County population in 2012: 3,231 (all rural); it was 3,864 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 389 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 779 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,216 Renter-occupied apartments: 298 (it was 328 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
36%
Land area: 899 sq. mi. Water area: 29.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Coke County: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.7%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $774 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $592 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.9%
(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 20.5% for American Indian residents, 12.3% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 48 years old
(Males: 47 years old, Females: 49 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49 years old, Black residents: 27 years old, American Indian residents: 44 years old, Asian residents: 24 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33 years old, Other race residents: 42 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
13.0%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
3.8%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coke County is $435 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $553 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $796 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Coke County: Big Windmill (A), Bull Pasture Windmill (B), Divide (C), Green Mountain Community Center (D), Hatley Windmill (E), Head of the Creek Windmill (F), Peter L Windmill (G), Schooler Windmill (H), Scrub Oak Ranch (I), Sterman Windmill (J), Valley View (K), Whiteside Ranch (L), Williams Windmill (M), Perkins Plant (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mule Creek Cemetery (1), Hayrick Cemetery (2), Cedar Hill Cemetery (3), Fort Chadbourne Cemetery (4), Ross Cemetery (5), Indian Creek Cemetery (6), Paint Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Wildcat Tank (A), Scudday Tank (B), Pyramid Tank (C), Oscar Tank (D), Old City Lake (E), Oak Creek Reservoir (F), Nan Hatty Tank (G), Mountain Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yellow Wolf Creek (A), Williams Branch (B), Wildcat Creek (C), Turkey Creek (D), Storey Creek (E), Sandy Creek (F), Sand Creek (G), Ross Creek (H), Liveoak Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Coke County include: Lake View Park (1), Gladney Field (2), Rough Creek Park (3), Paint Creek Park (4), Wildcat Creek Park (5), Fort Chadbourne (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 80 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 107 (44% naturalized citizens)
Coke County:
2.8%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 7
1990 to 1994: 19
1985 to 1989: 12
1980 to 1984: 22
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 32
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,742
One, attached: 27
Two: 84
3 or 4: 20
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 884
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 82
Housing units in Coke County with a mortgage: 282 (9 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 517
Here:
35.3% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.19%
Here
73.2%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 2,828 Total congregations: 15
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist Missionary Association of America
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
1,778 (62.9%)
338 (12.0%)
333 (11.8%)
293 (10.4%)
86 (3.0%)
Congregations
5 (33.3%)
2 (13.3%)
2 (13.3%)
3 (20.0%)
3 (20.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 1449 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38,041 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $48.84 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.48% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $44,031 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.43% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.27% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35,373 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.45% Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.20 All wheat for grain: 4003 harvested acres Upland cotton: 325 harvested acres Land in orchards: 49 acres
Tornado activity:
Coke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 2.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Coke County-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% 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 79.7 miles away from the 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 71.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Wildcat Fire, Incident Period: April 15, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 15, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2892, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Silver Fire, Incident Period: February 25, 2008 to March 2, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: February 25, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2747, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1606): September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3261): September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3113): September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Coke County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 5
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (84%)
Germany (6%)
Netherlands (3%)
El Salvador (3%)
France (2%)
Australia (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Coke County (%):
United States or American (24%)
German (13%)
English (11%)
Irish (9%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,171 (82%)
Carpooled: 160 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 31 (2%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 49 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
198 people in unknown juvenile institutions
95 people in nursing homes
35 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,446.
9.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,654 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.67%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.77% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,860 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($7,794 average AGI)
Coke County:
1.90%
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:
11.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,250 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.03%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.52% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,573 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($4,677 average AGI)
Coke County:
1.51%
Texas average:
2.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Births per 1000 population in Coke County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Coke County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Coke County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 777 (715 aged, 62 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1079.730 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1162.790
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,285
In family households: 2,747 (754 male householders, 217 female householders)
801 spouses, 773 children (681 natural, 17 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 28 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 538 (235 male householders (216 living alone)), 260 female householders (242 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 550 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
85.6% of residents of Coke County speak English at home.
14.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $20,124,000 ($5417 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $467,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,329,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,458,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $868,000 Federal grants: $2,379,000 Federal procurement contracts: $199,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $891,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $0,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $525,000 Federal Government insurance: $1,023,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 155
Here:
43 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 294
Here:
81 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +4
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -108
Here:
-30 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Coke County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.42 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
58% of Coke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Texas.
Coke County:
58.3%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3139
Northeast: 38
Midwest: 120
South: 270
West: 188
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Coke County
48.0 years
33.0 years
(58.2%)
(41.8%)
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