Kent County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 735 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 277
Renter-occupied apartments: 76

% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

Land area: 902 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Kent County: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (28.0%), Educational,health and social services (26.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 50%
Government: 29%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 21%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Kent County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
Hispanic (9.1%)
Other race (3.7%)

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

Median resident age:	47.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 411	(47.8%)
Females: 448	(52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,483
County population in 2003: 781
Jobs in 2003: 360

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Total labor force in 2004: 483
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Kent County:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,119 ($30,433 in 2000)

This county	$32,119
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $32,972

Kent County	$32,972
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $247
Institutionalized population: 38
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Kent County in 2000: $539

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 11
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: 2
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 2
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Kent County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 26.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $307 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kent County is $375 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jayton, Girard.

Neighboring counties: Crosby County , Dickens County , Fisher County , Garza County , King County , Scurry County , Stonewall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Kent County: Iron Trap Windmill (A), Godfrey Ranch (B), Morrison Ranch (C), North Floyd Windmill (D), North Whatley Windmill (E), O Bar O Ranch (F), Beggs Ranch (G), Pursley House (H), Red Arroyo Camp (I), Red Arroyo Tank (J), Mare Windmill (K), Connell Ranch (L), South Camp (M), South Whatley Windmill (N), Cottonwood Windmill (O), Bowden Ranch (P), Hole-in-Wall Windmill (Q), Johnson Ranch (R), Furr Ranch (S), White Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Kent County: Antelope Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Clairemont Cemetery (1), Riverdale Cemetery (2), Polar Cemetery (3), Jayton Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: ABC Tanks (A), Jayton City Lake (B), Willow Tank (C), West Tank (D), Bilby Wallace Ranch Lake (E), Red Tank (F), Fowler Tank (G), Corner Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Gyp Creek (B), Maverick Creek (C), Short Croton Creek (D), White River (E), Goldstens Branch (F), Fourmile Creek (G), A B C Creek (H), Salt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Kent County: Jayton Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.0%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 12
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 15 (60% naturalized citizens)

Kent County:	1.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.1%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 444
Mobile homes: 99
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Kent County with a mortgage: 53 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 116

Agriculture in Kent County
Average size of farms: 3081 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29016
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: 87.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32800
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31158
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.12
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.22%
All wheat for grain: 4723 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2171 harvested acres

Kent County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 4.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
Construction (12%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Mining (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (32%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (20%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (87%)
United Kingdom (13%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Kent County:

English (21%)
United States or American (19%)
German (12%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
British (3%)
Scottish (3%)

Kent County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 328 (87%)
Carpooled: 23 (6%)
Walked: 9 (2%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (3%)

38 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,684.

7.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Texas average:	8.37%

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

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($19,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
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: 6.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Births per 1000 population in Kent County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Kent 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 Kent County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 206 (191 aged, 15 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 511.510
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 3708.440

Household type by relationship

Households: 821

In family households: 711 (224 male householders, 25 female householders)
221 spouses, 216 children (202 natural, 8 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 7 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 110 (51 male householders (49 living alone)), 51 female householders (49 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 38 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

88.6% of residents of Kent County speak English at home.
11.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $8,795,000 ($11821 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $205,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,845,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,141,000
Federal grants: $1,663,000
Federal procurement contracts: $66,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $511,000 ($149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $91,000
Federal Government insurance: $700,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 39

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 64

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -49

Here:	-63 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Kent County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 34
1980 to 1989: 65
1970 to 1979: 65
1960 to 1969: 81
1950 to 1959: 126
1940 to 1949: 87
1939 or earlier: 77

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kent County, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 33 5 rooms: 104 6 rooms: 80 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 11 9+ rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 16 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 2 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kent County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 78 3 bedrooms: 156 4 bedrooms: 20 5+ bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 32 3 bedrooms: 28 4 bedrooms: 3 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 66 2 vehicles: 151 3 vehicles: 49 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 35 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 6 5+ vehicles: 0

63% of Kent County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Texas.

Kent County:	62.7%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 734
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 18
South: 52
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Electricity (34%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%) Electricity (14%) Utility gas (12%) Wood (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	2.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

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)

Kent County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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