Kennard-Ratcliff, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 1,483.

Males: 704	(47.5%)
Females: 779	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,218 (it was $28,831 in 2000)

Kennard-Ratcliff:	$40,218
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,946

Kennard-Ratcliff:	$20,946
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,378 (it was $40,500 in 2000)

Kennard-Ratcliff:	$74,378
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $111,414; Detached houses: $137,995; Townhouses or other attached units: $86,840; Mobile homes: $29,191

Kennard-Ratcliff, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Kennard-Ratcliff:

White Non-Hispanic (74.2%)
Black (24.4%)
American Indian (24.4%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Kennard-Ratcliff: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 178.5 square miles.

Population density: 8.3 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Kennard-Ratcliff

High school or higher: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kennard-Ratcliff CCD

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 60.1%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 8.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.4%
Texas:	13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kennard-Ratcliff:	1.1% ($465)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tyler, TX (68.2 miles , pop. 83,650).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (79.5 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (111.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Kennard, TX (1.4 miles ), Wells, TX (4.0 miles ), Apple Springs, TX (4.2 miles ), Pollok, TX (4.3 miles ), Crockett, TX (4.3 miles ), Latexo, TX (4.4 miles ), Groveton, TX (4.6 miles ), Alto, TX (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 31.36 N, Longitude: 95.15 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 936

Kennard-Ratcliff household income distribution

Kennard-Ratcliff home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (8%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (19%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Kennard-Ratcliff-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the Kennard-Ratcliff place center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1974, a category 3 tornado 19.7 miles away from the place center .

Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Kennard-Ratcliff:

EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT (about 15 miles; CROCKETT, TX)
WOODLAND HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; LUFKIN, TX)
EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER TRINITY (about 31 miles; TRINITY, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kennard-Ratcliff:

ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; LUFKIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,773)
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 10,429)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 65 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
KILGORE COLLEGE (about 76 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 84 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)

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Notable locations in Kennard-Ratcliff: Center (A), Ratcliff Lake Recreation Site (B), Malibu Club (C), John T Collier Syrup and Grist Mill (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Kennard-Ratcliff include: Pine Spring Church (A), Piney Creek Church (B), Plain Church (C), Ratcliff Baptist Church (D), Enon Church (E), Fairview Church (F), Bethel Church (G), Tadmor Church (H), Ivie Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Walker Cemetery (1), Vaughn Family Graves (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Enon Cemetery (4), Corinth Cemetery (5), Creasy Cemetery (6), Patton Family Graves (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cook Lake (A), Blue Lake (B), Westbrook Lake (C), Malibu Club Lake (D), Ratcliff Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hickman Branch (A), Helton Creek (B), Owens Branch (C), Gum Creek (D), Joe Branch (E), Lynch Creek (F), Old Zion Creek (G), Sikes Creek (H), Whiteley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Kennard-Ratcliff include: Antioch Premitive Baptist Church Historical Marker (1), Thomas Jefferson Payne Home (2), Rosenwald School Historical Marker (3), Colthorp Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	59.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	22.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kennard-Ratcliff, TX

Kennard-Ratcliff compared to Texas state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Houston County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Electricity (44%) Wood (9%) Utility gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Kennard-Ratcliff

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church
Adherents	55.3%	10.4%	8.9%	6.6%	6.0%
Congregations	36.1%	16.7%	5.6%	12.5%	2.8%

Name	American Baptist Association	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	3.5%	1.3%	1.2%	3.2%
Congregations	8.3%	5.6%	1.4%	2.8%	8.3%

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.

6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
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:

from Harris County, TX	1.06% ($39,657 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TX	0.73% ($23,792)
from Walker County, TX	0.33% ($20,909)

7.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.29%
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:

to Harris County, TX	0.91% ($34,900 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TX	0.75% ($27,620)
to Angelina County, TX	0.39% ($29,962)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kennard-Ratcliff:

KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KIVY (1290 AM; 3 kW; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: LEON HUNT)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KSML (1260 AM; 5 kW; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kennard-Ratcliff:

KAFX-FM (95.5 FM; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJCS (103.3 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: RADIO LICENSING, INC.)
KYKS (105.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUEZ (100.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KIVY-FM (92.7 FM; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: LEON HUNT)
KLSN (96.3 FM; HUDSON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWOK)
KLDN (88.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LA. STATE UNIV.)
KSWP (90.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: LUFKIN EDUCATIONAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)
KAVX (91.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: LUFKIN ED BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
KTHT (97.1 FM; CLEVELAND, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBJS (90.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KTYL-FM (93.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KYBI (101.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, TX; Owner: VERNA R. PHILLIPS)
KVLL-FM (94.7 FM; WELLS, TX; Owner: RADIO WOODVILLE, INC.)
KWRW (97.7 FM; RUSK, TX; Owner: E. H. WHITEHEAD)

TV broadcast stations around Kennard-Ratcliff:

KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
KTRE (Channel 9; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
KFXL-LP (Channel 58; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTWC-LP (Channel 12; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KIVY-LP (Channel 16; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: JIM GIBBS)
KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
KLUF-LP (Channel 5; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KIBN-LP (Channel 11; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KLNM-LP (Channel 42; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: MILLENIUM COMMUNICATIONS)
KHTM-LP (Channel 13; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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