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Hale County

Population in 2010: 2,025. Population change since 2000: +5.1%
Males: 1,030  (50.9%)
Females: 995  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  28.1 years
Texas median age:  40.8 years

Zip codes: 79072.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $23,234 (it was $24,167 in 2000)
Seth Ward:

$23,234
Texas:

$48,259
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $8,913

Seth Ward CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $32,799 (it was $30,200 in 2000)
Seth Ward:

$32,799
Texas:

$125,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $39,720; Detached houses: $38,250; Townhouses or other attached units: $42,086; Mobile homes: $41,683

Median gross rent in 2009: $418.

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  • Hispanic - 1,507 (74.4%)
  • White alone - 451 (22.3%)
  • Black alone - 28 (1.4%)
  • Two or more races - 25 (1.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 10 (0.5%)
  • Asian alone - 2 (0.10%)
  • Other race alone - 2 (0.10%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Seth Ward: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (6.0%), German (5.1%), Irish (2.2%), French Canadian (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3369 feet

Land area: 1.61 square miles.

Population density: 1260 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Seth Ward:

  • High school or higher: 44.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 13.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seth Ward CDP:

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 4.8%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

230 residents are foreign born (11.9% Latin America).

This place:  11.9%
Texas:  13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $459 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $267 (0.9%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lubbock, TX (46.0 miles , pop. 199,564).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (252.0 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (299.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Plainview, TX (1.4 miles ), Kress, TX (3.3 miles ), Edmonson, TX (3.6 miles) , Hale Center, TX (3.7 miles ), Lockney, TX (4.0 miles ), Tulia, TX (4.8 miles ), Petersburg, TX (4.9 miles ), Olton, TX (5.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.21 N, Longitude: 101.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 806

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.8%
Texas:

7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (39%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Wholesale trade (12%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)
  • Manufacturing (25%)
  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Information (11%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Food processing workers (14%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Food processing workers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Seth Ward-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 184% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Seth Ward place center killed 4 people and injured 76 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/17/1970, a category F4 tornado 21.9 miles away from the place center killed 5 people and injured 51 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Seth Ward-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.8 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from Seth Ward center
On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.7 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 81.9 miles away from Seth Ward center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Hale County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Fires: 2, Storms: 2, Wind: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Seth Ward:

  • COVENANT HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, about 13 miles away; PLAINVIEW, TX)
  • W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; LOCKNEY, TX)
  • SWISHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; TULIA, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seth Ward:

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (about 45 miles; Lubbock, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,626)
  • Texas Tech University (about 45 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 25,860)
  • West Texas A & M University (about 55 miles; Canyon, TX; FT enrollment: 5,251)
  • South Plains College (about 59 miles; Levelland, TX; FT enrollment: 4,679)
  • Amarillo College (about 69 miles; Amarillo, TX; FT enrollment: 3,610)
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (about 95 miles; Portales, NM; FT enrollment: 2,746)
  • The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (about 166 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 2,108)

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Hale County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.9%
(23.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.2% for Black residents, 32.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 26.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  3.2 people
Texas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.4%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.2%
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: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Seth Ward, TX


Seth Ward compared to Texas state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Hale County Texas:


2008 Presidential Election results in Hale County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Seth Ward (based on Hale County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 88.01%
Here88.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of God
Adherents48.4%28.7%7.7%5.8%2.0%
Congregations31.3%7.5%9.0%16.4%7.5%
NameChurch of the NazareneBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other
Adherents1.5%1.1%1.0%0.9%2.9%
Congregations6.0%1.5%3.0%1.5%16.4%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Hale County:

1.41 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
Hale County:

4.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 24
Here:

6.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.7%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Hale County:

27.8%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.4%
State:

15.7%

7.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,537 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.29%
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 Lubbock County, TX  1.44% ($24,362 average AGI)
from Floyd County, TX  0.52% ($32,831)
from Swisher County, TX  0.34% ($30,026)


8.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.60%
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 Lubbock County, TX  2.24% ($30,306 average AGI)
to Floyd County, TX  0.38% ($23,955)
to Potter County, TX  0.37% ($21,116)

Strongest AM radio stations in Seth Ward:

  • KREW (1400 AM; 1 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCLR (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RALLS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KTUE (1260 AM; 1 kW; TULIA, TX; Owner: DOVE MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KIXZ (940 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Seth Ward:

  • KRIA (103.9 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KPMB (88.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
  • KHDY (97.3 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KKYN-FM (106.9 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KBAH (90.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KWLD (91.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: WAYLAND BAPTIST COLLEGE)
  • KBTE (104.9 FM; TULIA, TX; Owner: DOVE MEDIA, INC.)
  • K209BT (89.7 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K204CG (88.7 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Seth Ward:

  • K59GC (Channel 59; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KPGD-LP (Channel 53; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC.)
  • KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
  • K41CA (Channel 41; KRESS, TX; Owner: PANHANDLE TELECASTING CO.)
  • K25CP (Channel 25; KRESS, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF AMARILLO LICENSE, LLC)
  • K36CC (Channel 36; KRESS/PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: KVII OPERATING, L.P.)
  • KJTV-TV (Channel 34; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)

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