Lamar County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	36%

This county:	16.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (17.2%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

Lamar County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lamar County, Texas:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 23,147	(47.7%)
Females: 25,352	(52.3%)

Lamar County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$33,360
Texas:	$42,139

Lamar County	$78,069
Texas:	$106,000

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 190
• Thefts: 185
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 125
• Thefts: 209
• Auto thefts: 3

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lamar County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paris, Reno, Blossom, Deport, Roxton, Toco, Sun Valley, Biardstown, Howland, Powderly.

Neighboring counties: Bryan County, Oklahoma , Choctaw County, Oklahoma , Delta County , Fannin County , Red River County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lamar County: Camp Maxey (A), Paris Country Club (B), Paris Drag Strip (C), Plainview Community Hall (D), Flying Tigers Museum (E), Mount Maxey Community Club (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lamar County include: Pleasant Valley Church (A), Prairie Ridge Church (B), Presbyterian Church (C), Red Hill Church (D), Reeds Chapel (E), Riverside Church (F), Rockford Church (G), Hickory Hill Church (H), Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Casey Cemetery (1), Caviness Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Topping Cemetery (4), Egypt Cemetery (5), Arkansas Cemetery (6), Sumner Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Grassy Lake (B), Womack Lake (C), Palmer Lake (D), Emerson Lake (E), Colbert Lake (F), Wilson Lake (G), Willow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Bergher Creek (B), Hicks Creek (C), Hickory Creek (D), Bee Bayou (E), West Brushy Creek (F), Pickering Creek (G), Sevenmile Creek (H), Maxey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lamar County include: Gambill Wildlife Refuge (1), Pat Mayse State Wildlife Management Area (2), Pat Mayse State Park 2 (3), Pat Mayse State Park 1 (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.0%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 1,847
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,006 (30% naturalized citizens)

Lamar County:	2.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,184
• One, attached: 227
• Two: 646
• 3 or 4: 549
• 5 to 9: 522
• 10 to 19: 325
• 20 or more: 873
• Mobile homes: 1,697
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 90

Housing units in Lamar County with a mortgage: 5,520 (167 second mortgage, 187 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,209

Lamar County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 fatalities and 235 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 10 people and injured 170 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,367 (81%) Carpooled: 2,660 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 352 (2%) Other means: 189 (1%) Worked at home: 459 (2%)

5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($-,306 average AGI)

Lamar County:	0.21%
Texas average:	0.20%

3.70% relocated from other counties in Texas ($20,175 average AGI)
2.04% relocated from other states ($15,070 average AGI)

Lamar County:	2.04%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Red River County, TX	0.65% ($26,660 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX	0.46% ($34,520)
from Fannin County, TX	0.26% ($27,405)
from Choctaw County, OK	0.23% ($32,811)
from Collin County, TX	0.19% ($40,774)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.18% ($35,800)
from Hunt County, TX	0.18% ($24,034)

5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.93% relocated to other counties in Texas ($19,788 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($11,610 average AGI)

Lamar County:	1.82%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Dallas County, TX	0.55% ($22,667 average AGI)
to Red River County, TX	0.42% ($25,971)
to Denton County, TX	0.23% ($31,474)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.23% ($33,605)
to Hunt County, TX	0.22% ($31,389)
to Fannin County, TX	0.22% ($25,029)
to Collin County, TX	0.18% ($31,724)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,618 (7,276 aged, 1,342 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 41,360 (10,521 male householders, 3,063 female householders)

  10,455 spouses, 14,148 children (12,584 natural, 269 adopted, 1,295 stepchildren), 1,161 grandchildren, 316 brothers or sisters, 278 parents, 618 other relatives, 800 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,023 (2,197 male householders (1,882 living alone)), 3,267 female householders (3,091 living alone)), 559 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,116 (804 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,088 2-persons, 3,184 3-persons, 2,603 4-persons, 1,140 5-persons, 439 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,973 1-person, 441 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 30 4-persons.

7,937 married couples with children.
3,197 single-parent households (540 men, 2,657 women).

95.3% of residents of Lamar County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $313,133,000 ($6299 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,131,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $131,042,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,829,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,390,000
Federal grants: $91,991,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,283,000 ($2,084,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,600,000 ($824,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,176,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,715,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,331,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.40 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

50% of Lamar County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Texas.

Lamar County:	50.3%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 37437
• Northeast: 519
• Midwest: 2045
• South: 5463
• West: 1845

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Here:	7.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	4.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.1%
Texas:	15.4%

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