Donley County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.1%), Retail trade (13.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Donley County, Texas:

Median resident age:	42.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 1,859	(48.6%)
Females: 1,969	(51.4%)

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Donley County:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$34,542
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$275
State:	$589

Donley County:	$84,112
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $110,084

Here:	$110,084
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $60,337

Here:	$60,337
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $40,074

Here:	$40,074
State:	$42,156

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Donley County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clarendon, Howardwick, Hedley.

Neighboring counties: Armstrong County , Briscoe County , Carson County , Collingsworth County , Gray County , Hall County , Wheeler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Donley County: Indian Creek Ranch (A), Griffin East Ranch (B), Griffin North Ranch (C), Griffin Ranch (D), Chamberlain Community Center (E), Clarendon Country Club (F), Roach Ranch (G), S J Ranch (H), Bitter Creek Ranch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Donley County: Martin Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Citizens Cemetery (1), Rowe Cemetery (2), Boydston Cemetery (3), Odd Fellows Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), Jericho Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Taylor Lakes (A), Lelia Lake (B), Cattail Lake (C), Johnson Lake (D), Bitter Creek Ranch Lake (E), Clarendon Lake (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (G), Spencer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Sandy Creek (A), Bell Creek (B), Pig Plum Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), West Fork Oaks Creek (E), Hallum Creek (F), Halls Creek (G), Hackberry Creek (H), Gyp Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Donley County: Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Taylor Unit (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 282
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 63 (22% naturalized citizens)

Donley County:	1.6%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,639
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 74
• 3 or 4: 23
• 5 to 9: 8
• 20 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 571
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Donley County with a mortgage: 284 (4 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 506

Here:	35.9% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Donley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 53 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/17/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 51 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Donley County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.9 miles away from Donley County center
On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/18/2006 at 05:49:41, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from Donley County center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 13.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.4 miles away from Donley County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,342 (82%) Carpooled: 182 (11%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 29 (2%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 54 (3%)

8.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.22%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.27% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,839 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($7,538 average AGI)

Donley County:	1.94%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Randall County, TX	1.24% ($54,000 average AGI)
from Potter County, TX	0.97% ($40,455)

9.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,182 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.57%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.01% relocated to other counties in Texas ($21,918 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($4,264 average AGI)

Donley County:	1.57%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Potter County, TX	2.35% ($24,000 average AGI)
to Randall County, TX	1.65% ($35,526)
to Gray County, TX	0.96% ($15,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 19.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 881 (804 aged, 77 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,084 (890 male householders, 153 female householders)

  878 spouses, 1,015 children (834 natural, 34 adopted, 147 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 23 other relatives, 57 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 540 (196 male householders (183 living alone)), 316 female householders (310 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 204 (46 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 585 2-persons, 194 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 493 1-person, 17 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

93.6% of residents of Donley County speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 55% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $28,490,000 ($7233 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $401,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,524,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,969,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,878,000
Federal grants: $4,306,000
Federal procurement contracts: $99,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $713,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $31,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $464,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,239,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.75 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

58% of Donley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Donley County:	58.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 2836
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 213
• South: 392
• West: 282

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,300

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	15.4%

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