Concho County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 497
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 794
Renter-occupied apartments: 255 (it was 264 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 991 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.7%), Retail trade (12.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 63%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 1,73652.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,52845.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 391.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 130.4%Asian alone
- 100.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 50.2%Two or more races
Median resident age: | 46.0 years |
Texas median age: | 35.1 years |
Males: 2,149 | ![]() |
Females: 1,201 | ![]() |

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Concho County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $49,158 ($31,312 in 1999)
This county: | $49,158 |
Texas: | $64,034 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $526 (lower quartile is $411, upper quartile is $618)
This county: | $526 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $117,917 (it was $47,600 in 2000)
Concho: | $117,917 |
Texas: | $200,400 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,105Detached houses: $171,969
Here: $171,969 State: $268,991 Townhouses or other attached units: $288,879
Here: $288,879 State: $268,635 Mobile homes: $74,711
Here: $74,711 State: $94,014
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $473
Institutionalized population: 1,588
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $142,500
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $186,000
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,527 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,330 (1.1%)
Concho County: | 11.3% |
Texas: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 46.0 years old
(Males: 43.7 years old, Females: 52.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.8 years old, Black residents: 51.9 years old, American Indian residents: 62.2 years old, Asian residents: 44.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 40.1 years old, Other race residents: 42.0 years old)
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-Millersview, Eden, Eola-Paint Rock, Paint Rock.
Neighboring counties: Berrien County, Georgia , Monroe County, Alabama
, Coryell County
, Wilkinson County, Mississippi
, Terrell County, Georgia
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Here: | 5.6% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Current college students: 144
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 882 (3.9% naturalized citizens)
Concho County: | 26.3% |
Whole state: | 17.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1982010 or later
- 2132000 to 2009
- 2071990 to 1999
- 241980 to 1989
- 311970 to 1979
- 39Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,397
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 7
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 249
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Concho County with a mortgage: 179 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 538
Here: | 25.0% with mortgage |
State: | 56.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Concho County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 521 | 10 |
Catholic | 400 | 3 |
Mainline Protestant | 75 | 2 |
Other | 1 | - |
None | 3,090 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Concho County: | 2.79 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Concho County: | 16.72 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.57 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Concho County: | 8.3% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Concho County: | 28.1% |
State: | 26.6% |
Agriculture in Concho County:
Average size of farms: 1324 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,815
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: $41,882
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: $53,269
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
Earthquake activity:
Concho County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 287% greater 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 128.2 miles away from Concho County center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 219.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 201.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 341.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 201.9 miles away from Concho County center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 246.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, 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: 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: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 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: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Concho County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 5
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 605 (73.9%)
- Carpooled: 132 (16.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 9 (1.1%)
- Walked: 42 (5.1%)
- Worked at home: 31 (3.8%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Retail trade (21%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Other services, except public administration (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Other services, except public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Management occupations (23%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (18%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Personal care and service occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (62%)
- Cuba (9%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Honduras (5%)
- Russia (3%)
- Colombia (2%)
- Dominican Republic (2%)
- German (10%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (2%)
- American (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
- British (1%)
71 people in nursing homes
1,556 people in federal detention centers
32 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
8.54% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,387 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.54% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.54% relocated from other counties in Texas ($46,387 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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4.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,205 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.63% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.63% relocated to other counties in Texas ($47,205 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 522 (457 aged, 65 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 98 (20%)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,327
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 427
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,703
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,017
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 723
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 27
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,350- Male householders: 479 (174 living alone), Female householders: 460 (120 living alone)
515 spouses (515 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (12 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 580 children (558 natural, 0 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 0 foster children, 39 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,073
Size of family households: 359 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 120 4-persons, 57 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 294 1-person, 18 2-persons.
314 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (5 men, 150 women).
65.0% of residents of Concho speak English at home.
