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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Manufacturing (14.6%), Retail trade (13.9%).
Detached houses: $172,726Here:$172,726State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $133,241Here:$133,241State:$170,403 In 2-unit structures: $387,815Here:$387,815State:$137,980 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,456Here:$82,456State:$168,745 Mobile homes: $64,580Here:$64,580State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $80,915Here:$80,915State:$34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.7% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.7%
McCain (Republican): 70.8% Obama (Democratic): 29.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,343 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $872 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hill County is $437 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $685 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hillsboro, Whitney, Hubbard, Itasca, Blum, Mount Calm, Abbott, Covington, Malone, Bynum.
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Notable locations in Hill County: Latham Springs Bible Camp (A), Prairie Valley Bible Camp (B), County Line Gin (C), Culp School (D), J T Baker Farmstead (E), McCowan Valley Park (F), Union Bluff (G), Joe E Turner House (H), Whitesboro Public Library (I), The Harold B Simpson Confederate Research Center (J), White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department (K), Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department (L), 2604 Volunteer Fire Department (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hill County include: Saint Peters Church (A), Shiloh Church (B), Towash Church (C), Union Hill Church (D), Bowman Church (E), Love View Church (F), New Hope Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Abbott Cemetery (1), Prairie Valley Cemetery (2), Vaughan Cemetery (3), Mount Calm Cemetery (4), Bell Springs Cemetery (5), Woodbury Cemetery (6), Bethlehem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Birome Lakes (A), Kennan Lake Number 1 (B), Keenan Lake Number 2 (C), Isenberg Lake (D), Kempshafer Lake (E), Galbraith Lake (F), Burnett Lake (G), Aquilla Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brookeen Creek (A), Whitney Creek (B), Towash Creek (C), Rocky Branch (D), Rock Creek (E), Post Oak Creek (F), Pilot Branch (G), Phelps Creek (H), Pecan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hill County include: Lake Whitney State Park (1), Steiner Valley Park (2), McCown Valley Park (3), Cedar Creek Park (4), Chisholm Trail Park (5), Lake Whitney State Park (6), Lofers Bend Park (7), Riverside Park (8), Old Fort Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Hill County: Latham Springs Bible Camp (A), Prairie Valley Bible Camp (B), County Line Gin (C), Culp School (D), J T Baker Farmstead (E), McCowan Valley Park (F), Union Bluff (G), Joe E Turner House (H), Whitesboro Public Library (I), The Harold B Simpson Confederate Research Center (J), White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department (K), Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department (L), 2604 Volunteer Fire Department (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Hill County include: Saint Peters Church (A), Shiloh Church (B), Towash Church (C), Union Hill Church (D), Bowman Church (E), Love View Church (F), New Hope Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Abbott Cemetery (1), Prairie Valley Cemetery (2), Vaughan Cemetery (3), Mount Calm Cemetery (4), Bell Springs Cemetery (5), Woodbury Cemetery (6), Bethlehem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Birome Lakes (A), Kennan Lake Number 1 (B), Keenan Lake Number 2 (C), Isenberg Lake (D), Kempshafer Lake (E), Galbraith Lake (F), Burnett Lake (G), Aquilla Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brookeen Creek (A), Whitney Creek (B), Towash Creek (C), Rocky Branch (D), Rock Creek (E), Post Oak Creek (F), Pilot Branch (G), Phelps Creek (H), Pecan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Hill County include: Lake Whitney State Park (1), Steiner Valley Park (2), McCown Valley Park (3), Cedar Creek Park (4), Chisholm Trail Park (5), Lake Whitney State Park (6), Lofers Bend Park (7), Riverside Park (8), Old Fort Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Bosque County , Ellis County , Johnson County , Limestone County , McLennan County , Navarro County .
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Current college students: 1,100 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,909 (31% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.2%
Housing units in Hill County with a mortgage: 2,544 (63 second mortgage, 120 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,238
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Most common first ancestries reported in Hill County (%):
8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,179 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 7.49% relocated from other counties in Texas ($29,378 average AGI) 1.31% relocated from other states ($5,800 average AGI)Hill County:1.31%Texas average:3.06%
8.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,495 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 7.41% relocated to other counties in Texas ($36,246 average AGI) 1.41% relocated to other states ($4,250 average AGI)Hill County:1.41%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,326 (5,457 aged, 869 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 164.7. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
7,243 spouses, 8,913 children (7,979 natural, 196 adopted, 738 stepchildren), 869 grandchildren, 300 brothers or sisters, 200 parents, 616 other relatives, 572 non-relatives
Size of family households: 4,086 2-persons, 1,779 3-persons, 1,595 4-persons, 827 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 256 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,007 1-person, 323 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 15 5-persons.
87.1% of residents of Hill County speak English at home. 11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).
Population growth in Hill County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.68 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)
Year house built
56% of Hill County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,082,000
Regular Highways: $1,031,000
Financial Administration: $1,000,000
General - Other: $920,000
Police Protection: $792,000
Corrections - Other: $731,000
Health Services - Other: $334,000
General Public Buildings: $91,000
Interest Earnings: $231,000
General - Other: $82,000
Judicial: $28,000
All Other: $13,000
Total General Sales: $1,271,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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