For population 15 years and over in Oak Valley town:
Never married: 22.9%
Now married: 58.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 13.7%
7 residents are foreign born
This town:
1.7%
Texas:
13.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,058 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $288 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waco, TX (49.9 miles , pop. 113,726).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Dallas, TX (55.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:Retreat, TX (1.8 miles ),
Corsicana, TX (2.3 miles ),
Mustang, TX (2.3 miles)
,
Angus, TX (2.5 miles ),
Barry, TX (2.9 miles ),
Navarro, TX (2.9 miles)
,
Richland, TX (3.0 miles ),
Emhouse, TX (3.1 miles)
.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Oak Valley-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 201% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/1953, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.7 miles away from the Oak Valley town center killed 114 peopleand injured 597 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 3/10/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the town center killed 6 peopleand injured 77 people.
Earthquake activity:
Oak Valley-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% 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 85.9 miles away from the city center On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from Oak Valley center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Navarro County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Fires: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Valley:
NAVARRO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; CORSICANA, TX)
ENNIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; ENNIS, TX)
PARKVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; MEXIA, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Valley:
Navarro College (about 4 miles; Corsicana, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,283)
Trinity Valley Community College (about 41 miles; Athens, TX; FT enrollment: 2,707)
Texas State Technical College Waco (about 43 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 3,995)
Baylor University (about 49 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 13,993)
McLennan Community College (about 49 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 4,343)
Mountain View College (about 54 miles; Dallas, TX; FT enrollment: 2,181)
Dallas Baptist University (about 54 miles; Dallas, TX; FT enrollment: 2,798)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.1. This is better than average.
City:
26.1
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.660. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.660
U.S.:
2.433
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.54. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
4.54
U.S.:
9.39
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
30.8
U.S.:
28.3
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.3%
(13.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Religion statistics for Oak Valley (based on Navarro County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.40%
Here
64.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Churches of Christ
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents
46.4%
15.0%
9.8%
6.7%
5.1%
Congregations
26.4%
20.9%
1.1%
8.8%
7.7%
Name
American Baptist Association
Assemblies of God
Pentecostal Church of God
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Other
Adherents
4.2%
2.2%
1.7%
1.6%
7.3%
Congregations
9.9%
4.4%
2.2%
2.2%
16.5%
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: 7
Here:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
Navarro County:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
This county:
4.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
Navarro County:
3.47 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Navarro County:
9.5%
State:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
28.8%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
18.1%
Texas:
15.7%
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
Oak Valley government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $5,000 ($13.59)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,000 ($38.04)
Tax - Public Utilities: $10,000 ($27.17)
Total Salaries & Wages: $0 ($0.00)
7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,707 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.59%
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:
