Fisher 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 (22.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Fisher County, Texas:

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 2,092	(48.2%)
Females: 2,252	(51.8%)

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Fisher County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$32,938
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$215
State:	$589

Fisher County:	$60,972
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $94,590

Here:	$94,590
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $31,797

Here:	$31,797
State:	$159,697

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $97,508

Here:	$97,508
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $4,713

Here:	$4,713
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $32,723

Here:	$32,723
State:	$42,156

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 55
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	17.5%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fisher County is $375 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hamlin, Rotan, Roby, McCaulley.

Neighboring counties: Jones County , Kent County , Mitchell County , Nolan County , Scurry County , Stonewall County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fisher County: Celotex (A), Pardue Camp (B), Eighteen Ranch (C), Crescent Ranch (D), Criswell Ranch (E), Hemphill County Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Fisher County include: El Paso Church (A), Sacred Heart Church (B), Highland Home Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Liberty Church (E), Newman Church (F), North Roby Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Afton Cemetery (1), Sylvester Cemetery (2), Rotan Cemetery (3), Round Mountain Cemetery (4), Hobbs Cemetery (5), Fisher Cemetery (6), Mount Zion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: West Lake (A), Moore Lake (B), Davenport Lake (C), Cooper Lake (D), Plasterco Lake (E), Gober Lake (F), Three Rivers Gypsum Incorporated Lake (G), Holland Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sandy Creek (A), Hackberry Creek (B), Red Creek (C), Alkali Creek (D), Dulaney Creek (E), Live Oak Creek (F), Dry Creek (G), South Fork (H), Rough Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Fisher County: Aaron Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.6%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 77
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 100 (36% naturalized citizens)

Fisher County:	2.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,899
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 104
• 3 or 4: 16
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 207

Housing units in Fisher County with a mortgage: 279 (9 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 622

Here:	31.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Fisher 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 one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/2/1991, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Fisher County-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 27.9 miles away from Fisher County center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,409 (77%) Carpooled: 268 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Walked: 59 (3%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 64 (4%)

7.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.11%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.90% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,045 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($9,205 average AGI)

Fisher County:	1.21%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Nolan County, TX

1.05% ($32,308 average AGI)

7.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,074 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.64%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 919 (845 aged, 74 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: 3,707 (1,049 male householders, 213 female householders)

  1,069 spouses, 1,174 children (1,050 natural, 37 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 31 other relatives, 44 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 561 (227 male householders (204 living alone)), 304 female householders (298 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 76 (65 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 645 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 202 4-persons, 117 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 502 1-person, 29 2-persons.

80.4% of residents of Fisher County speak English at home.
18.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,572,000 ($9661 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $358,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,967,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,716,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,134,000
Federal grants: $7,277,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,230,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $587,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $534,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,351,000

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

64% of Fisher County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

Fisher County:	63.9%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 3820
• Northeast: 41
• Midwest: 65
• South: 180
• West: 112

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

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	0.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	8.1%
Texas:	15.4%

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