Hopkins County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 33,381 (41% urban, 59% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,770
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,516

% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

Land area: 782 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Retail trade (14.7%), Manufacturing (13.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Hopkins County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hopkins County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
Hispanic (9.3%)
Black (8.0%)
Other race (4.6%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 15,659	(49.0%)
Females: 16,301	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,289
County population in 2003: 32,659
Jobs in 2003: 11,659

Hopkins County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 17,295
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Hopkins County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,916 ($32,136 in 2000)

This county	$33,916
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,111

Hopkins County	$83,111
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $430
Institutionalized population: 433
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hopkins County in 2000: $721

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 104
Thefts: 116
Auto thefts: 17

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 41
Burglaries: 110
Thefts: 142
Auto thefts: 17

Hopkins County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hopkins County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $809 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hopkins County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sulphur Springs, Como, Cumby, Tira, East Cameron, Seymore.

Neighboring counties: Delta County , Franklin County , Hunt County , Rains County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hopkins County: Divide (A), Center Point (B), Shooks Chapel (C), Sulphur Springs Country Club (D), Gafford Chapel (E), Good Neighbor Community Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hopkins County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Adonia Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Center Grove Church (D), Center Point Church (E), Elm Ridge Church (F), Emblem Church (G), Richland Church (H), Cherry Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Aiguier Cemetery (1), Welch Cemetery (2), Jordan Cemetery (3), Sunny Point Cemetery (4), Stouts Creek Cemetery (5), Stewart Cemetery (6), Hargraves Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Burns Lake (A), Alberta Lake (B), Jennings Lake (C), Wholecattle Feeders Lake B (D), Wholecattle Feeders Lake A (E), White Oak Lake (F), Berry Lake (G), Patterson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bernard Branch (A), Webb Creek (B), Rock Branch (C), Lollars Branch (D), Rock Creek (E), Logston Branch (F), Schooley Creek (G), West Fork Turkey Creek (H), Little Caney Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hopkins County: Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,000
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,788 (29% naturalized citizens)

Hopkins County:	5.6%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 443
1990 to 1994: 335
1985 to 1989: 416
1980 to 1984: 288
1975 to 1979: 157
1970 to 1974: 54
1970 to 1974: 35
1965 to 1969: 60

Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%

Hopkins County marital status for males

Hopkins County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,892
One, attached: 200
Two: 216
3 or 4: 262
5 to 9: 491
10 to 19: 171
20 or more: 517
Mobile homes: 2,204
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Hopkins County with a mortgage: 2,793 (37 second mortgage, 164 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,682

Agriculture in Hopkins County
Average size of farms: 224 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $69797
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $42.20
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.03%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51717
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.87%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42476
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 34.93
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 22.95%
All wheat for grain: 807 harvested acres
Vegetables: 53 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 205 acres

Hopkins County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/2000, a tornado injured 2 people and caused $30,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Food (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (16%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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

Mexico (80%)
Netherlands (9%)
Germany (2%)
Korea (1%)
India (1%)
Canada (1%)
Japan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hopkins County:

United States or American (28%)
Irish (10%)
English (10%)
German (6%)
Dutch (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Hopkins County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,949 (77%)
Carpooled: 2,106 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (0%)
Walked: 412 (3%)
Other means: 178 (1%)
Worked at home: 516 (4%)

People in group quarters in Hopkins County, Texas

334 people in nursing homes
93 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,497.

7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.51%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.88% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,435 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($8,672 average AGI)
Hopkins County: 1.63%
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 Hunt County, TX	0.95% ($27,817 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX	0.75% ($29,866)
from Wood County, TX	0.52% ($35,456)
from Delta County, TX	0.27% ($28,448)
from Franklin County, TX	0.27% ($24,897)
from Rains County, TX	0.26% ($27,964)
from Denton County, TX	0.21% ($30,391)

