County population in 2014: 2,147 (all rural); it was 2,360 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 210 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 530 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 746 Renter-occupied apartments: 254 (it was 244 in 2000)
% of renters here:
25%
State:
36%
Land area: 902 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Menard County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $976 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,182 (1.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.9%
(10.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 63.6% for Black residents, 20.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.5% for American Indian residents, 14.9% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 13.7%
Menard County:
13.7%
Texas:
15.9%
(9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 56.5% for Black residents, 18.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 44.1% for American Indian residents, 13.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 46 years old
(Males: 45 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 62 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 37 years old, Other race residents: 56 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Menard 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.
Lakes and reservoirs: Escondido Water Hole (A), Twin Lake (B), Telephone Tank (C), Pool Tank (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 33 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 114 (43% naturalized citizens)
Menard County:
4.8%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 16
1990 to 1994: 22
1985 to 1989: 15
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 20
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 28
Note: State values scaled to Menard County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,155
One, attached: 17
Two: 8
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 327
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69
Housing units in Menard County with a mortgage: 150 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 288
Here:
34.2% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Menard County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
500
1
Evangelical Protestant
357
5
Mainline Protestant
308
4
None
1,077
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Menard County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Menard County:
4.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Menard County:
9.47 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:
18.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Menard County:
11.2%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Menard County:
26.3%
State:
26.6%
Agriculture in Menard County:
Average size of farms: 1633 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,099 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $103.77 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: 89.53% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28,574 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.36% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.24% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,552 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.86% Average age of principal farm operators: 61 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.56 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12% All wheat for grain: 3055 harvested acres Land in orchards: 1,384 acres
Tornado activity:
Menard County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 8123296.6 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/1/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 21 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Menard County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 216.0 miles away from Menard County center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 157.8 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 217.8 miles away from the county center On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 176.2 miles away from the county center On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 173.3 miles away from Menard County center On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 213.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: April 06, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1999: July 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1999, Natural disaster type: Fire
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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
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 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
The number of natural disasters in Menard County (9) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Sales and related occupations (16%)
Education, training, and library occupations (14%)
Healthcare support occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Management occupations (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (98%)
India (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Menard County (%):
United States or American (15%)
German (11%)
Irish (10%)
English (10%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 717 (73%)
Carpooled: 178 (18%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Walked: 16 (2%)
Other means: 18 (2%)
Worked at home: 53 (5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
37 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
33 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
5 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $36,598.
8.84% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,672 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.84%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.18% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,703 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($8,969 average AGI)
Menard County:
1.66%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,741 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.08%
Texas average:
6.69%
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: 11.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Births per 1000 population in Menard County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 15.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Menard County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Menard County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 35.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 23.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Menard County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Menard County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 550 (495 aged, 55 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 83 (22%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Menard County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (79)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,272 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 954
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 86
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,204
In family households: 1,821 (479 male householders, 164 female householders)
516 spouses, 498 children (446 natural, 19 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 11 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 383 (164 male householders (149 living alone)), 187 female householders (172 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 38 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 381 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 321 1-person, 28 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
365 married couples with children.
138 single-parent households (29 men, 109 women).
72.9% of residents of Menard County speak English at home.
26.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $18,177,000 ($7,955 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $439,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,929,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,094,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $569,000 Federal grants: $4,964,000 Federal procurement contracts: $116,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $505,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $621,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $230,000 Federal Government insurance: $7,514,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 98
Here:
45 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 184
Here:
84 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: -66
Here:
-30 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Menard County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.34 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.1
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 36
2000 to 2009: 119
1990 to 1999: 176
1980 to 1989: 220
1970 to 1979: 210
1960 to 1969: 148
1950 to 1959: 219
1940 to 1949: 193
1939 or earlier: 400
Note: State values scaled to Menard population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Menard County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Menard County population
no vehicle: 41
1 vehicle: 257
2 vehicles: 290
3 vehicles: 128
4 vehicles: 27
5+ vehicles: 3
no vehicle: 29
1 vehicle: 123
2 vehicles: 57
3 vehicles: 35
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 0
57% of Menard County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Texas.
Menard County:
57.5%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,965
Northeast: 39
Midwest: 58
South: 77
West: 96
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Menard County
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