Houston County, Texas (TX)

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• • 14,27961.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,91325.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,63711.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3931.7%Two or more races
  • 930.4%Asian alone
  • 570.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $171,821

Here:	$171,821
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $140,769

Here:	$140,769
State:	$268,635

Mobile homes: $78,007

Here:	$78,007
State:	$94,014

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $72,153

Here:	$72,153
State:	$52,538

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,432 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,071 (1.0%)

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, Kennard-Ratcliff, Grapeland, Porter Springs, Lovelady, Kennard, Latexo.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Bacon County, Georgia , Rapides Parish, Louisiana , Madison County , Runnels County , Schleicher County .

Current college students: 487
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 767 (33.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1112010 or later
• 1832000 to 2009
• 1731990 to 1999
• 1121980 to 1989
• 521970 to 1979
• 45Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,300
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 292
• 3 or 4: 184
• 5 to 9: 138
• 10 to 19: 26
• 20 to 49: 70
• 50 or more: 35
• Mobile homes: 2,826
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Houston County with a mortgage: 1,839 (12 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,185

Religion statistics for Houston County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Houston County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: September 10, 2018 - November 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,933 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.94% relocated from other counties in Texas ($45,027 average AGI)
0.54% relocated from other states ($2,906 average AGI)

Houston County:	0.54%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Harris County, TX	1.02% ($51,129 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TX	0.54% ($39,351)
from Angelina County, TX	0.51% ($36,400)
from Montgomery County, TX	0.45% ($35,903)
from Trinity County, TX	0.45% ($48,323)
from Walker County, TX	0.38% ($36,538)

5.88% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,705 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.51% relocated to other counties in Texas ($39,608 average AGI)
0.38% relocated to other states ($2,097 average AGI)

Houston County:	0.38%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Harris County, TX	0.73% ($37,260 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TX	0.53% ($34,111)
to Walker County, TX	0.50% ($52,794)
to Angelina County, TX	0.42% ($29,724)
to Montgomery County, TX	0.35% ($50,042)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Houston County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,793 (1,160 living alone), Female householders: 4,711 (1,480 living alone)

• 4,075 spouses (4,075 opposite-sex spouses), 395 unmarried partners, (388 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,607 children (5,284 natural, 89 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 665 grandchildren, 205 brothers or sisters, 251 parents, 15 foster children, 332 other relatives, 267 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,159

Size of family households: 2,831 2-persons, 1,089 3-persons, 1,010 4-persons, 366 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 103 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,641 1-person, 265 2-persons, 63 3-persons.

2,369 married couples with children.
1,291 single-parent households (331 men, 960 women).

91.5% of residents of Houston speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $171,225,000 ($7,348 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Houston County, Texas
• 2972014 or later
• 2372010 to 2013
• 1,5542000 to 2009
• 1,7391990 to 1999
• 2,0971980 to 1989
• 2,1701970 to 1979
• 1,2251960 to 1969
• 1,1051950 to 1959
• 5941940 to 1949
• 8001939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Houston County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Houston County, Texas
• 281 room
• 32 rooms
• 893 rooms
• 9354 rooms
• 2,2345 rooms
• 1,2716 rooms
• 7087 rooms
• 3848 rooms
• 2839+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houston County, Texas
• 511 room
• 2002 rooms
• 3653 rooms
• 6544 rooms
• 7275 rooms
• 3596 rooms
• 1147 rooms
• 258 rooms
• 359+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Houston County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Houston County, Texas
• 28no bedroom
• 561 bedroom
• 1,7522 bedrooms
• 3,2423 bedrooms
• 7844 bedrooms
• 295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houston County, Texas
• 51no bedroom
• 5111 bedroom
• 8622 bedrooms
• 8293 bedrooms
• 2794 bedrooms
• 125+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Houston County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Houston County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 104no vehicle
• 1,5951 vehicle
• 2,7942 vehicles
• 9153 vehicles
• 4764 vehicles
• 425+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Houston County in renter-occupied apartments
• 506no vehicle
• 1,2581 vehicle
• 5522 vehicles
• 2163 vehicles
• 254 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.3% of Houston County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 19,104
• Other state: 3,546
• Northeast: 304
• Midwest: 675
• South: 1,627
• West: 941

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 894
• Number of aged recipients: 171
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 723
• Number of recipients under 18: 133
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 478
• Number of recipients older than 64: 283
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 383
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 351