Runnels County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 10,362 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,428
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,000

% of renters here:	23%
State:	36%

Land area: 1051 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Runnels County: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.4%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Runnels County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (67.8%)
Hispanic (29.3%)
Other race (14.3%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
Black (1.4%)
American Indian (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 5,536	(48.2%)
Females: 5,959	(51.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,407
County population in 2003: 10,933
Jobs in 2003: 3,554

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,927
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Runnels County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,113 ($27,806 in 1999)

This county:	$33,113
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $63,091 ($37,800 in 2000)

Runnels County:	$63,091
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $286 (lower quartile is $201, upper quartile is $367)

This county:	$286
State:	$589

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,092
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $239

Institutionalized population: 282

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: 15
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 33
Thefts: 34
Auto thefts: 3

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2004 Presidential Election results in Runnels County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $539 (1.3%)

Runnels County household income distribution in 2007

Runnels County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	19.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Runnels 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: Ballinger, Winters, Miles, Rowena.

Neighboring counties: Coke County , Coleman County , Concho County , Nolan County , Taylor County , Tom Green County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Runnels County: Winters Country Club (A), Allen Number One Windmill (B), Kristoff School (C), Marie (D), Herring Ranch (E), Crews (F), Tokeen (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Runnels County include: Saint Boniface Church (A), Hopewell Church (B), Valley View Church (C), Brookshier Church (D), Harmony Church (E), Old Norton Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Castleberry Cemetery (1), Crews Cemetery (2), Old Runnels Cemetery (3), Hoffman Cemetery (4), Pumphrey Cemetery (5), Norwood Cemetery (6), Norton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Country Club Lake (A), Allen Lake (B), Baca Lake (C), Ballinger City Lake (D), Billups Lake (E), Moore Lake (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (G), Texas Noname Number 13 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Bears Foot Creek (B), Rocky Branch (C), Mesquite Creek (D), Rocky Creek (E), Gap Creek (F), Mustang Creek (G), Mustang Branch (H), Flag Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 227
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 518 (27% naturalized citizens)

Runnels County:	4.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 188 1990 to 1994: 56 1985 to 1989: 46 1980 to 1984: 78 1975 to 1979: 54 1970 to 1974: 24 1970 to 1974: 32 1965 to 1969: 40

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.1%

Runnels County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,576
One, attached: 55
Two: 164
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 39
10 to 19: 24
20 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 458
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Runnels County with a mortgage: 941 (4 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,540

Here:	37.9% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Runnels County
Average size of farms: 652 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $30540
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $79.48
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: 45.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29233
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.86%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $55156
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.63
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.55%
All wheat for grain: 89645 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 59495 harvested acres
Vegetables: 37 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 440 acres

Runnels County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (10%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Food (5%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (97%)
Germany (3%)
Romania (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Runnels County:

German (21%)
United States or American (11%)
English (8%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Czech (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Runnels County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,495 (77%)
Carpooled: 590 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 131 (3%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 231 (5%)

People in group quarters in Runnels County, Texas

225 people in nursing homes
57 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in other group homes
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,694.

6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,254 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.81%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.66% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,069 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($3,185 average AGI)
Runnels County: 1.15%
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	1.26% ($23,065 average AGI)
from Taylor County, TX	0.69% ($42,880)

9.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.79%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.59% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,277 average AGI)
1.20% relocated to other states ($3,307 average AGI)
Runnels County: 1.20%
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	2.79% ($19,876 average AGI)
to Taylor County, TX	1.04% ($27,359)
to Concho County, TX	0.27% ($34,300)
to Dallas County, TX	0.27% ($19,300)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.27% ($25,400)
to Travis County, TX	0.27% ($20,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Births per 1000 population in Runnels County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Runnels County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Runnels County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,356 (2,097 aged, 259 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 18.28
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2631.820
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 338.120
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33345.52

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1421.540
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1375.980
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 36.45

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17.38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 63.79

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.11

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,202

In family households: 9,894 (2,690 male householders, 513 female householders)
2,613 spouses, 3,423 children (3,030 natural, 126 adopted, 267 stepchildren), 262 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 126 other relatives, 171 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,308 (407 male householders (364 living alone)), 832 female householders (811 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 293 (281 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,496 2-persons, 656 3-persons, 561 4-persons, 292 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,175 1-person, 64 2-persons.

76.7% of residents of Runnels County speak English at home.
22.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,964,000 ($7307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,613,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,257,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,939,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,110,000
Federal grants: $17,198,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,971,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,488,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $340,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,633,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,582,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 756

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 820

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +148

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -593

Here:	-54 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Runnels County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.49 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 162
1990 to 1994: 129
1980 to 1989: 621
1970 to 1979: 688
1960 to 1969: 719
1950 to 1959: 989
1940 to 1949: 640
1939 or earlier: 1,408

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Runnels County, Texas:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 156 4 rooms: 452 5 rooms: 1,009 6 rooms: 879 7 rooms: 504 8 rooms: 211 9+ rooms: 163

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Runnels County, Texas:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 52 3 rooms: 125 4 rooms: 212 5 rooms: 306 6 rooms: 195 7 rooms: 53 8 rooms: 12 9+ rooms: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Runnels County:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 159 2 bedrooms: 1,104 3 bedrooms: 1,741 4 bedrooms: 368 5+ bedrooms: 41

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Runnels County:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 193 2 bedrooms: 368 3 bedrooms: 331 4 bedrooms: 74 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Runnels County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 176 1 vehicle: 957 2 vehicles: 1,505 3 vehicles: 609 4 vehicles: 137 5+ vehicles: 44

Cars and other vehicles available in Runnels County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 136 1 vehicle: 407 2 vehicles: 351 3 vehicles: 84 4 vehicles: 13 5+ vehicles: 9

58% of Runnels County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.

Runnels County:	58.3%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 9658
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 260
South: 451
West: 477

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Electricity (18%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40

Here:	4.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	11.2%
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.)

Runnels County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $519,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $945,000
General - Other: $780,000

Corrections - Other: $594,000

Police Protection: $507,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $434,000

Financial Administration: $329,000

Central Staff Services: $233,000

General Public Buildings: $135,000

Fire Protection: $30,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $18,000

Libraries: $9,000

Welfare - Other: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $116,000
General - Interest on Debt: $129,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $107,000
General Support: $36,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,250,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,170,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $80,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $119,000
General Revenue, NEC: $12,000

Rents: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $184,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,426,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $210,000
Tax - Property: $2,548,000
Motor Vehicle License: $540,000

Total General Sales: $316,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,436,000

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)

Runnels County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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