Average household size:
| This town: |  2.5 people | | Texas: |  2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.2% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 13.2% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Groom, TX
Groom compared to Texas state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Groom (2009 data):
- The State National Bank of Groom: The State National Bank Of Groom at 99 Broadway, branch established on 1925-05-01. Info updated 2008-04-17: Bank assets: $35.1 mil, Deposits: $32.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Groom Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Carson County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (15%)
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Religion statistics for Groom
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 54.1% | 17.3% | 15.6% | 5.9% | 7.1% |
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| Congregations | 26.3% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 5.3% | 36.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,384 | $28,608 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $50 |
| Health |
1 | $2,534 | $30,408 | 1 | $350 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,354 | $28,248 | 1 | $590 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,272 | $29,088 | 3 | $990 |
Groom government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $55,000
Sewerage: $28,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $71,000
Solid Waste Management: $54,000
Health Services - Other: $46,000
General - Other: $40,000
Financial Administration: $22,000
Sewerage: $7,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $95,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $82,000
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $19,000
- Tax - Property: $56,000
Total General Sales: $54,000
Public Utilities: $13,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000
9.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,368 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.33% | | 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:
9.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,684 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.90% | | 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 Groom:
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KTNZ (1010 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KIXZ (940 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KPUR (1440 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KGRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; PAMPA, TX; Owner: PAMPA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Groom:
- KEFH (99.3 FM; CLARENDON, TX; Owner: ROHO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KQFX (104.3 FM; BORGER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- KARX (95.7 FM; CLAUDE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KZRK-FM (107.9 FM; CANYON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KXGL (100.9 FM; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: FEUER/MCCORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGNC-FM (97.9 FM; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KMXJ-FM (94.1 FM; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KACV-FM (89.9 FM; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: AMARILLO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- KATP (101.9 FM; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KAXH (90.9 FM; PAMPA, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Groom:
- KACV-TV (Channel 2; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: AMARILLO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- KVII-TV (Channel 7; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: NVG-AMARILLO, LLC)
- KCIT (Channel 14; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING OF AMARILLO LICENSE, INC.)
- KFDA-TV (Channel 10; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: PANHANDLE TELECASTING CO.)
- KAMR-TV (Channel 4; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF AMARILLO LICENSE, LLC)
Groom fatal accident list:
Jan 2, 1978 01:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Approximately 3.5 Miles West Of, Call Sign: KNKN646, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Texas Rsa No. 2 Limited Partnership
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6- CARISSA L BICK, 2705 I-40 (Groom / Cross #35091), Type: Tower, Structure height: 101.2 m, Overall height: 102.4 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770 - Marin Fettman, 100 Road U, Type: Tower, Structure height: 125 m, Overall height: 125 m, , Licensee ID: L00130191
Registrant: T-Mobile Central LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
- Marin Fettman, 6121 State Highway 70 (Da02733b), Type: Tower, Structure height: 125 m, Overall height: 125 m
- Jerri L Janjua, 0.10 Miles North Of Interstate 40, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.1 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Leslie N Nixon, Lark Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 101.1 m, Overall height: 101.1 m
- Fred Kleber, 2 Mi W On I40 & Hwy 294 1 Mi S Of Jct Thereof, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.9 m, Overall height: 90.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
Registrant: Global Tower LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 215, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- 3.2 Km W On I40, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 98 m, Call Sign: KNNI257
Assigned Frequencies : 462.825 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 01/25/2011, Certifier: Thomas A Hyer
Registrant: W T Services Dba Panhandle Paging, Hereford, TX 79045, Fax: (806) 276-5265
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- 1 Mi E Of The Interchange Of I40 And Us Hwy 66, Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPKN329
Assigned Frequencies : 0.53000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/07/1997, Expiration Date: 05/07/2002, Cancelation Date: 09/08/2002, Certifier: Greg Lamb
Registrant: Cross Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Ministrie, Pampa, TX 79065, Fax: (806) 665-3462 - Lat: 35.231944 Lon: -101.162500, Call Sign: WPYQ918
Assigned Frequencies : 159.840 MHz
Grant Date: 10/02/2003, Expiration Date: 10/02/2013, Certifier: Scott C Fields
Registrant: Hawkins Communications, Inc., Pampa, TX 79066, Phone: (806) 669-3307, Fax: (806) 669-3308 - Lat: 35.231944 Lon: -101.162500, Call Sign: WQEM717
Assigned Frequencies : 158.385 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/2006, Expiration Date: 03/07/2016, Certifier: Rodney Bohr
Registrant: Hawkins Communications, Pampa, TX 79066, Phone: (806) 669-3307, Fax: (806) 669-3308, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KB5RQV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00450364
Grant Date: 01/15/2002, Expiration Date: 04/14/2012
Registrant: Kenneth D Payton, Groom, TX 79039 - Call Sign: KD5IMK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00166234
Grant Date: 10/23/1999, Expiration Date: 10/23/2009, Certifier: Terrence R Eatmon
Registrant: Terrence R Eatmon, 707 Ware St, Groom, TX 79039-0173
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2- HOWARD CRAIG, Po Box 501, Groom, TX 79039
Certificate: D001385 (Co-Ownership), Certificate Issue Date: 07/21/2005, Expiration Date: 07/20/2006 - BOHR JOHN, Po Box 501, Groom, TX 79039
Certificate: 00-2019 (Individual), Certificate Issue Date: 11/20/2000, Expiration Date: 11/19/2001
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: HOWARD HARRIS E LONG-EZ (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 25HC , Serial Number: 107, Airworthiness Date: 04/22/1987
Registrant (Individual): Harris E Howard, Po Box 458, Groom, TX 79039 - Aircraft: CESSNA 340 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 88 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 340LB , Serial Number: 340-0053, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 09/16/1980
Registrant (Co-Owned): Dan E Trustee Steed, Po Box 211, Groom, TX 79039, Other Owners: Jerry A Oliveri - Aircraft: BEECH E33A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 611VS , Serial Number: CE-205, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 10/04/2005
Registrant (Co-Owned): Dan E Trustee Steed, Po Box 211, Groom, TX 79039, Other Owners: Jerry A Trustee Oliveri - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 95548 , Serial Number: 7848, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 06/30/1956
Registrant (Corporation): Zumstein Inc, 7762 Ranch Rd 2300, Groom, TX 79039
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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