County population in 2016: 3,434 (all rural); it was 3,302 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 400 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 643 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,023 Renter-occupied apartments: 324 (it was 277 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
36%
Land area: 914 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Shackelford County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $51,973 ($30,479 in 1999)
This county:
$51,973
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $401 (lower quartile is $307, upper quartile is $677)
This county:
$401
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $86,465 (it was $42,100 in 2000)
Shackelford:
$86,465
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,292 - $154,712 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,054 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $410
Institutionalized population: 33
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 4
Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,095 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,232 (1.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 17.3%
Shackelford County:
17.3%
Texas:
15.6%
(15.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.2 years old
(Males: 39.8 years old, Females: 44.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.1 years old, Black residents: 16.6 years old, American Indian residents: 75.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.9 years old, Other race residents: 55.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shackelford County is $375 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.
Current college students: 82 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 113 (85.2% naturalized citizens)
Shackelford County:
3.3%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 2
2000 to 2009: 14
1990 to 1999: 16
1980 to 1989: 42
1970 to 1979: 22
Before 1970: 21
Note: State values scaled to Shackelford County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,352
One, attached: 5
Two: 9
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 81
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 320
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units in Shackelford County with a mortgage: 331 (0 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 740
Here:
30.9% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Shackelford County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,000
13
Mainline Protestant
662
5
Catholic
120
1
None
596
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Shackelford County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Shackelford County:
3.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
3.17 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Shackelford County:
12.67 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
This county:
6.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Shackelford County:
9.9%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Shackelford County:
26.0%
State:
26.6%
Agriculture in Shackelford County:
Average size of farms: 2211 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $59,725 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $52.42 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: 91.58% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $85,887 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.34% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.27% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,030 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.54% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.07 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.26% All wheat for grain: 14602 harvested acres Upland cotton: 1741 harvested acres Land in orchards: 39 acres
Earthquake activity:
Shackelford County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from Shackelford County center On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 291.3 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 221.2 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 152.6 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 214.5 miles away from Shackelford County center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 174.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2016 to January 21, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4255: February 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4255, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas Snyder Fire, Incident Period: June 03, 2011 to June 11, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 2916, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: April 15, 1990 to May 29, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-863: May 02, 1990, FEMA Id: 863, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Shackelford County (11) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Life, physical, and social science occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (13%)
Management occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Community and social service occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (90%)
Vietnam (6%)
Ethiopia (1%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shackelford County (%):
American (18%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (1%)
Cajun (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,056 (74.2%)
Carpooled: 244 (17.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 59 (4.1%)
Walked: 15 (1.1%)
Worked at home: 36 (2.5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Shackelford County, Texas in 2000:
42 people in nursing homes
15 people in other group homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Shackelford County, Texas in 2010:
26 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,172.
8.73% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,622 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.73%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.58% relocated from other counties in Texas ($32,949 average AGI)
1.16% relocated from other states ($4,673 average AGI)
Shackelford County:
1.16%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.98% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,139 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.98%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Births per 1000 population in Shackelford County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Shackelford County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Shackelford County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 25.2% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 19.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Shackelford County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Shackelford County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 623 (555 aged, 68 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 176 (27%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Shackelford County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (40)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 821 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,200
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,434
In family households: 2,888 (407 male householders, 516 female householders)
730 spouses, 1,000 children (935 natural, 24 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 44 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 525 (200 male householders (166 living alone)), 230 female householders (206 living alone)), 94 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 22
Size of family households: 560 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 135 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 11 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 373 1-person, 53 2-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
504 married couples with children.
189 single-parent households (58 men, 131 women).
92.9% of residents of Shackelford speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $20,538,000 ($6,355 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $748,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,241,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,850,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $946,000 Federal grants: $3,592,000 Federal procurement contracts: $176,000 ($27,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $734,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,482,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $190,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,838,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 165
Here:
52 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 223
Here:
70 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -71
Here:
-22 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Shackelford County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 7
2000 to 2009: 170
1990 to 1999: 165
1980 to 1989: 165
1970 to 1979: 301
1960 to 1969: 266
1950 to 1959: 190
1940 to 1949: 216
1939 or earlier: 271
Note: State values scaled to Shackelford population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Shackelford County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Shackelford County population
no vehicle: 47
1 vehicle: 271
2 vehicles: 435
3 vehicles: 215
4 vehicles: 59
5+ vehicles: 28
no vehicle: 24
1 vehicle: 149
2 vehicles: 72
3 vehicles: 36
4 vehicles: 3
5+ vehicles: 4
93% of Shackelford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Texas.
Shackelford County:
92.7%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,842
Other state: 436
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 60
South: 131
West: 202
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