Joshua, Texas

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Back to Joshua, TX housing info, Johnson County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Joshua, TX Johnson County Population in July 2008: 5,812. Population change since 2000: +28.4% Males: 2,884   (49.6%) Females: 2,928   (50.4%) Median resident age:   33.3 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 76058. Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,824 (it was $43,431 in 2000) Joshua:   $51,824 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $23,610 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $123,071 (it was $82,700 in 2000) Joshua:   $123,071 Texas:   $126,800 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 76058 Joshua, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Joshua: White Non-Hispanic (90.2%) Hispanic (7.9%) Other race (2.8%) Two or more races (1.5%) American Indian (1.1%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Joshua: 87.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Joshua, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Joshua is mentioned 135 times on our forum: 1. Johnson County (Cleburne, Keene and Joshua) and 2. Water Moccasins  (14 replies) Texas cities A-Z name game...  (356 replies) Thoughts On Joshua Texas ?  (10 replies) What is attracting California and west coast folks to DFW?  (404 replies) Recession in Austin?? HAHA.. too many jobs and..........  (82 replies) Dallas versus Southern California  (276 replies) Latest news from Joshua, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (17.2%), Irish (13.8%), German (12.7%), English (7.3%), French (2.9%), Polish (2.5%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 924 feet Land area: 6.51 square miles. Population density: 892 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 32.46 N, Longitude: 97.39 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 817

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Joshua, Texas - Economy and Business Data

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.24
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Joshua, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Joshua-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 248% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Joshua city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Joshua-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from Joshua center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Birthplace of: Blake Mallory - Craftsman Truck series NASCAR driver (born: Mar 2, 1980).

Political contributions by individuals in Joshua, TX

• Buffalo Chips Airpark Airport (Runways: 1)
• Stol Field Airport (Runways: 1)
• Taylor's Air Park Airport (Runways: 1)

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Church in Joshua: Joshua Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in Joshua: Owl Stadium (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	77.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This city:	6.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Joshua, TX

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Here		48.5%
USA		50.2%

9.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,577 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.17%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.05%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Tarrant County, TX	4.21% ($45,937 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX	0.60% ($38,902)
from Ellis County, TX	0.19% ($39,101)

8.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,959 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.84%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($126 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.06%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Tarrant County, TX	3.92% ($37,188 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX	0.47% ($35,134)
to Hood County, TX	0.24% ($45,938)

• Richard W Schertz, Fm 917, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.4 m, Overall height: 88.4 m
• Jerri L Janjua, 6901 Cr 1010, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.3 m
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
• Kristin Steiner, 104 E. 12th Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 42.7 m
  Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
• Don J Clevenger, Tn 321 Deg At .5 Mi From Hwy 1902 & Fm 917, Type: Tower, Structure height: 70 m, Overall height: 72 m
  Registrant: Alcatel - Lucent, 1601 Bryan Street - 26th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201, Phone: (214) 812-5230, Email:
• B Carter, 805 Cr 909 (Joshua #9257), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

• 1 Mi N Of Int Of Hwy 174 & Hwy 917, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WNQN762, Licensee ID: L00004475
  Assigned Frequencies : 170.275 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/05/2001, Expiration Date: 04/18/2011
  Registrant: Brazos River Authority, Waco, TX 76714, Phone: (817) 326-3484
• 200 Santa Fe St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 16.8 m, Overall height: 17.4 m, Call Sign: WPTG840, Licensee ID: L00086522
  Assigned Frequencies : 46.1000 MHz, 46.1400 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/01/2001, Expiration Date: 04/01/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/02/2002, Certifier: Sanford J Mason Iii
  Registrant: Joshua City Of

• Fire: 67
• Hazardous Condition: 15
• Service Call: 51
• Good Intent Call: 13

• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"