Motley County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.4%), Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Retail trade (13.7%).

Type of workers:

Motley County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Motley County, Texas:

Median resident age:	44.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 719	(50.4%)
Females: 707	(49.6%)

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Motley County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$33,758
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$272
State:	$589

Motley County:	$58,217
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $73,908

Here:	$73,908
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $62,029

Here:	$62,029
State:	$159,697

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $4,713

Here:	$4,713
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $143,068

Here:	$143,068
State:	$42,156

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	19.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Motley County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Matador, Roaring Springs.

Neighboring counties: Briscoe County , Cottle County , Crosby County , Dickens County , Floyd County , Hall County , King County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Motley County: Wylie Half Windmill (A), Middle China Windmill (B), Dillar Windmill (C), Camp House Windmill (D), Middle Windmill (E), Miller Springs Windmill (F), Miller Windmill (G), Little Old Glory Windmill (H), Dogtown Windmill (I), Moore Windmill (J), Mott Camp (K), Line Windmill (L), Mouth of Turtle Hole Windmill (M), Carolyn Windmill (N), New Corral Windmill (O), Lone Pole Windmill (P), New Windmill (Q), North Windmill (R), Dry Lake Windmill (S), Dry Section Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: East Mound Cemetery (1), Roaring Springs Cemetery (2), Keeter Graves (3), Whiteflat Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: White Tank (A), Jack Spray Lake (B), Phone Line Tank (C), Black Cow Tank (D), Clary Tank (E), Crows Nest Tank (F), China Canyon Tank (G), Cedar Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Hall Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Hackberry Creek (D), Longs Branch (E), Ballard Creek (F), Grapevine Creek (G), Alamosa Creek (H), Fishhole Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Motley County: Campbell Roadside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.0%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 28
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 47 (34% naturalized citizens)

Motley County:	3.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 721
• One, attached: 18
• Two: 3
• 3 or 4: 6
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 9
• Mobile homes: 70
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Motley County with a mortgage: 84 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 268

Here:	23.9% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Motley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/1/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Motley County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from Motley County center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/2007 at 13:54:21, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from Motley County center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/12/1997 at 23:53:10, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.9 miles away from Motley County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 460 (74%) Carpooled: 105 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Walked: 18 (3%) Other means: 3 (0%) Worked at home: 33 (5%)

6.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,192 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
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.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 316 (299 aged, 17 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,237 (360 male householders, 63 female householders)

  385 spouses, 350 children (327 natural, 6 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 20 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 189 (68 male householders (55 living alone)), 102 female householders (99 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 229 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 154 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

88.8% of residents of Motley County speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $14,799,000 ($11323 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $214,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,322,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,225,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,668,000
Federal grants: $3,093,000
Federal procurement contracts: $66,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $425,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,678,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $55,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,918,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-82 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.24 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

62% of Motley 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, 78% lived in Texas.

Motley County:	62.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 1203
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 57
• South: 55
• West: 53

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	11.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	15.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	16.0%
Texas:	15.4%

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