Gregg County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	36%

Gregg County:	18.8%
Texas:	17.6%

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Races in Gregg County, Texas:

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 53,908	(48.4%)
Females: 57,471	(51.6%)

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Gregg County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$36,945
Texas:	$42,139

Gregg County	$104,638
Texas:	$106,000

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

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, Gladewater, White Oak, Liberty City, Lakeport, Clarksville City, Warren City, Sabine.

2005 air pollution in Gregg County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.105 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.010 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Harrison County , Rusk County , Smith County , Upshur County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gregg County: Longview Country Club (A), Knox Lee Powerplant (B), Deadman Curve (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Gregg County include: Alpine Church (A), Sabine Valley Church (B), Saints Chapel Church (C), Sherman Chapel (D), Stone Ridge Baptist Church (E), Summerfield Church (F), Summerfield Methodist Church (G), Judson Church (H), Gospel Light Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alpine Cemetery (1), Utzman Cemetery (2), Lakeview Memorial Gardens (3), Post Oak Cemetery (4), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (5), Moriah Cemetery (6), George Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Moss Lake (B), Black Lake (C), Mud Lake (D), Twin Lakes (E), Merrills Lake (F), Williams Lakes (G), Williams Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Belle Creek (A), Sandot Creek (B), Hog Branch (C), Helton Creek (D), Hamby Branch (E), Rocky Creek (F), Grace Creek (G), Grable Creek (H), Peatown Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.0%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 5,017
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,053 (28% naturalized citizens)

Gregg County:	5.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 30,572
• One, attached: 1,165
• Two: 2,309
• 3 or 4: 1,851
• 5 to 9: 2,139
• 10 to 19: 794
• 20 or more: 3,156
• Mobile homes: 4,294
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Housing units in Gregg County with a mortgage: 12,795 (344 second mortgage, 704 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,321

Gregg County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 10.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/1/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 40,175 (83%) Carpooled: 5,725 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 60 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%) Taxi: 33 (0%) Motorcycle: 40 (0%) Bicycle: 65 (0%) Walked: 625 (1%) Other means: 498 (1%) Worked at home: 1,079 (2%)

8.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,635 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.92%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)

Gregg County:	0.05%
Texas average:	0.20%

6.47% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,081 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($10,314 average AGI)

Gregg County:	2.40%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Harrison County, TX	1.05% ($31,010 average AGI)
from Upshur County, TX	0.87% ($31,358)
from Rusk County, TX	0.85% ($36,739)
from Smith County, TX	0.48% ($29,691)
from Dallas County, TX	0.33% ($31,542)
from Harris County, TX	0.24% ($37,464)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.18% ($33,863)

8.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.58%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)

Gregg County:	0.04%
Texas average:	0.11%

6.62% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,515 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($7,935 average AGI)

Gregg County:	1.91%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Harrison County, TX	1.05% ($32,853 average AGI)
to Upshur County, TX	0.96% ($35,029)
to Rusk County, TX	0.80% ($38,950)
to Dallas County, TX	0.52% ($36,010)
to Smith County, TX	0.52% ($50,534)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.27% ($35,046)
to Harris County, TX	0.25% ($38,059)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 20,021 (17,194 aged, 2,827 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 93,379 (22,390 male householders, 7,464 female householders)

  22,449 spouses, 33,258 children (30,071 natural, 782 adopted, 2,405 stepchildren), 2,842 grandchildren, 944 brothers or sisters, 548 parents, 1,863 other relatives, 1,621 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 14,918 (5,365 male householders (4,325 living alone)), 7,428 female householders (6,842 living alone)), 2,125 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,082 (1,851 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 12,830 2-persons, 7,036 3-persons, 5,766 4-persons, 2,738 5-persons, 928 6-persons, 556 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,167 1-person, 1,342 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

90.7% of residents of Gregg County speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $630,439,000 ($5480 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

Here:	84 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

53% of Gregg County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Gregg County:	52.8%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 76863
• Northeast: 1841
• Midwest: 6076
• South: 15226
• West: 4622

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,300

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	4.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	27.4%
Texas:	15.4%