County population in 2016: 5,738 (60% urban, 40% rural); it was 5,369 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 585 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 954 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,491 Renter-occupied apartments: 467 (it was 514 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
36%
Land area: 920 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Hansford County: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (34.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (20.7%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (13.8%), Educational, health and social services (10.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $42,723 ($35,438 in 1999)
This county:
$42,723
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $542 (lower quartile is $415, upper quartile is $650)
This county:
$542
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $101,178 (it was $46,500 in 2000)
Hansford:
$101,178
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,700 - $177,159 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,174 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $423
Institutionalized population: 60
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 14
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: 4
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 1
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,055 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $929 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 18.8%
Hansford County:
18.8%
Texas:
15.6%
(5.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.6% for American Indian residents, 30.5% for other race residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 36.0 years old
(Males: 36.7 years old, Females: 34.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.4 years old, Black residents: 53.6 years old, American Indian residents: 41.9 years old, Asian residents: 33.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.9 years old, Other race residents: 24.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hansford 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.
Current college students: 94 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,228 (18.4% naturalized citizens)
Hansford County:
21.4%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
3412010 or later
4402000 to 2009
2431990 to 1999
1651980 to 1989
1221970 to 1979
70Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,866
One, attached: 27
Two: 130
3 or 4: 20
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 11
20 to 49: 21
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 240
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Hansford County with a mortgage: 485 (6 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 988
Here:
32.9% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Hansford County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,173
10
Mainline Protestant
1,340
7
Catholic
1,200
2
Other
-
-
None
900
-
Hansford County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Hansford County:
3.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Hansford County:
5.82 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:
13.58 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hansford County:
9.2%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Hansford County:
26.4%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.5%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Hansford County:
Average size of farms: 2045 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1,265,144 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $186.70 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.51% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $1,198,169 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.49% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.43% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $164,402 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 74.48% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 39.63 Corn for grain: 28096 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 51932 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 4760 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Hansford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from Hansford County center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 226.4 miles away from the county center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 197.4 miles away from the county center On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 66.4 miles away from the county center On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Hansford County center On 1/3/2007 at 14:34:38, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 206.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 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: 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 Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: April 15, 1990 to May 29, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-863: May 02, 1990, FEMA Id: 863, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Hansford County (6) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 4
Office and administrative support occupations (27%)
Education, training, and library occupations (20%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Management occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Mexico (94%)
El Salvador (2%)
Honduras (1%)
Philippines (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
American (9%)
German (6%)
Irish (5%)
English (4%)
Dutch (2%)
Norwegian (1%)
Czech (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,961 (85.5%)
Carpooled: 195 (8.5%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 15 (0.7%)
Bicycle: 8 (0.3%)
Walked: 75 (3.3%)
Worked at home: 34 (1.5%)
76 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
9 people in other group homes
57 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
3 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $58,788.
5.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,874 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.94%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.52% relocated from other counties in Texas ($22,311 average AGI)
2.42% relocated from other states ($18,563 average AGI)
Hansford County:
2.42%
Texas average:
2.49%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.59% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,246 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.59%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.27% relocated to other counties in Texas ($24,828 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($13,418 average AGI)
Hansford County:
2.32%
Texas average:
2.01%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 836 (764 aged, 72 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 477 (31%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hansford County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (96)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (13)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 19.2 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,012 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 384 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,513
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,027 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,128
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,738
In family households: 5,083 (948 male householders, 538 female householders)
1,200 spouses, 1,898 children (1,781 natural, 114 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 113 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 578 (274 male householders (268 living alone)), 261 female householders (216 living alone)), 40 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 75
Size of family households: 621 2-persons, 346 3-persons, 294 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 484 1-person, 49 2-persons, 1 3-persons.
1,256 married couples with children.
223 single-parent households (74 men, 149 women).
60.2% of residents of Hansford speak English at home.
39.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,587,000 ($7,603 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $67,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,018,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,013,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,343,000 Federal grants: $5,114,000 Federal procurement contracts: $182,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $917,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $6,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $381,000 Federal Government insurance: $25,615,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 491
Here:
94 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 319
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +234
Here:
+45 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -539
Here:
-103 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.1
Year house built in Hansford County, Texas
02014 or later
142010 to 2013
1722000 to 2009
1231990 to 1999
2921980 to 1989
3041970 to 1979
5261960 to 1969
4051950 to 1959
2911940 to 1949
1961939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hansford County, Texas
Cars and other vehicles available in Hansford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
19no vehicle
3511 vehicle
6462 vehicles
3323 vehicles
684 vehicles
405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hansford County in renter-occupied apartments
17no vehicle
3111 vehicle
1872 vehicles
343 vehicles
234 vehicles
05+ vehicles
84.2% of Hansford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Texas.
Hansford County:
84.2%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,269
Other state: 1,195
Northeast: 75
Midwest: 192
South: 554
West: 381
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