San Saba County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 5,968 (41% urban, 59% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,731
Renter-occupied apartments: 558

% of renters here:	24%
State:	36%

Land area: 1134 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in San Saba County: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.2%), Public administration (10.8%), Retail trade (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 56%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in San Saba County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (74.7%)
Hispanic (21.5%)
Other race (10.5%)
Black (2.7%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

(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: 3,204	(51.8%)
Females: 2,982	(48.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,451
County population in 2003: 6,047
Jobs in 2003: 2,243

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,761
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:

San Saba County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,850 ($30,104 in 1999)

This county:	$35,850
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $82,827 ($47,000 in 2000)

San Saba County:	$82,827
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $335 (lower quartile is $239, upper quartile is $436)

This county:	$335
State:	$589

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,088
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $261

Institutionalized population: 522

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 20
Auto thefts: 4

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 30
Thefts: 18
Auto thefts: 4

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2004 Presidential Election results in San Saba County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $453 (0.8%)

San Saba County household income distribution in 2007

San Saba County home values distribution

San Saba County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Saba County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $523 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.

Cities in this county include: San Saba, Richland Springs.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Burnet County , Lampasas County , Llano County , McCulloch County , Mason County , Mills County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in San Saba County: Javelina Windmill (A), Indian Hill Windmill (B), Indian Mound Windmill (C), Camp Billy Gibbons (D), Middle Pens Windmill (E), Campbell Ranch (F), Camphouse Windmill (G), Mining House Windmill (H), Dofflemyer Windmill (I), Little Windmill (J), Lakeview Community Hall (K), New Windmill (L), Nine-Bar Ranch (M), Nored Ranch (N), North Windmill (O), Parks Mill (P), Barnes Ranch (Q), East Murray Windmill (R), Pole Pen Ranch (S), Pool Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in San Saba County include: Elm Grove Church (A), Rock Shoals Cumberland Church (B), Rough Creek Church (C), Colony Church (D), Holt Church (E), Shiloh Church (F), Union Band Church (G), New Hope Church (H), Pecan Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Catclaw Cemetery (1), Linn Cemetery (2), Wallace Creek Cemetery (3), Vargy Chapel Cemetery (4), Terry Cemetery (5), China Creek Cemetery (6), Hanna Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Rattlesnake Pond (A), Woodward Pond (B), High Pond (C), Old Pond (D), Bear Water Hole (E), Little Blackjack Pond (F), Blackjack Pond (G), Wilson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Hogg Branch (B), Hinton Creek (C), Hickory Creek (D), Bee Branch (E), Marley Creek (F), Rock Lick Branch (G), Long Waterhole Branch (H), Merriman Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in San Saba County include: Indian Stadium (1), Colorado Bend State Park (2), Historical Monument (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 136
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 343 (32% naturalized citizens)

San Saba County:	5.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 68 1990 to 1994: 116 1985 to 1989: 50 1980 to 1984: 24 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 41 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 31

Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.7%

San Saba County marital status for males

San Saba County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,346
One, attached: 36
Two: 114
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 27
20 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 407
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in San Saba County with a mortgage: 370 (7 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 631

Here:	37.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in San Saba County
Average size of farms: 1005 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32490
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $113.27
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36346
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38137
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.66%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.62
All wheat for grain: 6269 harvested acres
Vegetables: 29 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9869 acres

San Saba County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (16%)
Public administration (11%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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

Mexico (91%)
Vietnam (3%)
Germany (2%)
India (2%)
Indonesia (2%)
Hungary (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in San Saba County:

United States or American (25%)
German (11%)
English (10%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)
European (2%)

San Saba County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,906 (80%)
Carpooled: 338 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 51 (2%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 67 (3%)

People in group quarters in San Saba County, Texas

405 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
111 people in nursing homes
47 people in other group homes
6 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 $36,465.

6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,089 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.48% relocated from other counties in Texas ($18,524 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($11,565 average AGI)
San Saba County: 1.39%
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 Llano County, TX

0.55% ($20,700 average AGI)

8.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,557 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.14%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.78% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,329 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($5,221 average AGI)
San Saba County: 1.37%
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 Williamson County, TX	0.60% ($42,545 average AGI)
to Llano County, TX	0.55% ($24,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in San Saba County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population in San Saba County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in San Saba County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,147 (1,048 aged, 99 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 971.030
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1283.740
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 32.92

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17.81
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 98.75

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,610

In family households: 4,915 (1,334 male householders, 295 female householders)
1,424 spouses, 1,502 children (1,361 natural, 43 adopted, 98 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 51 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 695 (281 male householders (258 living alone)), 380 female householders (370 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 576 (528 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 825 2-persons, 314 3-persons, 254 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 628 1-person, 33 2-persons.

80.4% of residents of San Saba County speak English at home.
18.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $51,149,000 ($8404 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $958,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,360,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,656,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $583,000
Federal grants: $22,847,000
Federal procurement contracts: $448,000 ($180,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,254,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $233,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $224,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,848,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 375

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 462

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +63

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

Net internal migration: -74

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in San Saba County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (91% from ground, 9% 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: 52
1995 to 1998: 217
1990 to 1994: 108
1980 to 1989: 462
1970 to 1979: 304
1960 to 1969: 345
1950 to 1959: 455
1940 to 1949: 344
1939 or earlier: 664

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Saba County, Texas:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 108 4 rooms: 283 5 rooms: 523 6 rooms: 386 7 rooms: 207 8 rooms: 103 9+ rooms: 80

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Saba County, Texas:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 99 4 rooms: 146 5 rooms: 153 6 rooms: 81 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 10 9+ rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Saba County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 574 3 bedrooms: 829 4 bedrooms: 177 5+ bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Saba County:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 254 3 bedrooms: 174 4 bedrooms: 19 5+ bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in San Saba County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 454 2 vehicles: 845 3 vehicles: 289 4 vehicles: 58 5+ vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in San Saba County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 78 1 vehicle: 259 2 vehicles: 178 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 5

56% of San Saba County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

San Saba County:	56.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 5056
Northeast: 59
Midwest: 182
South: 290
West: 254

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%) Utility gas (29%) Electricity (28%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Utility gas (31%) Electricity (31%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	2.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.1%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	8.3%
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.)

San Saba County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $209,000
Construction - General: $14,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $566,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $312,000

General - Other: $286,000

Financial Administration: $236,000

Corrections - Other: $177,000

Police Protection: $165,000

Central Staff Services: $135,000

Welfare - Other: $133,000

Health Services - Other: $86,000

Natural Resources - Other: $56,000

Fire Protection: $38,000

Libraries: $37,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $141,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $133,000
Interest Earnings: $38,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $86,000
Central Staff: $23,000

Judicial: $20,000

Libraries: $20,000

Police Protection: $20,000

Regular Highways: $18,000

Fire Protection: $4,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $379,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $269,000
All Other: $178,000

General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $962,000
Motor Vehicle License: $394,000

Total General Sales: $203,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $870,000

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)

San Saba County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)