Deaf Smith County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 18,538 (82% urban, 18% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,168
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,012

% of renters here:	33%
State:	36%

Land area: 1497 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Manufacturing (15.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Deaf Smith County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Deaf Smith County, Texas:

Hispanic (57.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (40.4%)
Other race (22.9%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Black (1.5%)
American Indian (1.1%)

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

Median resident age:	30.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 9,068	(48.9%)
Females: 9,493	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,993
County population in 2003: 18,399
Jobs in 2003: 6,003

Deaf Smith County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 8,073
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Deaf Smith County:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,241 ($29,601 in 2000)

This county	$31,241
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,491

Deaf Smith County	$63,491
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $371
Institutionalized population: 242
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Deaf Smith County in 2000: $662

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 23
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 31
Thefts: 24
Auto thefts: 0

Deaf Smith County races chart

Deaf Smith County, TX map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $124,800
2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $136,200

2004 Presidential Election results in Deaf Smith County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $760 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Deaf Smith 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 $703 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hereford.

Neighboring counties: Curry County, New Mexico , Quay County, New Mexico , Castro County , Oldham County , Parmer County , Potter County , Randall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Deaf Smith County: Allison Ranch (A), Moser Ranch (B), Perrin Brothers Farm (C), Red Windmill (D), Rock Camp (E), Conkwright Ranch (F), South Headquarters (G), Ford (H), The Cook Shack (I), Bynum Ranch (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Deaf Smith County include: Community Church (A), Bippus Church (B), Templo New Beginning Assembly of God Church (C), Calvary Church (D), Palo Duro Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Park Cemetery (1), Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery (2), Rest Lawn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hay Lake (A), Dodson Lake (B), Norton Lake (C), Red Windmill Lake (D), Mustang Lake (E), Overstreet Lake (F), Garcia Lake (G), Grigsby Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.0%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 553
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,152 (36% naturalized citizens)

Deaf Smith County:	11.6%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 363
1990 to 1994: 354
1985 to 1989: 377
1980 to 1984: 274
1975 to 1979: 178
1970 to 1974: 154
1970 to 1974: 108
1965 to 1969: 344

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.2%

Deaf Smith County marital status for males

Deaf Smith County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,424
One, attached: 95
Two: 241
3 or 4: 263
5 to 9: 133
10 to 19: 77
20 or more: 122
Mobile homes: 529
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Deaf Smith County with a mortgage: 1,786 (35 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,677

Agriculture in Deaf Smith County
Average size of farms: 1372 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1197464
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.38%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $1187255
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $144455
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 54.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.52%
Corn for grain: 14573 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 73628 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 35529 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3014 harvested acres
Vegetables: 749 harvested acres

Deaf Smith 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 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 24 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Food (18%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Mexico (94%)
Pakistan (1%)
Philippines (1%)
Germany (1%)
Canada (1%)
El Salvador (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Deaf Smith County:

United States or American (11%)
German (7%)
English (5%)
Irish (4%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Polish (1%)

Deaf Smith County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,546 (79%)
Carpooled: 961 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 127 (2%)
Other means: 136 (2%)
Worked at home: 199 (3%)

People in group quarters in Deaf Smith County, Texas

152 people in nursing homes
90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,954.

6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,759 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.80% relocated from other counties in Texas ($16,940 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($3,816 average AGI)
Deaf Smith County: 2.19%
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 Potter County, TX	1.15% ($19,697 average AGI)
from Randall County, TX	0.66% ($32,737)
from Castro County, TX	0.52% ($22,900)
from Parmer County, TX	0.40% ($26,957)
from Lamb County, TX	0.17% ($16,900)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.17% ($24,300)

8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,904 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.23% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,249 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($7,653 average AGI)
Deaf Smith County: 1.97%
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 Potter County, TX	1.36% ($27,873 average AGI)
to Randall County, TX	1.20% ($36,429)
to Parmer County, TX	0.43% ($32,160)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.33% ($21,211)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.22% ($36,462)
to Castro County, TX	0.21% ($20,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.6

Births per 1000 population in Deaf Smith County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Deaf Smith County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Deaf Smith County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,432 (2,140 aged, 292 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,308

