County population in 2014: 28,096 (50% urban, 50% rural); it was 27,026 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,618 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,046 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,620 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,207 (it was 2,974 in 2000)
% of renters here:
28%
State:
36%
Land area: 953 sq. mi.
Water area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 29 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Palo Pinto County: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Retail trade (22.3%), Educational, health and social services (21.4%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.7%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $41,332 ($31,203 in 1999)
This county:
$41,332
Texas:
$55,653
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $558 (lower quartile is $446, upper quartile is $693)
This county:
$558
State:
$774
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $92,541 (it was $46,900 in 2000)
Palo Pinto:
$92,541
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,296 - $184,561 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,178 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $412
Institutionalized population: 247
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 67
Thefts: 66
Auto thefts: 10
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 93
Thefts: 75
Auto thefts: 15
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,600 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $971 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 19.8%
(18.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.4% for Black residents, 24.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.3% for American Indian residents, 39.4% for other race residents, 28.4% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.2%
Palo Pinto County:
18.2%
Texas:
15.9%
(17.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.2% for Black residents, 21.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.3% for American Indian residents, 33.3% for other race residents, 25.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 41 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 42 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 38 years old, American Indian residents: 40 years old, Asian residents: 49 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Palo Pinto County is $409 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $507 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $700 a month.
Current college students: 610 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,201 (37% naturalized citizens)
Palo Pinto County:
4.4%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 298
1990 to 1994: 102
1985 to 1989: 188
1980 to 1984: 210
1975 to 1979: 143
1970 to 1974: 93
1970 to 1974: 43
1965 to 1969: 124
Note: State values scaled to Palo Pinto County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,593
One, attached: 335
Two: 398
3 or 4: 162
5 to 9: 309
10 to 19: 117
20 or more: 315
Mobile homes: 2,806
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67
Housing units in Palo Pinto County with a mortgage: 2,281 (72 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,948
Here:
43.6% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Palo Pinto County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
12,679
61
Mainline Protestant
1,376
10
Catholic
1,152
3
Other
429
3
Black Protestant
186
1
None
12,289
-
Palo Pinto 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: 8
Palo Pinto County:
2.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
This county:
2.93 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Palo Pinto County:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
This county:
9.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Palo Pinto County:
9.2%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Palo Pinto County:
29.2%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
18.7%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Palo Pinto County:
Average size of farms: 503 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,890 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $82.14 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.18% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.45% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18,231 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.98% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.78% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,306 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.95% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.17 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.41% All wheat for grain: 1446 harvested acres Vegetables: 78 harvested acres Land in orchards: 2,869 acres
Earthquake activity:
Palo Pinto County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 76% 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 146.6 miles away from Palo Pinto County center 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) earthquake occurred 346.1 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 168.7 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 283.5 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 140.5 miles away from Palo Pinto County center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 144.9 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas 101 Ranch Fire, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to October 01, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 2952, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas PK East Fire, Incident Period: April 16, 2011 to May 04, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 2895, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas PK West Fire, Incident Period: April 13, 2011 to May 12, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 15, 2011, FEMA Id: 2888, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hohertz Fire, Incident Period: April 09, 2011 to May 12, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 2893, 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 1148 Fire, Incident Period: April 09, 2009 to April 16, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 10, 2009, FEMA Id: 2814, 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 Caddo II Fire Complex, Incident Period: August 18, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 19, 2006, FEMA Id: 2667, Natural disaster type: Fire
11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Palo Pinto County (21) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 12, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (18%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Production occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Management occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (75%)
Guatemala (4%)
Germany (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
India (2%)
Philippines (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Palo Pinto County (%):
United States or American (27%)
Irish (11%)
German (10%)
English (10%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 9,236 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,790 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 270 (2%)
Other means: 104 (1%)
Worked at home: 315 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Palo Pinto County, Texas in 2000:
197 people in nursing homes
106 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Palo Pinto County, Texas in 2010:
150 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
97 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
10 people in group homes intended for adults
6 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,087.
7.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,201 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.59%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.12% relocated from other counties in Texas ($28,288 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($5,913 average AGI)
Palo Pinto County:
1.47%
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:
7.71% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,432 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.71%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.25% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,943 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($5,489 average AGI)
Palo Pinto County:
1.47%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2
Births per 1000 population in Palo Pinto County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Palo Pinto County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Palo Pinto County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 29.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Palo Pinto County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Palo Pinto County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,730 (4,098 aged, 632 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,272 (18%)
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 Palo Pinto County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (428)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (413)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (372)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (245)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (173)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (128)
Congestive heart failure (116)
Pneumonia, unspecified (88)
Unspecified dementia (86)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.66 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,013 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 154 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 64,242
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,514 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,230 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 205.0. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 157.7
Other - 47.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 27,848
In family households: 23,924 (5,503 male householders, 2,099 female householders)
5,774 spouses, 7,699 children (6,807 natural, 247 adopted, 645 stepchildren), 1,053 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 368 other relatives, 753 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,924 (1,574 male householders (1,266 living alone)), 1,695 female householders (1,498 living alone)), 655 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 263 (247 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,538 2-persons, 1,552 3-persons, 1,283 4-persons, 719 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 230 7-or-more-persons.
4,494 married couples with children.
1,534 single-parent households (456 men, 1,078 women).
88.6% of residents of Palo Pinto County speak English at home.
10.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $155,619,000 ($5,695 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $8,748,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,108,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,468,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $337,000 Federal grants: $38,440,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,415,000 ($1,084,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,850,000 ($681,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,173,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,003,000 Federal Government insurance: $10,038,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,834
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,837
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +238
Here:
+9 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +269
Here:
+10 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Palo Pinto County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.85 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 261
2010 to 2013: 1,114
2000 to 2009: 2,004
1990 to 1999: 1,901
1980 to 1989: 1,460
1970 to 1979: 2,100
1960 to 1969: 2,553
1950 to 1959: 2,136
1940 to 1949: 1,017
1939 or earlier: 1,338
Note: State values scaled to Palo Pinto population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Palo Pinto County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Palo Pinto County population
no vehicle: 353
1 vehicle: 2,316
2 vehicles: 3,512
3 vehicles: 990
4 vehicles: 335
5+ vehicles: 114
no vehicle: 444
1 vehicle: 1,357
2 vehicles: 957
3 vehicles: 152
4 vehicles: 40
5+ vehicles: 24
53% of Palo Pinto County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.
Palo Pinto County:
53.5%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,279
Northeast: 502
Midwest: 1,558
South: 2,145
West: 1,087
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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