Somervell County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Construction (13.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Somervell County, Texas:

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 3,398	(49.9%)
Females: 3,411	(50.1%)

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Somervell County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$46,925
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$363
State:	$589

Somervell County:	$161,795
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $239,861

Here:	$239,861
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $490,778

Here:	$490,778
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $54,704

Here:	$54,704
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,462

Here:	$8,462
State:	$34,447

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

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

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.

Cities in this county include: Glen Rose.

Neighboring counties: Bosque County , Erath County , Hood County , Johnson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Somervell County: Camp Arrowhead (A), Camp Tres Rios (B), Cedar Brake (C), Rainbow Camp (D), Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (E), Happy Hill Farm Academy Gymnasium (F), Dinosaur Valley State Park (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Somervell County include: Chalk Mountain Church (A), Rock Creek Church (B), Cottonwood Church (C), White Church (D), Oden Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ward Branch Cemetery (1), Squaw Creek Cemetery (2), Oldham Cemetery (3), Nancy Smith Cemetery (4), Post Oak Cemetery (5), Lanham Mill Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Arena Lake (A), Lake Reed (B), Drechsel Lake (C), Safe Shutdown Impoundment (D), Shipman Lake (E), Russell Lake (F), Squaw Creek Reservoir (G), Twin Arena Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hill Creek (A), Opossum Branch (B), Rock Creek (C), Barker Branch (D), Wheeler Branch (E), White Bluff Creek (F), Georges Creek (G), Prairie Creek (H), Ice Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Somervell County include: Happy Hill Farm Academy Football Field (1), Happy Hill Farm Academy Baseball Field (2), Dinosaur Valley State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 263
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 387 (29% naturalized citizens)

Somervell County:	5.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,819
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 8
• 3 or 4: 25
• 5 to 9: 31
• 10 to 19: 26
• 20 or more: 24
• Mobile homes: 771
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Somervell County with a mortgage: 522 (35 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 359

Here:	59.3% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Somervell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.

Somervell County-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.7 miles away from Somervell County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,557 (83%) Carpooled: 356 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 43 (1%) Other means: 56 (2%) Worked at home: 72 (2%)

11.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.12%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.75% relocated from other counties in Texas ($36,570 average AGI)
2.37% relocated from other states ($8,076 average AGI)

Somervell County:	2.37%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Tarrant County, TX	1.35% ($41,344 average AGI)
from Johnson County, TX	1.31% ($44,129)
from Hood County, TX	1.27% ($28,633)
from Erath County, TX	0.51% ($34,583)
from Bosque County, TX	0.46% ($25,636)
from Dallas County, TX	0.46% ($112,182)

9.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.78%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.98% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,658 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($5,632 average AGI)

Somervell County:	1.80%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Hood County, TX	1.37% ($27,344 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	1.24% ($39,759)
to Johnson County, TX	1.07% ($30,920)
to Bosque County, TX	0.73% ($39,353)
to Erath County, TX	0.51% ($26,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 946 (843 aged, 103 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,914 (1,523 male householders, 291 female householders)

  1,568 spouses, 2,164 children (1,875 natural, 87 adopted, 202 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 79 other relatives, 104 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 738 (297 male householders (239 living alone)), 326 female householders (294 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 157 (151 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 707 2-persons, 410 3-persons, 397 4-persons, 202 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 533 1-person, 70 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

87.6% of residents of Somervell County speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $28,216,000 ($3786 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

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+86 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

52% of Somervell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Somervell County:	52.2%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 4937
• Northeast: 134
• Midwest: 430
• South: 558
• West: 340

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,300

Here:	4.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	14.3%
Texas:	15.4%

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