Dallam County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 6,125 (73% urban, 27% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,459
Renter-occupied apartments: 858

% of renters here:	37%
State:	36%

Land area: 1505 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Dallam County: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.0%), Educational,health and social services (14.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Dallam County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (68.4%)
Hispanic (28.4%)
Other race (12.4%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Black (1.6%)
American Indian (1.6%)

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

Median resident age:	31.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 3,142	(50.5%)
Females: 3,080	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,324
County population in 2003: 6,123
Jobs in 2003: 3,446

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,363
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Dallam County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,280 ($27,946 in 1999)

This county:	$33,280
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $68,686 ($44,600 in 2000)

Dallam County:	$68,686
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $385 (lower quartile is $309, upper quartile is $501)

This county:	$385
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,170 (it was $44,200 in 2000)

Dallam County:	$70,170
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,875 - $87,810

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $96,171
Here: $96,171
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,297
Here: $117,297
State: $159,697

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,785
Here: $96,785
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $33,324
Here: $33,324
State: $42,156

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $902
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $226

Institutionalized population: 12

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 12
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 2

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2004 Presidential Election results in Dallam County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 82.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $397 (0.9%)

Dallam County household income distribution in 2007

Dallam County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dallam County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $523 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dalhart, Texline.

Neighboring counties: Cimarron County, Oklahoma , Union County, New Mexico , Hartley County , Moore County , Sherman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Dallam County: Bagot Ranch (A), Lost Camp (B), Pritchard Ranch (C), Coloney Community House (D), Sandhill Windmill (E), Steel Windmill (F), Thompson Grove Campground (G), Tovrea Ranch (H), Wharton Ranch (I), XIT Museum (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Dallam County: Saint Marys Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Alkali Lakes (A), Flater Lake (B), Coldwater Lakes (C), Reynolds Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: West Rita Blanca Creek (A), Aqua Fria Creek (B), Perico Creek (C), East Rita Blanca Creek (D), Carrizo Creek (E), Junkyard Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Dallam County: Clarks Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 138
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 489 (23% naturalized citizens)

Dallam County:	7.9%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 88 1990 to 1994: 161 1985 to 1989: 85 1980 to 1984: 46 1975 to 1979: 79 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 20

Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

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

Dallam County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,073
One, attached: 25
Two: 31
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 27
10 to 19: 26
20 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 477
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Dallam County with a mortgage: 521 (6 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 519

Here:	50.1% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Dallam County
Average size of farms: 2146 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $897376
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $332.36
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: 77.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $797928
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.31%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 84.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $181034
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 74.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.04
Corn for grain: 134820 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 84154 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1056 harvested acres

Dallam County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (15%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Health care (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (17%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

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

Mexico (93%)
Germany (2%)
Netherlands (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Poland (1%)
Canada (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dallam County:

United States or American (15%)
German (15%)
Irish (8%)
English (5%)
Dutch (3%)
Swedish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Dallam County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,027 (75%)
Carpooled: 440 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 79 (3%)
Other means: 38 (1%)
Worked at home: 103 (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,653.

8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,514 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.25%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.34% relocated from other counties in Texas ($13,972 average AGI)
3.92% relocated from other states ($11,542 average AGI)
Dallam County: 3.92%
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 Moore County, TX	0.65% ($20,857 average AGI)
from Randall County, TX	0.65% ($18,000)
from Potter County, TX	0.56% ($38,500)

9.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,791 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.48%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.30% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,413 average AGI)
3.17% relocated to other states ($10,374 average AGI)
Dallam County: 3.17%
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 Randall County, TX	1.75% ($32,895 average AGI)
to Potter County, TX	0.69% ($28,733)
to Moore County, TX	0.55% ($31,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Births per 1000 population in Dallam County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Dallam County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 18.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Dallam County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,268 (1,156 aged, 112 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 16.19
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9927.130
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1651.820
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 75789.47

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1911.240
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1004.210
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 32.39

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 113.380

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,206

In family households: 5,515 (1,385 male householders, 293 female householders)
1,371 spouses, 2,144 children (1,918 natural, 37 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 130 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 31 other relatives, 108 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 691 (329 male householders (305 living alone)), 316 female householders (303 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 631 2-persons, 354 3-persons, 363 4-persons, 200 5-persons, 97 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 608 1-person, 32 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

80.4% of residents of Dallam County speak English at home.
19.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,462,000 ($10115 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $622,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,120,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,190,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,897,000
Federal grants: $12,016,000
Federal procurement contracts: $182,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,058,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $790,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,600,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,785,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 508

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 269

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +63

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -343

Here:	-56 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Dallam County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.33 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:	4.6
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 121
1990 to 1994: 97
1980 to 1989: 193
1970 to 1979: 425
1960 to 1969: 416
1950 to 1959: 408
1940 to 1949: 382
1939 or earlier: 618

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dallam County, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 55 3 rooms: 74 4 rooms: 202 5 rooms: 437 6 rooms: 305 7 rooms: 199 8 rooms: 109 9+ rooms: 78

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallam County, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 77 3 rooms: 101 4 rooms: 228 5 rooms: 273 6 rooms: 104 7 rooms: 61 8 rooms: 2 9+ rooms: 10

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dallam County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 105 2 bedrooms: 427 3 bedrooms: 697 4 bedrooms: 187 5+ bedrooms: 43

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallam County:
	no bedroom: 41 1 bedroom: 166 2 bedrooms: 327 3 bedrooms: 305 4 bedrooms: 16 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Dallam County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 487 2 vehicles: 589 3 vehicles: 250 4 vehicles: 62 5+ vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Dallam County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 84 1 vehicle: 423 2 vehicles: 298 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 6 5+ vehicles: 1

54% of Dallam County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Texas.

Dallam County:	54.3%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 3501
Northeast: 48
Midwest: 561
South: 652
West: 934

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85.5%) Electricity (10.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.3%) Wood (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (84.1%) Electricity (10.6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70

Here:	8.1%
Texas:	6.8%

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

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	6.5%
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)

Dallam County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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