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Upshur County

Population in July 2008: 1,168. Population change since 2000: +5.6%
 

Males: 550  (47.1%)
Females: 618  (52.9%)

Median resident age:  31.8 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75683.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,790 (it was $33,542 in 2000)
Ore City:  $46,790
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,572
Ore City:  $21,572
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,724 (it was $44,500 in 2000)
Ore City:  $81,724
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $100,900; Detached houses: $109,658; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,790; Mobile homes: $34,125

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Races in Ore City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.8%)
  • Hispanic (7.4%)
  • Black (6.6%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Ore City: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.8%), German (9.5%), Irish (9.2%), English (6.4%), French (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 518 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ore City

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ore City city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

46 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 1.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

This city:  4.2%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Ore City, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ore City to the number of sex offenders is 97 to 1.

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

Ore City:  1.4% ($605)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Longview, TX (20.3 miles , pop. 73,344).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (59.7 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (120.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lone Star, TX (3.1 miles ), Avinger, TX (3.4 miles ), Gilmer, TX (3.8 miles ), Hughes Springs, TX (3.8 miles ), Harleton, TX (3.8 miles ), Daingerfield, TX (4.0 miles ), East Mountain, TX (4.0 miles ), Bettie, TX (4.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $50,400
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $34,500
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $60,600
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,500
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $105,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $26,500
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $56,700
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 32.80 N, Longitude: 94.72 W

Area code: 903

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Population change in the 1990s: +209 (+23.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Repair and maintenance (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Ore City-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 241% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/1/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Ore City city center injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1954, a category 3 tornado 8.2 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Ore City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 99% 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 77.1 miles away from Ore City center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Ore City topographic map

Birthplace of: Chad Stanley - 2005 NFL player (Houston Texans, born: Jan 29, 1976).


Hospitals/medical centers near Ore City:
  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER PITTSBURG (about 20 miles; PITTSBURG, TX)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; LONGVIEW, TX)
  • LONGVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; LONGVIEW, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Ore City, TX

Airports located in Ore City:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ore City:
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 46 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 71 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 76 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Ore City:
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ore City and their reported violations in the past:

BROOKSHIRES CAMP JOY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 306, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and MAR-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.4%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  22.4%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  10.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ore City, TX



Ore City compared to Texas state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age 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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Banks with branches in Ore City (2009 data):
  • Security State Bank, National Association: at 220 East Main Street, branch established on 1912-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $52.6 mil, Deposits: $43.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First Gilmer Bankshares, Inc.
  • Texas Heritage National Bank: Nbd Ore City Branch at Hwy 259, branch established on 2003-03-31. Info updated 2008-05-27: Bank assets: $97.9 mil, Deposits: $73.2 mil, headquarters in Daingerfield, TX, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Daingerfield Holding Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Upshur County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (52%)
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Ore City

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCatholic Church
Adherents48.3%20.2%7.7%7.1%6.7%
Congregations27.9%20.9%12.8%18.6%3.5%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodAmerican Baptist AssociationChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents6.0%1.4%1.1%0.6%0.8%
Congregations3.5%3.5%2.3%2.3%4.7%
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
Other Government Administration 2$4,832$28,9921$230
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$842
Police Protection - Officers 4$10,678$32,0340$0
Police - Other 0$0 2$443
Water Supply 3$5,372$21,4880$0
Totals for Government 9$20,882$27,8434$1,515



Ore City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $115,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $142,000
    Sewerage: $75,000
    Water Utilities: $75,000
    General - Other: $67,000
    Fire Protection: $29,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $200,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $115,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
    Housing & Community Development: $0
  • Tax - Property: $124,000
    Total General Sales: $71,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $251,000

9.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.06%
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 Gregg County, TX  3.28% ($35,029 average AGI)
from Smith County, TX  0.43% ($29,800)
from Harrison County, TX  0.38% ($27,400)


9.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.19%
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 Gregg County, TX  2.97% ($31,358 average AGI)
to Wood County, TX  0.95% ($47,205)
to Smith County, TX  0.57% ($30,149)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ore City:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KEES (1430 AM; 5 kW; GLADEWATER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KEGG (1560 AM; 2 kW; DAINGERFIELD, TX)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ore City:
  • KYKX (105.7 FM; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • KFRO-FM (95.3 FM; GILMER, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • KTAA (90.7 FM; BIG SANDY, TX; Owner: INSTITUTE IN BASIC LIFE PRINCIPLES, INC.)
  • KAZE (106.9 FM; ORE CITY, TX; Owner: REYNOLDS RADIO, INC.)
  • KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KJTX (104.5 FM; JEFFERSON, TX; Owner: WISDOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KIXK (99.3 FM; WHITE OAK, TX; Owner: REYNOLDS RADIO, INC.)
  • KVNE (89.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: EDUC. RADIO FOUND. OF E. TEXAS, INC.)
  • KDVE (103.1 FM; PITTSBURG, TX; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
  • KNUE (101.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKTX-FM (96.1 FM; KILGORE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSCN (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMHT-FM (103.9 FM; MARSHALL, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ore City:
  • KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
  • KLTV (Channel 7; TYLER, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
  • KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
  • KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
  • KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
  • KFXK (Channel 51; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLPN-LP (Channel 58; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLGV-LP (Channel 10; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Ore City fatal accident list:
Nov 14, 2007 11:43 AM, Fm450, Lat: 32.797194, Lon: -94.711836, Vehicles: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 10, 1985 10:20 AM, 259, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 2, 1979 02:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 22, 1979 12:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ore City)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$75,1601$74,320
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$60,6201$52,270
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9501.00

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 52
  • Hazardous Condition: 2
  • Service Call: 2
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Ore City


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