Reeves County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 11,638 (82% urban, 18% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,174
Renter-occupied apartments: 917

% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

Land area: 2636 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	28.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Manufacturing (13.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.2%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Reeves County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Reeves County, Texas:

Hispanic (73.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (23.8%)
Other race (15.0%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
Black (2.1%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

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

Males: 6,940	(52.8%)
Females: 6,197	(47.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,910
County population in 2003: 12,201
Jobs in 2003: 4,461

Reeves County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 4,403
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.4%

Average household size:

Reeves County:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,597 ($23,306 in 2000)

This county	$24,597
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $33,925

Reeves County	$33,925
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $337
Institutionalized population: 1,149
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Reeves County in 2000: $564

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 13
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 65
Auto thefts: 6

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: 31
Thefts: 59
Auto thefts: 3

Reeves County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Reeves County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $516 (2.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Reeves County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pecos, Balmorhea, Lindsay, Toyah.

Neighboring counties: Eddy County, New Mexico , Culberson County , Jeff Davis County , Loving County , Pecos County , Ward County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Reeves County: Derrick Ranch (A), Wire Pen Windmill (B), Worsham Ranch (C), Adams Windmill (D), Incline Windmill (E), Airport Windmill (F), Dinwiddie Ranch (G), Division Windmill (H), Middle Windmill (I), Moody Ranch (J), Canyon Windmill (K), Cargill Windmill (L), Anderson Ranch (M), Carne Seca Windmill (N), Goose Windmill (O), Carrizo Windmill (P), Draw Windmill (Q), Graef Ranch (R), New Windmill (S), Nine Section Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Toyah New Cemetery (1), Balmorhea Cemetery (2), Brogade Cemetery (3), Lara Cemetery (4), Mount Evergreen Cemetery (5), Mexican Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Orla Tank (A), Mosquito Lake (B), Little Tank (C), South Tank (D), Highway Tank (E), Johnson Lake (F), Smith Tank (G), Loma Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Sandia Creek (A), San Solomon Creek (B), Cottonwood Creek (C), Cherry Creek (D), Canyon Creek (E), Toyah Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Reeves County: Balmorhea State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.6%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 297
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 46.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,931 (42% naturalized citizens)

Reeves County:	14.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 162
1990 to 1994: 123
1985 to 1989: 316
1980 to 1984: 214
1975 to 1979: 225
1970 to 1974: 242
1970 to 1974: 91
1965 to 1969: 558

Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.6%

Reeves County marital status for males

Reeves County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,906
One, attached: 168
Two: 146
3 or 4: 84
5 to 9: 33
10 to 19: 12
20 or more: 38
Mobile homes: 630
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Reeves County with a mortgage: 678 (9 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,931

Agriculture in Reeves County
Average size of farms: 6084 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $111824
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $665.94
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 60.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $108832
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.09%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 83.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78520
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 18.88%
All wheat for grain: 940 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2111 harvested acres
Vegetables: 719 harvested acres

Reeves County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 30 fatalities and 140 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/22/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 30 people and injured 121 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (11%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Food (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Food (14%)
Health care (14%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cashiers (5%)

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

Mexico (92%)
Philippines (3%)
Cuba (1%)
Taiwan (1%)
Venezuela (1%)
Netherlands (1%)
Korea (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Reeves County:

United States or American (4%)
English (3%)
German (2%)
Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (0%)

Reeves County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,158 (77%)
Carpooled: 718 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 58 (1%)
Other means: 93 (2%)
Worked at home: 53 (1%)

People in group quarters in Reeves County, Texas

1070 people in federal prisons and detention centers
71 people in nursing homes
8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,620.

6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,580 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.31%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.84% relocated from other counties in Texas ($20,160 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($4,420 average AGI)
Reeves County: 1.47%
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 Ector County, TX	1.07% ($22,649 average AGI)
from Midland County, TX	0.37% ($31,692)
from Ward County, TX	0.35% ($30,417)

8.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.73%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.44% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,730 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($3,418 average AGI)
Reeves County: 1.29%
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 Ector County, TX	2.39% ($25,647 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	1.43% ($24,412)
to Ward County, TX	0.39% ($23,357)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Births per 1000 population in Reeves County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Reeves County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Reeves County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,850 (1,591 aged, 259 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,016

In family households: 11,030 (2,410 male householders, 754 female householders)
2,389 spouses, 4,292 children (3,953 natural, 61 adopted, 278 stepchildren), 642 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 65 parents, 233 other relatives, 196 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 986 (414 male householders (382 living alone)), 518 female householders (501 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,121 (1,115 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,063 2-persons, 722 3-persons, 623 4-persons, 414 5-persons, 236 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 883 1-person, 49 2-persons.

2,535 married couples with children.
707 single-parent households (145 men, 562 women).

32.5% of residents of Reeves County speak English at home.
66.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $85,637,000 ($7232 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,458,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,948,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,818,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,523,000
Federal grants: $37,463,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,024,000 ($863,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,861,000 ($86,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $865,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,985,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,672,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,056

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 534

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +124

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,115

Here:	-182 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Reeves County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.51 millions of gallons per day (89% from ground, 11% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 36
1995 to 1998: 63
1990 to 1994: 94
1980 to 1989: 579
1970 to 1979: 996
1960 to 1969: 1,173
1950 to 1959: 1,218
1940 to 1949: 492
1939 or earlier: 392

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Reeves County, Texas:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 60
3 rooms: 212
4 rooms: 554
5 rooms: 895
6 rooms: 788
7 rooms: 347
8 rooms: 205
9 or more rooms: 106

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reeves County, Texas:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 60
3 rooms: 148
4 rooms: 250
5 rooms: 243
6 rooms: 96
7 rooms: 63
8 rooms: 36
9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Reeves County:

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 247
2 bedrooms: 943
3 bedrooms: 1,497
4 bedrooms: 410
5 or more bedrooms: 70

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reeves County:

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 195
2 bedrooms: 339
3 bedrooms: 309
4 bedrooms: 58
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Reeves County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 209
1 vehicle: 1,176
2 vehicles: 1,350
3 vehicles: 364
4 vehicles: 55
5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Reeves County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 189
1 vehicle: 499
2 vehicles: 186
3 vehicles: 37
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 6

66% of Reeves County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Texas.

Reeves County:	66.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 10132
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 168
South: 221
West: 553

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (77%)
Electricity (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (77%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	0.6%
Texas:	6.8%

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

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 13

Here:	4.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Reeves County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $42,006,000
Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $36,894,000
General - Other: $2,539,000

Police Protection: $2,027,000

Regular Highways: $902,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $711,000

Central Staff Services: $493,000

Financial Administration: $431,000

Parks & Recreation: $419,000

General Public Buildings: $329,000

Libraries: $122,000

Fire Protection: $62,000

Natural Resources - Other: $25,000

Health Services - Other: $6,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $50,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $671,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $559,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $112,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,121,000
Interest Earnings: $510,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $331,000
Judicial: $123,000

Libraries: $77,000

Financial Administration: $44,000

Central Staff: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $19,000

Police Protection: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,687,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $757,000
Highways: $29,000
Tax - Property: $1,737,000
Motor Vehicle License: $568,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $18,786,000

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