County population in 2014: 88,493 (43% urban, 57% rural); it was 76,596 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 12,807 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,456 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,532 Renter-occupied apartments: 9,813 (it was 8,210 in 2000)
% of renters here:
29%
State:
36%
Land area: 841 sq. mi.
Water area: 40.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 105 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Hunt County: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (20.0%), Educational, health and social services (16.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (15.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $46,048 ($36,752 in 1999)
This county:
$46,048
Texas:
$55,653
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $609 (lower quartile is $487, upper quartile is $741)
This county:
$609
State:
$774
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $112,400 (it was $61,300 in 2000)
Hunt:
$112,400
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,900 - $191,100 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,256 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $437
Institutionalized population: 700
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 3
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 33
Burglaries: 285
Thefts: 528
Auto thefts: 132
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 37
Burglaries: 389
Thefts: 618
Auto thefts: 158
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,168 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,313 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 17.1%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.9% for Black residents, 31.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.8% for American Indian residents, 35.2% for other race residents, 11.1% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 17.1%
Hunt County:
17.1%
Texas:
15.9%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.1% for Black residents, 28.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.2% for American Indian residents, 29.8% for other race residents, 10.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 47 years old, Asian residents: 24 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 21 years old)
Area name: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hunt County is $607 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hunt County: City of Blue Ridge Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), City of Celina Wastewater Treatment Plant (B), Seis Lagos Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Slayer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (D), Wilson Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (E), Lavon Lake Encampment (F), Branch (G), Branch Fire Department (H), Prosper Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Hunt County include: Verona Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Cottage Hill Church (C), Stony Point Church (D), Rosamond Church (E), Snow Hill Church (F), Dunn Memorial Church (G), Henslee Chapel (H), White Rock Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Van Winkle Cemetery (1), Crossroads Cemetery (2), Ware Cemetery (3), Baker Cemetery (4), Backbone Cemetery (5), Richard Cemetery (6), Bear Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Wilson Lake (A), Bell Lake (B), Reed Lake (C), Boyd Lake (D), Lewis Lake (E), Pierce Pond (F), Sands Lake (G), Moores Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brinlee Branch (A), Arnold Creek (B), Tom Bean Creek (C), Ticky Creek (D), Price Creek (E), Hatler Branch (F), Walnut Fork (G), Wilson Creek (H), Stover Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Hunt County include: Highland Park (1), Ticky Creek Park (2), Mallard Park (3), Twin Groves Park (4), Pebble Beach Park (5), Little Ridge Park (6), Lakeland Park (7), J W Spain Athletic Complex (8), Elm Creek Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 4,348 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,601 (27% naturalized citizens)
Hunt County:
4.7%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 1,366
1990 to 1994: 685
1985 to 1989: 647
1980 to 1984: 265
1975 to 1979: 185
1970 to 1974: 166
1970 to 1974: 28
1965 to 1969: 259
Note: State values scaled to Hunt County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 20,606
One, attached: 511
Two: 636
3 or 4: 508
5 to 9: 866
10 to 19: 614
20 or more: 1,959
Mobile homes: 6,567
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 223
Housing units in Hunt County with a mortgage: 6,855 (203 second mortgage, 304 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,872
Here:
53.9% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Hunt County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
34,158
140
Mainline Protestant
4,690
30
Catholic
2,361
3
Black Protestant
1,666
10
Other
1,002
5
None
42,252
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Hunt County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
Hunt County:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
This county:
1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
Hunt County:
4.11 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 37
This county:
4.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hunt County:
9.9%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Hunt County:
28.9%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.1%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Hunt County:
Average size of farms: 144 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,081 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $93.79 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.26% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14,313 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.20% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.71% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,768 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.69% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.10 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.57% Corn for grain: 4774 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 24503 harvested acres Upland cotton: 5205 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 7266 harvested acres Vegetables: 699 harvested acres Land in orchards: 1,480 acres
Tornado activity:
Hunt County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1648170.9 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 fatalities and 344 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/2/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 10 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Hunt County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 109.0 miles away from Hunt County center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 271.4 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 144.1 miles away from the county center On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.4 miles away from the county center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 263.7 miles away from Hunt County center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 265.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
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
Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1356: January 08, 2001, FEMA Id: 1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Greenville Fire, Incident Period: July 27, 1998 to August 01, 1998, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 31, 1999, FEMA Id: 2285, Natural disaster type: Fire
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hunt County (11) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 3, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hunt County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,131 (10,498 aged, 2,633 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,291 (16%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hunt County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,324)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (927)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (378)
Unspecified dementia (311)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (241)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (230)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.45 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,093 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 227 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 58,194
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,352 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 909 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 66.2. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 42.9
Other - 23.2
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 152.0. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 105.5
Other - 46.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 84,260
In family households: 72,577 (15,929 male householders, 6,688 female householders)
17,069 spouses, 24,225 children (21,723 natural, 674 adopted, 1,828 stepchildren), 2,841 grandchildren, 856 brothers or sisters, 779 parents, 1,322 other relatives, 2,112 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,683 (4,686 male householders (3,662 living alone)), 4,773 female householders (4,042 living alone)), 2,224 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,869 (700 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,727 2-persons, 4,998 3-persons, 4,184 4-persons, 2,155 5-persons, 889 6-persons, 664 7-or-more-persons.
13,268 married couples with children.
4,408 single-parent households (1,079 men, 3,329 women).
91.2% of residents of Hunt County speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $884,554,000 ($10,816 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $515,482,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $186,917,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $104,687,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,332,000 Federal grants: $73,315,000 Federal procurement contracts: $496,118,000 ($492,834,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $21,186,000 ($7,926,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $25,088,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $45,469,000 Federal Government insurance: $23,817,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,856
Here:
71 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,973
Here:
48 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +1,191
Here:
+14 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,979
Here:
+36 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Hunt County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 146.84 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Hunt County population
no vehicle: 751
1 vehicle: 5,239
2 vehicles: 9,546
3 vehicles: 3,722
4 vehicles: 968
5+ vehicles: 306
no vehicle: 1,094
1 vehicle: 3,985
2 vehicles: 2,479
3 vehicles: 497
4 vehicles: 89
5+ vehicles: 66
52% of Hunt 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, 78% lived in Texas.
Hunt County:
52.1%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 54,952
Northeast: 1,602
Midwest: 4,973
South: 7,780
West: 3,246
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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