Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.9%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 55.6% for Black residents, 54.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Texas: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.8% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Quitaque, TX
Quitaque compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Quitaque (2011 data):
- The First National Bank of Quitaque: The First National Bank Of Quitaque at Main And First Streets, branch established on 08/20/1920. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $0.4 mil, Deposits: $3.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Quitaque National Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Briscoe County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Quitaque:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 104.97%
| Here |  | 105.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 58.2% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 11.1% | 1.5% |
| Congregations | 27.3% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 27.3% | 9.1% |
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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: 1 | Briscoe County: | 6.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2 | Briscoe County: | 13.58 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 20.37 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.9% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Briscoe County: | 26.9% | | Texas: | 26.6% |
| 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 | $2,423 | $29,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $30,431 | $33,197 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,938 | $23,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,143 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,037 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $34,792 | $32,116 | 2 | $2,180 |
Quitaque government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $11,000 ($31.98)
- Construction - Libraries: $2,000 ($5.81)
Own Hospitals: $2,000 ($5.81)
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $42,000 ($122.09)
General - Other: $39,000 ($113.37)
Financial Administration: $25,000 ($72.67)
Libraries: $13,000 ($37.79)
Water Utilities: $12,000 ($34.88)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($31.98)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($17.44)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($11.63)
Own Hospitals: $3,000 ($8.72)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $67,000 ($194.77)
- Tax - Property: $40,000 ($116.28)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $67,000 ($194.77)
4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,080 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.66% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,806 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.57% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Strongest AM radio stations in Quitaque:
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCLR (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RALLS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KIXZ (940 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KTNZ (1010 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KPUR (1440 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Quitaque:
- KBTE (104.9 FM; TULIA, TX; Owner: DOVE MEDIA, INC.)
- KHDY (97.3 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
TV broadcast stations around Quitaque:
- K35EM (Channel 35; QUITAQUE, TX; Owner: AMARILLO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- K58DF (Channel 58; TURKEY, ETC., TX; Owner: ARNOLD CRUZE TR/AS VALLEY TV)
- K60BW (Channel 60; TURKEY, ETC., TX; Owner: ARNOLD CRUZE TR/AS VALLEY TV)
- K54AW (Channel 54; TURKEY, ETC., TX; Owner: ARNOLD CRUZE TR/AS VALLEY TV)
- K56DM (Channel 56; TURKEY, ETC., TX; Owner: ARNOLD CRUZE TR/AS VALLEY TV)
- KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - Approximately 0.2 Miles N. Of Quitaque On The W. Side Of Fm1065 (Lat: 34.373889 Lon: -101.061111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKN949
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Bennet & Bennet Pllc, 10 G Street Ne 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, Phone: (202) 371-1500, Fax: (202) 371-1558, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Jim Whitefield, Approximately 0.2 Miles N. Of Quitaque On The W. Side Of Fm1065 (Lat: 34.373889 Lon: -101.061111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Caprock Cellular Limited Partnership, 121 E. Third St., Spur, TX 79370, Phone: (806) 271-3344 - Jim Whitefield, Approximately 0.2 Miles N. Of Quitaque On The W. Side Of Fm1065 (Lat: 34.373889 Lon: -101.061111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Caprock Cellular Limited Partnership, 121 E. Third St., Spur, TX 79370, Phone: (806) 271-3344 - Jim Whitefield, Approximately 0.2 Miles N. Of Quitaque On The W. Side Of Fm1065 (Lat: 34.373722 Lon: -101.061278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 95.9 m
