County population in 2012: 5,901 (52% urban, 48% rural); it was 6,093 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 543 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,236 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,028 Renter-occupied apartments: 518 (it was 541 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
36%
Land area: 903 sq. mi. Water area: 7.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Haskell County: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.6%), Public administration (12.7%), Retail trade (12.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $642 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $459 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.0%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 78.1% for Black residents, 24.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 53.8% for American Indian residents, 17.1% for other race residents, 13.2% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 44 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 47 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 31 years old, Asian residents: 39 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31 years old, Other race residents: 34 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
22.8%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
9.0%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Haskell County is $375 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.
Cemeteries: Brushy Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (2), Weinert Cemetery (3), Capron Cemetery (4), Rule Cemetery (5), Pinkerton Cemetery (6), Stamford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mitchell Lake (A), Thompson Lake (B), Zahn Lake (C), Griffin Lake (D), Hester Lake (E), Reid Lake (F), Winchester Lake (G), Russell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkey Paint Creek (A), Stink Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Red Paint Creek (D), Dudleys Creek (E), Willow Creek (F), Tonk Creek (G), Flat Paint Creek (H), Gyp Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 90 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 220 (28% naturalized citizens)
Haskell County:
3.6%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 39
1990 to 1994: 31
1985 to 1989: 10
1980 to 1984: 21
1975 to 1979: 63
1970 to 1974: 20
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 34
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,896
One, attached: 34
Two: 66
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 7
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 469
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34
Housing units in Haskell County with a mortgage: 486 (2 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,072
Here:
31.2% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 107.78%
Here
107.8%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 6,567 Total congregations: 29
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents
4,272 (65.1%)
625 (9.5%)
581 (8.8%)
428 (6.5%)
279 (4.2%)
Congregations
11 (37.9%)
1 (3.4%)
5 (17.2%)
3 (10.3%)
2 (6.9%)
Name
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
109 (1.7%)
102 (1.6%)
100 (1.5%)
50 (0.8%)
21 (0.3%)
Congregations
2 (6.9%)
1 (3.4%)
1 (3.4%)
1 (3.4%)
2 (6.9%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 850 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70,460 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $115.28 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.01% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67,534 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.75% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.93% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $74,962 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.46% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.59 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.15% All wheat for grain: 107486 harvested acres Upland cotton: 95227 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Haskell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 fatalities and 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 3/13/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 17 people and injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Haskell County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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 58.1 miles away from the county center On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from the county center On 10/7/2007 at 13:54:21, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 3, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1709): June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1606): September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3113): September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 3, 1978, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-561): August 3, 1978, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-561, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Haskell County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 5
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (89%)
Germany (5%)
Italy (2%)
India (1%)
Vietnam (1%)
Venezuela (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Haskell County (%):
United States or American (20%)
German (11%)
Irish (11%)
English (8%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Dutch (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,018 (86%)
Carpooled: 185 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 49 (2%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 71 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Haskell County, Texas in 2000:
90 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in other group homes
3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
3 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
People in group quarters in Haskell County, Texas in 2010:
491 people in federal detention centers
49 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
4 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,744.
7.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,978 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.49%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.30% relocated from other counties in Texas ($21,079 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($1,899 average AGI)
Haskell County:
1.19%
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:
8.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,720 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.57%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.19% relocated to other counties in Texas ($21,907 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($3,814 average AGI)
Haskell County:
1.38%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Births per 1000 population in Haskell County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Haskell County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Haskell County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,460 (1,342 aged, 118 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 17.88 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5364.810 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 447.070 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38948.5
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1263.310 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1588.160 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 36.09
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.48 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 54.14
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,355
In family households: 4,505 (1,147 male householders, 386 female householders)
1,190 spouses, 1,345 children (1,192 natural, 30 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 193 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 46 other relatives, 107 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 850 (370 male householders (325 living alone)), 394 female householders (370 living alone)), 86 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 544 (540 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 825 2-persons, 301 3-persons, 216 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.
82.7% of residents of Haskell County speak English at home.
17.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $60,704,000 ($10856 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $836,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,397,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,186,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,244,000 Federal grants: $12,768,000 Federal procurement contracts: $381,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,727,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $474,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,294,000 Federal Government insurance: $19,082,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 336
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 472
Here:
85 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +28
Here:
+5 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -422
Here:
-76 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Haskell County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.46 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 47
2000 to 2004: 33
1990 to 1999: 155
1980 to 1989: 241
1970 to 1979: 570
1960 to 1969: 533
1950 to 1959: 913
1940 to 1949: 353
1939 or earlier: 732
Rooms in houses/apartments in Haskell County, Texas
63% of Haskell 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, 91% lived in Texas.
Haskell County:
63.5%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5318
Northeast: 44
Midwest: 130
South: 220
West: 145
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Haskell County
44.0 years
33.0 years
(48.6%)
(51.4%)
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