Nolan County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.7%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Nolan County, Texas:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 7,687	(48.6%)
Females: 8,115	(51.4%)

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Nolan County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$31,211
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$307
State:	$589

Nolan County:	$56,948
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $76,119

Here:	$76,119
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,144

Here:	$125,144
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $24,912

Here:	$24,912
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $35,030

Here:	$35,030
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $68,204

Here:	$68,204
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $32,163

Here:	$32,163
State:	$42,156

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	21.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	10.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nolan County is $377 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: Sweetwater, Roscoe, Blackwell, Blackwell-Nolan.

Neighboring counties: Coke County , Fisher County , Jones County , Mitchell County , Runnels County , Scurry County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Nolan County: Adrian Ranch (A), Double Heart Ranch (B), Sixtynine Ranch (C), High Lonesome Windmill (D), Tecific (E), White Hall Ranch (F), Memphis Public Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Champion Cemetery (1), Slater Chapel Cemetery (2), Nolan Cemetery (3), Blackwell Cemetery (4), Garden Of memories Cemetery (5), Coffee Cemetery (6), Decker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Willow Tank (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 4a Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 2a Reservoir (D), Silver Lake (E), Country Club Lake (F), H and H Conditioning Tank (G), H and H Feedlot Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holder Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Seale Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Prong Creek (E), Barnett Creek (F), Pecan Creek (G), Wilson Creek (H), Idlewild Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Nolan County include: Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park (1), Sweetwater Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.8%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 559
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 669 (57% naturalized citizens)

Nolan County:	4.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,540
• One, attached: 174
• Two: 196
• 3 or 4: 191
• 5 to 9: 95
• 10 to 19: 187
• 20 or more: 274
• Mobile homes: 446
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Nolan County with a mortgage: 1,196 (42 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,312

Here:	34.1% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Nolan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 103 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Nolan County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 93% 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 49.9 miles away from Nolan 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 44.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,093 (80%) Carpooled: 896 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 22 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 110 (2%) Other means: 49 (1%) Worked at home: 148 (2%)

7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,678 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.41% relocated from other counties in Texas ($23,070 average AGI)
1.36% relocated from other states ($6,608 average AGI)

Nolan County:	1.36%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Taylor County, TX	0.94% ($22,809 average AGI)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.48% ($31,208)
from Fisher County, TX	0.40% ($21,900)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.34% ($22,882)
from Howard County, TX	0.28% ($24,571)
from Mitchell County, TX	0.28% ($24,929)
from Jones County, TX	0.24% ($42,083)

8.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,612 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.39% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,222 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($4,390 average AGI)

Nolan County:	1.35%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Taylor County, TX	1.35% ($28,456 average AGI)
to Tom Green County, TX	0.52% ($20,808)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.40% ($29,150)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.32% ($31,375)
to Dallas County, TX	0.30% ($34,267)
to Fisher County, TX	0.26% ($32,308)
to Howard County, TX	0.24% ($25,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,024 (2,647 aged, 377 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,225 (3,220 male householders, 1,101 female householders)

  3,340 spouses, 4,667 children (4,343 natural, 79 adopted, 245 stepchildren), 331 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 161 other relatives, 251 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,076 (689 male householders (591 living alone)), 1,159 female householders (1,075 living alone)), 228 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 501 (314 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,949 2-persons, 985 3-persons, 779 4-persons, 414 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,666 1-person, 165 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

75.9% of residents of Nolan County speak English at home.
23.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,754,000 ($6594 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,135,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,661,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,745,000
Federal grants: $18,997,000
Federal procurement contracts: $730,000 ($95,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,487,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $314,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,280,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,756,000

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-78 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.69 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

59% of Nolan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Texas.

Nolan County:	59.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 13306
• Northeast: 153
• Midwest: 401
• South: 660
• West: 568

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,000

Here:	0.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.5%
Texas:	15.4%

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