Mason County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 3,890 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,294
Renter-occupied apartments: 313

% of renters here:	19%
State:	36%

Land area: 932 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Mason County: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 54%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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Races in Mason County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (77.9%)
Hispanic (20.9%)
Other race (5.8%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
American Indian (1.3%)

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

Median resident age:	46.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 1,795	(48.0%)
Females: 1,943	(52.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,747
County population in 2003: 3,775
Jobs in 2003: 1,093

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,180
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.5%

Average household size:

Mason County:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,634 ($30,921 in 2000)

This county	$32,634
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,437

Mason County	$73,437
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $306
Institutionalized population: 33
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Mason County in 2000: $570

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 45
Auto thefts: 4

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 27
Auto thefts: 1

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $107,000
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,100
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $95,000
2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $131,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Mason County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $468 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mason County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mason, Arroyo Gardens-La Tina Ranch.

Neighboring counties: Gillespie County , Kimble County , Llano County , McCulloch County , Menard County , San Saba County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Mason County: Camp Air (A), Long Mountain Community Center (B), Ranch Branch (C), Block House Ranch (D), Blue Mountain Community Hall (E), Heinrich and Fredericka Hasse House (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Cemeteries: West Art Cemetery (1), Water Valley Cemetery (2), East Art Cemetery (3), Cavness Cemetery (4), Wagram Cemetery (5), Grit Cemetery (6), Vater Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Hole (A), Coyote Lake (B), Bullhead Tank (C), Zesch Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hogg Bluff Creek (A), Hog Branch (B), Weideman Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Schep Creek (E), Beaver Creek (F), Hay Branch (G), Hasse Creek (H), West Ranch Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Mason County: Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 44
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: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 177 (33% naturalized citizens)

Mason County:	4.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 22 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 77

Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.3%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,976
One, attached: 10
Two: 58
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 14
20 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 272
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 290 (4 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 458

Agriculture in Mason County
Average size of farms: 878 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70771
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $180.94
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: 94.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $93731
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26079
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.10%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.08
Corn for grain: 159 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 770 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 511 harvested acres
Vegetables: 74 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 451 acres

Mason County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/11/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused $750,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Construction (15%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Mining (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (15%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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

Mexico (93%)
Netherlands (3%)
Germany (2%)
Canada (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Mason County:

German (36%)
English (8%)
Irish (7%)
United States or American (7%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Mason County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,150 (70%)
Carpooled: 236 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 36 (2%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 192 (12%)

33 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,350.

7.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.91%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.23% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,162 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($6,556 average AGI)
Mason County: 1.68%
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 Bexar County, TX

0.96% ($38,500 average AGI)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
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: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Births per 1000 population in Mason County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Mason County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 17.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Mason County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 897 (831 aged, 66 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 902.060
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1134.020

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.09
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 103.090

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,705

In family households: 3,194 (923 male householders, 182 female householders)
953 spouses, 983 children (910 natural, 25 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 26 other relatives, 32 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 511 (162 male householders (137 living alone)), 325 female householders (325 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 33 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 648 2-persons, 205 3-persons, 159 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 462 1-person, 25 2-persons.

81.3% of residents of Mason County speak English at home.
15.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $24,861,000 ($6467 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $934,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,969,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,317,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $783,000
Federal grants: $4,564,000
Federal procurement contracts: $435,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $792,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $433,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,502,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 174

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 269

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

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

Net internal migration: +238

Here:	+61 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Mason County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.67 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 46
1995 to 1998: 118
1990 to 1994: 56
1980 to 1989: 282
1970 to 1979: 316
1960 to 1969: 229
1950 to 1959: 235
1940 to 1949: 278
1939 or earlier: 812

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Texas:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 194 5 rooms: 404 6 rooms: 308 7 rooms: 167 8 rooms: 83 9+ rooms: 75

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Texas:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 73 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 19 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mason County:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 59 2 bedrooms: 417 3 bedrooms: 662 4 bedrooms: 108 5+ bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 72 2 bedrooms: 126 3 bedrooms: 82 4 bedrooms: 14 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 388 2 vehicles: 535 3 vehicles: 253 4 vehicles: 72 5+ vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 139 2 vehicles: 91 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

65% of Mason County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Mason County:	65.2%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 3150
Northeast: 50
Midwest: 97
South: 123
West: 127

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%) Electricity (38%) Wood (6%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%) Electricity (40%) No fuel used (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	5.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	25.0%
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.)

Mason County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $2,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $149,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $3,341,000
General - Other: $237,000

Regular Highways: $162,000

Health Services - Other: $120,000

Police Protection: $112,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $105,000

Central Staff Services: $88,000

Corrections - Other: $50,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $35,000

Libraries: $26,000

Natural Resources - Other: $21,000

Air Transportation: $13,000

General Public Buildings: $13,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Welfare - Other: $6,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,088,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $155,000
Interest Earnings: $56,000

Rents: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $64,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $624,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
Tax - Property: $797,000
Motor Vehicle License: $168,000

Total General Sales: $77,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $526,000

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)

Mason County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)