County population in 2014: 5,769 (52% urban, 48% rural); it was 6,093 in 2000County 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: 6 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Haskell County: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (26.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.7%), Educational, health and social services (15.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (15.8%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,063 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $570 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.5%
(16.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.2% for Black residents, 39.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.3% for other race residents, 56.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.8%
Haskell County:
18.8%
Texas:
15.9%
(15.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.0% for Black residents, 35.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.5% for other race residents, 50.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 43 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 52 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49 years old, Black residents: 40 years old, American Indian residents: 40 years old, Asian residents: 46 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32 years old, Other race residents: 50 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Haskell County: Buzzard Peak Corral (A), Camp Cooper Ruins (B), Matthews Ranch (C), Sloan Ranch (D), Tecumseh Ruins (E), Throckmorton County Museum (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Smith Cemetery (1), Bush Knob Cemetery (2), Mathiews Cemetery (3), Treadwell Cemetery (4), Ledbetter Cemetery (5), Reynolds Bend Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Woodson (A), Wolf Creek Tank (B), Lambshead Tank (C), Antelope Lake (D), Big Wolf Tank (E), Ada Tank (F), Ranger Canyon Tank (G), Patterson Lake Number 1 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bow Creek (A), Walnut Creek (B), Stagestand Branch (C), Sibley Creek (D), Plum Branch (E), Paint Creek (F), Watson Creek (G), Tecumseh Creek (H), Jackson Branch (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
Note: State values scaled to Haskell County population
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 for Haskell County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,921
25
Catholic
577
1
Mainline Protestant
557
4
Other
1
-
None
-
-
Haskell 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: 3
Haskell County:
5.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Haskell County:
3.83 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
11.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Haskell County:
11.6%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Haskell County:
27.1%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.2%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Haskell County:
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 below Texas state average. It is 4097669.4 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/21/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Haskell County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 64% 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 Haskell County center On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 292.1 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 202.0 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 134.4 miles away from the county center On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 233.6 miles away from Haskell County center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 217.0 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 Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2016 to January 21, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4255: February 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4255, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 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: 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 Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 03, 1978, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-561: August 03, 1978, FEMA Id: 561, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Haskell County (9) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 5
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Production occupations (5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Personal care and service occupations (16%)
Education, training, and library occupations (16%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
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 2010 was $35,830.
8.49% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,539 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.49%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.28% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,721 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($3,812 average AGI)
Haskell County:
1.21%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.05% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($27,786 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.05%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.33% relocated to other counties in Texas ($24,651 average AGI)
0.73% relocated to other states ($3,135 average AGI)
Haskell County:
0.73%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
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 from 2007 to 2014: 15.3
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
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 24.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Haskell County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Haskell County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,385 (1,253 aged, 132 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 175 (17%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Haskell County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (149)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (129)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (83)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (56)
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: 5,365 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 447 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,949
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,263 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,588 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 36
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 54
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.
1,018 married couples with children.
297 single-parent households (59 men, 238 women).
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 ($10,856 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
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 26
2000 to 2009: 200
1990 to 1999: 126
1980 to 1989: 395
1970 to 1979: 476
1960 to 1969: 430
1950 to 1959: 731
1940 to 1949: 488
1939 or earlier: 534
Note: State values scaled to Haskell population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Haskell County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Haskell County population
no vehicle: 77
1 vehicle: 662
2 vehicles: 944
3 vehicles: 285
4 vehicles: 45
5+ vehicles: 15
no vehicle: 82
1 vehicle: 251
2 vehicles: 148
3 vehicles: 47
4 vehicles: 2
5+ vehicles: 11
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: 5,318
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
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