Hall County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 3,482 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,150
Renter-occupied apartments: 398

% of renters here:	26%
State:	36%

Land area: 903 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Hall County: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.7%), Educational,health and social services (20.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Hall County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (63.4%)
Hispanic (27.5%)
Other race (17.9%)
Black (8.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 1,809	(47.8%)
Females: 1,973	(52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,896
County population in 2003: 3,762
Jobs in 2003: 1,356

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,645
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:

Hall County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,409 ($23,016 in 1999)

This county:	$27,409
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $37,761 ($24,100 in 2000)

Hall County:	$37,761
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $265 (lower quartile is $167, upper quartile is $326)

This county:	$265
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $44,627 (it was $24,300 in 2000)

Hall County:	$44,627
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $20,930 - $70,850

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $59,356
Here: $59,356
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $35,525
Here: $35,525
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $12,521
Here: $12,521
State: $140,401

Mobile homes: $19,786
Here: $19,786
State: $42,156

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,056
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $217

Institutionalized population: 41

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 3
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 3
Auto thefts: 5

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2004 Presidential Election results in Hall County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $443 (1.8%)

Hall County household income distribution in 2007

Hall County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	26.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hall County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Memphis, Turkey, Estelline, Lakeview.

Neighboring counties: Briscoe County , Childress County , Collingsworth County , Cottle County , Donley County , Motley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hall County: Middle Windmill (A), Alto Vista Camp (B), Oxbow Ranch (C), Cedar Top Camp (D), Lower Wildcat Windmill (E), Lower Windmill (F), Red Camp (G), Cottonwood Camp (H), Tampico Siding (I), Bridlebit Camp (J), Forks Windmill (K), Upper Wildcat Windmill (L), Fuston Camp Windmill (M), Wind River Camp (N), Bob Wills Museum (O). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hall County include: Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (A), New Mount Zion Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Estelline Cemetery (1), Newlin Cemetery (2), Hulver Cemetery (3), Dreamland Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hancock Lake (A), Finger Lake (B), Deep Lake (C), Wildcat Tanks (D), Badger Nest Tank (E), Bell Tank (F), Big Tank (G), Old Cottonwood Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: John Mann Creek (A), Berkley Creek (B), Kent Creek (C), Hackberry Creek (D), Oxbow Creek (E), Battle Creek (F), Wildcat Creek (G), Antelope Creek (H), North Baylor Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 54
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 344 (25% naturalized citizens)

Hall County:	9.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 84 1990 to 1994: 95 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 64 1975 to 1979: 44 1970 to 1974: 12 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 12

Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.5%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,733
One, attached: 19
Two: 37
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 14
20 or more: 23
Mobile homes: 98
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Hall County with a mortgage: 259 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 742

Here:	25.9% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Hall County
Average size of farms: 1388 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66364
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $163.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $55835
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.94%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.69%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72075
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.37
All wheat for grain: 2114 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 87286 harvested acres

Hall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/26/1978, a tornado killed one person

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Utilities (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (17%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (97%)
Canada (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)
Japan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hall County:

United States or American (26%)
English (8%)
German (5%)
Irish (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Hall County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,104 (79%)
Carpooled: 216 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Walked: 29 (2%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (2%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

35 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,737.

9.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,433 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.48%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.47% relocated from other counties in Texas ($17,913 average AGI)
2.01% relocated from other states ($11,519 average AGI)
Hall County: 2.01%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,903 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.56%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.54% relocated to other counties in Texas ($19,484 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($10,419 average AGI)
Hall County: 2.03%
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:

to Childress County, TX

0.92% ($26,000 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Births per 1000 population in Hall County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Hall County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hall County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 824 (741 aged, 83 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1270.270
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1810.810
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 27.03

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 27.03

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,742

In family households: 3,169 (751 male householders, 243 female householders)
886 spouses, 1,080 children (1,026 natural, 7 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 32 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 573 (201 male householders (173 living alone)), 332 female householders (327 living alone)), 40 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 40 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 496 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 177 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 500 1-person, 29 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

74.4% of residents of Hall County speak English at home.
25.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English well, 57% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,578,000 ($11132 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $126,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,621,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,413,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,959,000
Federal grants: $9,093,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,277,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,215,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $394,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,412,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,152,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 293

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 322

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +62

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -109

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hall County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.14 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 30
1980 to 1989: 58
1970 to 1979: 340
1960 to 1969: 380
1950 to 1959: 324
1940 to 1949: 328
1939 or earlier: 519

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hall County, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 54 4 rooms: 144 5 rooms: 358 6 rooms: 298 7 rooms: 166 8 rooms: 59 9+ rooms: 42

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hall County, Texas:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 130 5 rooms: 106 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hall County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 64 2 bedrooms: 304 3 bedrooms: 670 4 bedrooms: 89 5+ bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hall County:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 80 2 bedrooms: 160 3 bedrooms: 121 4 bedrooms: 19 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Hall County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 56 1 vehicle: 493 2 vehicles: 476 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 27 5+ vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Hall County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 73 1 vehicle: 174 2 vehicles: 105 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 5

58% of Hall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.

Hall County:	58.2%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 2980
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 85
South: 270
West: 100

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78.6%) Electricity (14.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (78.1%) Electricity (14.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.5%) Wood (0.5%) Other fuel (0.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	0.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	14.0%
Texas:	15.4%

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.)

Hall County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $337,000
Regular Highways: $258,000

Police Protection: $193,000

Corrections - Other: $141,000

Financial Administration: $73,000

Central Staff Services: $60,000

General Public Buildings: $59,000

Natural Resources - Other: $26,000

Welfare - Other: $13,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $206,000
Interest Earnings: $55,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $88,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,063,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
Highways: $17,000
Tax - Property: $844,000
Motor Vehicle License: $197,000

NEC: $96,000

Total General Sales: $4,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $491,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Hall County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)