Houston County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	36%

This county:	21.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Manufacturing (12.1%), Retail trade (11.3%), Public administration (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Houston County, Texas:

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 12,355	(53.3%)
Females: 10,830	(46.7%)

Houston County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$29,677
Texas:	$42,139

Houston County	$67,170
Texas:	$106,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 71
• Auto thefts: 10

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Houston County is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $560 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crockett, Grapeland, Lovelady, Kennard, Latexo, Kennard-Ratcliff, Porter Springs.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Angelina County , Cherokee County , Leon County , Madison County , Trinity County , Walker County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Houston County: Alabama Ferry (A), Mose Owens Farm (B), Langum Quarter (C), Caroline Williams Farm (D), Neches Bluff Campground (E), Neches Bluff Overlook (F), Long Plantation (G), Center (H), Pearsons Chapel (I), Pepper Tree (J), Pond Camp (K), Eastham State Prison Farm (L), Edens-Madden Massacre Site (M), Ratcliff Lake Recreation Site (N), Rattlesnake Ranch (O), Rice Chapel (P), Malibu Club (Q), Hazel Chapel (R), Scurlocks Camp (S), Seven J Ramp Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Houston County include: Cedar Branch Church (A), Philadelphia Church (B), Pine Spring Church (C), Pine Top Church (D), Piney Creek Church (E), Plain Church (F), Cedar Point Church (G), Pleasant Grove Church (H), Pleasant Grove Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wesley Cemetery (1), Wes Hicks Cemetery (2), Weldon Cemetery (3), Weches Cemetery (4), Easley Cemetery (5), John Sheridan Grave (6), Walling Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Cooks Lake (B), Rattlesnake Lake (C), Cook Lake (D), Taylor Lake (E), Bobbitt Lake (F), Mission Lake (G), Hargrove Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bennett Creek (A), Sands Branch (B), Sandy Creek (C), Kinnon Creek (D), Pigeon Roost Branch (E), Hickory Hill Branch (F), Hickman Branch (G), Hick Branch (H), Henderson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Houston County include: Antioch Premitive Baptist Church Historical Marker (1), Thomas Jefferson Payne Home (2), Mission Tejas State Park (3), Rosenwald School Historical Marker (4), Colthorp Historical Marker (5), Fodice Marker (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: San Pedro Post Office (A), Belott Post Office (B), Aldrich Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.3%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 487
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 702 (17% naturalized citizens)

Houston County:	3.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,591
• One, attached: 166
• Two: 469
• 3 or 4: 70
• 5 to 9: 60
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 75
• Mobile homes: 2,165
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 105

Housing units in Houston County with a mortgage: 1,567 (22 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,110

Houston County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/16/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,024 (77%) Carpooled: 1,237 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 191 (2%) Other means: 67 (1%) Worked at home: 264 (3%)

6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.67% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,496 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($11,163 average AGI)

Houston County:	1.21%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Harris County, TX	1.06% ($39,657 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TX	0.73% ($23,792)
from Walker County, TX	0.33% ($20,909)
from Angelina County, TX	0.32% ($28,667)
from Montgomery County, TX	0.24% ($22,500)
from Trinity County, TX	0.21% ($27,929)
from Galveston County, TX	0.20% ($30,692)

7.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.29%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.14% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,961 average AGI)
1.15% relocated to other states ($5,012 average AGI)

Houston County:	1.15%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Harris County, TX	0.91% ($34,900 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TX	0.75% ($27,620)
to Angelina County, TX	0.39% ($29,962)
to Walker County, TX	0.39% ($30,154)
to Trinity County, TX	0.35% ($24,000)
to Montgomery County, TX	0.27% ($28,500)
to Smith County, TX	0.20% ($50,615)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,569 (3,975 aged, 594 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,425 (4,339 male householders, 1,447 female householders)

  4,211 spouses, 5,987 children (5,460 natural, 75 adopted, 452 stepchildren), 607 grandchildren, 113 brothers or sisters, 149 parents, 288 other relatives, 284 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,766 (1,031 male householders (880 living alone)), 1,451 female householders (1,412 living alone)), 284 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,994 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,825 2-persons, 1,213 3-persons, 1,003 4-persons, 456 5-persons, 188 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,292 1-person, 158 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

92.5% of residents of Houston County speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $171,225,000 ($7348 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,030,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $66,316,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,637,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,582,000
Federal grants: $55,928,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,192,000 ($2,071,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,569,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $437,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,890,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,493,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.61 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

55% of Houston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Texas.

Houston County:	54.9%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 19140
• Northeast: 139
• Midwest: 1114
• South: 1125
• West: 915

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Here:	8.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	17.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.5%
Texas:	15.4%

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