County population in 2012: 26,783 (31% urban, 69% rural); it was 23,552 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,264 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,568 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,032 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,070 (it was 1,721 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
36%
Land area: 794 sq. mi. Water area: 7.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Grimes County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (11.8%), Construction (11.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,038 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $742 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.1%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.1% for Black residents, 19.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 4.7% for other race residents, 20.5% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 37 years old, American Indian residents: 41 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
16.6%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
8.4%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grimes County is $471 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grimes County: Flying J Ranch (A), Binford Park (B), West Academy (C), Wood (D), Foster House (E), Iola Volunteer Fire Department (F), Shiro Volunteer Fire Department (G), Richards Volunteer Fire Department (H), Iola Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (I), Plantersville - Stoneham Volunteer Fire Department (J), Saint Joseph Emergency Medical Services (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grimes County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Rose Hill Church (B), Saint Joseph Church (C), Saint Martinville Church (D), Saint Mary Church (E), Saint Paul Church (F), Salem Church (G), Stonehamville Church (H), Union Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Berryman Cemetery (2), Mason Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4), Allen Cemetery (5), Erwin Cemetery (6), Sommerford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Lake (A), Frances Lake (B), Johnson Lake (C), Stewart Lake (D), Yarboro Lake (E), Prescott Lake (F), Moon Lake (G), Weaver Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bryant Branch (A), Bowman Creek (B), Big Branch (C), Anderson Creek (D), Alum Creek (E), Bishop Creek (F), Bedias Creek (G), Sand Creek (H), Madden Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 787 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,188 (30% naturalized citizens)
Grimes County:
5.0%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 210
1990 to 1994: 299
1985 to 1989: 184
1980 to 1984: 246
1975 to 1979: 99
1970 to 1974: 25
1970 to 1974: 52
1965 to 1969: 73
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,367
One, attached: 140
Two: 135
3 or 4: 137
5 to 9: 35
10 to 19: 55
20 or more: 109
Mobile homes: 2,465
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47
Housing units in Grimes County with a mortgage: 1,239 (35 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,630
Here:
43.2% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.42%
Here
47.4%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 11,168 Total congregations: 49
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents
4,512 (40.4%)
3,162 (28.3%)
1,023 (9.2%)
943 (8.4%)
384 (3.4%)
Congregations
4 (8.2%)
12 (24.5%)
12 (24.5%)
3 (6.1%)
3 (6.1%)
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Churches of Christ
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
382 (3.4%)
246 (2.2%)
174 (1.6%)
113 (1.0%)
229 (2.1%)
Congregations
2 (4.1%)
1 (2.0%)
6 (12.2%)
1 (2.0%)
5 (10.2%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 243 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,659 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $112.75 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.05% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.81% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,483 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.65% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.76% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $28,559 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.72% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.95 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.51% Vegetables: 274 harvested acres Land in orchards: 237 acres
Tornado activity:
Grimes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 12/29/2006, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 7, 2008 to October 2, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1791): September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1606): September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: June 5, 2001 to June 20, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1379): June 9, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1379, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: October 17, 1998 to November 15, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1257): October 21, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1257, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Severe Storm,Thunderstorms, Flooding, Incident Period: October 14, 1994 to November 8, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1041): October 18, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1041, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3113): September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Grimes County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 5
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (77%)
El Salvador (6%)
Vietnam (2%)
Venezuela (2%)
Pakistan (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Iran (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grimes County (%):
German (15%)
United States or American (13%)
Polish (6%)
English (6%)
Irish (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 6,604 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,391 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 166 (2%)
Other means: 115 (1%)
Worked at home: 417 (5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Grimes County, Texas in 2000:
2,467 people in state prisons
217 people in nursing homes
41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Grimes County, Texas in 2010:
2,736 people in state prisons
207 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
69 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,363.
9.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,745 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.06%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.73% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,459 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($5,284 average AGI)
Grimes County:
1.33%
Texas average:
3.06%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,348 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.77%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.59% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,794 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($3,554 average AGI)
Grimes County:
1.18%
Texas average:
2.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6
Births per 1000 population in Grimes County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Grimes County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grimes County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,318 (2,894 aged, 424 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.96 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2955.510 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 99.05 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 22752.66
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1329.790 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 825.660 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.94
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17.17 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55.57
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3.97
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 162.2. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,592
In family households: 20,570 (4,537 male householders, 1,824 female householders)
4,734 spouses, 6,919 children (6,305 natural, 138 adopted, 476 stepchildren), 948 grandchildren, 265 brothers or sisters, 184 parents, 389 other relatives, 550 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,022 (1,279 male householders (1,062 living alone)), 1,262 female householders (1,087 living alone)), 481 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,012 (2,943 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,659 2-persons, 1,497 3-persons, 1,109 4-persons, 623 5-persons, 264 6-persons, 209 7-or-more-persons.
85.9% of residents of Grimes County speak English at home.
12.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $117,053,000 ($4637 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,975,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,061,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,640,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $169,000 Federal grants: $34,882,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,114,000 ($888,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,186,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $27,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,811,000 Federal Government insurance: $9,463,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,714
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,275
Here:
51 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +155
Here:
+6 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,088
Here:
+43 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Grimes County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 118
2000 to 2004: 376
1990 to 1999: 2,739
1980 to 1989: 2,300
1970 to 1979: 1,710
1960 to 1969: 844
1950 to 1959: 609
1940 to 1949: 524
1939 or earlier: 786
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grimes County, Texas
59% of Grimes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Texas.
Grimes County:
58.7%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 18383
Northeast: 429
Midwest: 1435
South: 1473
West: 543
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Grimes County
40.0 years
33.0 years
(47.8%)
(52.2%)
, Madison County 
, Montgomery County 
, Walker County 
, Waller County 
, Washington County 
.
