Perryton, Texas

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Ochiltree County

Population in July 2008: 8,304. Population change since 2000: +6.8%

Males: 4,112	(49.5%)
Females: 4,192	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 79070.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,963 (it was $37,363 in 2000)

Perryton:	$42,963
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,648

Perryton:	$19,648
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,339 (it was $44,200 in 2000)

Perryton:	$66,339
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,988; Detached houses: $89,541; Townhouses or other attached units: $201,005; Mobile homes: $16,471; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Perryton:

White Non-Hispanic (63.9%)
Hispanic (34.1%)
Other race (11.1%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
American Indian (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Perryton: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.7%), German (10.6%), Irish (7.6%), English (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 4.43 square miles.

Population density: 1873 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Perryton

High school or higher: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Perryton city

Never married: 15.7%
Now married: 68.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 8.8%

1,341 residents are foreign born (16.7% Latin America).

This city:	17.2%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Perryton, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Perryton to the number of sex offenders is 519 to 1.

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

Perryton:	1.7% ($752)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amarillo, TX (101.0 miles , pop. 173,627).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (193.7 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (337.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Booker, TX (3.9 miles ), South Beaver, OK (5.0 miles ), Spearman, TX (5.1 miles ), Hardesty, OK (5.1 miles ), Darrouzett, TX (5.2 miles ), Lipscomb, TX (5.6 miles) , Beaver, OK (5.8 miles ), Gruver, TX (5.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $104,800
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $177,500
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $126,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $136,300
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $156,700
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $139,800
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $240,000
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $123,300
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $59,200
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $274,900
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $168,700
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $121,000

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Latitude: 36.39 N, Longitude: 100.81 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -280 (-3.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,571 (75.4%)

Area code: 806

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Perryton, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+1.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (34%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (9%)
Utilities (5%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Mining (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Perryton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	25.2	12.3	12.6	0.0	12.5	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	12.0
Assaults	25	19	15	13	11	3	6
per 100,000	314.5	234.0	188.7	164.4	137.3	36.0	72.2
Burglaries	36	28	28	18	8	20	16
per 100,000	452.8	344.8	352.2	227.7	99.8	240.2	192.7
Thefts	105	119	96	94	56	87	56
per 100,000	1320.8	1465.5	1207.7	1189.0	698.8	1045.0	674.3
Auto thefts	6	5	2	3	3	4	5
per 100,000	75.5	61.6	25.2	37.9	37.4	48.0	60.2
Arson	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
per 100,000	12.6	12.3	0.0	12.6	12.5	0.0	12.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	173.6	144.3	122.8	99.4	75.4	73.3	63.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.96
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Perryton, Texas

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Perryton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Perryton city center .

On 3/18/1982, a category 4 tornado 33.6 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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

On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 9.8 miles away from Perryton center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.6 miles away from the city center
On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from Perryton center
On 2/18/2006 at 05:49:41, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/2000 at 17:19:08, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from Perryton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospital/medical center in Perryton:

OCHILTREE GENERAL HOSPITAL (3101 GARRETT DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Perryton:

BEAVER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BEAVER, OK)
HANSFORD HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SPEARMAN, TX)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF TEXAS COUNTY (about 45 miles; GUYMON, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Perryton, TX

Airports located in Perryton:

Perryton Ochiltree County Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 4,000, Local Ops: 6,000)

Local government website: www.ci.perryton.tx.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perryton:

AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 104 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 171 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 178 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 179 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT enrollment: 3,529)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 191 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)

Public high schools in Perryton:

PERRYTON High School (Students: 556; Location: 1102 S JEFFERSON ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 55)
TOP OF TEXAS ACCELERATED EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 605 N MAIN; Grades: 7-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Perryton:

PERRYTON Junior High School (Students: 465; Location: 510 S ETON; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 44)
JAMES L WRIGHT Elementary (Students: 444; Location: 1702 S GRINNELL ST; Grades: 1-3; Our rating: 74)
EDWIN F WILLIAMS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 902 SW 19TH; Grades: 4-5; Our rating: 59)
PERRYTON KINDER (Students: 283; Location: 410 S ETON ST; Grades: EE-KG)

Private elementary/middle schools in Perryton:

VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 56; Location: 2322 S MAIN; Grades: PK - 11)
THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTES (Students: 13; Location: 201 SW 5TH AVE; Grades: PK - KG)

See full list of schools located in Perryton, School District: PERRYTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Library in Perryton:

PERRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $141,485; Location: 22 SE 5TH AVE; 53,200 books; 1,950 audio materials; 1,055 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Frank Phillips Junior College-Allen Campus 2304 Jefferson Perryton TX 79070