In family households: 16,908 (3,733 male householders, 1,117 female householders)
3,704 spouses, 6,657 children (6,061 natural, 130 adopted, 466 stepchildren), 684 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 138 parents, 444 other relatives, 310 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,400 (514 male householders (451 living alone)), 791 female householders (767 living alone)), 95 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 253 (241 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,778 2-persons, 1,024 3-persons, 920 4-persons, 618 5-persons, 308 6-persons, 202 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,218 1-person, 81 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

51.1% of residents of Deaf Smith County speak English at home.
48.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,279,000 ($6390 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $520,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,302,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,211,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $28,929,000
Federal grants: $32,870,000
Federal procurement contracts: $831,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,136,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $100,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,186,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,378,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,836

Here:	99 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 771

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +312

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

Net internal migration: -1,372

Here:	-74 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Deaf Smith County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 143
1990 to 1994: 165
1980 to 1989: 689
1970 to 1979: 1,896
1960 to 1969: 1,641
1950 to 1959: 1,379
1940 to 1949: 578
1939 or earlier: 406

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Deaf Smith County, Texas:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 131
3 rooms: 275
4 rooms: 571
5 rooms: 1,302
6 rooms: 964
7 rooms: 492
8 rooms: 214
9 or more rooms: 212

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Deaf Smith County, Texas:

1 room: 22
2 rooms: 163
3 rooms: 334
4 rooms: 643
5 rooms: 453
6 rooms: 282
7 rooms: 78
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Deaf Smith County:

no bedroom: 34
1 bedroom: 278
2 bedrooms: 870
3 bedrooms: 2,422
4 bedrooms: 512
5 or more bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Deaf Smith County:

no bedroom: 65
1 bedroom: 359
2 bedrooms: 922
3 bedrooms: 571
4 bedrooms: 82
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Deaf Smith County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 130
1 vehicle: 1,170
2 vehicles: 1,874
3 vehicles: 791
4 vehicles: 124
5 or more vehicles: 79

Cars and other vehicles available in Deaf Smith County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 419
1 vehicle: 962
2 vehicles: 468
3 vehicles: 115
4 vehicles: 42
5 or more vehicles: 6

58% of Deaf Smith County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Texas.

Deaf Smith County:	58.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 13614
Northeast: 54
Midwest: 585
South: 732
West: 1304

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (80%)
Electricity (15%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (77%)
Electricity (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 195

Here:	6.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	2.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 63

Here:	13.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Deaf Smith County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $987,000
Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,348,000
General Public Buildings: $940,000

Regular Highways: $929,000

Police Protection: $635,000

General - Other: $591,000

Financial Administration: $544,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $429,000

Central Staff Services: $351,000

Libraries: $258,000

Natural Resources - Other: $110,000

Welfare - Other: $74,000

Parks & Recreation: $62,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $43,000
General - Interest on Debt: $86,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $318,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,235,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $736,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $499,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $329,000
Interest Earnings: $184,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $78,000
Police Protection: $43,000

Corrections - Other: $33,000

Central Staff: $27,000

Libraries: $18,000

Financial Administration: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,258,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $736,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $85,000
General Support: $45,000
Tax - Property: $3,249,000
Motor Vehicle License: $579,000

Total General Sales: $387,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,403,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 523
2000: 524
2001: 491
2002: 495
2003: 493
2004: 494
2005: 511
2006: 517

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 165
2000: 167
2001: 154
2002: 140
2003: 132
2004: 130
2005: 127
2006: 121

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

1999: 358
2000: 357
2001: 337
2002: 355
2003: 361
2004: 364
2005: 384
2006: 396

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

1999: 62
2000: 67
2001: 54
2002: 57
2003: 56
2004: 66
2005: 56
2006: 63

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

1999: 239
2000: 227
2001: 215
2002: 230
2003: 238
2004: 233
2005: 255
2006: 260

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

1999: 222
2000: 230
2001: 222
2002: 208
2003: 199
2004: 195
2005: 200
2006: 194

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

1999: 265
2000: 268
2001: 258
2002: 254
2003: 256
2004: 249
2005: 263
2006: 260

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

1999: 157
2000: 175
2001: 147
2002: 182
2003: 174
2004: 179
2005: 195
2006: 213

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