Baylor County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (31.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Baylor County, Texas:

Median resident age:	44.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 1,933	(47.2%)
Females: 2,160	(52.8%)

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Baylor County:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$29,327
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$219
State:	$589

Baylor County:	$62,186
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $80,342

Here:	$80,342
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $86,090

Here:	$86,090
State:	$159,697

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,888

Here:	$103,888
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $103,401

Here:	$103,401
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $28,398

Here:	$28,398
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 8
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	16.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baylor County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $617 a month.

Cities in this county include: Seymour, Seymour Rural.

Neighboring counties: Archer County , Foard County , Haskell County , Knox County , Throckmorton County , Wichita County , Wilbarger County , Young County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Baylor County: Indian Creek Pens (A), La Paloma Cow Camp (B), Seymour Country Club (C), Seymour Downs Race Track (D), Boone Ranch (E), Sweet La Cruz Cow Camp (F), Jones Cow Camp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: England Cemetery (1), Bomarton Cemetery (2), Round Timber Cemetery (3), Riverview Cemetery (4), Henson Cemetery (5), Cache Creek Cemetery (6), Woodman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lost Lake (A), Peacock Lake (B), Waggoner Ranch Lake Number 4 (C), Waggoner Lake Number 6 (D), Waggoner Lake Number 5 (E), Waggoner Lake Number 4 (F), Waggoner Lake Number 3 (G), Waggoner Lake Number 2 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), West Coffee Creek (C), Hackberry Creek (D), Seymour Creek (E), Louse Run (F), Gray Creek (G), Gray Back Creek (H), Whiskey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.7%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 99
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 81 (51% naturalized citizens)

Baylor County:	2.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,255
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 147
• 3 or 4: 44
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 281
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 48

Housing units in Baylor County with a mortgage: 363 (8 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 675

Here:	35.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Baylor County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/6/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Baylor County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 99% 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 96.0 miles away from Baylor County center
On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the county center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from the county center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.3 miles away from Baylor County center
On 10/7/2007 at 13:54:21, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,286 (84%) Carpooled: 143 (9%) Walked: 25 (2%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 64 (4%)

8.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.54%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.99% relocated from other counties in Texas ($21,419 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($3,952 average AGI)

Baylor County:	1.54%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Wichita County, TX

0.98% ($21,333 average AGI)

9.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,553 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.20%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.91% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,658 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($2,895 average AGI)

Baylor County:	1.29%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Wichita County, TX

1.61% ($25,900 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,045 (935 aged, 110 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,417 (963 male householders, 214 female householders)

  1,029 spouses, 1,004 children (902 natural, 58 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 50 other relatives, 60 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 627 (239 male householders (233 living alone)), 373 female householders (367 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 49 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 641 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 192 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 600 1-person, 12 2-persons.

90.6% of residents of Baylor County speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,869,000 ($9374 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $588,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,485,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,675,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,007,000
Federal grants: $7,513,000
Federal procurement contracts: $186,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,003,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $941,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $394,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,705,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	92 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.27 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

57% of Baylor County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.

Baylor County:	57.3%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3468
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 100
• South: 262
• West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,800

Here:	1.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	11.4%
Texas:	15.4%

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