Cooke County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.0%), Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Retail trade (13.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Cooke County, Texas:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 17,940	(49.3%)
Females: 18,423	(50.7%)

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Cooke County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$44,835
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$433
State:	$589

Cooke County:	$124,032
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $170,411

Here:	$170,411
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $174,395

Here:	$174,395
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $86,070

Here:	$86,070
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $63,791

Here:	$63,791
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,255

Here:	$184,255
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $66,213

Here:	$66,213
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,750

Here:	$21,750
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 116
• Thefts: 140
• Auto thefts: 49

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 113
• Thefts: 162
• Auto thefts: 53

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cooke County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $694 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gainesville, Lake Kiowa, Muenster, Lindsay, Valley View, Callisburg, Oak Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Love County, Oklahoma , Denton County , Grayson County , Montague County , Wise County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cooke County: Camp Sweeney (A), Cleburne Municipal Library (B), Alvarado Public Library (C), Joshua Public Library (D), Thomason-Scott House (E), Burleson Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cooke County include: Prairie Grove Baptist Church (A), Prairie Grove Church (B), Hibbit Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Concord Church (E), Shady Grove Church (F), Shiloh Church (G), Spring Creek Church (H), Spring Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Akers Cemetery (1), Weaver Cemetery (2), Walling Cemetery (3), Johnson Cemetery (4), Van Syke Cemetery (5), Center Hill Cemetery (6), Union Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: B and L Ranch Lake (A), Bing Lake (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 11b Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 48 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 47 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 46 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 45 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mass Creek (A), Pierce Spring Branch (B), Rock Creek (C), Hickory Creek (D), Loring Branch (E), Scott Creek (F), Bear Head Creek (G), Lick Creek (H), Hackley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cooke County include: Site of Fort Fitzhugh (1), Hornet Stadium (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,538
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,010 (19% naturalized citizens)

Cooke County:	5.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,341
• One, attached: 191
• Two: 171
• 3 or 4: 291
• 5 to 9: 156
• 10 to 19: 102
• 20 or more: 317
• Mobile homes: 2,407
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 85

Housing units in Cooke County with a mortgage: 2,899 (82 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,550

Here:	45.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Cooke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 44 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1995, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Cooke County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from Cooke County center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from Cooke County center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from Cooke County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,536 (77%) Carpooled: 2,588 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 116 (1%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 33 (0%) Walked: 191 (1%) Other means: 90 (1%) Worked at home: 596 (4%)

7.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.79%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.34% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,689 average AGI)
2.45% relocated from other states ($13,519 average AGI)

Cooke County:	2.45%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Denton County, TX	1.71% ($39,065 average AGI)
from Grayson County, TX	0.93% ($29,222)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.48% ($48,483)
from Dallas County, TX	0.42% ($37,453)
from Montague County, TX	0.29% ($30,278)
from Collin County, TX	0.25% ($91,000)
from Love County, OK	0.17% ($30,667)

7.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,999 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.10% relocated to other counties in Texas ($31,143 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($7,856 average AGI)

Cooke County:	1.86%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Denton County, TX	2.17% ($48,380 average AGI)
to Grayson County, TX	1.02% ($40,023)
to Dallas County, TX	0.45% ($34,912)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.39% ($40,184)
to Montague County, TX	0.28% ($32,457)
to Collin County, TX	0.22% ($48,500)
to Love County, OK	0.17% ($26,476)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,616 (5,001 aged, 615 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,287 (8,177 male householders, 1,858 female householders)

  8,374 spouses, 10,840 children (9,697 natural, 314 adopted, 829 stepchildren), 625 grandchildren, 275 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 506 other relatives, 491 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,232 (1,598 male householders (1,289 living alone)), 2,016 female householders (1,891 living alone)), 618 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 844 (702 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,578 2-persons, 2,049 3-persons, 1,930 4-persons, 953 5-persons, 346 6-persons, 179 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,180 1-person, 310 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

90.3% of residents of Cooke County speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 44% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $169,156,000 ($4379 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,885,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,095,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,423,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,186,000
Federal grants: $24,987,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,828,000 ($2,735,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,637,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $204,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,977,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,885,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+32 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

54% of Cooke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Texas.

Cooke County:	54.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 25936
• Northeast: 550
• Midwest: 2278
• South: 3720
• West: 1646

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,200

Here:	8.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	11.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	15.4%

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