Scurry County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	36%

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.4%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Scurry County, Texas:

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 8,489	(51.9%)
Females: 7,872	(48.1%)

Scurry County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$33,399
Texas:	$42,139

Scurry County	$57,905
Texas:	$106,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 7

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scurry County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $704 a month.

Cities in this county include: Snyder, Hermleigh, Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Borden County , Fisher County , Garza County , Kent County , Mitchell County , Nolan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Scurry County: Lloyd Mountain School (A), Pyron Siding (B), Ennis Creek School (C), Fuller Brothers L P Ranch (D), Fuller Ranch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Scurry County include: Trinity United Methodist Church (A), Knapp Church (B), Canyon Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Snyder Cemetery (1), Pyron Cemetery (2), Lone Wolf Cemetery (3), Cottonwood Flat Cemetery (4), Bluff Creek Cemetery (5), Fluvanna Cemetery (6), Camp Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Divesion Lake (A), Lake J B Thomas (B), County Line Tank (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hackberry Creek (A), Rockwall Creek (B), Ennis Creek (C), Lloyd Creek (D), Salt Springs Creek (E), Dry Run (F), Horse Creek (G), Little Rough Creek (H), Mooar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Scurry County: Winston Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Knapp Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.0%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 704
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 507 (36% naturalized citizens)

Scurry County:	3.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,722
• One, attached: 66
• Two: 186
• 3 or 4: 256
• 5 to 9: 20
• 10 to 19: 67
• 20 or more: 149
• Mobile homes: 630
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Scurry County with a mortgage: 1,486 (43 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,872

Scurry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,109 (81%) Carpooled: 861 (14%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 31 (0%) Walked: 128 (2%) Other means: 56 (1%) Worked at home: 151 (2%)

7.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,276 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.37%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.55% relocated from other counties in Texas ($23,282 average AGI)
1.82% relocated from other states ($8,995 average AGI)

Scurry County:	1.82%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Mitchell County, TX	0.50% ($24,120 average AGI)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.44% ($23,273)
from Midland County, TX	0.30% ($34,467)
from Taylor County, TX	0.28% ($33,000)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.22% ($24,182)

7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,222 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.88%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.59% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,831 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($5,393 average AGI)

Scurry County:	1.29%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Lubbock County, TX	0.81% ($31,073 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	0.54% ($61,481)
to Mitchell County, TX	0.40% ($29,000)
to Taylor County, TX	0.38% ($42,211)
to Tom Green County, TX	0.38% ($25,789)
to Ector County, TX	0.30% ($35,400)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.30% ($28,467)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,707 (2,406 aged, 301 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,872 (3,440 male householders, 712 female householders)

  3,475 spouses, 4,615 children (4,249 natural, 112 adopted, 254 stepchildren), 261 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 107 other relatives, 161 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,830 (610 male householders (520 living alone)), 987 female householders (927 living alone)), 233 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,659 (1,492 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,863 2-persons, 912 3-persons, 793 4-persons, 408 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,447 1-person, 113 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

77.2% of residents of Scurry County speak English at home.
22.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% 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: $90,692,000 ($5639 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,179,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,886,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,849,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,309,000
Federal grants: $19,873,000
Federal procurement contracts: $518,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,258,000 ($100,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $87,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,134,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,407,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.83 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

58% of Scurry 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, 89% lived in Texas.

Scurry County:	57.5%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 13193
• Northeast: 35
• Midwest: 403
• South: 1007
• West: 1137

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,500

Here:	0.4%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	0.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	4.2%
Texas:	15.4%

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