Clay County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Manufacturing (11.7%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Clay County, Texas:

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 5,333	(48.5%)
Females: 5,673	(51.5%)

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Clay County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$42,559
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$319
State:	$589

Clay County:	$91,010
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $123,412

Here:	$123,412
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $68,771

Here:	$68,771
State:	$159,697

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $81,746

Here:	$81,746
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $43,385

Here:	$43,385
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,429

Here:	$31,429
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 116
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 79
• Thefts: 124
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Area name: Wichita Falls, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.

Cities in this county include: Henrietta, Petrolia, Byers, Bellevue, Dean, Jolly, Bellevue-Joy.

Neighboring counties: Archer County , Cotton County, Oklahoma , Jefferson County, Oklahoma , Jack County , Montague County , Wichita County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Clay County: Norris Ranch (A), Avis Ranch (B), Edwards Ranch (C), Hapgood Ranch (D), Birdwell Ranch (E), Keith Ranch (F), Warren Ranch (G), Alice Public Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Clay County: Pleasant Mound Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: White Hill Cemetery (1), Halsell Cemetery (2), Shannon Cemetery (3), Cullers Cemetery (4), Riverland Cemetery (5), Riverside Cemetery (6), Friendship Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Byers Lake (A), Sloop Pond (B), Antelope Field Lake (C), Whitley Lake (D), B and P Lake Number 2 (E), Petrolia Field Lake (F), Petrolia Lake Number 1 (G), Petrolia Lake Number 2 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Bennett Creek (A), Hay Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Wichita River (D), Gilbert Creek (E), Sloop Creek (F), Smith Creek (G), Willow Creek (H), Duck Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Clay County include: Tonkawa Park (1), West Arrowhead Park (2), Crow Trace Point Park (3), Crow Trace Park (4), Nocatee Park (5), Delaware Trail Park (6), Deer Creek Park (7), Little Post Oak Creek Park (8), North Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.9%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 372
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 154 (42% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	1.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,912
• One, attached: 42
• Two: 59
• 3 or 4: 29
• 5 to 9: 7
• 20 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 920
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 1,022 (11 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,219

Here:	45.6% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Clay County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from Clay County center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.6 miles away from Clay County center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from Clay County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,173 (80%) Carpooled: 684 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 111 (2%) Other means: 41 (1%) Worked at home: 212 (4%)

8.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,129 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.15%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.84% relocated from other counties in Texas ($32,736 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($5,393 average AGI)

Clay County:	1.32%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Wichita County, TX	3.77% ($36,571 average AGI)
from Montague County, TX	0.48% ($32,000)

10.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,460 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.23%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.39% relocated to other counties in Texas ($33,920 average AGI)
1.84% relocated to other states ($5,540 average AGI)

Clay County:	1.84%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Wichita County, TX	4.68% ($46,438 average AGI)
to Archer County, TX	0.47% ($38,333)
to Montague County, TX	0.39% ($23,600)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.39% ($29,000)
to Dallas County, TX	0.29% ($35,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,479 (1,321 aged, 158 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,639 (2,773 male householders, 447 female householders)

  2,749 spouses, 3,129 children (2,770 natural, 75 adopted, 284 stepchildren), 226 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 108 other relatives, 145 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,271 (459 male householders (379 living alone)), 657 female householders (627 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 96 (88 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,534 2-persons, 699 3-persons, 583 4-persons, 284 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,006 1-person, 94 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

96.7% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,575,000 ($4325 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,832,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,692,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,210,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,108,000
Federal grants: $7,759,000
Federal procurement contracts: $348,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,458,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,210,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,383,000

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 23.82 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.9
State:	3.8

61% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.

Clay County:	61.2%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 8476
• Northeast: 220
• Midwest: 438
• South: 1185
• West: 495

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000

Here:	2.4%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	9.0%
Texas:	15.4%

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