Hamilton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 19.3. This is about average. There were 17 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 8.45. This is better than average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 3.79. This is worse than average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hamilton and their reported violations in the past:
HAMILTON INN (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
DUTCHMANS HIDDEN VALLEY STORE (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.4%
(7.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.3% for other race residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 63.2% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hamilton, TX
People in group quarters in Hamilton:
- 99 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 7 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Hamilton compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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 Hamilton (2011 data):
- First State Bank Central Texas: First National Bank Of Hamilton/Bran at 200 South Bell Avenue, branch established on 1920/01/01. Info updated 2010/06/14: Bank assets: $1,112.8 mil, Deposits: $884.8 mil, headquarters in Austin, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Central Community Corporation
- Extraco Banks, National Association: Hamilton Branch at 1208 East Main Street, branch established on 1993/11/22. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $1,194.0 mil, Deposits: $883.6 mil, headquarters in Temple, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Extraco Corporation
- Mills County State Bank: Branch at 1005 E Main Street, branch established on 2005/10/12. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $213.0 mil, Deposits: $184.7 mil, headquarters in Goldthwaite, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Goldthwaite Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Hamilton (based on Hamilton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.30%
| Here |  | 67.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 52.0% | 18.7% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 4.1% |
| Congregations | 37.1% | 11.4% | 5.7% | 14.3% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Pentecostal Church of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Congregations | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 14.3% |
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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 | Hamilton County: | 3.72 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Hamilton County: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | This county: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Hamilton County: | 10.9% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Hamilton County: | 26.0% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $2,869 | $34,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $9,890 | $39,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,121 | $25,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 37 | $2,641 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,080 | $28,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,276 | $27,312 | 1 | $830 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $3,151 | $18,906 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $13,640 | $32,736 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $41,027 | $30,770 | 38 | $3,471 |
Hamilton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $312,000 ($100.94)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $877,000 ($283.73)
Police Protection: $164,000 ($53.06)
Financial Administration: $118,000 ($38.18)
Sewerage: $86,000 ($27.82)
Regular Highways: $69,000 ($22.32)
Fire Protection: $12,000 ($3.88)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($1.94)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,540,000 ($1792.30)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,057,000 ($1636.04)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $483,000 ($156.26)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $39,000 ($12.62)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $878,000 ($284.05)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $315,000 ($101.91)
- Tax - Property: $376,000 ($121.64)
Total General Sales: $320,000 ($103.53)
Public Utilities: $168,000 ($54.35)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $488,000 ($157.88)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $275,000 ($88.97)
8.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($1,268 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.68% | | 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:
8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,624 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.08% | | 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 Hamilton:
- KCLW (900 AM; 0 kW; HAMILTON, TX; Owner: LASTING VALUE BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
- KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hamilton:
- KTFW-FM (92.1 FM; GLEN ROSE, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
- WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWTX-FM (97.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWOW (104.1 FM; CLIFTON, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
TV broadcast stations around Hamilton:
- K61CV (Channel 61; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K65BC (Channel 65; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KCEN-TV (Channel 6; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
- KWTX-TV (Channel 10; WACO, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Hamilton, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 18
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 31
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 19
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 45
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Hamilton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Hamilton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 80 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - .72 Km E State Hwy 36 1.6 Km Ne Of Courthouse (Lat: 31.715278 Lon: -98.135278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79 m, Overall height: 85 m, Call Sign: KFN544
Assigned Frequencies: 159.270 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/2005, Expiration Date: 05/16/2015
Registrant: Fcca, 4045 Jockey Street, Charlton, NY 12019, Phone: (518) 399-6755, Fax: (518) 399-6755, Email:
- 1.75 M E Hamilton S-E Rd 1241 (Lat: 31.651556 Lon: -98.119472), Call Sign: KKL558
Assigned Frequencies: 43.1400 MHz Grant Date: 02/08/1996, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 04/08/2001
Registrant: Farmers Propane Gas Company, Hamilton, TX 76531, Phone: (817) 386-3113 - Lat: 31.591944 Lon: -98.034444, Call Sign: WPSI337
Assigned Frequencies: 160.080 MHz Grant Date: 05/04/2001, Expiration Date: 05/04/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Wear Radio Service Inc, 1902 North 3rd Street, Temple, TX 76501, Phone: (254) 773-6992, Fax: (254) 770-0777
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 31.719056 Lon: -98.144472, Call Sign: KLB632
Assigned Frequencies: 161.670 MHz, 161.670 MHz Grant Date: 08/03/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2013
Registrant: Charles L Martin, P O Box 200726, Austin, TX 78720
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 26 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hamilton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 33 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Hamilton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Hamilton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Hamilton, TX
| Most common first names in Hamilton, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 77 | 78.3 years |
| William | 67 | 81.2 years |
| Robert | 62 | 78.3 years |
| John | 60 | 77.8 years |
| Mary | 58 | 82.3 years |
| Willie | 29 | 80.3 years |
| George | 26 | 81.5 years |
| Henry | 25 | 75.8 years |
| Annie | 25 | 83.9 years |
| Thomas | 24 | 78.9 years |
| Most common last names in Hamilton, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Williams | 34 | 85.8 years |
| Smith | 32 | 81.9 years |
| Jones | 30 | 78.3 years |
| Harris | 29 | 81.9 years |
| Thompson | 27 | 80.8 years |
| White | 24 | 79.8 years |
| Schrank | 23 | 81.3 years |
| Johnson | 20 | 82.0 years |
| Taylor | 17 | 74.3 years |
| Lee | 17 | 76.7 years |
| Businesses in Hamilton, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | True Value | 2 |
| FedEx | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | | |
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