Apache 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: 34.3%
(35.5% for American Indian residents, 18.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This place: |  3.1 people | | Arizona: |  2.8 people |
| This place: | 68.1% | | Whole state: | 68.6% |
| This place: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 6.2% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Houck, AZ
Houck compared to Arizona state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (62%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Utility gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Apache County Arizona:
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Religion statistics for Houck (based on Apache County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.87%
| Here | | 49.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 57.7% | 25.8% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 15.7% | 20.9% | 12.2% | 5.2% | 8.7% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Baha'i | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 25.2% |
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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: 11 | Here: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Arizona: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Apache County: | 0.57 / 10,000 pop. | | Arizona: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33 | This county: | 4.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 20 | Apache County: | 2.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Arizona: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Apache County: | 12.8% | | State: | 8.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.2% | | Arizona: | 14.2% |
12.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,627 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.14% | | Arizona average: | 8.20% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($131 average AGI)| Apache County: | 0.09% | | Arizona average: | 0.18% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,438 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.61% | | Arizona average: | 5.96% |
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 Houck:
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
- KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
- KDJI (1270 AM; 5 kW; HOLBROOK, AZ; Owner: PETRACOM OF HOLBROOK, L.L.C.)
- KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
- KVWM (970 AM; 5 kW; SHOW LOW, AZ; Owner: PETRACOM OF SHOW LOW, LLC)
- KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Houck:
- KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KWRK (96.1 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Houck:
- K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
Houck fatal accident list:
Feb 26, 2006 07:27 PM, I-40, Lat: 35.282725, Lon: -109.228958, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 1980 05:40 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $1,800,000
Total average daily traffic: 400
Total average daily truck traffic: 12
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 468
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - James P O'Dowd, 3.4 Mi Se (Lat: 35.263056 Lon: -109.150833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m, Licensee ID: L00270093
Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Sonya Dutton, 3.4 Mi Se (Lat: 35.263056 Lon: -109.150833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4271, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 3.4 Mi Se (Lat: 35.263056 Lon: -109.150833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 3.4 Mi Se (Lat: 35.263056 Lon: -109.150833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- 3.4 Mi Se (Lat: 35.263056 Lon: -109.150833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m
Registrant: U S West Newvector Group Inc Dba , 3350 161st Ave Se Ms 224, Bellevue, WA 98009, Phone: (206) 603-2052
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Houck HBD, Bnsf Mp 188.1 Hbd (Lat: 35.280417 Lon: -109.160806), Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPZP609
Assigned Frequencies: 160.935 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2004, Expiration Date: 02/13/2014, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - HOUCK, 3.6 Ese (Lat: 35.262500 Lon: -109.151472), Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WMS710, Licensee ID: L00129894
Assigned Frequencies: 6551.25 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 04/09/2008, Certifier: Brian D Kidney
Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC - Houck, 3.4 Miles Se Of (Lat: 35.263056 Lon: -109.150833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m, Call Sign: WPUX380
Assigned Frequencies: 6345.49 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2002, Expiration Date: 05/21/2012, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: WA7HRV
Grant Date: 10/13/1995, Expiration Date: 10/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/02/2003
Registrant: Richard G Baumann, Houck, AZ 86506
| Most common first names in Houck, AZ among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 8 | 74.0 years |
| John | 7 | 80.6 years |
| Tom | 6 | 76.3 years |
| Joe | 4 | 65.5 years |
| Sam | 4 | 76.2 years |
| Dorothy | 3 | 76.0 years |
| Mable | 3 | 70.0 years |
| Alberta | 2 | 54.6 years |
| Ernest | 2 | 51.0 years |
| Ben | 2 | 85.9 years |
| Most common last names in Houck, AZ among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Yazzie | 15 | 71.3 years |
| Ashley | 10 | 53.5 years |
| Begay | 8 | 48.9 years |
| Joe | 5 | 72.6 years |
| Pinto | 5 | 57.6 years |
| Russell | 4 | 67.8 years |
| Sam | 4 | 86.5 years |
| Smith | 4 | 80.3 years |
| Roanhorse | 3 | 82.0 years |
| Kee | 3 | 68.0 years |
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health technologists and technicians"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers"
- #16 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores"
- #38 (86506) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other groups first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #74 (86506) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking other language at home"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
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