Hood County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 49,170 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 13,134
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,042

% of renters here:	19%
State:	36%

Land area: 422 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 97 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Hood County: 94.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Retail trade (15.2%), Construction (10.8%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Hood County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hood County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
Hispanic (7.2%)
Other race (2.4%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

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

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 20,152	(49.0%)
Females: 20,948	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,724
County population in 2003: 45,252
Jobs in 2003: 11,566

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Hood County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 23,215
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Hood County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,087 ($43,668 in 2000)

This county	$46,087
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $152,733

Hood County	$152,733
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $541
Institutionalized population: 416
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hood County in 2000: $1017

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 37
Burglaries: 211
Thefts: 557
Auto thefts: 59

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 46
Burglaries: 269
Thefts: 472
Auto thefts: 59

Hood County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $125,200
2001: 20 buildings, average cost: $167,800
2002: 87 buildings, average cost: $95,300
2003: 83 buildings, average cost: $106,400
2004: 92 buildings, average cost: $145,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Hood County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,458 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hood County is $487 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $716 a month.

Cities in this county include: Granbury, Pecan Plantation, Oak Trail Shores, Tolar, Lipan.

2005 air pollution in Hood County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 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.

Neighboring counties: Erath County , Johnson County , Palo Pinto County , Parker County , Somervell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hood County: Camp Crucis (A), Camp Klebit (B), Camp Leonard (C), Panter Branch Hall (D), Black Ranch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hood County include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Acton Baptist Church (B), Prairie Creek Church (C), Elm Grove Church (D), Rock Church (E), Christian Science Society Granbury Church (F), Church of the Nazarene (G), Fairview Baptist Church (H), Fairview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Antioch Cemetery (1), Tolar Cemetery (2), Thorp Spring Cemetery (3), Asbury Cemetery (4), Strouds Creek Cemetery (5), Elm Flat Cemetery (6), Fort Spunky Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Aldenhoven Lake (A), Baileys Lake (B), Walsh Lake (C), Black Lake (D), Black Lake Number 2 (E), Black Lake Number 3 (F), Black Lake Number 4 (G), Black Lake Number 5 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Weaver Branch (A), Lollar Branch (B), Bee Creek (C), Martin Branch (D), Nolan Branch (E), Lusk Branch (F), Ike Branch (G), Fall Creek (H), Fall Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hood County: Acton State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,234
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,339 (40% naturalized citizens)

Hood County:	3.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 392 1990 to 1994: 204 1985 to 1989: 158 1980 to 1984: 175 1975 to 1979: 123 1970 to 1974: 92 1970 to 1974: 53 1965 to 1969: 142

Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.7%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,598
One, attached: 274
Two: 341
3 or 4: 269
5 to 9: 216
10 to 19: 173
20 or more: 321
Mobile homes: 5,542
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 371

Housing units in Hood County with a mortgage: 5,044 (139 second mortgage, 246 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,300

Agriculture in Hood County
Average size of farms: 216 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23240
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $148.92
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25046
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36330
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.08%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.87
All wheat for grain: 380 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2961 acres

Hood County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 22 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 22 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Utilities (8%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (74%)
Germany (6%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Canada (1%)
Korea (1%)
Austria (1%)
Netherlands (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hood County:

United States or American (23%)
German (15%)
English (13%)
Irish (10%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Hood County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,285 (80%)
Carpooled: 2,562 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 222 (1%)
Other means: 117 (1%)
Worked at home: 671 (4%)

People in group quarters in Hood County, Texas

166 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
165 people in nursing homes
133 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
118 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $62,450.

