Lee County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	36%

This county:	11.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.6%), Construction (11.5%), Manufacturing (11.2%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lee County, Texas:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 7,892	(50.4%)
Females: 7,765	(49.6%)

Lee County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$38,290
Texas:	$42,139

Lee County	$102,185
Texas:	$106,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 58
• 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: 14
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 92
• Auto thefts: 11

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $441 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $489 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $669 a month.

Cities in this county include: Giddings, Lexington, Lincoln-Dime Box.

Neighboring counties: Bastrop County , Burleson County , Fayette County , Milam County , Washington County , Williamson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lee County: Loebau Siding (A), Droemer Brickyard Site (B), Hills (C), The Knobbs (D), William T Cozby Public Library (E), Flower Mound Public Library (F), Valley Ranch Branch Library (G), Frankford Village Branch Library (H), The Colony Public Library (I), Aubrey Area Library (J), Southwest Branch Library (K), Zula B Wylie Library (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lee County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Rising Star Church (B), Christ Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Saint James Church (E), Saint John Church (F), Saint Joseph Church (G), Saint Mary Church (H), Fedor Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Center Point Cemetery (1), Atkinson Cemetery (2), Lyles Cemetery (3), Rost Cemetery (4), Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery (5), Prospect Cemetery (6), Noack Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mourn Lake (A), Flag Pond (B), Wimberry Lake (C), Little Lake (D), Knox Lake (E), Shaw Lake (F), Vernon Lake (G), Seales Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Water Hole Branch (B), Hog Branch (C), Sandy Creek (D), Hockel Branch (E), Hills Branch (F), Hickory Creek (G), Schilling Branch (H), Pucker Springs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lee County include: Nails Creek State Park (1), Somerville Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.8%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 323
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 960 (22% naturalized citizens)

Lee County:	6.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,530
• One, attached: 70
• Two: 81
• 3 or 4: 141
• 5 to 9: 52
• 10 to 19: 77
• 20 or more: 42
• Mobile homes: 1,783
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 1,051 (25 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,095

Lee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 4.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 25 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/7/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,302 (73%) Carpooled: 1,385 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 128 (2%) Other means: 38 (1%) Worked at home: 371 (5%)

7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,369 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.87% relocated from other counties in Texas ($33,641 average AGI)
1.28% relocated from other states ($4,728 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.28%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Travis County, TX	1.23% ($51,538 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TX	0.64% ($50,029)
from Bastrop County, TX	0.47% ($36,120)
from Fayette County, TX	0.36% ($25,789)
from Harris County, TX	0.34% ($45,889)
from Washington County, TX	0.26% ($25,143)
from Brazos County, TX	0.25% ($41,692)

7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.66% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,126 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($3,671 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.11%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Travis County, TX	1.33% ($34,930 average AGI)
to Bastrop County, TX	0.73% ($33,410)
to Williamson County, TX	0.73% ($35,077)
to Harris County, TX	0.38% ($31,200)
to Fayette County, TX	0.34% ($29,889)
to Brazos County, TX	0.30% ($25,188)
to Milam County, TX	0.24% ($24,923)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,214 (2,002 aged, 212 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,384 (3,502 male householders, 688 female householders)

  3,702 spouses, 4,753 children (4,306 natural, 103 adopted, 344 stepchildren), 206 grandchildren, 129 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 96 other relatives, 233 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,649 (665 male householders (588 living alone)), 819 female householders (767 living alone)), 165 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 624 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,779 2-persons, 848 3-persons, 831 4-persons, 484 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,355 1-person, 115 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

79.9% of residents of Lee County speak English at home.
14.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,128,000 ($4060 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,377,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,999,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,738,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $520,000
Federal grants: $17,823,000
Federal procurement contracts: $430,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,617,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,428,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,315,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,943,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.24 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

60% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.

Lee County:	60.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 12665
• Northeast: 178
• Midwest: 712
• South: 717
• West: 372

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,100

Here:	12.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	11.4%
Texas:	15.4%

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