Registrant: Caprock Cellular Limited Partnership, 121 E. Third St., Spur, TX 79370, Phone: (806) 271-3344 - Jim Whitefield, Approximately 0.2 Miles N. Of Quitaque On The W. Side Of Fm1065 (Lat: 34.373722 Lon: -101.061278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 95.9 m, Licensee ID: L00004556
Registrant: Caprock Cellular Limited Partnership, 121 E. Third St., Spur, TX 79370, Phone: (806) 271-3344
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - 5 Km N At Caprock S P H Q (Lat: 34.413111 Lon: -101.067083), Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: KNDL906, Licensee ID: L00014260
Assigned Frequencies: 151.340 MHz, 151.415 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/2005, Expiration Date: 05/30/2015, Certifier: Rodney Schwarzlose
Registrant: State Of Texas, 4200 Smith School Rd, Austin, TX 78744, Phone: (512) 389-4965 - N Side Hwy 256 10.75 Mi E Silverton And 9.75 Mi N Nw (Lat: 34.498667 Lon: -101.104861), Call Sign: KQY663, Licensee ID: L00014260
Assigned Frequencies: 159.270 MHz, 159.270 MHz Grant Date: 04/17/2002, Expiration Date: 05/05/2012
Registrant: State Of Texas, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, Phone: (512) 389-4965 - 3 Mi N At Caprock S P Maint Bldg (Lat: 34.410889 Lon: -101.049028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Call Sign: WNXN802, Licensee ID: L00014260
Assigned Frequencies: 151.265 MHz, 151.340 MHz, 151.355 MHz, 151.400 MHz, 151.415 MHz, 159.450 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/2005, Expiration Date: 05/30/2015, Certifier: Rodney Schwarzlose
Registrant: State Of Texas, 4200 Smith School Rd, Austin, TX 78744, Phone: (512) 389-4965 - 300 Block E Tunnell St (Lat: 34.367278 Lon: -101.055972), Call Sign: KJH722
Assigned Frequencies: 48.3400 MHz Grant Date: 07/24/2002, Expiration Date: 08/27/2012, Cancellation Date: 10/05/2004
Registrant: Energas Gas Co., 500 Three Lincoln Centre 5430 Lbj Frwy, Dallas, TX 75240, Phone: (972) 855-4087, Fax: (972) 855-9910, Email:
- Lat: 34.369583 Lon: -101.059194, Call Sign: WQHC594
Assigned Frequencies: 452.150 MHz Grant Date: 06/27/2007, Expiration Date: 06/27/2017, Certifier: Cody Varnell
Registrant: South Plains Communications, 5811 W. 34th St., Lubbock, TX 79407, Phone: (806) 795-5823, Fax: (806) 795-2444, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KM5PM, Previous Call Sign: KC5GYJ, Licensee ID: L00475663
Grant Date: 05/10/2006, Expiration Date: 06/14/2014
Registrant: Charles Luke Boedeker, Quitaque, TX 79255 - Call Sign: KE5CUG, Licensee ID: L00928771
Grant Date: 10/14/2004, Expiration Date: 10/14/2014, Cancellation Date: 11/23/2004, Certifier: Bobby G Hinkle
Registrant: Bobby G Hinkle, Quitaque, TX 79255-0522 - Call Sign: K5BGH, Previous Call Sign: KE5CUG, Licensee ID: L00928771
Grant Date: 11/23/2004, Expiration Date: 11/23/2014, Certifier: Bobby G Hinkle
Registrant: Bobby G Hinkle, 406 Jones St, Quitaque, TX 79255-0522
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: F33A (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 15JV , Serial Number: CE-441, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 05/16/1973
Registrant (Individual): Walter L Henson, Po Box 294, Quitaque, TX 79255 - Aircraft: S-2R (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 702CB , Serial Number: 5085R, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 03/11/1992
Registrant (Corporation): Boedeker Contracting Inc, Po Box 41, Quitaque, TX 79255 - Aircraft: PA-25-235 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7242Z , Serial Number: 25-3167, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 02/01/1965
Registrant (Individual): Randel L Hamilton, Po Box 156, Quitaque, TX 79255 - Aircraft: 172B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7578X , Serial Number: 17248078, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1960
Registrant (Individual): Randel L Hamilton, Box 156, Quitaque, TX 79255 - Aircraft: 150G (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 8357J , Serial Number: 15066257, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 02/13/1967
Registrant (Individual): Rex W Yeary, Hc 2 Box 9, Quitaque, TX 79255 - Aircraft: 7GCBC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 90990 , Serial Number: 440-73, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 01/24/1973
Registrant (Individual): Billy M Pigg, Po Box 480, Quitaque, TX 79255
| Most common first names in Quitaque, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 9 | 75.4 years |
| William | 9 | 79.4 years |
| John | 8 | 80.6 years |
| Henry | 6 | 79.8 years |
| Mary | 6 | 86.8 years |
| Grady | 5 | 72.0 years |
| Cecil | 5 | 66.2 years |
| George | 4 | 72.5 years |
| Jack | 3 | 71.9 years |
| Willie | 3 | 64.4 years |
| Most common last names in Quitaque, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Payne | 7 | 68.6 years |
| Owens | 7 | 69.2 years |
| Taylor | 7 | 80.0 years |
| Hamilton | 7 | 75.0 years |
| Woods | 6 | 77.7 years |
| Merrell | 6 | 82.7 years |
| Purcell | 5 | 65.6 years |
| Leal | 5 | 81.4 years |
| Mccracken | 5 | 85.1 years |
| Tyler | 5 | 77.2 years |
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