Burleson County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.6%), Retail trade (11.8%), Manufacturing (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Burleson County, Texas:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 8,011	(48.6%)
Females: 8,459	(51.4%)

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Burleson County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$39,329
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$358
State:	$589

Burleson County:	$94,809
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $141,668

Here:	$141,668
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $352,854

Here:	$352,854
State:	$159,697

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $65,880

Here:	$65,880
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $38,712

Here:	$38,712
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $14,474

Here:	$14,474
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 14

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 66
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 7

This county:	17.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Area name: College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burleson County is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $869 a month.

Cities in this county include: Caldwell, Somerville, Snook, Cooks Point, Old River.

Neighboring counties: Brazos County , Lee County , Milam County , Robertson County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Burleson County: Grant (A), Center Line (B), Chances Store (C), Cooks Point (D), Little Flock (E), Fosters Store (F), Somerville Historical Museum (G), Ennis Public Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Burleson County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Porters Chapel (B), Providence Church (C), Bare Branch Church (D), Saint Mathews Church (E), Cooks Point Church (F), San Salvador Church (G), Seven Star Church (H), Hoskins Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lyons Cemetery (1), Thomas Cemetery (2), Elizabeth Cemetery (3), Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery (4), Chriesman Cemetery (5), Slovak Cemetery (6), Shiloh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Garwood Lake (A), Black Lake (B), Woodrow Lake (C), Krunk Lake (D), Moelhman Slough (E), Schumacher Lake (F), Sand Lake (G), Hutchings Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Bethel Creek (B), Hogpen Branch (C), Berry Creek (D), Sandy Branch (E), Sandy Creek (F), Bell Creek (G), Hickory Creek (H), Lewis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Burleson County include: Rocky Park (1), Welch Park (2), Big Creek Park (3), Birch Creek State Park (4), Lake Somerville State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 413
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 502 (43% naturalized citizens)

Burleson County:	3.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,013
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 51
• 3 or 4: 162
• 5 to 9: 25
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 or more: 54
• Mobile homes: 2,645
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 164

Housing units in Burleson County with a mortgage: 914 (23 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,491

Here:	38.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Burleson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/15/1987, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,254 (76%) Carpooled: 1,203 (18%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 76 (1%) Other means: 100 (1%) Worked at home: 223 (3%)

7.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.41%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.44% relocated from other counties in Texas ($29,781 average AGI)
0.97% relocated from other states ($3,279 average AGI)

Burleson County:	0.97%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Brazos County, TX	1.92% ($31,587 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.71% ($52,350)
from Washington County, TX	0.60% ($26,765)
from Milam County, TX	0.28% ($29,875)
from Travis County, TX	0.28% ($34,625)

8.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.54%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.59% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,102 average AGI)
0.96% relocated to other states ($4,586 average AGI)

Burleson County:	0.96%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Brazos County, TX	3.19% ($27,885 average AGI)
to Washington County, TX	0.59% ($30,618)
to Harris County, TX	0.47% ($35,593)
to Travis County, TX	0.21% ($24,250)
to Lee County, TX	0.19% ($19,273)
to Milam County, TX	0.19% ($39,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,961 (2,605 aged, 356 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: 14,399 (3,523 male householders, 1,085 female householders)

  3,637 spouses, 5,004 children (4,533 natural, 92 adopted, 379 stepchildren), 394 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 292 other relatives, 280 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,966 (727 male householders (629 living alone)), 1,027 female householders (951 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 105 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,088 2-persons, 1,037 3-persons, 772 4-persons, 448 5-persons, 165 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,580 1-person, 165 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

85.9% of residents of Burleson County speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% 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 (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,322,000 ($5823 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,944,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,450,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,189,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,466,000
Federal grants: $26,815,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,414,000 ($596,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,989,000 ($382,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $177,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,107,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,021,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.65 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

64% of Burleson 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, 85% lived in Texas.

Burleson County:	63.6%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 13569
• Northeast: 175
• Midwest: 706
• South: 968
• West: 455

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,600

Here:	5.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	10.6%
Texas:	15.4%

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