Wickett, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 438. Population change since 2000: -3.7%

Males: 208	(47.7%)
Females: 230	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 79788.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,232 (it was $27,407 in 2000)

Wickett:	$38,232
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,226

Wickett:	$20,226
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $35,261 (it was $19,200 in 2000)

Wickett:	$35,261
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $43,059; Detached houses: $43,660; Townhouses or other attached units: $19,736; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,827; Mobile homes: $18,542

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Races in Wickett:

White Non-Hispanic (69.2%)
Hispanic (25.5%)
Other race (7.9%)
Black (4.4%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Wickett: 71.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (8.6%), Irish (7.9%), German (5.9%), English (2.4%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.70 square miles.

Population density: 624 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wickett

High school or higher: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 10.0%
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wickett town

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 13.1%

23 residents are foreign born (5.1% Latin America).

This town:	5.1%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Wickett, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wickett to the number of sex offenders is 438 to 1.

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

Wickett:	1.4% ($263)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (42.9 miles , pop. 90,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (201.7 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (305.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Thorntonville, TX (2.2 miles ), Monahans, TX (2.4 miles ), Pyote, TX (2.7 miles) , Wink, TX (3.9 miles ), Grandfalls, TX (4.3 miles ), Kermit, TX (4.5 miles ), Coyanosa, TX (4.8 miles) , Barstow, TX (4.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,600
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.57 N, Longitude: 103.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 432

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Population change in the 1990s: -93 (-17.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (21%)
Truck transportation (19%)
Public administration (16%)
Utilities (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Construction (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Food and beverage stores (15%)
Health care (15%)
Public administration (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Other direct selling establishments (8%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (15%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)

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Wickett-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Wickett town center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/1/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 51.5 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 21 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Wickett-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.8 miles away from Wickett center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/12/1995 at 17:45:59, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Wickett center
On 4/15/1998 at 10:33:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/1/1995 at 01:06:15, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Wickett center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wickett:

WARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MONAHANS, TX)
WINKLER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; KERMIT, TX)
REEVES COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; PECOS, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wickett:

ODESSA COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; ALPINE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 146 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 181 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.6%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	18.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wickett, TX

Wickett compared to Texas state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students 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

Wickett mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ward County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Wickett

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	38.3%	35.2%	8.4%	5.4%	3.5%
Congregations	25.0%	6.3%	9.4%	21.9%	3.1%

Name	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	1.6%	1.4%	1.3%	2.5%
Congregations	6.3%	3.1%	3.1%	6.3%	15.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$7,626	$45,756	2	$3,120
Firefighters	0	$0		14	$2,796
Totals for Government	2	$7,626	$45,756	16	$5,916

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
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 Ector County, TX	1.17% ($27,225 average AGI)
from Midland County, TX	0.53% ($38,111)
from Reeves County, TX	0.41% ($23,357)

8.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.39%
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 Ector County, TX	2.19% ($31,827 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	0.96% ($31,515)
to Winkler County, TX	0.55% ($24,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wickett:

KLBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: SANDSHILLS COMMUNICATION, INC.)
KERB (600 AM; 1 kW; KERMIT, TX; Owner: LA RADIO CRISTIANA NETWORK, INC.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
KIUN (1400 AM; 1 kW; PECOS, TX; Owner: PECOS RADIO CO,INC)
KXOI (810 AM; 1 kW; CRANE, TX; Owner: HISPANIC OUTREACH MINISTRIES, INC)
KFLB (920 AM; 1 kW; ODESSA, TX; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWEL (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: FAUSTINO QUIROZ)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wickett:

KFZX (102.1 FM; GARDENDALE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMRK-FM (96.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KPTX (98.3 FM; PECOS, TX; Owner: PARADAY, INC.)
KHKX (99.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: ENCORE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KGEE (99.9 FM; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KERB-FM (106.3 FM; KERMIT, TX; Owner: LA RADIO CRISTIANA NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wickett:

KWES-TV (Channel 9; ODESSA, TX; Owner: MIDESSA TELEVISION COMPANY)
KUPB (Channel 18; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KOSA-TV (Channel 7; ODESSA, TX; Owner: ICA BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
KPDN-LP (Channel 27; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CTING, INC.)
K64EC (Channel 64; PECOS, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC.)

Wickett fatal accident list:
Jun 25, 2008 06:50 AM, 8th, Lat: 31.572044, Lon: -103.009158, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Betty L Dale, Between Hwy 57 & Hwy 80, 1.2 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 98 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
Registrant: 2535 North Jackson, Odessa, TX 79761, Phone: (432) 332-0654, Email:
Marc Coventry, 1 Blk N Of I-20 & 1219, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77 m, Overall height: 77 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Cabot Estes Plant Off Fm Hwy 1219 About 3 Mi Sw, Call Sign: WHA326, Licensee ID: L00008706
Assigned Frequencies : 458.400 MHz
Grant Date: 09/17/2002, Expiration Date: 09/25/2012
Registrant: Chevron Usa Inc, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
Warren Monahans Plant Off Fm Hwy 1219 4 Mi N, Call Sign: WHA327, Licensee ID: L00008706
Assigned Frequencies : 458.400 MHz
Grant Date: 09/17/2002, Expiration Date: 09/25/2012
Registrant: Chevron Usa Inc, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
13 Mi Sw, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPIV892
Assigned Frequencies : 457.675 MHz
Grant Date: 09/27/2000, Expiration Date: 11/08/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/24/2004, Certifier: Mike Shelton
Registrant: Lockard & White Inc, 14511 Falling Creek Ste 507, Houston, TX 77014, Fax: (713) 586-0044

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KA5GIO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00860022
Grant Date: 05/08/2004, Expiration Date: 07/13/2014
Registrant: Cecil L Dain, Wickett, TX 79788

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6754F , Serial Number: 15063354, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 03/12/1966
Registrant (Individual): Cecil L Dain, Po Box 55, Wickett, TX 79788
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-160 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8854D , Serial Number: 22-6025, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 03/07/1958
Registrant (Individual): Harold E Ferguson, Po Box 125, Wickett, TX 79788

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