West Tawakoni, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 1,741. Population change since 2000: +19.1%

Males: 889	(51.1%)
Females: 852	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 75474.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,973 (it was $31,481 in 2000)

West Tawakoni:	$36,973
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,978

West Tawakoni:	$18,978
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,396 (it was $39,600 in 2000)

West Tawakoni:	$56,396
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in West Tawakoni:

White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
Hispanic (4.3%)
American Indian (3.6%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Other race (1.8%)

2008 cost of living index in West Tawakoni: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.6%), Irish (13.9%), English (9.9%), German (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Dutch (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.10 square miles.

Population density: 830 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Tawakoni

High school or higher: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 39.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Tawakoni town

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 17.6%

56 residents are foreign born (3.1% Latin America).

This town:	3.8%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in West Tawakoni, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West Tawakoni to the number of sex offenders is 348 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Tawakoni:	1.7% ($691)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Mesquite, TX (35.0 miles , pop. 124,523).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Garland, TX (35.5 miles , pop. 215,768).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (44.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hawk Cove, TX (1.9 miles ), East Tawakoni, TX (2.2 miles ), Quinlan, TX (2.5 miles ), Lone Oak, TX (2.8 miles ), Point, TX (3.0 miles ), Wills Point, TX (3.7 miles ), Emory, TX (3.9 miles ), Greenville, TX (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $106,000
1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $112,300
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $126,300
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $130,400
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $136,700
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $124,300
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $166,400
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $185,700

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Latitude: 32.90 N, Longitude: 96.02 W

Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Catfish Capital of Texas

Area code commonly used in this area: 903

West Tawakoni household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +531 (+57.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in West Tawakoni by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	2	1	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	62.3	120.6	59.5	117.5	56.4
Robberies	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
per 100,000	66.9	0.0	0.0	180.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	8	4	13	15	6	11
per 100,000	334.4	523.9	249.4	783.6	892.3	352.5	620.4
Burglaries	32	23	31	33	28	17	23
per 100,000	2140.5	1506.2	1932.7	1989.2	1665.7	998.8	1297.2
Thefts	24	56	42	48	37	33	22
per 100,000	1605.4	3667.3	2618.5	2893.3	2201.1	1938.9	1240.8
Auto thefts	8	8	7	12	7	4	7
per 100,000	535.1	523.9	436.4	723.3	416.4	235.0	394.8
Arson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	343.8	398.8	374.7	620.3	464.0	330.8	341.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.02
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in West Tawakoni, Texas

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West Tawakoni-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 233% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/6/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the West Tawakoni town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 12/21/1967, a category 3 tornado 14.3 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

West Tawakoni-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.6 miles away from West Tawakoni center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

West Tawakoni topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near West Tawakoni:

GLEN OAKS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, TX)
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF GREENVILLE (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, TX)
COZBY GERMANY HOSPIAL (about 23 miles; GRAND SALINE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in West Tawakoni, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Tawakoni:

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 25 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 35 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,457)
RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 7,352)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 42 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 44 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 44 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)

Library in West Tawakoni:

TAWAKONI AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,792; Location: 340 W HIGHWAY 276; 10,016 books; 248 audio materials; 849 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Carter Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in West Tawakoni: West Arm Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.0%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Tawakoni, TX

West Tawakoni compared to Texas state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above 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 significantly 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

West Tawakoni mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hunt County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for West Tawakoni

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	65.7%	10.6%	6.1%	4.3%	2.6%
Congregations	40.0%	12.3%	15.4%	1.5%	1.5%

Name	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Association	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	1.5%	1.4%	1.3%	4.3%
Congregations	6.9%	4.6%	2.3%	1.5%	13.8%

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.

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	$2,435	$29,220	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$5,092	$30,552	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,771	$21,252	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	7	$14,391	$24,670	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$3,985	$23,910	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$6,642	$26,568	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$8,856	$26,568	0	$0
Totals for Government	20	$43,172	$25,903	0	$0

9.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.88%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($325 average AGI)
Hunt County: 0.15%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Dallas County, TX	2.32% ($36,657 average AGI)
from Collin County, TX	0.83% ($40,936)
from Rockwall County, TX	0.52% ($45,228)

9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,803 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.37%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($115 average AGI)
Hunt County: 0.05%
Texas average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Dallas County, TX	1.89% ($29,000 average AGI)
to Collin County, TX	0.96% ($36,166)
to Rockwall County, TX	0.63% ($50,594)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Tawakoni:

KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KMKI (620 AM; 5 kW; PLANO, TX; Owner: ABC, INC)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KGGR (1040 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Tawakoni:

KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
WRR (101.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS)
KLUV-FM (98.7 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
KIKT (93.5 FM; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
KRVA-FM (107.1 FM; CAMPBELL, TX; Owner: FIRST BROADCASTING INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC)
KETR (88.9 FM; COMMERCE, TX; Owner: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE)

TV broadcast stations around West Tawakoni:

KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
KNOK-LP (Channel 43; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: IGLESIA JESU CHRISTO ES MI REFUGIO, INC.)
KJJM-LP (Channel 46; DALLAS/MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)

West Tawakoni, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 12
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
Fatalities: 12
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
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 West Tawakoni fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

RAW WATER PUMP STATI, 8190 Lake View Circle, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 36.5 m, Call Sign: WQBK846
Assigned Frequencies : 453.575 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2004, Expiration Date: 10/27/2014, Certifier: Larry D Brown
Registrant: Trac-N-Trol, Inc., 40200 Industrial Park Circle, Georgetown, TX 78627, Phone: (512) 930-5721, Fax: (512) 869-7621, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KD5DGN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01363253
Grant Date: 01/28/2008, Expiration Date: 02/04/2018, Certifier: Steve L Sieglaff
Registrant: Steve L Sieglaff, 200 Hoot Owl Cir, West Tawakoni, TX 75474-2613
Call Sign: KD5HVB, Previous Call Sign: KD5GLQ, Licensee ID: L00162683
Grant Date: 07/26/1999, Expiration Date: 03/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 09/30/1999
Registrant: Earnest N Crain, 512 Gary St, West Tawakoni, TX 75474-6211
Call Sign: W5MIY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01146063
Grant Date: 05/01/2006, Expiration Date: 04/05/2016, Certifier: Donald Retzlaff
Registrant: Donald Retzlaff, 333 Comanche Trl, West Tawakoni, TX 75474-5312
Call Sign: WB0IKL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00192643
Grant Date: 02/22/2006, Expiration Date: 03/14/2016, Certifier: William R Forbis Jr
Registrant: William R Forbis Jr, 1481 Riverside Dr, West Tawakoni, TX 75474-5342
Call Sign: W5ENC, Previous Call Sign: KD5HVB, Licensee ID: L00162683
Grant Date: 09/30/1999, Expiration Date: 09/30/2009, Certifier: Earnest N Crain
Registrant: Earnest N Crain, 512 Gary St, West Tawakoni, TX 75474-6211
Call Sign: KE5OWG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01293298
Grant Date: 06/12/2007, Expiration Date: 06/12/2017, Certifier: Gerald F Rosebure
Registrant: Gerald F Rosebure, 917 Shorline Drive, West Tawakoni, TX 75474

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$48,380	2	$88,170	1	$135,300	1	$25,650	1	$98,060	1	$50,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$98,620	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	1	$31,300
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	3	$67,500	3	$109,947	2	$24,190	1	$66,190	2	$44,295
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	1	$112,170	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9616.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$36,180
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9616.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 55
Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - West Tawakoni

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