Sabine County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 10,138 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,868
Renter-occupied apartments: 617

% of renters here:	14%
State:	36%

Land area: 490 sq. mi.
Water area: 86.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Sabine County: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Manufacturing (11.3%), Retail trade (10.6%), Construction (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Sabine County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
Black (9.9%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Other race (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	47.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 5,055	(48.3%)
Females: 5,414	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,872
County population in 2003: 10,419
Jobs in 2003: 2,472

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,830
Unemployment rate in 2004: 11.1%

Average household size:

Sabine County:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,389 ($27,198 in 1999)

This county:	$32,389
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $73,037 ($57,600 in 2000)

Sabine County:	$73,037
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $284 (lower quartile is $172, upper quartile is $348)

This county:	$284
State:	$589

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,065
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $262

Institutionalized population: 118

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 59
Thefts: 89
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 88
Thefts: 88
Auto thefts: 8

Sabine County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sabine County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $480 (1.0%)

Sabine County household income distribution in 2007

Sabine County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	7.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sabine County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Milam, Hemphill, Pineland, Study Butte-Terlingua.

Neighboring counties: Sabine Parish, Louisiana , Jasper County , Newton County , San Augustine County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sabine County: Yellowpine Lookout (A), Yellowpine Work Center (B), Mill Creek Park Campground (C), Patroon Bayou Recreation Area (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sabine County include: Pine Hill Church (A), Rock Springs Church (B), Rosin Ridge Church (C), Apostolic Church (D), County Line Church (E), Spring Hill Church (F), Friendship Church (G), Ingram Church (H), Braggs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Griffin Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Centerview Cemetery (3), Eddings Cemetery (4), Halbert Cemetery (5), Tebo Cemetery (6), Sweet Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Yellowpine Lake (A), Cypress Pond (B), Horseshoe Slough (C), Magasco Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Watts Creek (A), Jack Williams Creek (B), Bennett Branch Creek (C), Hog Branch (D), Sandy Creek (E), Pigeon Creek (F), Hines Creek (G), Jack Creek (H), Beef Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sabine County include: Mills Creek Park (1), Lowe Cemetery (2), Pine Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	8.1%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 188
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 117 (38% naturalized citizens)

Sabine County:	1.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 29 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 32 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 38

Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.8%

Sabine County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,246
One, attached: 77
Two: 93
3 or 4: 47
5 to 9: 23
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 3,016
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 141

Housing units in Sabine County with a mortgage: 661 (10 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,417

Here:	31.8% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Sabine County
Average size of farms: 141 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31291
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $108.73
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 94.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27465
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.87%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39108
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.08%
Vegetables: 97 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8 acres

Sabine County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/20/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Wood products (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Mining (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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

Mexico (40%)
Germany (25%)
United Kingdom (11%)
India (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Canada (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sabine County:

United States or American (28%)
English (13%)
Irish (12%)
German (7%)
French (except Basque) (6%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Dutch (1%)

Sabine County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,406 (76%)
Carpooled: 544 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (1%)
Walked: 73 (2%)
Other means: 62 (2%)
Worked at home: 64 (2%)

People in group quarters in Sabine County, Texas

111 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,661.

8.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.87%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.32% relocated from other counties in Texas ($29,477 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($9,220 average AGI)
Sabine County: 2.54%
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 Harris County, TX	0.95% ($66,000 average AGI)
from Jasper County, TX	0.77% ($36,423)
from Orange County, TX	0.59% ($23,500)
from Angelina County, TX	0.41% ($34,571)
from Jefferson County, TX	0.41% ($30,857)

7.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.72%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.80% relocated to other counties in Texas ($21,539 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($6,388 average AGI)
Sabine County: 1.92%
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 Angelina County, TX	0.78% ($20,808 average AGI)
to Jasper County, TX	0.60% ($28,600)
to Orange County, TX	0.54% ($23,500)
to San Augustine County, TX	0.54% ($22,389)
to Nacogdoches County, TX	0.42% ($30,571)
to Harris County, TX	0.39% ($39,615)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Sabine County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Sabine County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sabine County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,262 (2,804 aged, 458 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 9.61
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3295.860
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 278.660
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26655.14

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1075.270
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1507.300
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28.43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 19.2

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.6

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,345

In family households: 8,885 (2,676 male householders, 497 female householders)
2,674 spouses, 2,560 children (2,321 natural, 42 adopted, 197 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 89 other relatives, 106 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,460 (618 male householders (548 living alone)), 703 female householders (655 living alone)), 139 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 124 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,803 2-persons, 583 3-persons, 491 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,203 1-person, 98 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

96.8% of residents of Sabine County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,578,000 ($9472 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,789,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,279,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,068,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $193,000
Federal grants: $18,949,000
Federal procurement contracts: $439,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,651,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $83,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,539,000
Federal Government insurance: $848,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 509

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 853

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +14

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +306

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sabine County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 134
1995 to 1998: 555
1990 to 1994: 630
1980 to 1989: 1,957
1970 to 1979: 2,222
1960 to 1969: 946
1950 to 1959: 435
1940 to 1949: 410
1939 or earlier: 370

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sabine County, Texas:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 101 3 rooms: 267 4 rooms: 759 5 rooms: 1,285 6 rooms: 812 7 rooms: 315 8 rooms: 153 9+ rooms: 149

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sabine County, Texas:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 44 3 rooms: 125 4 rooms: 156 5 rooms: 171 6 rooms: 69 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 15 9+ rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sabine County:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 213 2 bedrooms: 1,373 3 bedrooms: 1,858 4 bedrooms: 356 5+ bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sabine County:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 147 2 bedrooms: 218 3 bedrooms: 210 4 bedrooms: 16 5+ bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Sabine County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 232 1 vehicle: 1,291 2 vehicles: 1,741 3 vehicles: 501 4 vehicles: 54 5+ vehicles: 49

Cars and other vehicles available in Sabine County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 149 1 vehicle: 264 2 vehicles: 179 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 12 5+ vehicles: 0

63% of Sabine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Texas.

Sabine County:	62.6%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 7595
Northeast: 161
Midwest: 672
South: 1682
West: 216

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (55%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Utility gas (12%) Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	2.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	5.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	16.0%
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.)

Sabine County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $203,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $243,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $433,000
Financial Administration: $401,000

Police Protection: $370,000

Corrections - Other: $369,000

Central Staff Services: $368,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $336,000

General - Other: $64,000

General Public Buildings: $47,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $176,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $200,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $200,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $165,000
Interest Earnings: $89,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $55,000
Corrections - Other: $53,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

General - Other: $10,000

Judicial: $1,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,670,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $89,000
Highways: $34,000

General Support: $3,000
Tax - Property: $1,203,000
Motor Vehicle License: $443,000

Total General Sales: $314,000

NEC: $28,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,266,000

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)

Sabine County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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