Harrison County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Harrison County, Texas:

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 30,115	(48.5%)
Females: 31,995	(51.5%)

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Harrison County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$39,918
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$417
State:	$589

Harrison County:	$104,852
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $138,849

Here:	$138,849
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,953

Here:	$63,953
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $95,362

Here:	$95,362
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,130

Here:	$102,130
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $47,144

Here:	$47,144
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $39,112

Here:	$39,112
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $24,045

Here:	$24,045
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 90
• Burglaries: 344
• Thefts: 487
• Auto thefts: 42

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 133
• Burglaries: 395
• Thefts: 444
• Auto thefts: 58

This county:	16.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harrison County is $391 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $515 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $665 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marshall, Hallsville, Waskom, Nesbitt, Scottsville, Uncertain, Harleton.

2005 air pollution in Harrison County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.093 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 35 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caddo Parish, Louisiana , Gregg County , Marion County , Panola County , Rusk County , Upshur County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Harrison County: Locust Grove plantation (A), Po-Boy (B), Harleton Receiving Station (C), Keokuk (D), Boards Ferry (E), Mimosa Hall (F), Dial-Williamson House (G), Harrison County Historial Museum (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Harrison County include: Hatley Memorial Church (A), Peters Chapel (B), Pine Bluff Church (C), Cedar Grove Church (D), Piney Church (E), Piney Grove Church (F), Pleasant Hill Church (G), Elizabeth Church (H), Hebron Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery (1), Eagle Creek Cemetery (2), Grover Cemetery (3), Center Cemetery (4), Antioch Cemetery (5), Tage Cemetery (6), Swanson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mill Pond (A), Mound Pond (B), Stumpy Lake (C), Centel Lake (D), Pine Island Pond (E), Big Lake (F), Cooper, Lake (G), Benefield Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holly Creek (A), Massey Branch (B), Saunders Branch (C), Beckum Creek (D), Hatley Creek (E), Harrison Bayou (F), Hardin Creek (G), Karnack Creek (H), Second Old River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Harrison County include: Caddo Lake State Park (1), Caddo Lake State Park and Wildlife Management Area (2), Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area (3), Marshall Soccer Complex (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.1%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 3,252
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,060 (26% naturalized citizens)

Harrison County:	3.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,143
• One, attached: 278
• Two: 488
• 3 or 4: 415
• 5 to 9: 598
• 10 to 19: 169
• 20 or more: 286
• Mobile homes: 5,698
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 196

Housing units in Harrison County with a mortgage: 5,522 (204 second mortgage, 379 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,952

Here:	48.1% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Harrison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 4.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/11/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 21,104 (82%) Carpooled: 3,320 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 42 (0%) Ferryboat: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 26 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 477 (2%) Other means: 183 (1%) Worked at home: 626 (2%)

7.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,276 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.87%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.26% relocated from other counties in Texas ($21,939 average AGI)
2.61% relocated from other states ($14,337 average AGI)

Harrison County:	2.61%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Gregg County, TX	2.01% ($32,853 average AGI)
from Caddo Parish, LA	0.44% ($74,380)
from Dallas County, TX	0.33% ($25,435)
from Marion County, TX	0.27% ($22,214)
from Smith County, TX	0.22% ($25,979)
from Panola County, TX	0.22% ($33,556)
from Rusk County, TX	0.21% ($35,651)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,454 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.71% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,673 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($8,781 average AGI)

Harrison County:	1.92%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Gregg County, TX	2.01% ($31,010 average AGI)
to Caddo Parish, LA	0.37% ($30,500)
to Dallas County, TX	0.35% ($30,149)
to Smith County, TX	0.32% ($26,015)
to Marion County, TX	0.27% ($24,500)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.25% ($31,846)
to Upshur County, TX	0.22% ($27,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,073 (6,744 aged, 1,329 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 53,609 (13,062 male householders, 4,022 female householders)

  13,178 spouses, 19,054 children (16,789 natural, 454 adopted, 1,811 stepchildren), 1,714 grandchildren, 511 brothers or sisters, 353 parents, 853 other relatives, 862 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,820 (2,599 male householders (2,310 living alone)), 3,458 female householders (3,149 living alone)), 763 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,681 (475 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,172 2-persons, 4,036 3-persons, 3,419 4-persons, 1,586 5-persons, 591 6-persons, 280 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,459 1-person, 504 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

93.5% of residents of Harrison County speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $331,144,000 ($5279 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,076,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $132,218,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $75,953,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $210,000
Federal grants: $104,481,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,922,000 ($6,977,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,360,000 ($1,808,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $692,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,930,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,328,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.77 millions of gallons per day (22% from ground, 78% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

59% of Harrison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Texas.

Harrison County:	58.6%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 43246
• Northeast: 851
• Midwest: 2756
• South: 10920
• West: 2010

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,200

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	4.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	50.7%
Texas:	15.4%

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