Briscoe County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Public administration (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Briscoe County, Texas:

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 872	(48.7%)
Females: 918	(51.3%)

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Briscoe County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$35,627
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$259
State:	$589

Briscoe County:	$62,257
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $94,814

Here:	$94,814
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $19,736

Here:	$19,736
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $13,750

Here:	$13,750
State:	$42,156

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 5
• Auto thefts: 3

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: 8
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Briscoe County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Silverton, Quitaque.

Neighboring counties: Armstrong County , Donley County , Floyd County , Hall County , Motley County , Swisher County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Briscoe County: Lazy U Ranch (A), Dinner Creek Camp (B), Campbell Creek Camp (C), Little Mule Creek Windmill (D), Caprock Station (E), Lower Barrel Camp (F), Hackberry Camp (G), Cherokee Camp (H), Hall Ranch (I), Eddies Pens (J), Cobb Ranch (K), Big Mule Creek Windmill (L), Haynes Scout Camp (M), Martin Ranch (N), Heckman Camp (O), Schott Ranch (P), Mayfield Ranch (Q), Shoe Bar Ranch (R), Soda Windmill (S), Stinkhole Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Rest Haven Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Timber Lake (A), Burson Lake (B), Hay Lake (C), Sink Lake (D), Antelope Tank (E), Wild Horse Tank (F), Barrel Tank (G), Bass Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Betty Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), Hardscrabble Creek (D), Bear Creek (E), Hackberry Creek (F), Marshall Creek (G), North Prong Little Red River (H), Barrel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Briscoe County: Caprock Canyons State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.2%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 26
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 88 (34% naturalized citizens)

Briscoe County:	4.9%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 858
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 4
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 4
• Mobile homes: 113
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Briscoe County with a mortgage: 127 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 299

Here:	29.8% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Briscoe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 25 fatalities and 80 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 21 people and injured 80 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Briscoe County-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from Briscoe County center
On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/18/2006 at 05:49:41, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from Briscoe County center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/7/2000 at 17:19:08, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from Briscoe County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 599 (78%) Carpooled: 111 (14%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 18 (2%) Other means: 6 (1%) Worked at home: 32 (4%)

4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,080 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.66%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,806 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 377 (351 aged, 26 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,564 (447 male householders, 67 female householders)

  424 spouses, 515 children (488 natural, 12 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 48 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 226 (78 male householders (73 living alone)), 129 female householders (125 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 253 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 198 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

83.5% of residents of Briscoe County speak English at home.
16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $26,348,000 ($15354 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $344,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,936,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,341,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,567,000
Federal grants: $5,685,000
Federal procurement contracts: $276,000 ($160,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $544,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $973,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $258,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,714,000

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

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-87 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.98 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.8
State:	3.8

66% of Briscoe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

Briscoe County:	65.8%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 1524
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 26
• South: 93
• West: 51

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,600

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	16.7%
Texas:	15.4%

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