Limestone County, Texas (TX)

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• • 13,81957.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,31822.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,08017.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2090.9%Two or more races
  • 1880.8%Asian alone
  • 1180.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 660.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 610.3%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 95
• Thefts: 220
• Auto thefts: 23

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 95
• Thefts: 262
• Auto thefts: 23

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,707 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,233 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Limestone County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mexia, Groesbeck, Personville, Coolidge, Prairie Hill, Thornton, Kosse, Tehuacana.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County, Alabama , Early County, Georgia , Randolph County, Georgia , Telfair County, Georgia .

Current college students: 785
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,264 (30.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2692010 or later
• 5852000 to 2009
• 6681990 to 1999
• 3081980 to 1989
• 1601970 to 1979
• 54Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,593
• One, attached: 153
• Two: 223
• 3 or 4: 392
• 5 to 9: 72
• 10 to 19: 149
• 20 to 49: 47
• 50 or more: 74
• Mobile homes: 2,211
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Limestone County with a mortgage: 2,360 (24 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,092

Religion statistics for Limestone County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Limestone County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 07, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4266: March 19, 2016, FEMA Id: 4266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 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 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 Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Severe Storm, Thunderstorms, Incident Period: December 20, 1991 to January 14, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-930: December 26, 1991, FEMA Id: 930, Natural disaster type: Storm
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.55% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,177 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.13% relocated from other counties in Texas ($44,960 average AGI)
0.42% relocated from other states ($2,218 average AGI)

Limestone County:	0.42%
Texas average:	2.52%

from McLennan County, TX	0.94% ($48,197 average AGI)
from Freestone County, TX	0.79% ($33,917)
from Harris County, TX	0.41% ($67,839)
from Dallas County, TX	0.34% ($26,731)
from Navarro County, TX	0.26% ($29,100)

6.58% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,667 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.11% relocated to other counties in Texas ($34,044 average AGI)
0.48% relocated to other states ($2,623 average AGI)

Limestone County:	0.48%
Texas average:	2.32%

to McLennan County, TX	1.48% ($35,009 average AGI)
to Freestone County, TX	1.03% ($31,564)
to Dallas County, TX	0.30% ($42,261)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Limestone County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,530 (1,265 living alone), Female householders: 4,099 (1,122 living alone)

• 4,275 spouses (4,243 opposite-sex spouses), 453 unmarried partners, (405 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,058 children (6,435 natural, 137 adopted, 488 stepchildren), 1,035 grandchildren, 347 brothers or sisters, 232 parents, 16 foster children, 559 other relatives, 471 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 938

Size of family households: 2,839 2-persons, 1,247 3-persons, 764 4-persons, 688 5-persons, 242 6-persons, 206 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,386 1-person, 233 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

3,001 married couples with children.
1,496 single-parent households (336 men, 1,160 women).

81.3% of residents of Limestone speak English at home.
17.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $137,791,000 ($6,053 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,935,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,451,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,030,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,545,000
Federal grants: $38,331,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,655,000 ($1,554,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,780,000 ($180,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $159,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,863,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,945,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.72 millions of gallons per day (77% from ground, 23% from surface)

• Year house built in Limestone County, Texas
• 2662014 or later
• 4062010 to 2013
• 1,4712000 to 2009
• 1,7011990 to 1999
• 1,9621980 to 1989
• 1,7361970 to 1979
• 1,0521960 to 1969
• 7471950 to 1959
• 4521940 to 1949
• 9761939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Limestone County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Limestone County, Texas
• 301 room
• 362 rooms
• 1753 rooms
• 9154 rooms
• 1,7925 rooms
• 1,4956 rooms
• 1,0507 rooms
• 4368 rooms
• 4559+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Limestone County, Texas
• 1271 room
• 912 rooms
• 3713 rooms
• 6474 rooms
• 5795 rooms
• 1636 rooms
• 1207 rooms
• 938 rooms
• 319+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Limestone County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Limestone County, Texas
• 30no bedroom
• 1731 bedroom
• 1,2212 bedrooms
• 3,7123 bedrooms
• 1,1024 bedrooms
• 1135+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Limestone County, Texas
• 126no bedroom
• 3461 bedroom
• 9872 bedrooms
• 6593 bedrooms
• 894 bedrooms
• 225+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Limestone County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Limestone County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 89no vehicle
• 1,6081 vehicle
• 2,7392 vehicles
• 1,3553 vehicles
• 3944 vehicles
• 1915+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Limestone County in renter-occupied apartments
• 305no vehicle
• 1,0821 vehicle
• 6412 vehicles
• 1603 vehicles
• 564 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.4% of Limestone County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 18,680
• Other state: 2,900
• Northeast: 418
• Midwest: 625
• South: 960
• West: 902

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 797
• Number of aged recipients: 83
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 714
• Number of recipients under 18: 149
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 490
• Number of recipients older than 64: 158
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 271
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 264