Concho County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 3,599 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 794
Renter-occupied apartments: 264

% of renters here:	25%
State:	36%

Land area: 991 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Concho County: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.2%), Public administration (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 53%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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Races in Concho County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (57.1%)
Hispanic (41.3%)
Other race (8.9%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Black (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 2,556	(64.4%)
Females: 1,410	(35.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,930
County population in 2003: 3,799
Jobs in 2003: 1,123

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,397
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.4%

Average household size:

Concho County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,289 ($31,312 in 1999)

This county:	$37,289
Texas:	$47,548

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $317 (lower quartile is $172, upper quartile is $398)

This county:	$317
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,417 (it was $47,600 in 2000)

Concho County:	$87,417
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,524 - $117,466

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $148,626
Here: $148,626
State: $170,389

In 2-unit structures: $89,214
Here: $89,214
State: $140,401

Mobile homes: $38,765
Here: $38,765
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $34,447

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,133
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $263

Institutionalized population: 1,370

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

Concho County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Concho County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $611 (1.3%)

Concho County household income distribution in 2007

Concho County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	11.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Concho County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Eden, Paint Rock, Eden-Millersview, Eola-Paint Rock.

Neighboring counties: Coleman County , McCulloch County , Menard County , Runnels County , Schleicher County , Tom Green County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Concho County: Dry Hollow School (A), Ellis Ranch (B), Slator Ranch (C), Stevens Ranch (D), The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Eden Cemetery (1), Sudduth Cemetery (2), Paint Rock Cemetery (3), Lakeview Community Cemetery (4), Millersview Cemetery (5), Loveless Cemetery (6), Live Oak Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Allison Lake (A), W H Ellis Lake (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (C), Chandler Lake (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 38 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Creek (A), Welch Creek (B), Harden Branch (C), Maverick Creek (D), Amos Creek (E), Fuzzy Creek (F), Frog Pond Creek (G), Fountain Creek (H), Mustang Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 144
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 111 (27% naturalized citizens)

Concho County:	2.8%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 17 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 22 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 18 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.0%

Concho County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,201
One, attached: 6
Two: 33
3 or 4: 2
20 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 226
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Concho County with a mortgage: 214 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 317

Here:	40.3% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 1,704
Total congregations: 17

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Other religions
Adherents	721 (42.3%)	496 (29.1%)	199 (11.7%)	154 (9.0%)	134 (7.9%)
Congregations	3 (17.6%)	4 (23.5%)	4 (23.5%)	3 (17.6%)	3 (17.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Agriculture in Concho County
Average size of farms: 1324 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34815
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $86.25
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: 52.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41882
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53269
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.15
All wheat for grain: 30381 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 32077 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 18 acres

Concho County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 3.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Construction (13%)
Public administration (12%)
Utilities (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (24%)
Health care (20%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Concho County (%):

German (18%)
United States or American (11%)
English (10%)
Irish (6%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Czech (3%)
Scottish (2%)

Concho County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 863 (73%)
Carpooled: 175 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Walked: 40 (3%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 84 (7%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

1299 people in federal prisons and detention centers
71 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,284.

7.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.88%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

10.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,240 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.63%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.52% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,542 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($2,698 average AGI)
Concho County: 1.11%
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 Tom Green County, TX

5.09% ($26,848 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Births per 1000 population in Concho County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Concho County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Concho County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 544 (459 aged, 85 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 26.71
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4326.920
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 427.350
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 22702.99

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1017.400
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 722.890

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.06
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 26.77

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,606

In family households: 2,297 (627 male householders, 129 female householders)
642 spouses, 739 children (655 natural, 12 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 26 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 309 (120 male householders (110 living alone)), 177 female householders (175 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,360 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 368 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 285 1-person, 12 2-persons.

70.8% of residents of Concho County speak English at home.
28.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $27,556,000 ($7360 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $327,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,249,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,730,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,527,000
Federal grants: $8,774,000
Federal procurement contracts: $266,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,011,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $43,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $228,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,500,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 135

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 172

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -182

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Concho County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 34
1995 to 1998: 99
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 164
1970 to 1979: 212
1960 to 1969: 184
1950 to 1959: 150
1940 to 1949: 249
1939 or earlier: 338

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Concho County, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 116 5 rooms: 239 6 rooms: 213 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 54 9+ rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Concho County, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 47 4 rooms: 57 5 rooms: 64 6 rooms: 51 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 12 9+ rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Concho County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 249 3 bedrooms: 415 4 bedrooms: 80 5+ bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Concho County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 93 3 bedrooms: 112 4 bedrooms: 4 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Concho County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 223 2 vehicles: 328 3 vehicles: 149 4 vehicles: 42 5+ vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Concho County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 123 2 vehicles: 79 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 0

49% of Concho County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Texas.

Concho County:	48.8%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 2662
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 689
South: 430
West: 62

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000

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 (37.0%) Electricity (34.4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25.6%) Wood (2.1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (40.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30.3%) Electricity (29.2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	2.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	9.3%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	18.6%
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.)

Concho County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $39,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $328,000
General - Other: $303,000

Regular Highways: $293,000

Police Protection: $273,000

Financial Administration: $269,000

Central Staff Services: $202,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $188,000

Housing & Community Development: $96,000

Corrections - Other: $55,000

Fire Protection: $34,000

General Public Buildings: $30,000

Libraries: $2,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $1,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $25,000
Natural Resources: $3,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $328,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $517,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $470,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $47,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $466,000
Interest Earnings: $37,000

Special Assessments: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $115,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $612,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $40,000
Highways: $16,000

General Support: $8,000

All Other: $5,000

Education: $1,000
Tax - Property: $937,000
Motor Vehicle License: $159,000

Total General Sales: $49,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $755,000

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)

Concho County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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