32.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 42% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well, 56% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $27,556,000 ($7,360 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: 135Here: | 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
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)
Here: | 5.8 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 5.0 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Concho County, Texas
- 512014 or later
- 212010 to 2013
- 992000 to 2009
- 2781990 to 1999
- 1501980 to 1989
- 1831970 to 1979
- 1501960 to 1969
- 1651950 to 1959
- 2721940 to 1949
- 3121939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Concho County, Texas
- 31 room
- 82 rooms
- 303 rooms
- 564 rooms
- 2125 rooms
- 1336 rooms
- 727 rooms
- 1288 rooms
- 659+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Concho County, Texas
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 163 rooms
- 504 rooms
- 885 rooms
- 216 rooms
- 177 rooms
- 368 rooms
- 39+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Concho County, Texas
- 3no bedroom
- 461 bedroom
- 1722 bedrooms
- 3953 bedrooms
- 784 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Concho County, Texas
- 0no bedroom
- 581 bedroom
- 552 bedrooms
- 1103 bedrooms
- 64 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Concho County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 22no vehicle
- 1001 vehicle
- 3692 vehicles
- 1453 vehicles
- 624 vehicles
- 105+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Concho County in renter-occupied apartments
- 42no vehicle
- 621 vehicle
- 1002 vehicles
- 253 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
80.6% of Concho County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Texas.
Concho County: | 80.6% |
State average: | 84.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,956
- Other state: 506
- Northeast: 65
- Midwest: 101
- South: 211
- West: 128
- 58.0%Electricity
- 23.5%Utility gas
- 14.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.0%Wood
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 59.3%Electricity
- 26.1%Utility gas
- 14.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 0.0% |
Texas: | 7.0% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Texas: | 6.6% |
Here: | 12.7% |
Texas: | 14.3% |
Concho County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $581,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,331,000
Central Staff Services: $491,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $358,000
Police Protection: $352,000
Correctional Institutions: $322,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Libraries: $128,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $219,000
Local Fire Protection: $69,000
Police Protection: $44,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,095,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $58,000
Other: $43,000
- Tax - Property: $2,992,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,331,000
Concho County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $581,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,331,000
Central Staff Services: $491,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $358,000
Police Protection: $352,000
Correctional Institutions: $322,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Libraries: $128,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $219,000
Local Fire Protection: $69,000
Police Protection: $44,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,095,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $58,000
Other: $43,000
- Tax - Property: $2,992,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,331,000
Concho County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $581,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,331,000
Central Staff Services: $491,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $358,000
Police Protection: $352,000
Correctional Institutions: $322,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Libraries: $128,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $219,000
Local Fire Protection: $69,000
Police Protection: $44,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,095,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $58,000
Other: $43,000
- Tax - Property: $2,992,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,331,000
Concho County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $581,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,331,000
Central Staff Services: $491,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $358,000
Police Protection: $352,000
Correctional Institutions: $322,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Libraries: $128,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $219,000
Local Fire Protection: $69,000
Police Protection: $44,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,095,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $58,000
Other: $43,000
- Tax - Property: $2,992,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,331,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 67
- Number of aged recipients: 15
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 52
- Number of recipients under 18: 5
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 40
- Number of recipients older than 64: 22
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 33
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 20
Most common first names in Concho County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 31 | 76.7 years |
John | 30 | 81.0 years |
James | 29 | 76.9 years |
Mary | 17 | 82.1 years |
Charles | 12 | 77.4 years |
Robert | 12 | 77.5 years |
Frank | 11 | 83.3 years |
Lois | 10 | 76.5 years |
Thomas | 10 | 77.8 years |
Annie | 9 | 85.2 years |
Most common last names in Concho County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 22 | 72.2 years |
Prosise | 17 | 73.3 years |
Hall | 10 | 84.8 years |
Williams | 10 | 74.5 years |
Stephens | 10 | 83.7 years |
Green | 10 | 83.5 years |
Taylor | 10 | 78.5 years |
Hernandez | 9 | 61.0 years |
Davis | 8 | 77.1 years |
Mcguffin | 8 | 80.0 years |
Businesses in Concho County, TX
- Chevrolet: 1
- SONIC Drive-In: 1
- UPS: 1
Concho County on our top lists:
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"