Bosque County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (12.6%), Construction (11.0%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Bosque County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bosque County, Texas:

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 8,420	(48.9%)
Females: 8,784	(51.1%)

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Bosque County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$36,075
Texas:	$42,139

Bosque County	$78,887
Texas:	$106,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 77
• Auto thefts: 17

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 74
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 6

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bosque County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $588 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clifton, Meridian, Valley Mills, Walnut Springs, Morgan, Iredell, Cranfills Gap.

Neighboring counties: Coryell County , Erath County , Hamilton County , Hill County , Johnson County , McLennan County , Somervell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bosque County: Womack Hall (A), Adolf and Christine Godager Homesite (B), Indian Lodge (C), Midway Store (D), Carl and Sedsel Questad Farm (E), Norway Mill (F), Old Norway Mill (G), Ole and Ann Pierson Farm (H), Ole and Elizabeth Finstad Homesite (I), Olson-Hanson Farm (J), Olson-Nelson Farm (K), Cedron Creek Park (L), Peder Dahl Farm (M), Pendell Pumping Station (N), Christen and Johanne Knudson Farm (O), Reeder-Omenson Farm (P), Ellingson Farm (Q), Eric and Martha Linberg Farm (R), Eulogy (S), Even and Petrine Erickson Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bosque County include: Fairview Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Searsville Church (C), Spring Creek Church (D), Steiner Church (E), The Rock Church (F), Willow Springs Church (G), Lanes Chapel (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cedron Cemetery (1), Thiele Cemetery (2), Terrell Cemetery (3), Smiths Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery (4), Barry Cemetery (5), Barton Cemetery (6), Kanz Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Irrigation Lake (A), B E Farrell Lake Number 2 (B), Ball Lake (C), Meridian Lake (D), Beard Lake (E), Beecherl Lake (F), Big Lake (G), Markum Lake Number 2 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hogan Creek (A), Hester Branch (B), Jack Branch (C), Bee Creek (D), Schumacher Creek (E), Meridian Creek (F), Neils Creek (G), Sheek Creek (H), Barry Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bosque County include: Soldiers Bluff Park (1), Steeles Creek Park (2), Steele Creek Park (3), Meridian State Park (4), Plowman Creek Park (5), Morgan Lakeside Park (6), Kimball Bend Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.6%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 456
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 755 (41% naturalized citizens)

Bosque County:	4.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,714
• One, attached: 87
• Two: 148
• 3 or 4: 76
• 5 to 9: 1
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 1,518
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Bosque County with a mortgage: 1,485 (40 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,802

Bosque County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/1954, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,182 (74%) Carpooled: 1,378 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Taxi: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 128 (2%) Other means: 26 (0%) Worked at home: 275 (4%)

8.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($61,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.82%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.63% relocated from other counties in Texas ($56,230 average AGI)
1.20% relocated from other states ($4,969 average AGI)

Bosque County:	1.20%
Texas average:	3.06%

from McLennan County, TX	2.10% ($30,157 average AGI)
from Hill County, TX	0.78% ($229,222)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.73% ($108,310)
from Johnson County, TX	0.63% ($29,278)
from Dallas County, TX	0.50% ($57,172)
from Somervell County, TX	0.30% ($39,353)
from Coryell County, TX	0.23% ($23,308)

8.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,473 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.78%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.82% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,418 average AGI)
0.96% relocated to other states ($3,055 average AGI)

Bosque County:	0.96%
Texas average:	2.17%

to McLennan County, TX	2.10% ($34,083 average AGI)
to Hill County, TX	0.89% ($25,843)
to Johnson County, TX	0.61% ($36,457)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.52% ($34,267)
to Dallas County, TX	0.33% ($29,316)
to Erath County, TX	0.24% ($24,786)
to Hamilton County, TX	0.19% ($24,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,651 (3,242 aged, 409 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,652 (4,045 male householders, 824 female householders)

  4,200 spouses, 4,696 children (4,076 natural, 136 adopted, 484 stepchildren), 354 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 209 other relatives, 161 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,029 (798 male householders (725 living alone)), 1,044 female householders (975 living alone)), 187 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 523 (466 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,494 2-persons, 970 3-persons, 795 4-persons, 366 5-persons, 169 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,700 1-person, 121 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

89.3% of residents of Bosque County speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,271,000 ($5792 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,454,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,177,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,785,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $676,000
Federal grants: $16,020,000
Federal procurement contracts: $964,000 ($141,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,649,000 ($681,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $222,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,538,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,912,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+54 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

56% of Bosque County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.

Bosque County:	56.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 13341
• Northeast: 256
• Midwest: 935
• South: 1204
• West: 637

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,500

Here:	1.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	15.4%