Erath County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.4%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (11.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Erath County, Texas:

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

Males: 16,316	(49.4%)
Females: 16,685	(50.6%)

Recent posts about Erath County, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Erath County is mentioned 12 times on our forum:

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Erath County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$36,569
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$447
State:	$589

Erath County:	$111,959
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $161,323

Here:	$161,323
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,345

Here:	$187,345
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $41,268

Here:	$41,268
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,770

Here:	$163,770
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $175,061

Here:	$175,061
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $41,433

Here:	$41,433
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,365

Here:	$38,365
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 97
• Auto thefts: 17

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 111
• Auto thefts: 13

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Erath County is $423 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stephenville, Dublin, Morgan Mill-Bluff Dale.

Neighboring counties: Bosque County , Comanche County , Eastland County , Hamilton County , Hood County , Palo Pinto County , Somervell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Erath County: Camp Paluxy (A), Bowman Ridge (B), Surprise Valley Ranch (C), Three Way (D), Thurber Historic District (E), Triangle Ranch (F), Houston Ranch (G), Schertz Public Library (H), Guadalupe County Public Library (I), Hamilton Public Library (J), Wyatt-Hickie Ranch Complex (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Erath County include: Pilot Knob Church (A), Plainview Church (B), Cedar Point Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Pony Creek Church (E), Provident Church (F), Rocky Point Church (G), Round Grove Church (H), Highland Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: West End Cemetery (1), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (2), Caudle Cemetery (3), East End Cemetery (4), Allard Cemetery (5), Johnson Cemetery (6), Altman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Tiberias, Lake (A), Baileys Lake (B), Little Lake (C), Lesley Lake (D), Stewart Lake (E), Bates Lake (F), J and J Beyer Pond Number 1 (G), J and J Dairy Pond Number 2 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Berrys Creek (B), Hog Creek (C), Bell Branch (D), Hightower Creek (E), Lallah Branch (F), Bee Dee Creek (G), Henshaw Creek (H), Henning Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Erath County: Lone Star Over Texas Indoor Arena (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.4%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 4,587
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,414 (35% naturalized citizens)

Erath County:	7.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,275
• One, attached: 286
• Two: 267
• 3 or 4: 438
• 5 to 9: 346
• 10 to 19: 389
• 20 or more: 639
• Mobile homes: 2,695
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Erath County with a mortgage: 2,661 (59 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,196

Here:	54.8% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Erath County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Erath County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from Erath County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,649 (79%) Carpooled: 1,832 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 53 (0%) Walked: 445 (3%) Other means: 120 (1%) Worked at home: 637 (4%)

10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.64%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($255 average AGI)

Erath County:	0.16%
Texas average:	0.20%

8.48% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,339 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($6,600 average AGI)

Erath County:	2.00%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Tarrant County, TX	0.97% ($38,640 average AGI)
from Comanche County, TX	0.64% ($27,227)
from Hood County, TX	0.59% ($37,639)
from Hamilton County, TX	0.33% ($28,441)
from Dallas County, TX	0.31% ($25,563)
from Parker County, TX	0.30% ($31,032)
from Eastland County, TX	0.29% ($30,067)

9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,166 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.29%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.66% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,584 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($6,582 average AGI)

Erath County:	1.63%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Tarrant County, TX	1.09% ($37,364 average AGI)
to Comanche County, TX	0.54% ($26,582)
to Hood County, TX	0.52% ($42,321)
to Dallas County, TX	0.36% ($27,194)
to Parker County, TX	0.31% ($30,613)
to Johnson County, TX	0.28% ($34,929)
to Hamilton County, TX	0.28% ($32,893)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,992 (4,389 aged, 603 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,680 (6,673 male householders, 1,498 female householders)

  7,122 spouses, 8,824 children (8,099 natural, 221 adopted, 504 stepchildren), 470 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 305 other relatives, 396 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,508 (1,949 male householders (1,453 living alone)), 2,447 female householders (2,024 living alone)), 1,112 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,813 (528 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,496 2-persons, 1,790 3-persons, 1,660 4-persons, 729 5-persons, 363 6-persons, 133 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,477 1-person, 767 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

85.2% of residents of Erath County speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $157,994,000 ($4688 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,650,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,514,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,844,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,367,000
Federal grants: $25,751,000
Federal procurement contracts: $992,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,526,000 ($1,073,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $250,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,623,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,385,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.67 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

49% of Erath County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.

Erath County:	48.8%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 24634
• Northeast: 545
• Midwest: 1441
• South: 2045
• West: 1667

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,800

Here:	4.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	15.4%

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