Childress County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 7,676 (66% urban, 34% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,748
Renter-occupied apartments: 726

% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

Land area: 710 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	17.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Retail trade (15.0%), Public administration (13.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 56%
Government: 29%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Childress County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Childress County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (64.0%)
Hispanic (20.5%)
Other race (15.7%)
Black (14.1%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 4,517	(58.8%)
Females: 3,171	(41.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,272
County population in 2003: 7,627
Jobs in 2003: 2,838

Total labor force in 2004: 3,252
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Childress County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,978 ($27,457 in 2000)

This county	$28,978
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,175

Childress County	$61,175
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $347
Institutionalized population: 1,754
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Childress County in 2000: $645

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 40
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 0

Childress County races chart

Childress County, TX map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Childress County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $434 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Childress 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: Childress.

Neighboring counties: Harmon County, Oklahoma , Collingsworth County , Cottle County , Hall County , Hardeman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Childress County: Childress Country Club (A), High Point (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Childress County include: Lonnie Church (A), Harrell Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arlie Cemetery (1), Olympus Cemetery (2), Kirkland Cemetery (3), Loco Cemetery (4), Carey Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Williams Reservoir (A), Nippert Lake (B), Baylor Lake (C), Lake Childress (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Setters Creek (A), Gypsum Creek (B), Baylor Creek (C), Grassy Creek (D), Whites Creek (E), Salt Creek (F), Mountain Creek (G), Doe Creek (H), Horse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 237
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 365 (45% naturalized citizens)

Childress County:	4.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 61
1990 to 1994: 52
1985 to 1989: 63
1980 to 1984: 87
1975 to 1979: 27
1970 to 1974: 48
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 16

Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.3%

Childress County marital status for males

Childress County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,325
One, attached: 25
Two: 89
3 or 4: 86
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 121
20 or more: 116
Mobile homes: 191
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 63

Housing units in Childress County with a mortgage: 549 (18 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 912

Agriculture in Childress County
Average size of farms: 1229 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $45308
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $113.62
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $49510
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $90402
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.36
All wheat for grain: 20792 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 32300 harvested acres

Childress County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/3/1995, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Public administration (19%)
Construction (12%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (86%)
Germany (4%)
Pakistan (4%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Korea (2%)
Other South Eastern Asia (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Childress County:

United States or American (23%)
English (12%)
German (9%)
Irish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Dutch (1%)

Childress County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,011 (80%)
Carpooled: 378 (15%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 15 (1%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 105 (4%)

People in group quarters in Childress County, Texas

1652 people in state prisons
86 people in nursing homes
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,817.

8.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,694 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.67%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.37% relocated from other counties in Texas ($20,647 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($9,041 average AGI)
Childress County: 2.29%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lubbock County, TX	0.61% ($34,000 average AGI)
from Potter County, TX	0.56% ($25,545)
from Hall County, TX	0.51% ($26,000)

7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,349 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Texas ($24,007 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($9,342 average AGI)
Childress County: 2.43%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Births per 1000 population in Childress County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Childress County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Childress County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,187 (1,054 aged, 133 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,923

In family households: 5,027 (1,365 male householders, 297 female householders)
1,396 spouses, 1,626 children (1,477 natural, 33 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 56 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 896 (301 male householders (265 living alone)), 522 female householders (496 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,765 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 774 2-persons, 341 3-persons, 315 4-persons, 147 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 761 1-person, 53 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

1,067 married couples with children.
417 single-parent households (63 men, 354 women).

82.3% of residents of Childress County speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $44,944,000 ($5904 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $744,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,335,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,343,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,057,000
Federal grants: $8,586,000
Federal procurement contracts: $931,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,692,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $856,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,157,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 428

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 427

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +57

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -61

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Childress County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 56
1995 to 1998: 127
1990 to 1994: 56
1980 to 1989: 324
1970 to 1979: 474
1960 to 1969: 345
1950 to 1959: 405
1940 to 1949: 594
1939 or earlier: 678

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Childress County, Texas:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 27
3 rooms: 58
4 rooms: 239
5 rooms: 526
6 rooms: 470
7 rooms: 229
8 rooms: 78
9 or more rooms: 111

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Childress County, Texas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 72
3 rooms: 173
4 rooms: 154
5 rooms: 162
6 rooms: 139
7 rooms: 19
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Childress County:

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 100
2 bedrooms: 531
3 bedrooms: 904
4 bedrooms: 144
5 or more bedrooms: 59

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Childress County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 228
2 bedrooms: 266
3 bedrooms: 200
4 bedrooms: 25
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Childress County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 92
1 vehicle: 510
2 vehicles: 876
3 vehicles: 238
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Childress County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 100
1 vehicle: 391
2 vehicles: 196
3 vehicles: 22
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 0

65% of Childress County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Texas.

Childress County:	65.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 5019
Northeast: 425
Midwest: 518
South: 1032
West: 311

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (79%)
Electricity (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (60%)
Electricity (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8

Here:	1.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	1.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73

Here:	33.3%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Childress County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $168,000
Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $250,000
Financial Administration: $183,000

Central Staff Services: $147,000

Corrections - Other: $145,000

Police Protection: $131,000

General Public Buildings: $29,000

Fire Protection: $13,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $47,000
Rents: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $791,000
Tax - Property: $508,000
Motor Vehicle License: $299,000

Total General Sales: $197,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $717,000

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