Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 24.2% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tahoka, TX
28 people in nursing homes
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Tahoka compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Tahoka (2009 data):
- The First National Bank of Tahoka: The First National Bank Of Tahoka at 1605 South First Street, branch established on 1907-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $62.8 mil, Deposits: $56.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Tahoka First Bancorp, Inc.
- First Bank & Trust Company: Lockwood Branch at 1910 Lockwood, branch established on 1998-02-17. Info updated 2007-07-17: Bank assets: $422.3 mil, Deposits: $296.1 mil, headquarters in Lubbock, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Bank Lubbock Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lynn County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Religion statistics for Tahoka
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
| Adherents | 50.0% | 25.2% | 12.4% | 4.2% | 8.2% |
| Congregations | 36.4% | 13.6% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 13.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,650 | $33,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $613 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $11,393 | $34,179 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,006 | $24,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $4,007 | $24,042 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $328 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $7,931 | $23,793 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $498 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $432 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $30,987 | $28,603 | 4 | $1,871 |
Tahoka government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $245,000
All Other: $214,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $345,000
Sewerage: $300,000
Financial Administration: $273,000
Solid Waste Management: $205,000
Police Protection: $193,000
Fire Protection: $54,000
Parks & Recreation: $36,000
Regular Highways: $31,000
Libraries: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $95,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,580,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,510,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $70,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $345,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $150,000
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $250,000
All Other: $179,000
- Tax - Property: $326,000
Total General Sales: $82,000
Public Utilities: $81,000
NEC: $29,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $385,000
8.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,086 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.77% | | 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:
9.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,153 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.54% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tahoka:
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KCLR (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RALLS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRFE (580 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: KRFE RADIO, INC.)
- KKUB (1300 AM; 1 kW; BROWNFIELD, TX; Owner: BROWNFIELD BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KDAV (1590 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX)
- KKAM (1340 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBZO (1460 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tahoka:
- KMMX (100.3 FM; TAHOKA, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KONE (101.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KAMZ (103.5 FM; TAHOKA, TX; Owner: ALBERT BENAVIDES)
- KOFR (107.3 FM; POST, TX; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)
- KLVT-FM (105.5 FM; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: PAUL R. BEANE)
- KFMX-FM (94.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KLLL-FM (96.3 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KQBR (99.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZII-FM (102.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXTQ-FM (93.7 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KEJS (106.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: BARTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KJAK (92.7 FM; SLATON, TX; Owner: WILLIAMS BROADCAST GROUP)
- KLZK (104.3 FM; BROWNFIELD, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KAMY (90.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTXC (104.7 FM; LAMESA, TX; Owner: MIDESSA BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOHM (89.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
- KKCL (98.1 FM; LORENZO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Tahoka:
- KJTV-TV (Channel 34; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
- KCBD (Channel 11; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KAMC (Channel 28; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: VHR LUBBOCK LICENSE, INC.)
- KJTV-CA (Channel 32; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KXTQ-LP (Channel 46; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- K48GB (Channel 48; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KUPT-LP (Channel 14; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KUPT (Channel 22; WOLFFORTH, TX; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KTXT-TV (Channel 5; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
- KBZO-LP (Channel 51; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KGLR-LP (Channel 30; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: LUBBOCK TELEVISION COMPANY)
- KWGD-LP (Channel 54; WELCH, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Tahoka, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 23
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
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
See more detailed statistics of Tahoka fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Tahoka)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Tahoka, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6- Call Sign: AI5S, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01339967
Grant Date: 11/08/2007, Expiration Date: 02/05/2018, Certifier: Edgar E Akin
Registrant: Edgar E Akin, Tahoka, TX 79373 - Call Sign: KC5GV, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/24/1996, Expiration Date: 09/24/2006, Cancelation Date: 09/25/2008
Registrant: Richard P Reagan, 1905 N 6th St, Tahoka, TX 79373 - Call Sign: WB5LCR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00279901
Grant Date: 06/17/1998, Expiration Date: 08/29/2006, Cancelation Date: 12/31/2001
Registrant: Jerald L Lindley, Tahoka, TX 79373-0875 - Call Sign: WB5WZS, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/13/1988, Expiration Date: 12/13/1998, Cancelation Date: 12/14/2000
Registrant: Myrna S Eades, Rt 4 Box 366, Tahoka, TX 79373 - Call Sign: WB5YSB, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/06/1988, Expiration Date: 12/06/1998, Cancelation Date: 12/07/2000
Registrant: Gene D Eades, Route 4 Box 366, Tahoka, TX 79373 - Call Sign: KE5WKL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01429709
Grant Date: 09/22/2008, Expiration Date: 09/22/2018, Certifier: John E Hawthorne
Registrant: John E Hawthorne, 1940 County Road Bb, Tahoka, TX 79373
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: BELLANCA 14-19-3 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 152 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 18MT , Serial Number: 4237, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 12/14/1964
Registrant (Individual): John B Baker, Po Box 940, Tahoka, TX 79373 - Aircraft: MOONEY M-18L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 103 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 374A , Serial Number: 35, Year manufactured: 1949
Registrant (Individual): Robert Draper, Po Box 59, Tahoka, TX 79373 - Aircraft: CESSNA A188B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 666DZ , Serial Number: 18801428, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 12/12/1973
Registrant (Individual): Ronnie Bruton, Rr 4 Box 241, Tahoka, TX 79373 - Aircraft: CESSNA 210 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9419T , Serial Number: 57219, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 03/16/1960
Registrant (Individual): Foster E Dudgeon, Route 2 Box 813, Tahoka, TX 79373
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