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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%).
Detached houses: $191,391Here:$191,391State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $429,531Here:$429,531State:$170,403 In 2-unit structures: $14,405Here:$14,405State:$137,980 Mobile homes: $78,053Here:$78,053State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,705Here:$43,705State:$34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.1%
McCain (Republican): 77.4% Obama (Democratic): 22.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,064 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,216 (1.3%)
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.
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Notable locations in Erath County: Bowman Ridge (A), Camp Paluxy (B), Thurber Historic District (C), Houston Ranch (D), Surprise Valley Ranch (E), Three Way (F), Triangle Ranch (G), Hamilton Public Library (H), Guadalupe County Public Library (I), Schertz Public Library (J), Oak Dale Volunteer Fire Department (K), Lingleville Volunteer Fire Department (L), Morgan Mill Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (M), South Point Volunteer Fire and Rescue (N), Selden Volunteer Fire Department (O), Bluff Dale Volunteer Fire Department (P), Huckabay Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Wyatt-Hickie Ranch Complex (R). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Erath County include: Plainview Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Pony Creek Church (C), Provident Church (D), Cross Timbers Church of Christ (E), Rocky Point Church (F), Round Grove Church (G), Valley Grove Church (H), Cedar Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Acrea Cemetery (1), Millerville Cemetery (2), Allard Cemetery (3), Altman Cemetery (4), Smith Springs Cemetery (5), Aycock Cemetery (6), Morton Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Baileys Lake (A), Little Lake (B), Lesley Lake (C), Lake Tiberias (D), Stewart Lake (E), Stephenville Country Lake (F), Kiker Lake (G), Cross Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Prong Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), West Fork East Bosque River (C), Turkey Creek (D), Turkey Branch (E), Straight Creek (F), South Paluxy River (G), South Fork North Bosque River (H), Scarborough 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
Notable locations in Erath County: Bowman Ridge (A), Camp Paluxy (B), Thurber Historic District (C), Houston Ranch (D), Surprise Valley Ranch (E), Three Way (F), Triangle Ranch (G), Hamilton Public Library (H), Guadalupe County Public Library (I), Schertz Public Library (J), Oak Dale Volunteer Fire Department (K), Lingleville Volunteer Fire Department (L), Morgan Mill Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (M), South Point Volunteer Fire and Rescue (N), Selden Volunteer Fire Department (O), Bluff Dale Volunteer Fire Department (P), Huckabay Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Wyatt-Hickie Ranch Complex (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Erath County include: Plainview Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Pony Creek Church (C), Provident Church (D), Cross Timbers Church of Christ (E), Rocky Point Church (F), Round Grove Church (G), Valley Grove Church (H), Cedar Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Acrea Cemetery (1), Millerville Cemetery (2), Allard Cemetery (3), Altman Cemetery (4), Smith Springs Cemetery (5), Aycock Cemetery (6), Morton Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Baileys Lake (A), Little Lake (B), Lesley Lake (C), Lake Tiberias (D), Stewart Lake (E), Stephenville Country Lake (F), Kiker Lake (G), Cross Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Prong Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), West Fork East Bosque River (C), Turkey Creek (D), Turkey Branch (E), Straight Creek (F), South Paluxy River (G), South Fork North Bosque River (H), Scarborough 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
Neighboring counties: Bosque County , Comanche County , Eastland County , Hamilton County , Hood County , Palo Pinto County , Somervell County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.6%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Erath County (%):
10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,194 average adjusted gross income)
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%
9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,166 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
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%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 101.3. This is less than state average.
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
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).
Population growth in Erath County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.67 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,800
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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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.)
Police Protection: $1,904,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $701,000
Financial Administration: $654,000
Corrections - Other: $581,000
Fire Protection: $303,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $268,000
Central Staff Services: $244,000
General Public Buildings: $203,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,000
Sewerage: $43,000
Health Services - Other: $2,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
Property Sale Other: $64,000
General Public Building: $22,000
Financial Administration: $16,000
Central Staff: $4,000
Corrections - Other: $3,000
Highways: $32,000
Total General Sales: $1,063,000
Other Selective Sales: $65,000
Motor Vehicle License: $34,000
NEC: $31,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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