County population in 2016: 8,964 (all rural); it was 6,809 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,293 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,063 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,821 Renter-occupied apartments: 722 (it was 617 in 2000)
% of renters here:
25%
State:
36%
Land area: 187 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 48 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Somervell County: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $52,260 ($39,404 in 1999)
This county:
$52,260
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $707 (lower quartile is $555, upper quartile is $933)
This county:
$707
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $179,834 (it was $88,100 in 2000)
Somervell:
$179,834
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,372 - $325,424 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,386 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $395
Institutionalized population: 157
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 2
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 33
Thefts: 97
Auto thefts: 11
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 81
Thefts: 64
Auto thefts: 6
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,199 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,368 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 16.5%
Somervell County:
16.5%
Texas:
15.6%
(16.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 89.3% for Black residents, 18.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 89.7% for American Indian residents, 15.8% for other race residents, 13.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.1 years old
(Males: 41.2 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.2 years old, Black residents: 55.5 years old, American Indian residents: 11.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.2 years old, Other race residents: 28.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Somervell County is $420 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.
Current college students: 263 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 577 (48.0% naturalized citizens)
Somervell County:
6.4%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 216
1990 to 1999: 82
1980 to 1989: 91
1970 to 1979: 119
Before 1970: 25
Note: State values scaled to Somervell County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,766
Two: 67
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 49
10 to 19: 28
20 to 49: 18
50 or more: 15
Mobile homes: 852
Housing units in Somervell County with a mortgage: 1,136 (14 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,208
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Somervell County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,463
17
Mainline Protestant
833
1
Catholic
185
1
Other
1
-
None
5,008
-
Somervell 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: 3
Somervell County:
3.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Somervell County:
11.63 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Somervell County:
9.5%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Somervell County:
26.5%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.4%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Somervell County:
Average size of farms: 249 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5,975 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $77.04 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.38% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,463 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.99% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.73% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $15,661 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.22% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.16 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.17% Vegetables: 14 harvested acres Land in orchards: 664 acres
Earthquake activity:
Somervell County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 78% 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 183.7 miles away from Somervell 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 358.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 183.4 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 312.7 miles away from the 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 175.1 miles away from Somervell County center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 179.5 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas Big Trickle Ranch Fire, Incident Period: March 11, 2011 to March 17, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 2870, 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 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 Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
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
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Somervell County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Fires: 4, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Management occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (14%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
Production occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (83%)
Spain (12%)
Oceania, n.e.c. (2%)
England (1%)
Colombia (1%)
Canada (1%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Somervell County (%):
American (18%)
English (10%)
German (8%)
Irish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Hungarian (2%)
Norwegian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,079 (84.5%)
Carpooled: 587 (12.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 43 (0.9%)
Walked: 38 (0.8%)
Worked at home: 47 (1.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Somervell County, Texas in 2000:
81 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
55 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Somervell County, Texas in 2010:
152 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
130 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $59,815.
9.32% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,192 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.32%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.19% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,232 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($9,960 average AGI)
Somervell County:
2.12%
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:
9.65% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,669 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.65%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.95% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,885 average AGI)
1.71% relocated to other states ($8,785 average AGI)
Somervell County:
1.71%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Somervell County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,144 (1,005 aged, 139 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 464 (24%)
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 Somervell County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (93)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (51)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (50)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 13.42 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,331 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 215 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 86,006
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,148 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 858
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 145
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,964
In family households: 7,702 (1,406 male householders, 1,114 female householders)
1,867 spouses, 2,456 children (2,174 natural, 200 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 291 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 85 parents, 114 other relatives, 343 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 930 (277 male householders (222 living alone)), 519 female householders (444 living alone)), 128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 327
Size of family households: 988 2-persons, 463 3-persons, 800 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 140 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 668 1-person, 120 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
1,268 married couples with children.
457 single-parent households (105 men, 352 women).
86.4% of residents of Somervell speak English at home.
13.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $28,216,000 ($3,786 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $809,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,041,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,361,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $41,000 Federal grants: $4,418,000 Federal procurement contracts: $241,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,114,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $0,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,761,000 Federal Government insurance: $7,685,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 477
Here:
63 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 398
Here:
53 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +59
Here:
+8 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +652
Here:
+86 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Somervell County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 26
2010 to 2013: 80
2000 to 2009: 1,043
1990 to 1999: 517
1980 to 1989: 730
1970 to 1979: 464
1960 to 1969: 267
1950 to 1959: 189
1940 to 1949: 188
1939 or earlier: 213
Note: State values scaled to Somervell population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Somervell County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Somervell County population
no vehicle: 33
1 vehicle: 546
2 vehicles: 899
3 vehicles: 662
4 vehicles: 96
5+ vehicles: 111
no vehicle: 46
1 vehicle: 253
2 vehicles: 515
3 vehicles: 150
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 36
86% of Somervell County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.
Somervell County:
85.6%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,948
Other state: 2,269
Northeast: 242
Midwest: 662
South: 907
West: 454
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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