Hamilton County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Hamilton County, Texas:

Median resident age:	43.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 3,977	(48.3%)
Females: 4,252	(51.7%)

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Hamilton County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$37,095
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$304
State:	$589

Hamilton County:	$99,091
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $166,265

Here:	$166,265
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $108,673

Here:	$108,673
State:	$159,697

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,907

Here:	$153,907
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,721

Here:	$57,721
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $54,757

Here:	$54,757
State:	$42,156

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 49
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 49
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	14.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hamilton County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $523 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hamilton, Hico.

Neighboring counties: Bosque County , Comanche County , Coryell County , Erath County , Lampasas County , Mills County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hamilton County: Perry Country Club Golf Course (A), Liberty School (B), Saint Pauls School (C), Evergreen School (D), Blue Bonnet Country Club (E), Hill Ranch (F), McGirk School (G), Hamilton County Historical Museum (H), Goar Valley Polling Booth (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hamilton County include: Agee Church (A), Pleasant Valley Church (B), Providence Church (C), Rock House Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Blue Ridge Church (G), Friendship Church (H), Immanuel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: West Point Cemetery (1), Ward Cemetery (2), Viertel Cemetery (3), Center Valley Cemetery (4), Eastview Cemetery (5), Edwards Cemetery (6), Tillinghouse Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Baptism Hole, The (A), Fillingim Lake (B), McCasland Lake (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 28 Reservoir (D), Caldwell Lake Number 3 (E), Caldwell Lake Number 2 (F), Caldwell Lake Number 1 (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Hoffman Branch (B), Henderson Creek (C), Beck Branch (D), Logan Branch (E), School Land Creek (F), Bear Creek (G), Merrell Creek (H), Gum Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 196
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 305 (24% naturalized citizens)

Hamilton County:	3.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,741
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 69
• 3 or 4: 40
• 5 to 9: 21
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 479
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Hamilton County with a mortgage: 590 (12 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 986

Here:	37.4% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Hamilton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/27/1987, a tornado injured 4 people

Hamilton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from Hamilton County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,467 (73%) Carpooled: 528 (16%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 120 (4%) Other means: 40 (1%) Worked at home: 204 (6%)

8.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($1,268 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.41% relocated from other counties in Texas ($29,674 average AGI)
1.27% relocated from other states ($-28,402 average AGI)

Hamilton County:	1.27%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Erath County, TX	1.02% ($32,893 average AGI)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.69% ($26,053)
from Coryell County, TX	0.54% ($26,667)
from Bosque County, TX	0.40% ($24,364)
from McLennan County, TX	0.40% ($19,182)

8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,624 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.08%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.76% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,493 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($3,127 average AGI)

Hamilton County:	1.32%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Erath County, TX	1.24% ($28,441 average AGI)
to Coryell County, TX	0.69% ($21,211)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.48% ($26,154)
to Comanche County, TX	0.37% ($14,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,594 (1,451 aged, 143 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,880 (1,985 male householders, 371 female householders)

  2,043 spouses, 2,094 children (1,868 natural, 77 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 150 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 66 other relatives, 99 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,116 (378 male householders (353 living alone)), 634 female householders (602 living alone)), 104 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 233 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,222 2-persons, 466 3-persons, 400 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 955 1-person, 41 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

91.0% of residents of Hamilton County speak English at home.
7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $52,155,000 ($6427 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,825,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,688,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,001,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $624,000
Federal grants: $8,518,000
Federal procurement contracts: $499,000 ($42,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,825,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $23,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,118,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,129,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

57% of Hamilton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Hamilton County:	57.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 6814
• Northeast: 111
• Midwest: 278
• South: 377
• West: 323

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,600

Here:	1.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.1%
Texas:	15.4%

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