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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (27.1%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Detached houses: $111,766Here:$111,766State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $24,179Here:$24,179State:$170,403 Mobile homes: $61,140Here:$61,140State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,696Here:$5,696State:$34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.4%
McCain (Republican): 72.7% Obama (Democratic): 27.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $621 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $380 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cochran County is $416 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Morton, Whiteface.
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Notable locations in Cochran County: Close Ranch (A), County Line (B), East Windmill (C), Gilliam Ranch (D), Masten Ranch (E), North Windmill (F), Pardnership Windmill (G), Schooler Ranch (H), South Lease Windmill (I), South Windmill (J), Star Route (K), Walker Windmill (L), Morton Country Club (M), Slaughter Pumping Station (N), Girls Town USA (O), Dean Ranch (P), Cochran County Feed Yard (Q), Whiteface Historical Museum (R). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Cochran County: County Line Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Cochran County: Close Ranch (A), County Line (B), East Windmill (C), Gilliam Ranch (D), Masten Ranch (E), North Windmill (F), Pardnership Windmill (G), Schooler Ranch (H), South Lease Windmill (I), South Windmill (J), Star Route (K), Walker Windmill (L), Morton Country Club (M), Slaughter Pumping Station (N), Girls Town USA (O), Dean Ranch (P), Cochran County Feed Yard (Q), Whiteface Historical Museum (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Cochran County: County Line Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Bailey County , Lea County, New Mexico , Roosevelt County, New Mexico , Hockley County , Lamb County , Terry County , Yoakum County .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 85 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 366 (30% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.3%
Housing units in Cochran County with a mortgage: 191 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 513
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Most common first ancestries reported in Cochran County (%):
6.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,569 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 5.39% relocated from other counties in Texas ($16,875 average AGI) 1.19% relocated from other states ($3,694 average AGI)Cochran County:1.19%Texas average:3.06%
9.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,009 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 8.14% relocated to other counties in Texas ($25,713 average AGI) 1.42% relocated to other states ($3,296 average AGI)Cochran County:1.42%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.9
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 605 (536 aged, 69 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
828 spouses, 1,227 children (1,144 natural, 36 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 29 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
Size of family households: 439 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 194 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 275 1-person, 2 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
57.7% of residents of Cochran County speak English at home. 41.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (16% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 30% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Cochran County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
65% of Cochran County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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 (Noninst.)
Police Protection: $493,000
Financial Administration: $405,000
Central Staff Services: $229,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $199,000
General - Other: $167,000
Corrections - Other: $112,000
General Public Buildings: $98,000
Parks & Recreation: $92,000
Natural Resources - Other: $59,000
Fire Protection: $47,000
Libraries: $46,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
Air Transportation: $1,000
General Revenue, NEC: $79,000
Libraries: $28,000
Judicial: $17,000
All Other: $20,000
Highways: $16,000
Motor Vehicle License: $189,000
NEC: $6,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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