Parmer County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Parmer County, Texas:

Median resident age:	32.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 4,956	(49.5%)
Females: 5,060	(50.5%)

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Parmer County:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$36,694
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$354
State:	$589

Parmer County:	$83,841
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $110,506

Here:	$110,506
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,323

Here:	$103,323
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $23,818

Here:	$23,818
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,459

Here:	$65,459
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $29,507

Here:	$29,507
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $27,800

Here:	$27,800
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$34,447

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: 15
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 16
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Parmer County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Friona, Bovina, Farwell.

Neighboring counties: Curry County, New Mexico , Bailey County , Castro County , Deaf Smith County , Lamb County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Parmer County: Oklahoma Lane (A), Oklahoma Lane Community Center (B), Hub (C), Hub Community Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Parmer County: Rhea Emmanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Old Farwell Cemetery (1), Lariat Cemetery (2), Lazbuddie Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Black Lake (A), Mustang Lake (B), Twin Lakes (C), Williams Lake (D), Flynt Lake Number 1 (E), Flynt Lake Number 2 (F), Frye Lake (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.8%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 280
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,017 (34% naturalized citizens)

Parmer County:	20.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,073
• One, attached: 44
• Two: 52
• 3 or 4: 49
• 5 to 9: 34
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 28
• Mobile homes: 427
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Parmer County with a mortgage: 775 (5 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 967

Here:	44.5% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Parmer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 30 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/17/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Parmer County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Parmer County center
On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1996 at 06:43:46, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/18/2006 at 05:49:41, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from Parmer County center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/7/2000 at 17:19:08, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from Parmer County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,862 (75%) Carpooled: 611 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 124 (3%) Other means: 63 (2%) Worked at home: 114 (3%)

7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.53%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.42% relocated from other counties in Texas ($15,536 average AGI)
3.11% relocated from other states ($10,851 average AGI)

Parmer County:	3.11%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Curry County, NM	1.22% ($26,026 average AGI)
from Deaf Smith County, TX	0.80% ($32,160)
from Bailey County, TX	0.58% ($25,167)
from Potter County, TX	0.32% ($18,900)
from Randall County, TX	0.32% ($23,500)

10.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,290 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.09%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.95% relocated to other counties in Texas ($14,049 average AGI)
4.14% relocated to other states ($12,241 average AGI)

Parmer County:	4.14%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Curry County, NM	1.74% ($33,018 average AGI)
to Deaf Smith County, TX	0.72% ($26,957)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.56% ($24,889)
to Bailey County, TX	0.47% ($29,067)
to Randall County, TX	0.47% ($49,800)
to Potter County, TX	0.31% ($-109,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 17.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,273 (1,161 aged, 112 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,090 (2,315 male householders, 294 female householders)

  2,329 spouses, 3,683 children (3,442 natural, 78 adopted, 163 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 126 other relatives, 67 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 772 (271 male householders (216 living alone)), 427 female householders (419 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 154 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 969 2-persons, 493 3-persons, 523 4-persons, 350 5-persons, 195 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 635 1-person, 55 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

55.9% of residents of Parmer County speak English at home.
42.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,049,000 ($7757 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $609,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,258,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,974,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $37,348,000
Federal grants: $8,910,000
Federal procurement contracts: $282,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,278,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,016,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,993,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,820,000

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+38 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-105 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

62% of Parmer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Texas.

Parmer County:	61.8%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 5305
• Northeast: 78
• Midwest: 339
• South: 536
• West: 1711

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,300

Here:	3.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	15.4%

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