11.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,406 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.28%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($356 average AGI)
Hood County: 0.07%
Texas average: 0.20%

8.15% relocated from other counties in Texas ($39,124 average AGI)
3.06% relocated from other states ($14,926 average AGI)
Hood County: 3.06%
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 Tarrant County, TX	2.63% ($58,326 average AGI)
from Johnson County, TX	0.70% ($45,938)
from Parker County, TX	0.59% ($44,628)
from Dallas County, TX	0.53% ($57,702)
from Erath County, TX	0.33% ($42,321)
from Denton County, TX	0.23% ($52,139)
from Somervell County, TX	0.20% ($27,344)

8.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,700 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.45%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Hood County: 0.08%
Texas average: 0.11%

6.57% relocated to other counties in Texas ($31,638 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($9,664 average AGI)
Hood County: 1.79%
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 Tarrant County, TX	2.49% ($41,548 average AGI)
to Parker County, TX	0.61% ($36,589)
to Johnson County, TX	0.43% ($40,197)
to Erath County, TX	0.39% ($37,639)
to Dallas County, TX	0.30% ($34,936)
to Denton County, TX	0.23% ($42,486)
to Somervell County, TX	0.19% ($28,633)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Hood County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Hood County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hood County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,841 (8,046 aged, 795 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.15
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4271.700
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 81.73
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27677.88

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1201.750
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1199.670
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4.17

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.57
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77.2

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16.69

Household type by relationship

Households: 40,500

In family households: 35,815 (10,224 male householders, 1,898 female householders)
10,407 spouses, 10,964 children (9,581 natural, 392 adopted, 991 stepchildren), 878 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 187 parents, 433 other relatives, 639 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,685 (1,778 male householders (1,483 living alone)), 2,235 female householders (2,005 living alone)), 672 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 600 (428 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,346 2-persons, 2,266 3-persons, 2,094 4-persons, 939 5-persons, 330 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,488 1-person, 428 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

92.5% of residents of Hood County speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $230,024,000 ($4948 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,614,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $159,425,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,851,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $385,000
Federal grants: $13,606,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,238,000 ($2,261,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,519,000 ($38,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,319,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,914,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,509

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,450

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +316

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +6,539

Here:	+136 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hood County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.67 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,124
1995 to 1998: 2,740
1990 to 1994: 2,186
1980 to 1989: 5,637
1970 to 1979: 4,903
1960 to 1969: 1,015
1950 to 1959: 719
1940 to 1949: 330
1939 or earlier: 451

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hood County, Texas:
	1 room: 54 2 rooms: 194 3 rooms: 607 4 rooms: 1,819 5 rooms: 3,553 6 rooms: 3,030 7 rooms: 2,097 8 rooms: 954 9+ rooms: 826

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hood County, Texas:
	1 room: 50 2 rooms: 275 3 rooms: 504 4 rooms: 849 5 rooms: 832 6 rooms: 343 7 rooms: 102 8 rooms: 30 9+ rooms: 57

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hood County:
	no bedroom: 72 1 bedroom: 499 2 bedrooms: 3,107 3 bedrooms: 7,606 4 bedrooms: 1,582 5+ bedrooms: 268

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hood County:
	no bedroom: 75 1 bedroom: 659 2 bedrooms: 1,282 3 bedrooms: 921 4 bedrooms: 97 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Hood County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 252 1 vehicle: 3,327 2 vehicles: 6,815 3 vehicles: 2,121 4 vehicles: 463 5+ vehicles: 156

Cars and other vehicles available in Hood County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 173 1 vehicle: 1,546 2 vehicles: 1,106 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 49 5+ vehicles: 13

49% of Hood County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

Hood County:	49.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 26360
Northeast: 1362
Midwest: 4244
South: 4850
West: 2612

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (68%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%) Utility gas (6%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (62%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Utility gas (12%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 276

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106

Here:	4.7%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 116

Here:	10.3%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

Hood County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $3,359,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,253,000

Regular Highways: $2,048,000

Corrections - Other: $1,988,000

General - Other: $1,300,000

Financial Administration: $929,000

Central Staff Services: $680,000

General Public Buildings: $385,000

Health Services - Other: $299,000

Libraries: $224,000

Fire Protection: $168,000

Natural Resources - Other: $68,000

Welfare - Other: $11,000
General - Interest on Debt: $358,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,155,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,350,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $432,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,072,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,350,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $515,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,220,000
Interest Earnings: $164,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $828,000
Police Protection: $284,000

Regular Highways: $274,000

Judicial: $24,000

Health - Other: $21,000

Corrections - Other: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,652,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,437,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $44,000
All Other: $9,000
Tax - Property: $7,145,000
Total General Sales: $1,275,000

Motor Vehicle License: $1,020,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,002,000

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

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)

Hood County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)