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County population in July 2007: 3,789 (73% urban, 27% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,089
Renter-occupied apartments: 435
% of renters here:  29%
State:  36%
Land area: 2807 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

2008 cost of living index in Crockett County: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.6%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Crockett County, Texas:

  • Hispanic (54.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (43.7%)
  • Other race (19.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  37.2 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Males: 2,031  (49.5%)
Females: 2,068  (50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,197
County population in 2003: 3,923
Jobs in 2003: 1,561

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,079
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:
Crockett County:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,958 ($29,355 in 1999)
This county:  $34,958
Texas:  $47,548

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $238 (lower quartile is $174, upper quartile is $336)
This county:  $238
State:  $589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,098 (it was $48,900 in 2000)
Crockett County:  $79,098
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,161 - $119,618

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $146,970
Here:  $146,970
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $49,429
Here:  $49,429
State:  $159,697

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $47,436
Here:  $47,436
State:  $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $43,652
Here:  $43,652
State:  $158,654

Mobile homes: $31,589
Here:  $31,589
State:  $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000
Here:  $45,000
State:  $34,447
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,187
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $283

Institutionalized population: 52


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 17
  • Thefts: 37
  • Auto thefts: 2

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 22
  • Thefts: 42
  • Auto thefts: 1

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Crockett County, TX map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Crockett County Texas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 27.4%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $350 (0.7%)

Crockett County household income distribution in 2007 Crockett County home values distribution


Crockett County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  19.4%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  4.7%
Whole state:  6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crockett 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: Ozona, East Crockett, West Crockett.

Neighboring counties: Crane County , Irion County , Pecos County , Reagan County , Schleicher County , Sutton County , Terrell County , Upton County , Val Verde County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Crockett County: Javelina Windmill (A), Devils River Windmill (B), Adams Ranch (C), Yegua Windmill (D), Indian Waterhole Windmill (E), Indian Windmill (F), J Childress Ranch (G), Glade Windmill (H), Divide Windmill (I), Glasscock Ranch (J), Middle Windmill (K), Glisa Windmill (L), Mitchell Ranch (M), Dog Canyon Windmill (N), Goat Windmill (O), Mogul Ranch (P), Money Windmill (Q), Montgomery Ranch (R), Alto Windmill (S), Canyon Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Cedar Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Escondido Water Hole (A), Twin Lake (B), Clay Tank (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (E), Rock Tank (F), Round Mountain Tank (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Owens Creek (A), Noelke Creek (B), Independence Creek (C), Fivemile Creek (D), Live Oak Creek (E), Twelvemile Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Crockett County: Fort Lancaster State Historical Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  8.9%
Texas:  6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 42
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 432 (48% naturalized citizens)

Crockett County:  10.5%
Whole state:  13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 15
  • 1990 to 1994: 36
  • 1985 to 1989: 31
  • 1980 to 1984: 61
  • 1975 to 1979: 67
  • 1970 to 1974: 74
  • 1970 to 1974: 22
  • 1965 to 1969: 126


Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.8%

Crockett County marital status for males
Crockett County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,445
  • One, attached: 44
  • Two: 21
  • 3 or 4: 18
  • 5 to 9: 32
  • 10 to 19: 21
  • 20 or more: 49
  • Mobile homes: 347
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 72

Housing units in Crockett County with a mortgage: 356 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 427

Here:  45.5% with mortgage
State:  64.2% with mortgage


Religion statistics

Total adherents: 3,467
Total congregations: 12

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristOther
Adherents1,385 (39.9%)1,200 (34.6%)461 (13.3%)274 (7.9%)147 (4.2%)
Congregations4 (33.3%)1 (8.3%)1 (8.3%)2 (16.7%)4 (33.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Crockett County - Ozona, East Crockett, West Crockett

Agriculture in Crockett County
Average size of farms: 8765 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $51706
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87092
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46129
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.95

Crockett County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 4.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/1/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 21 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Magnitude types:



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (30%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Extraction workers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

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



  • Mexico (98%)
  • Germany (2%)

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



  • United States or American (13%)
  • German (9%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)


Crockett County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,395 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 199 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 17 (1%)
  • Walked: 41 (2%)
  • Other means: 18 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 79 (5%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Crockett County, Texas
  • 40 people in nursing homes
  • 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2 people in other workers' dormitories

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $52,802.

7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.47%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.40% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,132 average AGI)
1.07% relocated from other states ($4,868 average AGI)
Crockett County:  1.07%
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 Tom Green County, TX  1.40% ($29,882 average AGI)


9.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.33%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.21% relocated to other counties in Texas ($42,000 average AGI)
1.13% relocated to other states ($2,647 average AGI)
Crockett County:  1.13%
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  2.41% ($62,500 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9



Births per 1000 population in Crockett County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5



Deaths per 1000 population in Crockett County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Crockett County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 567 (506 aged, 61 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1347.230
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1016.780
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 25.42

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21.73
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 127.1

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1


Household type by relationship


Households: 4,044
  • In family households: 3,620 (921 male householders, 203 female householders)
    906 spouses, 1,335 children (1,238 natural, 27 adopted, 70 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 37 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 424 (209 male householders (182 living alone)), 189 female householders (189 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 55 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 441 2-persons, 244 3-persons, 244 4-persons, 137 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 371 1-person, 27 2-persons.

52.0% of residents of Crockett County speak English at home.
46.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $24,412,000 ($6180 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $173,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,503,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,590,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $744,000
Federal grants: $12,193,000
Federal procurement contracts: $66,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $315,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $154,000
Federal Government insurance: $477,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 262
Here:  67 per 1000 residents
State:  85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 190
Here:  48 per 1000 residents
State:  35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +14
Here:  +4 per 1000 residents
State:  +29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -242
Here:  -62 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Crockett County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.4
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  3.8



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 42
  • 1995 to 1998: 72
  • 1990 to 1994: 145
  • 1980 to 1989: 275
  • 1970 to 1979: 374
  • 1960 to 1969: 399
  • 1950 to 1959: 285
  • 1940 to 1949: 168
  • 1939 or earlier: 289

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crockett County, Texas:
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 35
  • 3 rooms: 108
  • 4 rooms: 173
  • 5 rooms: 237
  • 6 rooms: 244
  • 7 rooms: 172
  • 8 rooms: 63
  • 9+ rooms: 50


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crockett County, Texas:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 78
  • 3 rooms: 52
  • 4 rooms: 118
  • 5 rooms: 97
  • 6 rooms: 47
  • 7 rooms: 16
  • 8 rooms: 21
  • 9+ rooms: 6


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Crockett County:
  • no bedroom: 29
  • 1 bedroom: 84
  • 2 bedrooms: 302
  • 3 bedrooms: 539
  • 4 bedrooms: 129
  • 5+ bedrooms: 6


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crockett County:
  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedroom: 110
  • 2 bedrooms: 176
  • 3 bedrooms: 121
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5+ bedrooms: 6


Cars and other vehicles available in Crockett County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 99
  • 1 vehicle: 296
  • 2 vehicles: 518
  • 3 vehicles: 137
  • 4 vehicles: 34
  • 5+ vehicles: 5


Cars and other vehicles available in Crockett County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 79
  • 1 vehicle: 172
  • 2 vehicles: 164
  • 3 vehicles: 13
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5+ vehicles: 0


68% of Crockett County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Texas.

Crockett County:  68.2%
State average:  51.6%


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

  • This state: 3203
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 126
  • South: 155
  • West: 149

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (68.6%)
  • Electricity (23.5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7.9%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (50.1%)
  • Electricity (40.5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9.4%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:  14.3%
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.)



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)



Crockett County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

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

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