96 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America).
This city:
3.7%
Texas:
13.9%
According to our research of Texas and other state lists there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Ranger, Texas as of May 22, 2013. The ratio of number of residents in Ranger to the number of sex offenders is 214 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $444 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $274 (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (62.4 miles , pop. 115,930).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (80.4 miles , pop. 534,694).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (112.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Ranger-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 140% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/19/1976, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 47.3 miles away from the Ranger city center injured 11 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/21/1979, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the city center .
Earthquake activity:
Ranger-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Eastland County (16) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Ted Neeley - Composer, Bob Smith (American football) - Football player, Bobby Cross - Football player, Buster Mills - Baseball player and coach, Eve Southern - Actress.
Hospitals/medical centers near Ranger:
EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; EASTLAND, TX)
STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; BRECKENRIDGE, TX)
TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL STEPHENVILL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 35 miles away; STEPHENVILLE, TX)
RANGER CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,374; Location: 718 PINE ST; 9,492 books; 471 audio materials; 203 video materials; 1 local licensed databases; 50 state licensed databases; 30 print serial subscriptions; 1 electronic serial subscriptions)
Tourist attraction: Central Texas Historical & Genealogicl Prsrvtn Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1505 West Loop 254).
Hotel: Best Value Motel (6750 I-20 Exit 349).
Court: Ranger City - Municipal Court (400 West Main Street).
Eastland County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.1%
(18.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.0% for Black residents, 43.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.2% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.4 people
Texas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
61.3%
Whole state:
70.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
3.3%
Whole state:
4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
First Financial Bank, National Association: Ranger Branch at 106 Main Street, branch established on 1928/02/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $189.3 mil, Deposits: $164.6 mil, headquarters in Eastland, TX, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (66%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Eastland County Texas:
2008 Presidential Election results in Eastland County Texas:
Religion statistics for Ranger (based on Eastland County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.47%
Here
76.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Catholic Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents
63.5%
12.0%
11.1%
3.6%
3.4%
Congregations
42.4%
7.6%
16.7%
4.5%
3.0%
Name
Lutheran Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Church of the Nazarene
Other
Adherents
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
2.5%
Congregations
1.5%
3.0%
3.0%
1.5%
16.7%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
This county:
2.73 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Eastland County:
1.64 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
This county:
9.29 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
Eastland County:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
10.2%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
26.4%
Texas:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Eastland County:
27.7%
State:
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
Financial Administration
1
$1,510
$18,120
0
$0
Other Government Administration
1
$2,632
$31,584
0
$0
Judicial and Legal
2
$5,612
$33,672
0
$0
Police Protection - Officers
3
$7,492
$29,968
0
$0
Police - Other
1
$1,998
$23,976
0
$0
Firefighters
3
$5,325
$21,300
0
$0
Fire - Other
4
$5,680
$17,040
1
$723
Streets and Highways
1
$2,531
$30,372
0
$0
Sewerage
1
$2,302
$27,624
0
$0
Water Supply
2
$3,804
$22,824
0
$0
Local Libraries
1
$1,135
$13,620
0
$0
Totals for Government
20
$40,021
$24,013
1
$723
7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,543 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.47%
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:
