Reagan County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 3,053 (85% urban, 15% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 868
Renter-occupied apartments: 239

% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

Land area: 1175 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Reagan County: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (38.9%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Reagan County, Texas:

Hispanic (49.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (46.5%)
Other race (29.6%)
Black (3.0%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	32.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 1,667	(50.1%)
Females: 1,659	(49.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,972
County population in 2003: 3,073
Jobs in 2003: 1,267

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,620
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:

Reagan County:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,573 ($33,231 in 1999)

This county:	$39,573
Texas:	$47,548

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $317 (lower quartile is $207, upper quartile is $416)

This county:	$317
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,321 (it was $44,100 in 2000)

Reagan County:	$69,321
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,375 - $107,086

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $99,552
Here: $99,552
State: $170,389

In 2-unit structures: $16,140
Here: $16,140
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $59,600
Here: $59,600
State: $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,574
Here: $169,574
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $35,013
Here: $35,013
State: $42,156

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,133
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $347

Institutionalized population: 45

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 4

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: 4
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 1

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $25,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,500

2004 Presidential Election results in Reagan County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 83.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 16.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $666 (1.5%)

Reagan County household income distribution in 2007

Reagan County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Reagan County is $401 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: Big Lake.

Neighboring counties: Crockett County , Glasscock County , Irion County , Midland County , Sterling County , Tom Green County , Upton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Reagan County: Wineglass Windmill (A), Isaac Windmill (B), Dipping Vat Windmill (C), Divide Windmill (D), Aldwell Ranch (E), Dixon Windmill (F), Dogtown Windmill (G), Double Wells Windmill (H), Mustang Windmill (I), Lone Joe Ranch (J), Lone Wolf Camp (K), New Pink Windmill (L), New Windmill (M), North Arndell Windmill (N), North Bates Windmill (O), North Creek Windmill (P), North Mustang Windmill (Q), Cat Claw Windmill (R), North Windmill (S), Greasewood Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Stiles Cemetery (1), Reagan View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Big Lake (A), Slager Lake (B), Alta Loma Tank (C), Sugar Bowl Tank (D), Pipeline Tank (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Corral Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 40
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 547 (27% naturalized citizens)

Reagan County:	16.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22 1990 to 1994: 85 1985 to 1989: 37 1980 to 1984: 96 1975 to 1979: 152 1970 to 1974: 47 1970 to 1974: 45 1965 to 1969: 63

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.0%

Reagan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 978
One, attached: 40
Two: 20
3 or 4: 8
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 374
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Reagan County with a mortgage: 272 (0 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 319

Here:	46.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,507
Total congregations: 9

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	1,449 (57.8%)	308 (12.3%)	273 (10.9%)	227 (9.1%)	250 (10.0%)
Congregations	3 (33.3%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	2 (22.2%)	2 (22.2%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Reagan County - Big Lake

Agriculture in Reagan County
Average size of farms: 4376 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $53399
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $65384
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $82095
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 69.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.99
All wheat for grain: 3479 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 15590 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 143 acres

Reagan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 4.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/22/2000, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $240,000 in damages.

Reagan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/2001 at 00:07:08, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.6 miles away from Reagan County center
On 8/26/1992 at 03:24:52, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (40%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Educational services (7%)
Construction (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Extraction workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (99%)
Bangladesh (1%)
Pakistan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Reagan County (%):

United States or American (12%)
German (8%)
Irish (6%)
English (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
European (1%)

Reagan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,046 (75%)
Carpooled: 263 (19%)
Walked: 30 (2%)
Other means: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 37 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

33 people in nursing homes
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,180.

7.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.78%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.71% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,963 average AGI)
1.07% relocated from other states ($3,850 average AGI)
Reagan County: 1.07%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Tom Green County, TX

1.85% ($33,526 average AGI)

9.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.46%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.21% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,485 average AGI)
1.24% relocated to other states ($4,101 average AGI)
Reagan County: 1.24%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tom Green County, TX	2.39% ($25,520 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	0.96% ($30,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Births per 1000 population in Reagan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Reagan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Reagan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 367 (315 aged, 52 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 32.64
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3492.170
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 456.920
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39947.78

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1368.950
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 767.950

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23.79
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66.78

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,282

In family households: 3,045 (808 male householders, 82 female householders)
756 spouses, 1,189 children (1,085 natural, 23 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 104 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 46 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 237 (123 male householders (120 living alone)), 102 female householders (98 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 284 2-persons, 207 3-persons, 204 4-persons, 120 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 218 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

52.4% of residents of Reagan County speak English at home.
46.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,344,000 ($5661 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $88,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,159,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,203,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,384,000
Federal grants: $4,087,000
Federal procurement contracts: $83,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $428,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $161,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $286,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,002,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 268

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 154

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -456

Here:	-152 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Reagan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 83
1990 to 1994: 105
1980 to 1989: 343
1970 to 1979: 302
1960 to 1969: 161
1950 to 1959: 193
1940 to 1949: 155
1939 or earlier: 100

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Reagan County, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 85 4 rooms: 105 5 rooms: 218 6 rooms: 218 7 rooms: 142 8 rooms: 43 9+ rooms: 31

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reagan County, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 61 6 rooms: 54 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 0 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Reagan County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 78 2 bedrooms: 188 3 bedrooms: 477 4 bedrooms: 108 5+ bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reagan County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 63 2 bedrooms: 50 3 bedrooms: 116 4 bedrooms: 10 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Reagan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 267 2 vehicles: 375 3 vehicles: 174 4 vehicles: 34 5+ vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Reagan County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 155 2 vehicles: 60 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

67% of Reagan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.

Reagan County:	67.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 2469
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 66
South: 124
West: 71

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70.2%) Electricity (21.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8.2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62.8%) Electricity (30.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Reagan County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $370,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Construction - Police Protection: $91,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $795,000
Financial Administration: $517,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $514,000

Corrections - Other: $340,000

Police Protection: $315,000

Regular Highways: $224,000

Central Staff Services: $214,000

Parks & Recreation: $173,000

Fire Protection: $79,000

Libraries: $66,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $54,000

Private Transit Subsidies: $46,000

General Public Buildings: $18,000

Health Services - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $26,000
General - Interest on Debt: $45,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $486,000
Transit Utilities: $34,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $745,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,050,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,705,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $90,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $212,000
General Revenue, NEC: $205,000

Rents: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $69,000
General Public Building: $63,000

Natural Resource - Other: $29,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,836,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
Tax - Property: $2,128,000
Motor Vehicle License: $198,000

Total General Sales: $140,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,246,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Reagan County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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