Hardeman County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 4,124 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,423
Renter-occupied apartments: 520

% of renters here:	27%
State:	36%

Land area: 695 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	17.8%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Hardeman County: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Manufacturing (14.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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Races in Hardeman County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
Hispanic (14.5%)
Other race (7.1%)
Black (4.8%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (1.4%)

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

Median resident age:	41.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 2,230	(47.2%)
Females: 2,494	(52.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,446
County population in 2003: 4,468
Jobs in 2003: 1,427

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,213
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Hardeman County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,881 ($28,312 in 2000)

This county	$29,881
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $39,920

Hardeman County	$39,920
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $327
Institutionalized population: 55
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hardeman County in 2000: $569

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: 9
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Hardeman County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $509 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hardeman County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $617 a month.

Cities in this county include: Quanah, Chillicothe, Goodlett.

Neighboring counties: Harmon County, Oklahoma , Jackson County, Oklahoma , Childress County , Cottle County , Foard County , Wilbarger County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hardeman County: Moffett Ranch (A), Lake Pauline Powerplant (B), Quanah Country Club (C), Liberty Community Hall (D), Kimble County Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hardeman County include: Prairie View Church (A), Hooleyan Church (B), Macedonia Baptist Church (C), Patterson Street Church of Christ (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Johnson Cemetery (1), Chillicothe Cemetery (2), Elba Cemetery (3), Big Valley Cemetery (4), Goodlett Cemetery (5), Scott Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Williams Lake (A), Big Pond Reservoir (B), Lake Pauline (C), Quanah Country Club North Lake (D), Quanah Country Club South Lake (E), Canyon Tank (F), Lake Copper Breaks (G), Mrs J H Williams Ranch Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Hog Creek (A), Hackberry Creek (B), Groesbeck Creek (C), Arkansas Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Horse Creek (F), Yampalita Creek (G), Devils Creek (H), South Fork Wanderers Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hardeman County: Copper Breaks State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 99
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 119 (46% naturalized citizens)

Hardeman County:	2.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 26 1990 to 1994: 21 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 21 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 11 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.3%

Hardeman County marital status for males

Hardeman County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,000
One, attached: 32
Two: 84
3 or 4: 42
5 to 9: 21
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 17
Mobile homes: 158

Housing units in Hardeman County with a mortgage: 341 (0 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 787

Agriculture in Hardeman County
Average size of farms: 1006 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48979
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $100.35
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: 59.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $44439
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44772
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.38
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.11%
All wheat for grain: 47910 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 6294 harvested acres
Vegetables: 570 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 66 acres

Hardeman 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 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/18/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (14%)
Public administration (10%)
Construction (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Health care (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Apparel (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (76%)
India (14%)
Argentina (7%)
Japan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hardeman County:

United States or American (23%)
English (15%)
Irish (10%)
German (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Hardeman County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,683 (80%)
Carpooled: 296 (14%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 58 (3%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 27 (1%)

People in group quarters in Hardeman County, Texas

47 people in nursing homes
12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,710.

7.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,631 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.78%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.47% relocated from other counties in Texas ($20,063 average AGI)
2.31% relocated from other states ($8,568 average AGI)
Hardeman County: 2.31%
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:

from Wilbarger County, TX

1.05% ($24,600 average AGI)

8.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.30%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.83% relocated to other counties in Texas ($24,227 average AGI)
1.46% relocated to other states ($4,723 average AGI)
Hardeman County: 1.46%
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 Wilbarger County, TX	1.74% ($27,600 average AGI)
to Wichita County, TX	0.98% ($27,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Hardeman County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Hardeman County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 19.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hardeman County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 991 (887 aged, 104 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 45.72
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5326.930
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1028.810
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40534.98

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1514.800
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 629.220

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21.78
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 116.520

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 23.3

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,657

In family households: 3,991 (1,121 male householders, 222 female householders)
1,078 spouses, 1,364 children (1,198 natural, 13 adopted, 153 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 62 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 666 (217 male householders (185 living alone)), 400 female householders (389 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 67 (53 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 626 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 228 4-persons, 110 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 574 1-person, 39 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

88.1% of residents of Hardeman County speak English at home.
11.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,731,000 ($9541 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $491,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,784,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,288,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,862,000
Federal grants: $12,788,000
Federal procurement contracts: $182,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $826,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $178,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $561,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,163,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 274

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 348

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -373

Here:	-87 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hardeman County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.15 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 48
1990 to 1994: 80
1980 to 1989: 152
1970 to 1979: 276
1960 to 1969: 327
1950 to 1959: 466
1940 to 1949: 285
1939 or earlier: 710

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hardeman County, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 196 5 rooms: 425 6 rooms: 418 7 rooms: 188 8 rooms: 105 9+ rooms: 53

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardeman County, Texas:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 74 4 rooms: 135 5 rooms: 165 6 rooms: 93 7 rooms: 23 8 rooms: 4 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hardeman County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 427 3 bedrooms: 797 4 bedrooms: 133 5+ bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardeman County:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 82 2 bedrooms: 223 3 bedrooms: 188 4 bedrooms: 11 5+ bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Hardeman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 81 1 vehicle: 386 2 vehicles: 589 3 vehicles: 252 4 vehicles: 87 5+ vehicles: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Hardeman County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 245 2 vehicles: 158 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 3 5+ vehicles: 0

60% of Hardeman 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, 68% lived in Texas.

Hardeman County:	60.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 3755
Northeast: 18
Midwest: 186
South: 494
West: 138

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	5.3%
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)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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

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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)

Hardeman County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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