Callahan County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Retail trade (13.0%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Callahan County, Texas:

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 6,267	(48.6%)
Females: 6,638	(51.4%)

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Callahan County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$38,659
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$358
State:	$589

Callahan County:	$86,824
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $111,186

Here:	$111,186
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $90,599

Here:	$90,599
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $47,297

Here:	$47,297
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,408

Here:	$72,408
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,616

Here:	$76,616
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $50,934

Here:	$50,934
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $7,500

Here:	$7,500
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 12
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 16
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Area name: Abilene, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Callahan County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clyde, Baird, Cross Plains, Putnam.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Coleman County , Eastland County , Jones County , Shackelford County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Callahan County: Goble Windmill (A), Richardson Windmill (B), Clyde Station (C), Haynes Windmill (D), Sneed Windmill (E), High Windmill (F), Trap Windmill (G), Four-Hundred Acre Windmill (H), Bull Pasture Windmill (I), Windham Ranch (J), Denton Valley School (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tecumseh Cemetery (1), Hart Cemetery (2), Seaton Cemetery (3), Eula Cemetery (4), Ross Cemetery (5), Oglesby Cemetery (6), Saint Joachim Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Baird Lake (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (C), Straley Lake (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 11a Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (F), McDonough Lake (G), La Reata Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Herd Branch (A), Bee Branch (B), North Prong Pecan Bayou (C), Kaiser Creek (D), West Prong Burnt Branch (E), Bear Branch (F), Sheep Creek (G), Mesquite Branch (H), Lick Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 308
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 185 (32% naturalized citizens)

Callahan County:	1.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,324
• One, attached: 64
• Two: 76
• 3 or 4: 41
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 1,305
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Callahan County with a mortgage: 1,048 (8 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,338

Here:	43.9% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Callahan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Callahan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% 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 94.7 miles away from Callahan County center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,338 (78%) Carpooled: 865 (15%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 102 (2%) Other means: 69 (1%) Worked at home: 203 (4%)

10.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,965 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.94%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.05% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,131 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($5,836 average AGI)

Callahan County:	1.88%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Taylor County, TX	4.53% ($34,228 average AGI)
from Eastland County, TX	0.36% ($17,938)
from Brown County, TX	0.29% ($15,308)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.25% ($36,636)
from Jones County, TX	0.22% ($24,100)

10.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,179 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.80%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.29% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,131 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($4,048 average AGI)

Callahan County:	1.50%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Taylor County, TX	4.98% ($29,009 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.29% ($25,846)
to Brown County, TX	0.25% ($74,909)
to Eastland County, TX	0.25% ($21,455)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.22% ($35,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,441 (2,137 aged, 304 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,369 (3,101 male householders, 684 female householders)

  3,192 spouses, 3,742 children (3,302 natural, 107 adopted, 333 stepchildren), 244 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 130 other relatives, 134 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,415 (498 male householders (440 living alone)), 782 female householders (736 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 121 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,835 2-persons, 790 3-persons, 673 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,176 1-person, 88 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

94.1% of residents of Callahan County speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,755,000 ($5540 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,144,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,901,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,520,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,229,000
Federal grants: $11,096,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,751,000 ($3,029,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,259,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $85,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,252,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,958,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+46 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.29 millions of gallons per day (55% from ground, 45% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

58% of Callahan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

Callahan County:	57.5%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 10175
• Northeast: 142
• Midwest: 573
• South: 932
• West: 745

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,100

Here:	0.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	18.9%
Texas:	15.4%

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