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Limestone County

Population in July 2007: 795.
Males: 390  (49.1%)
Females: 405  (50.9%)
Median resident age:  41.4 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip code: 76678


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,653 (it was $32,727 in 2000)
Prairie Hill:  $45,653
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,761 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
Prairie Hill:  $112,761
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $140,702; Detached houses: $146,869; Mobile homes: $69,123; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
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Races in Prairie Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
  • Hispanic (8.8%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • American Indian (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Prairie Hill: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 140.7 square miles.

Population density: 5.7 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Prairie Hill

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prairie Hill CCD

  • Never married: 13.9%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

21 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America).

This place:  2.7%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Prairie Hill, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Prairie Hill to the number of sex offenders is 795 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Prairie Hill:  0.6% ($376)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
Prairie Hill satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waco, TX (25.8 miles , pop. 113,726).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Arlington, TX (75.8 miles , pop. 332,969).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (78.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Mart, TX (8.4 miles ), Mount Calm, TX (9.1 miles ), Coolidge, TX (11.9 miles ), Axtell, TX (12.3 miles ), Hallsburg, TX (13.1 miles ), Hubbard, TX (13.1 miles ), Perry, TX (15.2 miles ), Riesel, TX (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 31.66 N, Longitude: 96.80 W

Area code: 254

Prairie Hill household income distribution Prairie Hill home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)


Prairie Hill-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 128% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Prairie Hill place center killed 114 people and injured 597 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/10/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 77 people.


Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie Hill:
  • PARKVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MEXIA, TX)
  • LIMESTONE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; GROESBECK, TX)
  • FALLS COMMUNITY HOSP AND CLINIC (about 25 miles; MARLIN, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prairie Hill:
  • WACO REGIONAL (about 30 miles; WACO, TX; ID: ACT)
  • DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 55 miles; TEMPLE, TX; ID: TPL)
  • KILLEEN MUNI (about 74 miles; KILLEEN, TX; ID: ILE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie Hill:
  • WINGS FOR CHRIST INTL FLIGHT ACADEMY (about 16 miles; WACO, TX; ID: 73F)
  • TSTC WACO (about 19 miles; WACO, TX; ID: CNW)
  • MEXIA-LIMESTONE CO (about 21 miles; MEXIA, TX; ID: LXY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prairie Hill:
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 21 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,218)
  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 13,183)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
  • NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,842)
  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 58 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,054)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 63 miles; BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 75 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 3,029)

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Churches in Prairie Hill include: Billington Church (A), Frosa Chapel (B), Mount Antioch Church (C), Mustang Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shead Cemetery (1), Prairie Hill Cemetery (2), Billington Cemetery (3), Mount Calm Cemetery (4), Delia Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barger Branch (A), Packwood Creek (B), Mustang Creek (C), Board Creek (D), Pin Oak Creek (E). 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:  61.7%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  17.7%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prairie Hill, TX



Prairie Hill compared to Texas state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Limestone County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (51%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.50%
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 McLennan County, TX  1.11% ($23,654 average AGI)
from Freestone County, TX  1.03% ($41,861)
from Harris County, TX  0.43% ($49,200)


7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.34%
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 McLennan County, TX  1.63% ($24,649 average AGI)
to Freestone County, TX  0.92% ($30,500)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.36% ($33,840)


Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie Hill:
  • KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
  • KRZI (1580 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie Hill:
  • KDOS (107.9 FM; ROBINSON, TX; Owner: KICI-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWTX-FM (97.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYCX-FM (104.9 FM; MEXIA, TX; Owner: MJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBGO (95.7 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBRQ (102.5 FM; HILLSBORO, TX; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
  • KBCT (94.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: KENNELWOOD BCST/G COMPANY, INC.)
  • KWBU-FM (103.3 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Prairie Hill:
  • KCEN-TV (Channel 6; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
  • KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWBU-TV (Channel 34; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KWTX-TV (Channel 10; WACO, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KSEX-LP (Channel 57; DALLAS, TX; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KNAV-LP (Channel 30; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: NAVARRO COLLEGE)

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