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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Manufacturing (18.5%), Retail trade (12.5%).
Detached houses: $188,785Here:$188,785State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $100,798Here:$100,798State:$170,403 Mobile homes: $61,786Here:$61,786State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,538Here:$20,538State:$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): 69.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.3%
McCain (Republican): 69.0% Obama (Democratic): 30.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,867 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $927 (1.1%)
Area name: Sherman-Denison, TX MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grayson County is $516 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $606 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $796 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sherman, Denison, Whitesboro, Van Alstyne, Howe, Whitewright, Pottsboro, Collinsville, Gunter, Bells.
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Notable locations in Grayson County: South Gale (A), Van Alstyne Sewage Disposal (B), Woodlawn Country Club (C), Stillhouse Ferry (D), Orlena (E), Henderson Ferry (F), Samuels Camp (G), Camp Grayson (H), Camp Kadohadacho (I), Camp Rio Roxo (J), Camp Texoma (K), North Texas Regional Airport Fire Department (L), Sherwood Shore Volunteer Fire Department (M), Coast Guard Auxiliary Lake Fire Station (N), Locust Community Volunteer Fire Department (O), Gordonville Volunteer Fire Department (P), Preston Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Station 2 (Q), Preston Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Station 1 (R), Grayson County Frontier Village (S), Bells - Savoy Emergency Medical Services (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grayson County include: Edwards Chapel (A), Union Church (B), Community Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bones Chapel (F), Cedar Church (G), Cherry Mound Church (H), County Line Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tioga Cemetery (1), Everhart Cemetery (2), Binion Cemetery (3), Providence Cemetery (4), Ethel Cemetery (5), Gunter Cemetery (6), Mayrant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Cedar Bayou (A), Russell Pond (B), Deaver Pond (C), Taylor Pond (D), R and G Club Lake (E), Old Goose Pond (F), Elm Pond (G), Meadow Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Briar Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Deaver Creek (C), West Prong Sister Grove Creek (D), Walnut Creek (E), Stanley Creek (F), Squirrel Creek (G), Cleveland Branch (H), Sandy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Grayson County include: Island View Park (1), Preston Bend Park (2), Preston Bend Public Use Area (3), Cedar Bayou Publice Use Area (4), Juniper Point Public Use Area (5), Cedar Mills Public Use Areas (6), Walnut Creek Public Use Area (7), Paradise Cove Public Use Area (8), Mill Creek Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Grayson County: South Gale (A), Van Alstyne Sewage Disposal (B), Woodlawn Country Club (C), Stillhouse Ferry (D), Orlena (E), Henderson Ferry (F), Samuels Camp (G), Camp Grayson (H), Camp Kadohadacho (I), Camp Rio Roxo (J), Camp Texoma (K), North Texas Regional Airport Fire Department (L), Sherwood Shore Volunteer Fire Department (M), Coast Guard Auxiliary Lake Fire Station (N), Locust Community Volunteer Fire Department (O), Gordonville Volunteer Fire Department (P), Preston Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Station 2 (Q), Preston Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Station 1 (R), Grayson County Frontier Village (S), Bells - Savoy Emergency Medical Services (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grayson County include: Edwards Chapel (A), Union Church (B), Community Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bones Chapel (F), Cedar Church (G), Cherry Mound Church (H), County Line Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tioga Cemetery (1), Everhart Cemetery (2), Binion Cemetery (3), Providence Cemetery (4), Ethel Cemetery (5), Gunter Cemetery (6), Mayrant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Cedar Bayou (A), Russell Pond (B), Deaver Pond (C), Taylor Pond (D), R and G Club Lake (E), Old Goose Pond (F), Elm Pond (G), Meadow Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Briar Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Deaver Creek (C), West Prong Sister Grove Creek (D), Walnut Creek (E), Stanley Creek (F), Squirrel Creek (G), Cleveland Branch (H), Sandy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Grayson County include: Island View Park (1), Preston Bend Park (2), Preston Bend Public Use Area (3), Cedar Bayou Publice Use Area (4), Juniper Point Public Use Area (5), Cedar Mills Public Use Areas (6), Walnut Creek Public Use Area (7), Paradise Cove Public Use Area (8), Mill Creek Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Bryan County, Oklahoma , Love County, Oklahoma , Collin County , Marshall County, Oklahoma , Cooke County , Denton County , Fannin County .
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Current college students: 5,331 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,329 (25% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.0%
Housing units in Grayson County with a mortgage: 12,516 (425 second mortgage, 819 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 10,551
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Most common first ancestries reported in Grayson County (%):
7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,811 average adjusted gross income)
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($152 average AGI)Grayson County:0.03%Texas average:0.20% 4.49% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,749 average AGI) 2.54% relocated from other states ($15,910 average AGI)Grayson County:2.54%Texas average:3.06%
6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,749 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,328 average AGI)Grayson County:0.05%Texas average:0.11% 4.13% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,272 average AGI) 2.20% relocated to other states ($10,149 average AGI)Grayson County:2.20%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,015 (16,387 aged, 2,628 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 37.6. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 135.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
24,189 spouses, 31,807 children (27,884 natural, 875 adopted, 3,048 stepchildren), 2,357 grandchildren, 615 brothers or sisters, 490 parents, 1,351 other relatives, 1,847 non-relatives
Size of family households: 13,414 2-persons, 6,985 3-persons, 6,015 4-persons, 2,515 5-persons, 987 6-persons, 381 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,884 1-person, 1,365 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 10 6-persons.
92.9% of residents of Grayson County speak English at home. 5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
Population growth in Grayson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 27.16 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)
Year house built
52% of Grayson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
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.)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,906,000
Regular Highways: $4,822,000
Health Services - Other: $3,708,000
Police Protection: $2,684,000
Financial Administration: $2,274,000
General - Other: $1,958,000
Air Transportation: $1,078,000
Central Staff Services: $1,033,000
General Public Buildings: $502,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $159,000
Natural Resources - Other: $131,000
Parks & Recreation: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $701,000
Police Protection: $127,000
Air Transportation: $88,000
Corrections - Other: $84,000
Financial Administration: $70,000
Health - Other: $35,000
Central Staff: $28,000
Judicial: $20,000
General - Other: $12,000
General Public Building: $8,000
Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,404,000
Highways: $225,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,131,000
Other Selective Sales: $159,000
NEC: $152,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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