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Notable locations in Perryton: Plainview Hardware Company Building (A), Ochiltree County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Perryton include: Church of Christ (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), First Baptist Church (C), Southside Baptist Church (D), United Pentecostal Church (E), Key Heights Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Perryton: Stark Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Ambassador Inn Inc (210 Southeast 24th Avenue), Budget Inn (711 North Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Perryton and their reported violations in the past:

LAKE FRYER WOLF CREEK PARK (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Perryton, TX

52 people in nursing homes
20 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Perryton compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly 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 below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Perryton (2009 data):

FirstBank Southwest: Perryton Branch at 201 South Main Street, branch established on 1955-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $685.2 mil, Deposits: $600.4 mil, headquarters in Amarillo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Firstperryton Bancorp, Inc.
The Perryton National Bank: at 825 South Main Street, branch established on 1921-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $120.8 mil, Deposits: $107.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Perryton Bancshares, Inc.
Interstate Bank, ssb: Interstate Bank, Ssb at 301 South Main Street, branch established on 1957-01-01. Info updated 2008-04-17: Bank assets: $116.3 mil, Deposits: $106.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Isb Holdings, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Perryton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ochiltree County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Perryton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Catholic Church	Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	44.5%	12.4%	10.9%	9.6%	5.4%
Congregations	13.6%	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%

Name	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of the Brethren	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	4.0%	2.1%	1.3%	5.4%
Congregations	13.6%	9.1%	4.5%	4.5%	36.4%

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	3	$18,941	$75,764	6	$1,328
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$662
Police Protection - Officers	7	$24,834	$42,573	0	$0
Police - Other	7	$18,423	$31,582	0	$0
Firefighters	10	$30,509	$36,611	0	$0
Streets and Highways	6	$15,418	$30,836	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	7	$20,008	$34,299	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$6,936	$27,744	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	6	$15,956	$31,912	3	$790
Housing and Community Development(Local)	2	$8,484	$50,904	0	$0
Water Supply	5	$13,893	$33,343	0	$0
Gas Supply	3	$8,969	$35,876	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	9	$26,493	$35,324	0	$0
Totals for Government	68	$208,864	$36,858	10	$2,780

Perryton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $556,000
Sewerage: $248,000

Parks & Recreation: $134,000

All Other: $104,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,611,000
Police Protection: $696,000

Regular Highways: $653,000

Solid Waste Management: $596,000

Parks & Recreation: $529,000

Fire Protection: $457,000

Water Utilities: $400,000

Financial Administration: $250,000

General - Other: $229,000

Sewerage: $141,000

General Public Buildings: $81,000

Central Staff Services: $28,000

Health Services - Other: $13,000

Air Transportation: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $127,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $219,000
All Other: $21,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,280,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $220,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $327,000
General Revenue, NEC: $149,000

Rents: $38,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $69,000
Parks & Recreation: $30,000

Regular Highways: $28,000

Police Protection: $23,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,341,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,940,000
Water Utilities: $764,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $26,000
All Other: $23,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $1,517,000
Property: $663,000

Public Utilities: $129,000

NEC: $60,000

Other Selective Sales: $30,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,840,000

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,701 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
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 Lipscomb County, TX	0.48% ($35,429 average AGI)
from Randall County, TX	0.41% ($21,750)
from Potter County, TX	0.34% ($17,000)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,676 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
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 Randall County, TX	0.78% ($29,435 average AGI)
to Lipscomb County, TX	0.51% ($69,000)
to Potter County, TX	0.51% ($31,533)

Strongest AM radio stations in Perryton:

KEYE (1400 AM; 1 kW; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: PERRYTON RADIO, INC)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Perryton:

K211CF (90.1 FM; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: CAROL STAVLO)
KEYE-FM (96.1 FM; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: PERRYTON RADIO, INC.)
KTOT (89.5 FM; SPEARMAN, TX; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY, INC.)
KRDF-FM (98.3 FM; SPEARMAN, TX; Owner: SPEARHEAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
K218BS (91.5 FM; BOOKER, TX; Owner: BOOKER TEXAS KJIL TRANSLATOR COMM)

TV broadcast stations around Perryton:

K25EG (Channel 25; BALKO, OK; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
K58EA (Channel 58; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: C.L.& O. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
K62DD (Channel 62; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: C. L. & O. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
K64AC (Channel 64; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: C.L.& O.TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
K66AB (Channel 66; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: C.L.& O.TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
K68AD (Channel 68; PERRYTON, TX; Owner: C.L.& O.TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Perryton, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 16
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 10
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Texas average:

Fatal accident count: 164
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
Fatalities: 181
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23

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