County population in 2012: 3,337 (all rural); it was 3,344 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 263 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 642 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 884 Renter-occupied apartments: 269 (it was 208 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
36%
Land area: 4571 sq. mi. Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 1 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Hudspeth County: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.1%), Public administration (13.8%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $605 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $494 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 38.5%
(11.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 48.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.4% for other race residents, 83.3% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 36 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 33 years old, American Indian residents: 30 years old, Asian residents: 50 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31 years old, Other race residents: 35 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
35.8%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
14.0%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hudspeth County is $425 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Lakes and reservoirs: Antelope Tanks (A), Drag Tank (B), Sailt Lake (C), Linda Lake (D), Grayton Lake (E), Milner Lake (F), Linda Lake (G), Indian Water Hole (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wasson Draw (A), Squaw Creek (B), Mineral Creek (C), Green River (D), Count Draw (E), Lasca Branch (F), Buckhorn Draw (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 69 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 46.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,110 (28% naturalized citizens)
Hudspeth County:
33.2%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 173
1990 to 1994: 245
1985 to 1989: 173
1980 to 1984: 118
1975 to 1979: 82
1970 to 1974: 136
1970 to 1974: 41
1965 to 1969: 142
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 880
One, attached: 8
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 8
Mobile homes: 531
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28
Housing units in Hudspeth County with a mortgage: 97 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 355
Here:
21.5% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.46%
Here
56.5%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 1,888 Total congregations: 7
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
1,646 (87.2%)
101 (5.3%)
70 (3.7%)
45 (2.4%)
26 (1.4%)
Congregations
1 (14.3%)
2 (28.6%)
2 (28.6%)
1 (14.3%)
1 (14.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 16196 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $207,458 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $624.55 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.26% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $176,490 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.64% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.33% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $154,278 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 77.10% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.05 Vegetables: 1,959 harvested acres Land in orchards: 218 acres
Tornado activity:
Hudspeth County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 24.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Hudspeth County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the county center On 5/23/2004 at 09:22:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from the county center On 3/14/1999 at 22:43:17, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the county center On 5/30/1999 at 19:04:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, 3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from Hudspeth County center On 6/22/2004 at 08:55:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from the county center On 12/22/2005 at 14:30:11, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Hudspeth County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (99%)
Spain (0%)
Korea (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hudspeth County (%):
United States or American (6%)
Irish (3%)
English (2%)
German (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 804 (73%)
Carpooled: 174 (16%)
Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
Walked: 91 (8%)
Other means: 20 (2%)
Worked at home: 15 (1%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
32 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
86 people in federal detention centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $24,571.
7.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,875 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.75%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.46% relocated from other counties in Texas ($13,113 average AGI)
3.29% relocated from other states ($8,750 average AGI)
Hudspeth County:
3.29%
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:
8.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,716 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.46%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.38% relocated to other counties in Texas ($18,750 average AGI)
3.08% relocated to other states ($7,966 average AGI)
Hudspeth County:
3.08%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Births per 1000 population in Hudspeth County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Hudspeth County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hudspeth County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 354 (307 aged, 47 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 38% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 40%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 971.170 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 576.630
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 30.35
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1 Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,390
In family households: 3,052 (615 male householders, 252 female householders)
668 spouses, 1,097 children (1,025 natural, 26 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 89 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 338 (197 male householders (180 living alone)), 110 female householders (99 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 86 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 310 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 169 4-persons, 116 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 279 1-person, 27 2-persons, 1 5-persons.
25.9% of residents of Hudspeth County speak English at home.
73.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $35,959,000 ($10897 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $389,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,792,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,287,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,257,000 Federal grants: $14,352,000 Federal procurement contracts: $423,000 ($175,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,847,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $521,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $290,000 Federal Government insurance: $8,410,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 251
Here:
76 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 83
Here:
25 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +148
Here:
+45 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -359
Here:
-109 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Hudspeth County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.0
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 4
2000 to 2004: 121
1990 to 1999: 197
1980 to 1989: 362
1970 to 1979: 133
1960 to 1969: 200
1950 to 1959: 194
1940 to 1949: 160
1939 or earlier: 167
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hudspeth County, Texas
69% of Hudspeth County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Texas.
Hudspeth County:
68.6%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1737
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 56
South: 105
West: 278
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Hudspeth County
36.0 years
33.0 years
(48.8%)
(51.2%)
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