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Notable locations in Vernon: Hillcrest Country Club (A), Wilbarger County Courthouse (B), Red River Valley Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Vernon include: Church of Christ (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), First Apostolic Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church (F), Second Baptist Church (G), Vernon Baptist Church (H), Vernon Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Vernon: Vernon City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Best Western Village Inn (1615 Expressway).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 14.1% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vernon, TX
People in group quarters in Vernon
- 350 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 148 people in nursing homes
- 111 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Vernon compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Vernon (2009 data):
- Herring Bank: Vernon Branch, Vernon Pease Street Branch, Mobile Branch. Info updated 2009-03-23: Bank assets: $351.2 mil, Deposits: $300.2 mil, headquarters in Amarillo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Herring Bancorp, Inc.
- The Bank of Vernon: The Bank Of Vernon at 1918 Pease Street, branch established on 1974-01-21; Detached Facility at 2012 Pease Street, branch established on 1976-01-12. Info updated 2008-08-22: Bank assets: $32.1 mil, Deposits: $28.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Greater Southwest Bancshares, Inc.
- The Waggoner National Bank of Vernon: The Waggoner National Bank Of Vernon at 1818 Texas Street, branch established on 1899-07-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $226.2 mil, Deposits: $185.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Waggoner National Bancshares, Inc.
- Citibank, National Association: 4001 Wilbarger Street Branch at 4001 Wilbarger Street, branch established on 1934-11-27. Info updated 2009-03-04: Bank assets: $1,227,040.0 mil, Deposits: $755,298.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, negative income in the last year, International Specialization, 1072 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Vernon, Texas
- Days Inn, 3110 Frontage Rd, Vernon, TX 76384, Phone: (940) 552-9982, Fax: (940) 552-7851
- Super 8 -Vernon, 1829 Hwy 287, Vernon, TX 76384, Phone: (940) 552-9321, Fax: (940) 552-9321
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites, 700 Hillcrest Dr, Vernon, TX 76384, Phone: (940) 552-0200, Fax: (940) 552-0201
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Vernon, Texas
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilbarger County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Vernon
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 52.6% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 7.8% |
| Congregations | 25.0% | 2.8% | 8.3% | 19.4% | 8.3% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 22.2% |
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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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $8,826 | $52,956 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $20,122 | $60,366 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,526 | $30,312 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $57,754 | $34,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $12,384 | $24,768 | 1 | $216 |
| Firefighters |
20 | $58,894 | $35,336 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $13,732 | $27,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,814 | $21,768 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $15,860 | $27,189 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,842 | $29,052 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $27,666 | $30,181 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
12 | $27,264 | $27,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
92 | $251,684 | $32,828 | 1 | $216 |
Vernon government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $727,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,228,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,128,000
All Other: $40,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $267,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,362,000
Sewerage: $1,156,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,146,000
Fire Protection: $1,095,000
Police Protection: $1,092,000
Regular Highways: $717,000
General - Other: $644,000
Central Staff Services: $206,000
Parks & Recreation: $201,000
General Public Buildings: $156,000
Financial Administration: $111,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
Libraries: $46,000
Welfare - Other: $3,000
Health Services - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $54,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $84,000
General Support: $3,000
All Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,505,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $290,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,275,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $290,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $230,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $443,000
General Revenue, NEC: $356,000
Rents: $28,000
Special Assessments: $17,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $38,000
Fire Protection: $27,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Regular Highways: $7,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $6,000
Central Staff: $3,000
General - Other: $2,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,917,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,225,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $365,000
End of Fiscal Year: $302,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $271,000
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $129,000
Highways: $4,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $1,210,000
Property: $1,024,000
Public Utilities: $450,000
Other Selective Sales: $127,000
NEC: $12,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,645,000
7.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,603 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.55% | | 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:
7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,744 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.61% | | 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 Vernon:
- KVWC (1490 AM; 1 kW; VERNON, TX; Owner: K V W C, INC.)
- KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- 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.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vernon:
- KVWC-FM (103.1 FM; VERNON, TX; Owner: KVWC, INC.)
- KYYI (104.7 FM; BURKBURNETT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KOLI (94.9 FM; ELECTRA, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KRKZ (93.5 FM; ALTUS, OK; Owner: ALTUS RADIO, INC.)
- KIXC-FM (100.9 FM; QUANAH, TX; Owner: KIXC-FM L.L.C.)
- KSYE (91.5 FM; FREDERICK, OK; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
- KYBE (95.9 FM; FREDERICK, OK; Owner: TOMAR BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Vernon:
- KSWO-TV (Channel 7; LAWTON, OK; Owner: KSWO TELEVISION COMPANY, INC.)
- KJTL (Channel 18; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K47DK (Channel 47; GRANDFIELD, OK; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K56BQ (Channel 56; FREDERICK, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Vernon fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Vernon)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Vernon, TX)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 45 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Vernon)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Vernon)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 67 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 164
- Hazardous Condition: 125
- Service Call: 47
- Good Intent Call: 8
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Vernon, TX
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