Delta County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.9%), Manufacturing (21.3%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Delta County, Texas:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 2,588	(48.6%)
Females: 2,739	(51.4%)

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Delta County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$34,647
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$299
State:	$589

Delta County:	$74,378
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $95,145

Here:	$95,145
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $59,209

Here:	$59,209
State:	$159,697

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $42,421

Here:	$42,421
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $27,915

Here:	$27,915
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 71
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 72
• Thefts: 112
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	17.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Area name: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Delta County is $607 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cooper, Pecan Gap.

Neighboring counties: Fannin County , Franklin County , Hopkins County , Hunt County , Lamar County , Red River County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Racetrack (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Delta County include: Church of Christ (A), Shiloh Church (B), Free Hope Church (C), Friendship Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Waller Cemetery (1), Union Grove Cemetery (2), Tucker Cemetery (3), Antioch Cemetery (4), Baptist Hill Cemetery (5), Simmons Cemetery (6), Shiloh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: City Lakes (A), City Lake Number 2 (B), City Lake Number 1 (C), Delta Country Club Lake (D), Bozman Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greenbrier Branch (A), Barnett Creek (B), Ghost Creek (C), Pecan Creek (D), Jernigan Creek (E), Acreage Slough (F), Dry Creek (G), Doctors Creek (H), Honey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Delta County: Cooper Lake State Park - Doctors Creek Unit (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 186
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 25 (44% naturalized citizens)

Delta County:	0.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,936
• One, attached: 26
• Two: 32
• 3 or 4: 11
• 5 to 9: 23
• 10 to 19: 5
• 20 or more: 39
• Mobile homes: 324
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Delta County with a mortgage: 532 (12 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 523

Here:	50.4% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Delta County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Delta County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 95% 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 97.3 miles away from Delta County center
On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.2 miles away from Delta County center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/1/1995 at 04:49:29, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from Delta County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,730 (78%) Carpooled: 331 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 28 (1%) Other means: 23 (1%) Worked at home: 95 (4%)

10.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,900 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.86%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.87% relocated from other counties in Texas ($22,661 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($6,239 average AGI)

Delta County:	1.99%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Dallas County, TX	1.51% ($33,160 average AGI)
from Hunt County, TX	1.39% ($15,565)
from Hopkins County, TX	1.27% ($25,810)
from Lamar County, TX	1.27% ($26,000)

10.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,802 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.15%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.81% relocated to other counties in Texas ($24,162 average AGI)
1.34% relocated to other states ($3,641 average AGI)

Delta County:	1.34%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Hunt County, TX	2.43% ($27,075 average AGI)
to Hopkins County, TX	1.76% ($28,448)
to Lamar County, TX	1.09% ($40,278)
to Dallas County, TX	0.79% ($20,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 995 (846 aged, 149 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,521 (1,141 male householders, 333 female householders)

  1,227 spouses, 1,524 children (1,361 natural, 42 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 98 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 89 other relatives, 74 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 687 (274 male householders (238 living alone)), 347 female householders (341 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 119 (106 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 689 2-persons, 301 3-persons, 299 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 579 1-person, 20 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

97.8% of residents of Delta County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $40,444,000 ($7345 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $976,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,235,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,164,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,469,000
Federal grants: $11,901,000
Federal procurement contracts: $475,000 ($177,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,200,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,096,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $842,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,973,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+45 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.68 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

57% of Delta County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Delta County:	57.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 4334
• Northeast: 58
• Midwest: 246
• South: 477
• West: 167

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	15.6%
Texas:	15.4%

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