Irion County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 1,743 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 539
Renter-occupied apartments: 155

% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

Land area: 1051 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Irion County: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Irion County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Irion County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (74.6%)
Hispanic (24.6%)
Other race (6.5%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (1.3%)

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

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 887	(50.1%)
Females: 884	(49.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,171
County population in 2003: 1,762
Jobs in 2003: 484

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Total labor force in 2004: 959
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Irion County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,657 ($37,500 in 1999)

This county:	$44,657
Texas:	$47,548

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $406 (lower quartile is $300, upper quartile is $483)

This county:	$406
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,272 (it was $59,500 in 2000)

Irion County:	$109,272
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,960 - $133,116

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $159,966
Here: $159,966
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,418
Here: $118,418
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $79,823
Here: $79,823
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,885
Here: $121,885
State: $134,235

Mobile homes: $63,611
Here: $63,611
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,000
Here: $25,000
State: $34,447

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,169
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $314

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 9
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 2

Irion County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Irion County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 82.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $657 (1.1%)

Irion County household income distribution in 2007

Irion County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Area name: San Angelo, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Irion County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $795 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mertzon.

Neighboring counties: Crockett County , Reagan County , Schleicher County , Tom Green County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Irion County: Windy Point Windmill (A), Wooden Windmill (B), Caliche Windmill (C), Divide Windmill (D), New Antelope Windmill (E), Antelope Line Camp (F), Carter Windmill (G), North Liveoak Windmill (H), Graphite Windmill (I), North Windmill (J), Graston Windmill (K), Causey Windmill (L), Oil Well Windmill (M), Old Antelope Windmill (N), Dutch Woman Windmill (O), Park Trap Windmill (P), Park Windmill (Q), Lost Windmill (R), Pecan Windmill (S), Lower Gillis Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arden Cemetery (1), Sherwood Cemetery (2), Rest Haven Cemetery (3), Mertzon Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Bluff Water Hole (A), Clay Waterhole (B), Jehovahs Witnesses Waterhole (C), Metcalfes Spring Creek Reservoir (D), Ball Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Lopez Creek (A), West Rocky Creek (B), East Rocky Creek (C), Dry Rocky Creek (D), Dry Creek (E), Dog Creek (F), Indian Creek (G), Kiowa Creek (H), Bull Run Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 54
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 62 (56% naturalized citizens)

Irion County:	3.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 23

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.4%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 696
One, attached: 16
Two: 2
3 or 4: 12
Mobile homes: 159
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Irion County with a mortgage: 110 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 198

Here:	35.7% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,296
Total congregations: 6

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	678 (52.3%)	281 (21.7%)	278 (21.5%)	38 (2.9%)	21 (1.6%)
Congregations	1 (16.7%)	2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Irion County - Mertzon

Agriculture in Irion County
Average size of farms: 3552 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23096
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $51.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41643
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.42%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.12%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33412
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.55
All wheat for grain: 439 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 121 acres

Irion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 5.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/27/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person

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Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Mining (15%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (94%)
France (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Irion County (%):

United States or American (17%)
German (15%)
English (13%)
Irish (8%)
Scottish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Irion County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 684 (82%)
Carpooled: 92 (11%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Walked: 26 (3%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 26 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,229.

16.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,072 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	16.04%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
14.31% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,144 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($1,928 average AGI)
Irion County: 1.73%
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 Tom Green County, TX

7.80% ($34,148 average AGI)

11.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.03%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Births per 1000 population in Irion County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Irion County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Irion County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 254 (220 aged, 34 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 455.580
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1195.900

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 56.95

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,771

In family households: 1,576 (459 male householders, 62 female householders)
466 spouses, 486 children (424 natural, 10 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 9 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 195 (108 male householders (92 living alone)), 63 female householders (61 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 252 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 153 1-person, 17 2-persons, 1 5-persons.

77.2% of residents of Irion County speak English at home.
22.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $7,909,000 ($4551 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $200,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,950,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,090,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $494,000
Federal grants: $1,057,000
Federal procurement contracts: $66,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $154,000
Federal Government insurance: $157,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 69

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 65

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -15

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Irion County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 74
1990 to 1994: 64
1980 to 1989: 176
1970 to 1979: 134
1960 to 1969: 108
1950 to 1959: 108
1940 to 1949: 75
1939 or earlier: 166

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Irion County, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 78 5 rooms: 149 6 rooms: 128 7 rooms: 90 8 rooms: 44 9+ rooms: 16

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Irion County, Texas:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 22 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 0 9+ rooms: 1

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Irion County:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 134 3 bedrooms: 308 4 bedrooms: 48 5+ bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Irion County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 59 3 bedrooms: 60 4 bedrooms: 1 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Irion County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 141 2 vehicles: 254 3 vehicles: 94 4 vehicles: 21 5+ vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Irion County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 69 2 vehicles: 64 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 0

61% of Irion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Texas.

Irion County:	61.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 1520
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 31
South: 64
West: 63

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (49.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45.3%) Utility gas (2.2%) Other fuel (1.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69.0%) Electricity (21.3%) Wood (5.2%) No fuel used (3.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	3.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	4.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	6.7%
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 (Noninst.)

Irion County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $424,000
Police Protection: $227,000

Regular Highways: $184,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $182,000

General Public Buildings: $78,000

Financial Administration: $32,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $17,000

Solid Waste Management: $11,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

Private Transit Subsidies: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,272,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,000
Highways: $10,000
Tax - Property: $895,000
Motor Vehicle License: $120,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $668,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Irion County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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