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Kaufman County

Population in July 2007: 534.
Males: 254  (47.8%)
Females: 280  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  40.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76240.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,214 (it was $53,958 in 2000)
Oak Ridge:  $65,214
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,342
Oak Ridge:  $26,342
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,333 (it was $88,600 in 2000)
Oak Ridge:  $143,333
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Oak Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.3%)
  • Hispanic (7.2%)
  • Black (6.0%)
  • Other race (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Oak Ridge: 90.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (30.8%), Irish (11.3%), German (9.8%), English (9.3%), Dutch (4.3%), French (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.24 square miles.

Population density: 239 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Oak Ridge

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak Ridge town

  • Never married: 9.1%
  • Now married: 77.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Oak Ridge:  1.3% ($1,174)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Mesquite, TX (22.2 miles , pop. 124,523).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Garland, TX (28.0 miles , pop. 215,768).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (32.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Post Oak Bend City, TX (1.8 miles ), Kaufman, TX (2.3 miles ), Terrell, TX (2.5 miles ), Talty, TX (2.9 miles ), Oak Grove, TX (2.9 miles ), Crandall, TX (3.4 miles ), Grays Prairie, TX (3.7 miles ), Forney, TX (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $157,600
  • 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $10,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 32.65 N, Longitude: 96.26 W

Oak Ridge household income distribution Oak Ridge home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (18%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (6%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)



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Crime in Oak Ridge by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 000011
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0383.1387.6
Burglaries 232016
    per 100,000 873.41282.1775.20.0383.12325.6
Thefts 303224
    per 100,000 1310.00.01162.8772.2766.31550.4
Auto thefts 300102
    per 100,000 1310.00.00.0386.10.0775.2
Arson 000021
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0766.3387.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 218.389.7100.861.8134.1364.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.75
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Oak Ridge, Texas

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Oak Ridge-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 235% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Oak Ridge town center killed 3 people and injured 48 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/11/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Oak Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 92% 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 40.5 miles away from Oak Ridge center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Oak Ridge topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Ridge:
  • MEDICAL CENTER AT TERRELL (about 1 miles; TERRELL, TX)
  • TERRELL STATE HOSP (about 1 miles; TERRELL, TX)
  • PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF KAUFMAN (about 5 miles; KAUFMAN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Ridge:
  • EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MESQUITE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 31 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
  • SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 8,231)
  • NORTH LAKE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 4,554)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 32 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,359)
  • RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 7,352)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  82.4%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak Ridge, TX



Oak Ridge compared to Texas state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Oak Ridge travel time to work


Oak Ridge mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Kaufman County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (68%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)


Religion statistics for Oak Ridge

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of Christ
Adherents47.8%13.2%12.6%8.8%7.1%
Congregations25.8%12.4%3.4%12.4%16.9%
NameAssemblies of GodChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist AssociationOther religions
Adherents2.4%1.9%1.6%1.5%3.1%
Congregations10.1%2.2%4.5%2.2%10.1%
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.


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$2,125$25,5000$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$51
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,692
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,550$30,6002$2,206
Water Supply 1$1,724$20,6880$0
Totals for Government 3$6,399$25,5967$3,949



12.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.23%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($60 average AGI)
Kaufman County:  0.04%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dallas County, TX  5.73% ($45,157 average AGI)
from Henderson County, TX  0.87% ($32,195)
from Van Zandt County, TX  0.47% ($33,608)


9.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.14%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($113 average AGI)
Kaufman County:  0.05%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dallas County, TX  3.39% ($30,904 average AGI)
to Henderson County, TX  0.96% ($27,589)
to Van Zandt County, TX  0.47% ($36,496)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oak Ridge:
  • 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.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KHCK (1480 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KMRT-AM LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KGGR (1040 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRVA (1600 AM; 5 kW; COCKRELL HILL, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDFT (540 AM; 1 kW; FERRIS, TX; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Ridge:
  • KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
  • WRR (101.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS)
  • KLUV-FM (98.7 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
  • KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
  • KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
  • KEGL (97.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOAI (107.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: INFINITY KOAI-FM, INC.)
  • KVIL-FM (103.7 FM; HIGHLAND PARK-DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TEXAS)
  • KHKS (106.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZPS (92.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKDA-FM (104.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KBFB (97.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KSCS (96.3 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KLNO (94.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KCBI (90.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
  • KDGE (102.1 FM; FORT WORTH-DALLAS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
  • KDMX (102.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KERA (90.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KEOM (88.5 FM; MESQUITE, TX; Owner: MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT)

TV broadcast stations around Oak Ridge:
  • KJJM-LP (Channel 46; DALLAS/MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
  • KTVT (Channel 11; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
  • KXAS-TV (Channel 5; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: STATION VENTURE OPERATIONS, LP)
  • KDTN (Channel 2; DENTON, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
  • KDAF (Channel 33; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KMPX (Channel 29; DECATUR, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KTXA (Channel 21; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH L.P.)
  • KUVN (Channel 23; GARLAND, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KSTR-TV (Channel 49; IRVING, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA DALLAS LLC)
  • KPXD (Channel 68; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON DALLAS LICENSE, INC.)
  • KERA-TV (Channel 13; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDFI (Channel 27; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NEW DMIC, INC.)
  • WFAA-TV (Channel 8; DALLAS, TX; Owner: WFAA-TV, L.P.)
  • KXTX-TV (Channel 39; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KDTX-TV (Channel 58; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)
  • KDFW (Channel 4; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KDFW LICENSE, INC.)
  • KLEG-LP (Channel 44; DALLAS, TX; Owner: DILIP VISWANATH)
  • K26HF (Channel 26; BRITTON, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KHPK-LP (Channel 28; DE SOTO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KATA-LP (Channel 60; MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
  • K25FW (Channel 25; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)


Oak Ridge fatal accident list:
Apr 22, 1993 04:10 AM, 34, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 4, 1989 05:00 AM, 34, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 23, 1987 05:20 AM, 34, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$90,8351$89,6101$13,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$48,4600$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$51,7831$49,0501$12,070
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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