7.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.33%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.92% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,945 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($5,475 average AGI)
Hopkins County: 1.40%
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 Hunt County, TX	0.84% ($31,231 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX	0.68% ($23,014)
to Wood County, TX	0.54% ($26,271)
to Franklin County, TX	0.28% ($25,903)
to Lamar County, TX	0.25% ($19,407)
to Denton County, TX	0.22% ($23,375)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.20% ($26,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Births per 1000 population in Hopkins County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Hopkins County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hopkins County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,294 (4,547 aged, 747 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,487

In family households: 27,547 (7,166 male householders, 1,774 female householders)
7,431 spouses, 9,166 children (8,068 natural, 214 adopted, 884 stepchildren), 690 grandchildren, 221 brothers or sisters, 220 parents, 338 other relatives, 541 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,940 (1,480 male householders (1,155 living alone)), 1,883 female householders (1,788 living alone)), 577 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 473 (434 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,967 2-persons, 2,000 3-persons, 1,699 4-persons, 801 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 141 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,943 1-person, 316 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

5,874 married couples with children.
1,510 single-parent households (373 men, 1,137 women).

90.2% of residents of Hopkins County speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $168,121,000 ($5064 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,719,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $77,479,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,172,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,919,000
Federal grants: $36,944,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,723,000 ($71,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,884,000 ($50,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,031,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,958,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,016,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,418

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,019

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +378

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +697

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hopkins County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.66 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 459
1995 to 1998: 1,020
1990 to 1994: 829
1980 to 1989: 2,945
1970 to 1979: 3,357
1960 to 1969: 1,893
1950 to 1959: 1,445
1940 to 1949: 837
1939 or earlier: 1,235

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hopkins County, Texas:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 137
3 rooms: 292
4 rooms: 1,172
5 rooms: 2,701
6 rooms: 2,329
7 rooms: 1,183
8 rooms: 538
9 or more rooms: 402

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hopkins County, Texas:

1 room: 153
2 rooms: 272
3 rooms: 605
4 rooms: 1,003
5 rooms: 895
6 rooms: 330
7 rooms: 180
8 rooms: 48
9 or more rooms: 30

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hopkins County:

no bedroom: 30
1 bedroom: 294
2 bedrooms: 1,910
3 bedrooms: 5,388
4 bedrooms: 1,020
5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hopkins County:

no bedroom: 217
1 bedroom: 861
2 bedrooms: 1,487
3 bedrooms: 845
4 bedrooms: 96
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Hopkins County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 285
1 vehicle: 2,446
2 vehicles: 4,033
3 vehicles: 1,536
4 vehicles: 378
5 or more vehicles: 92

Cars and other vehicles available in Hopkins County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 474
1 vehicle: 1,767
2 vehicles: 1,038
3 vehicles: 181
4 vehicles: 39
5 or more vehicles: 17

53% of Hopkins County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

Hopkins County:	53.2%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 24292
Northeast: 373
Midwest: 1359
South: 2608
West: 1381

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (53%)
Utility gas (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (29%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 145

Here:	3.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 88

Here:	4.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 74

Here:	8.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Hopkins County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,575,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,924,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,825,000
Corrections - Other: $2,275,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,723,000

Police Protection: $1,385,000

Financial Administration: $894,000

Central Staff Services: $590,000

Parks & Recreation: $244,000

General Public Buildings: $224,000

Fire Protection: $216,000

Natural Resources - Other: $155,000

Welfare - Other: $74,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $42,000

Solid Waste Management: $41,000

Libraries: $38,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $233,000
Highways: $143,000
General - Interest on Debt: $147,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $596,000
General Support: $129,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,660,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,585,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $75,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,010,000
Interest Earnings: $276,000

Rents: $119,000

Property Sale Other: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $703,000
Fire Protection: $129,000

Police Protection: $97,000

Financial Administration: $51,000

Judicial: $39,000

Central Staff: $18,000

General Public Building: $14,000

Corrections - Other: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,186,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $606,000
End of Fiscal Year: $430,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,154,000
Highways: $47,000
Tax - Property: $4,891,000
Total General Sales: $1,178,000

Motor Vehicle License: $691,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $23,000

NEC: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,309,000

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