Gregg County, Texas (TX)

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• • 71,42656.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 25,26220.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 23,94719.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,0642.4%Two or more races
  • 1,6821.3%Asian alone
  • 2320.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2000.2%Some other race alone
  • 1280.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $197,650

Here:	$197,650
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,873

Here:	$217,873
State:	$268,635

In 2-unit structures: $134,487

Here:	$134,487
State:	$309,107

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,607

Here:	$179,607
State:	$205,835

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $244,154

Here:	$244,154
State:	$312,503

Mobile homes: $69,609

Here:	$69,609
State:	$94,014

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,436

Here:	$21,436
State:	$52,538

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 41
• Burglaries: 191
• Thefts: 578
• Auto thefts: 68

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 234
• Thefts: 671
• Auto thefts: 95

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,999 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,437 (1.0%)

Area name: Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gregg County is $466 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $732 a month.

Cities in this county include: Longview, Kilgore, Sabine, Gladewater, White Oak, Liberty City, Lakeport, Clarksville City, Warren City.

2018 air pollution in Gregg County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dona Ana County, New Mexico , Macon County, Alabama , Dooly County, Georgia , Tensas Parish, Louisiana , Marion County, Georgia , Kaufman County , Shackelford County .

Current college students: 5,017
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,053 (34.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,5902010 or later
• 3,9202000 to 2009
• 2,6711990 to 1999
• 1,3891980 to 1989
• 7861970 to 1979
• 476Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 34,030
• One, attached: 972
• Two: 4,352
• 3 or 4: 1,873
• 5 to 9: 1,645
• 10 to 19: 2,375
• 20 to 49: 1,564
• 50 or more: 1,703
• Mobile homes: 3,848
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Housing units in Gregg County with a mortgage: 13,540 (95 second mortgage, 500 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,236

Religion statistics for Gregg County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gregg County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 07, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4266: March 19, 2016, FEMA Id: 4266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1356: January 08, 2001, FEMA Id: 1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.62% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,029 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.97% relocated from other counties in Texas ($34,546 average AGI)
1.65% relocated from other states ($11,483 average AGI)

Gregg County:	1.65%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Harrison County, TX	1.08% ($44,313 average AGI)
from Upshur County, TX	0.87% ($43,485)
from Rusk County, TX	0.82% ($44,607)
from Smith County, TX	0.59% ($38,099)
from Dallas County, TX	0.23% ($39,406)
from Harris County, TX	0.17% ($54,519)
from Panola County, TX	0.15% ($44,514)

8.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,814 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.18% relocated to other counties in Texas ($37,479 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($8,336 average AGI)

Gregg County:	1.59%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Harrison County, TX	1.21% ($55,105 average AGI)
to Upshur County, TX	1.08% ($45,674)
to Rusk County, TX	0.87% ($41,274)
to Smith County, TX	0.77% ($43,919)
to Dallas County, TX	0.46% ($31,793)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.30% ($45,741)
to Harris County, TX	0.28% ($32,641)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gregg County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 22,245 (6,959 living alone), Female householders: 23,466 (6,511 living alone)

• 21,797 spouses (21,716 opposite-sex spouses), 3,830 unmarried partners, (3,640 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 36,796 children (33,880 natural, 495 adopted, 2,421 stepchildren), 3,939 grandchildren, 1,140 brothers or sisters, 1,125 parents, 0 foster children, 1,546 other relatives, 3,128 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,933

Size of family households: 12,335 2-persons, 6,220 3-persons, 5,668 4-persons, 3,009 5-persons, 1,238 6-persons, 452 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,470 1-person, 3,036 2-persons, 273 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

17,984 married couples with children.
9,740 single-parent households (1,301 men, 8,439 women).

83.4% of residents of Gregg speak English at home.
14.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $630,439,000 ($5,480 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,227,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $313,925,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $166,356,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $256,000
Federal grants: $120,629,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,889,000 ($1,428,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,384,000 ($864,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $319,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $37,533,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,184,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.02 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

• Year house built in Gregg County, Texas
• 2,4862014 or later
• 1,0212010 to 2013
• 4,6992000 to 2009
• 6,1301990 to 1999
• 10,2291980 to 1989
• 11,0801970 to 1979
• 6,2961960 to 1969
• 7,0771950 to 1959
• 1,3831940 to 1949
• 2,0301939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Gregg County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gregg County, Texas
• 01 room
• 832 rooms
• 2543 rooms
• 1,3084 rooms
• 6,1185 rooms
• 7,2206 rooms
• 5,6437 rooms
• 3,3198 rooms
• 3,9139+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gregg County, Texas
• 7631 room
• 8872 rooms
• 4,1783 rooms
• 4,1234 rooms
• 3,3065 rooms
• 3,5216 rooms
• 3997 rooms
• 3958 rooms
• 2819+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gregg County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gregg County, Texas
• 128no bedroom
• 5131 bedroom
• 2,5442 bedrooms
• 17,6913 bedrooms
• 5,8114 bedrooms
• 1,1715+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gregg County, Texas
• 874no bedroom
• 4,5611 bedroom
• 6,7742 bedrooms
• 4,8693 bedrooms
• 6784 bedrooms
• 975+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Gregg County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gregg County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 331no vehicle
• 6,6231 vehicle
• 13,8622 vehicles
• 3,8743 vehicles
• 2,1164 vehicles
• 1,0525+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gregg County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,527no vehicle
• 8,6441 vehicle
• 5,9302 vehicles
• 1,4263 vehicles
• 724 vehicles
• 2545+ vehicles

81.3% of Gregg County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 86,977
• Other state: 24,515
• Northeast: 1,441
• Midwest: 5,780
• South: 13,326
• West: 3,968

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,428
• Number of aged recipients: 310
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,118
• Number of recipients under 18: 745
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,085
• Number of recipients older than 64: 598
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,173
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,416

Gregg County on our top lists:

• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"