Childress County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

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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:

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

Races in Childress County, Texas:

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

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

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Childress County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$32,697
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$330
State:	$589

Childress County:	$69,435
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $83,009

Here:	$83,009
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $7,777

Here:	$7,777
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $6,560

Here:	$6,560
State:	$140,401

Mobile homes: $25,055

Here:	$25,055
State:	$42,156

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

This county:	17.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

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, North River.

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

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	6.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes

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

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

Here:	37.6% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

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.

Childress County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Childress County center
On 10/7/2007 at 13:54:21, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 4.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/1996 at 10:54:18, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.7 miles away from Childress County center
On 2/12/1997 at 23:53:10, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/27/2007 at 15:21:02, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from Childress County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

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

Here:	1.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	33.3%
Texas:	15.4%

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