810 AM; 1 kW; CRANE, TX; Owner: HISPANIC OUTREACH MINISTRIES, INC)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KERB (600 AM; 1 kW; KERMIT, TX; Owner: LA RADIO CRISTIANA NETWORK, INC.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFLB (920 AM; 1 kW; ODESSA, TX; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • KWEL (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: FAUSTINO QUIROZ)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grandfalls:
  • KMRK-FM (96.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHKX (99.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: ENCORE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KPBM (95.3 FM; MCCAMEY, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KFZX (102.1 FM; GARDENDALE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKKK (101.3 FM; CRANE, TX; Owner: MR. DON L. COOK)

TV broadcast stations around Grandfalls:
  • KWES-TV (Channel 9; ODESSA, TX; Owner: MIDESSA TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KUPB (Channel 18; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)


Grandfalls fatal accident list:
Dec 1, 2007 12:27 AM, Sr-18, Lat: 31.338628, Lon: -102.850806, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 107 Ave B, Call Sign: KNBU750, Licensee ID: L00121231
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.220 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/26/2001, Expiration Date: 09/27/2011
    Registrant: City Of Grandfalls, Box 267, Grandfalls, TX 79742, Phone: (915) 547-2331
  • 113 Mi Wsw, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPIV891
    Assigned Frequencies : 457.675 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/27/2000, Expiration Date: 11/08/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/24/2004, Certifier: Mike Shelton
    Registrant: Lockard & White Inc, 14511 Falling Creek Ste 507, Houston, TX 77014, Fax: (713) 586-0044
  • 13 Mi Wsw, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPIV897
    Assigned Frequencies : 457.675 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/27/2000, Expiration Date: 11/09/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/24/2004, Certifier: Mike Shelton
    Registrant: Lockard & White Inc, 14511 Falling Creek Ste 507, Houston, TX 77014, Fax: (713) 586-0044
  • Ward Cr 3.2 Km S Of Fm 1776, Type: Tank, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPIS245, Licensee ID: L01067755
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.262 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/29/2005, Expiration Date: 11/21/2015, Certifier: Mary Alice Everett
    Registrant: City Of Grandfalls, Grandfalls, TX 79742-0327, Phone: (432) 547-2331

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: WD5AEK, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 08/23/1994, Expiration Date: 08/23/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/24/2006
    Registrant: Richard D Hamm, 207 1/2 Ave Box 248, Grandfalls, TX 79742


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-11 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4964H , Serial Number: 11838, Year manufactured: 1948
    Registrant (Individual): D D Hodges, Box 244, Grandfalls, TX 79742

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