Lipscomb County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.4%
(6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 6.4% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 57.1% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Higgins, TX
Higgins compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Higgins (2011 data):
- Happy State Bank: Higgins Branch at 21 North Main Street, branch established on 1906/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/12: Bank assets: $1,840.0 mil, Deposits: $1,625.4 mil, headquarters in Happy, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Happy Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Electricity (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Lipscomb County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Higgins (based on Lipscomb County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 83.81%
| Here |  | 83.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 40.5% | 28.5% | 10.8% | 5.9% | 14.3% |
| Congregations | 26.3% | 21.1% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 42.1% |
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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: 2 | Lipscomb County: | 6.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3 | Lipscomb County: | 10.04 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 10.04 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.7% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Lipscomb County: | 26.1% | | Texas: | 26.6% |
| 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 |
1 | $1,800 | $21,600 | 1 | $56 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $624 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,800 | $33,600 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,600 | $27,600 | 2 | $680 |
Higgins government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $27,000 ($68.35)
Sewerage: $18,000 ($45.57)
All Other: $16,000 ($40.51)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $56,000 ($141.77)
General - Other: $52,000 ($131.65)
Regular Highways: $52,000 ($131.65)
Financial Administration: $26,000 ($65.82)
Solid Waste Management: $24,000 ($60.76)
Sewerage: $23,000 ($58.23)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($12.66)
Libraries: $2,000 ($5.06)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($5.06)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($10.13)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($10.13)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $48,000 ($121.52)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $57,000 ($144.30)
- Tax - Property: $73,000 ($184.81)
Total General Sales: $12,000 ($30.38)
Public Utilities: $8,000 ($20.25)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $60,000 ($151.90)
11.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,053 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.24% | | 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:
11.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,676 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.07% | | 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 Higgins:
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Higgins:
- KWOX (101.1 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: OMNI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMZE (92.1 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: FM 92 BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KWFX (93.5 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- KWDQ (102.3 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Higgins:
- KOMI-LP (Channel 24; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: 101 TELEVISION)
- K23EC (Channel 23; CANADIAN, TX; Owner: C. L. & O. TRANSLATOR SYS., INC.)
- K31CD (Channel 31; CANADIAN, ETC., TX; Owner: C. L. & O. TRANSLATOR SYS., INC.)
- K33CQ (Channel 33; CANADIAN, ETC., TX; Owner: C. L. & O. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K29BR (Channel 29; CANADIAN, ETC., TX; Owner: C. L. & O. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K35CE (Channel 35; CANADIAN, ETC., TX; Owner: C. L. & O. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- KWET (Channel 12; CHEYENNE, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
Higgins fatal accident list:
Jun 17, 1981 09:35 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Feb 27, 1980 10:40 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Higgins)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Commercial & Gray St (Lat: 36.120611 Lon: -100.023167), Call Sign: KNGU687, Licensee ID: L00086586
Assigned Frequencies: 37.1800 MHz Grant Date: 04/26/2003, Expiration Date: 07/14/2013
Registrant: Higgins Lipscomb Fire Dept, Box 299, Higgins, TX 79046, Phone: (806) 852-4561 - 11 E Mill St (Lat: 36.118944 Lon: -100.021778), Call Sign: KNGU688, Licensee ID: L00086586
Assigned Frequencies: 37.1800 MHz Grant Date: 04/26/2003, Expiration Date: 07/14/2013
Registrant: Higgins Lipscomb Fire Dept, Box 299, Higgins, TX 79046, Phone: (806) 852-4561 - Adj Us Hwy 60 4.5 Mi W (Lat: 36.094194 Lon: -100.094583), Structure height: 73 m, Call Sign: KKP670
Assigned Frequencies: 160.260 MHz Grant Date: 03/05/2005, Expiration Date: 03/06/2015
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- Sf Mp 432.2 5.5 Mi Sw (Lat: 36.081694 Lon: -100.110417), Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WNQE630
Assigned Frequencies: 160.650 MHz, 160.935 MHz Grant Date: 08/23/2005, Expiration Date: 09/08/2015, Certifier: John W Pope
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- 6 Km W (Lat: 36.094194 Lon: -100.094583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70 m, Overall height: 74 m, Call Sign: WPHW869
Assigned Frequencies: 452.900 MHz Grant Date: 07/15/2005, Expiration Date: 07/27/2015, Certifier: John W Pope
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - 8 Mi Sw On Hwy 60 (Lat: 36.060306 Lon: -100.153722), Overall height: 90.8 m, Call Sign: WPJA258
Assigned Frequencies: 943.725 MHz Grant Date: 07/07/2000, Expiration Date: 08/29/2010, Certifier: Ronald D Obermueller
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- HIGGINS, 1/2 Block West Of The Corner Of Railroad St And Lipscomb St (Lat: 36.116944 Lon: -100.025028), Type: Tank, Structure height: 44.7 m, Overall height: 46.7 m, Call Sign: WQJN916, Licensee ID: L01047332
Assigned Frequencies: 11355.0 MHz Grant Date: 11/13/2008, Expiration Date: 11/13/2018, Certifier: Douglas Campbell
Registrant: Ama Communications L.L.C., 4909 Canyon Dr, Amarillo, TX 79110, Phone: (806) 322-2222, Fax: (806) 322-2121, Email:
- Higgins, U 60 4.5mi S W Of (Lat: 36.094194 Lon: -100.094556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 74.1 m, Call Sign: KBY52
Assigned Frequencies: 6825.00 MHz, 6765.00 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz Grant Date: 12/17/2009, Expiration Date: 12/20/2019
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KB6PFC
Grant Date: 04/16/1991, Expiration Date: 04/16/2001, Cancellation Date: 04/17/2003
Registrant: Joe P Slack, Higgins, TX 79046 - Call Sign: WB5WCY
Grant Date: 04/13/1993, Expiration Date: 04/13/2003, Cancellation Date: 04/14/2005
Registrant: Orbin N Crouch, Box 219, Higgins, TX 79046
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: BEECH 23 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 113 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2329Q , Serial Number: M-393, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 04/24/1963
Registrant (Individual): Mike Rollins, Po Box 322, Higgins, TX 79046
| Most common first names in Higgins, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 11 | 79.9 years |
| Mary | 10 | 81.3 years |
| William | 7 | 73.8 years |
| Robert | 5 | 80.8 years |
| Edward | 4 | 83.8 years |
| Charles | 4 | 73.7 years |
| James | 4 | 80.5 years |
| Arthur | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Ethel | 3 | 86.0 years |
| Johnnie | 3 | 77.3 years |
| Most common last names in Higgins, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Barton | 8 | 73.0 years |
| Stucker | 6 | 77.6 years |
| Detrixhe | 6 | 83.8 years |
| States | 5 | 87.0 years |
| Thomas | 5 | 81.0 years |
| Jones | 4 | 78.2 years |
| Eggleston | 4 | 77.5 years |
| Wilson | 4 | 78.3 years |
| Bettis | 4 | 81.2 years |
| Gill | 4 | 74.0 years |
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