Rains County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Retail trade (16.0%), Manufacturing (15.8%), Educational,health and social services (15.7%), Construction (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Rains County, Texas:

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 4,564	(49.9%)
Females: 4,575	(50.1%)

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Rains County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$40,146
Texas:	$47,548

Rains County:	$90,752
Texas:	$120,900

This county:	$369
State:	$589

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 19

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 75
• Thefts: 110
• Auto thefts: 16

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rains County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.

Cities in this county include: Emory, Point, East Tawakoni.

Neighboring counties: Hopkins County , Hunt County , Van Zandt County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Rains County: Sand Flat Community Center (A), Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library (B), Rockey Point Center (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rains County include: Pilgrim Rest Church (A), Prairie Grove Church (B), Prospect Church (C), Richland Baptist Church (D), Church of the Living God (E), Clarks Chapel (F), Colony Church (G), County Line Church (H), Freedom Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: MaGee - McCord Cemetery (1), Turner Cemetery (2), Trumble Cemetery (3), Lynch Cemetery (4), Elm Cemetery (5), Smyrna Church Cemetery (6), Slatter Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Flag Pond (A), Highland Lake (B), Holcomb Lake (C), Twin Lakes (D), Fish Lake (E), Case Lake (F), Greenes Lake (G), Hauak Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Sandy Creek (B), Hill Branch (C), Bee Branch (D), Schoolhouse Branch (E), West Brushy Branch (F), Bear Creek (G), Rains Branch (H), Shuffle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rains County include: Jenkins Park (1), Sky Point Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 216
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 227 (31% naturalized citizens)

Rains County:	2.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,182
• One, attached: 23
• Two: 10
• 3 or 4: 39
• 5 to 9: 22
• 10 to 19: 13
• 20 or more: 25
• Mobile homes: 1,068
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 141

Housing units in Rains County with a mortgage: 765 (12 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 932

Here:	45.1% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Rains County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
On 10/18/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,816 (74%) Carpooled: 648 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 99 (3%) Other means: 38 (1%) Worked at home: 191 (5%)

10.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.90%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.42% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,275 average AGI)
1.48% relocated from other states ($5,363 average AGI)

Rains County:	1.48%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Hunt County, TX	2.27% ($26,667 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX	1.68% ($43,451)
from Wood County, TX	0.92% ($26,250)
from Collin County, TX	0.56% ($64,647)
from Hopkins County, TX	0.43% ($29,462)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.43% ($46,308)
from Van Zandt County, TX	0.43% ($28,769)

9.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.27% relocated to other counties in Texas ($24,803 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($10,034 average AGI)

Rains County:	1.53%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Hunt County, TX	1.83% ($24,909 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX	1.10% ($39,727)
to Hopkins County, TX	0.93% ($27,964)
to Wood County, TX	0.70% ($35,952)
to Collin County, TX	0.60% ($26,222)
to Kaufman County, TX	0.47% ($20,500)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.37% ($35,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,638 (1,387 aged, 251 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,000 (2,248 male householders, 472 female householders)

  2,276 spouses, 2,447 children (2,100 natural, 81 adopted, 266 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 65 parents, 92 other relatives, 98 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,067 (435 male householders (348 living alone)), 482 female householders (449 living alone)), 150 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 72 (71 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,355 2-persons, 571 3-persons, 462 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 797 1-person, 112 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

94.5% of residents of Rains County speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,946,000 ($4242 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,565,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,800,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,854,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $165,000
Federal grants: $7,315,000
Federal procurement contracts: $442,000 ($111,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,371,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $734,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,837,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,000

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+187 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.26 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

48% of Rains County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Rains County:	47.9%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 7036
• Northeast: 183
• Midwest: 528
• South: 847
• West: 284

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,700

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	2.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	9.6%
Texas:	15.4%