Coleman County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 8,550 (51% urban, 49% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,901
Renter-occupied apartments: 988

% of renters here:	25%
State:	36%

Land area: 1260 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Coleman County: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%), Manufacturing (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Coleman County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
Hispanic (14.0%)
Other race (6.5%)
Black (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 4,430	(48.0%)
Females: 4,805	(52.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,220
County population in 2003: 8,784
Jobs in 2003: 2,407

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,273
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Coleman County:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,079 ($25,658 in 2000)

This county	$27,079
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,008

Coleman County	$44,008
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $310
Institutionalized population: 163
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Coleman County in 2000: $575

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 16
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: 1
Burglaries: 35
Thefts: 30
Auto thefts: 5

Coleman County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,000
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $54,600
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,500
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $84,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Coleman County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $288 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coleman County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $523 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.

Cities in this county include: Coleman, Santa Anna, Novice, Talpa.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Callahan County , Concho County , McCulloch County , Runnels County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Coleman County: Glen Cove Pumping Station (A), La Vista Ranch (B), Coleman Filtration Plant (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Coleman County include: Eureka Church (A), Cleveland Church (B), Sant Willow Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), White Chapel (E), Double Gates Church (F), Harmony Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Walker Cemetery (1), Voss Cemetery (2), Valera Cemetery (3), Talpa Cemetery (4), Atoka Cemetery (5), Stewardson Cemetery (6), Silver Valley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Johnson Lake (A), Lake San Tana (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 13 Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 9 Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 12f Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 12e1 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 12c Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Betty Logan Creek (B), Watts Creek (C), Hog Creek (D), Santa Anna Branch (E), Loss Creek (F), Bee Branch (G), Ranch Creek (H), Mercer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Coleman County include: Flat Rock Park (1), Lakeside Park (2), Friendship Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 180
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 318 (41% naturalized citizens)

Coleman County:	3.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 39 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 54 1980 to 1984: 30 1975 to 1979: 40 1970 to 1974: 35 1970 to 1974: 33 1965 to 1969: 57

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.4%

Coleman County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,018
One, attached: 53
Two: 190
3 or 4: 38
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 20
20 or more: 142
Mobile homes: 635
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 130

Housing units in Coleman County with a mortgage: 755 (28 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,263

Agriculture in Coleman County
Average size of farms: 775 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18983
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $47.91
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: 78.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21228
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.53%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41130
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.43
All wheat for grain: 35144 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2057 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 272 acres

Coleman County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/13/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 5 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Mexico (82%)
Canada (10%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Philippines (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Coleman County:

United States or American (25%)
German (12%)
Irish (9%)
English (8%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Coleman County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,836 (80%)
Carpooled: 505 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 77 (2%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 93 (3%)

152 people in nursing homes
11 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 $35,611.

8.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,803 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.36%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.72% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,459 average AGI)
1.64% relocated from other states ($4,345 average AGI)
Coleman County: 1.64%
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 Brown County, TX	1.02% ($27,000 average AGI)
from Taylor County, TX	0.55% ($24,733)
from Dallas County, TX	0.40% ($22,636)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.40% ($38,818)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.36% ($33,400)

8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,303 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.77% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,389 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($3,914 average AGI)
Coleman County: 1.32%
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:

to Brown County, TX	1.39% ($29,789 average AGI)
to Taylor County, TX	1.02% ($21,143)
to Tom Green County, TX	0.40% ($16,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Births per 1000 population in Coleman County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Coleman County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Coleman County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,227 (1,983 aged, 244 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.44
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10757.61
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 286.110
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 46269.17

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1234.850
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1546.450
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 23.08

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.96
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57.7

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.54

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,073

In family households: 7,665 (2,168 male householders, 432 female householders)
2,193 spouses, 2,391 children (2,151 natural, 50 adopted, 190 stepchildren), 205 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 85 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,408 (503 male householders (424 living alone)), 786 female householders (754 living alone)), 119 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 162 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,355 2-persons, 494 3-persons, 457 4-persons, 225 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,178 1-person, 84 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

89.8% of residents of Coleman County speak English at home.
9.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $80,439,000 ($9206 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,378,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,427,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,265,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,106,000
Federal grants: $19,029,000
Federal procurement contracts: $787,000 ($224,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,824,000 ($607,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $717,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,348,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 567

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 827

Here:	95 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +35

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -322

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Coleman County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 56.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 64
1995 to 1998: 256
1990 to 1994: 136
1980 to 1989: 679
1970 to 1979: 764
1960 to 1969: 628
1950 to 1959: 946
1940 to 1949: 674
1939 or earlier: 1,101

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Coleman County, Texas:
	1 room: 22 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 104 4 rooms: 432 5 rooms: 1,078 6 rooms: 658 7 rooms: 321 8 rooms: 165 9+ rooms: 104

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coleman County, Texas:
	1 room: 28 2 rooms: 81 3 rooms: 168 4 rooms: 276 5 rooms: 214 6 rooms: 141 7 rooms: 54 8 rooms: 23 9+ rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Coleman County:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 153 2 bedrooms: 988 3 bedrooms: 1,443 4 bedrooms: 276 5+ bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coleman County:
	no bedroom: 39 1 bedroom: 261 2 bedrooms: 384 3 bedrooms: 260 4 bedrooms: 41 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Coleman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 83 1 vehicle: 888 2 vehicles: 1,317 3 vehicles: 460 4 vehicles: 129 5+ vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Coleman County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 172 1 vehicle: 487 2 vehicles: 251 3 vehicles: 64 4 vehicles: 12 5+ vehicles: 2

60% of Coleman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Coleman County:	59.9%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 7473
Northeast: 59
Midwest: 272
South: 580
West: 474

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	1.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	38.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Coleman County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General - Other: $626,000
Regular Highways: $475,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $198,000

Financial Administration: $195,000

Police Protection: $183,000

Central Staff Services: $169,000

Corrections - Other: $148,000

General Public Buildings: $52,000

Natural Resources - Other: $9,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $227,000
Interest Earnings: $28,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $374,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $96,000
Tax - Property: $1,290,000
Motor Vehicle License: $450,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,162,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Coleman County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)