Brown County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (18.6%), Retail trade (12.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Brown County, Texas:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 18,587	(49.3%)
Females: 19,087	(50.7%)

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Brown County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$36,886
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$402
State:	$589

Brown County:	$79,614
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $106,788

Here:	$106,788
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,811

Here:	$120,811
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $74,025

Here:	$74,025
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $19,962

Here:	$19,962
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $412,443

Here:	$412,443
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $41,487

Here:	$41,487
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,250

Here:	$18,250
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 51
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 144
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 110
• Thefts: 179
• Auto thefts: 18

This county:	17.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brownwood, Early, Lake Brownwood, Bangs, Blanket, May.

Neighboring counties: Callahan County , Coleman County , Comanche County , Eastland County , McCulloch County , Mills County , San Saba County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Brown County: Gravity (A), Concord (B), Pioneer Memorial Library (C), Pearsall Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Brown County include: Rocky Creek Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Salt Creek Church (C), Blake Church (D), Union Grove Church (E), Wolf Valley Church (F), Logan Valley Church (G), Mount View Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery (1), Cedar Point Cemetery (2), Jones Chapel Cemetery (3), Eastlawn Cemetery (4), Jordan Springs Cemetery (5), Elkins Cemetery (6), Staley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Brownwood (A), Blanket Creek Watershed Number 15 (B), Blanket Creek Watershed Number 16 (C), Blanket Creek Watershed Number 8 (D), Blanket Creek Watershed Number 9 (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 13 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mackinally Creek (A), Holloway Creek (B), Sand Creek (C), Sand Spring Branch (D), Berry Branch (E), Hog Creek (F), Keesee Creek (G), Lost Creek (H), Lewis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Brown County include: Clark Park (1), Riverside Park (2), Adair Spring Park (3), Lake Brownwood State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.5%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,805
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,182 (43% naturalized citizens)

Brown County:	3.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,316
• One, attached: 212
• Two: 458
• 3 or 4: 256
• 5 to 9: 312
• 10 to 19: 229
• 20 or more: 518
• Mobile homes: 3,168
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 420

Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 3,461 (93 second mortgage, 164 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,598

Here:	49.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Brown County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,631 (83%) Carpooled: 1,797 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Ferryboat: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 278 (2%) Other means: 163 (1%) Worked at home: 352 (2%)

7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.53%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.85% relocated from other counties in Texas ($28,640 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($7,565 average AGI)

Brown County:	1.68%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Tarrant County, TX	0.45% ($26,870 average AGI)
from Coleman County, TX	0.32% ($29,789)
from Comanche County, TX	0.29% ($31,514)
from Taylor County, TX	0.28% ($40,758)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.19% ($26,043)
from Bell County, TX	0.18% ($26,545)
from Erath County, TX	0.18% ($39,955)

7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.80% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,372 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($6,124 average AGI)

Brown County:	1.29%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Tarrant County, TX	0.35% ($25,976 average AGI)
to Taylor County, TX	0.35% ($21,634)
to Comanche County, TX	0.27% ($22,656)
to Travis County, TX	0.25% ($39,367)
to Coleman County, TX	0.24% ($27,000)
to Dallas County, TX	0.22% ($26,077)
to Erath County, TX	0.21% ($24,520)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,889 (5,790 aged, 1,099 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,518 (7,982 male householders, 2,100 female householders)

  8,133 spouses, 10,232 children (9,209 natural, 208 adopted, 815 stepchildren), 733 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 435 other relatives, 603 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,905 (1,752 male householders (1,486 living alone)), 2,510 female householders (2,286 living alone)), 643 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,251 (1,681 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,713 2-persons, 2,155 3-persons, 1,872 4-persons, 838 5-persons, 350 6-persons, 154 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,772 1-person, 378 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

87.6% of residents of Brown County speak English at home.
11.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $237,512,000 ($6220 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,066,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,410,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,574,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,645,000
Federal grants: $45,817,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,964,000 ($5,456,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,103,000 ($2,606,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,821,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,036,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,079,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.03 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

50% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.

Brown County:	50.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 29879
• Northeast: 417
• Midwest: 1648
• South: 2221
• West: 2124

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,300

Here:	2.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.1%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	61.5%
Texas:	15.4%

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