Stephens County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 9,538 (64% urban, 36% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,649
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,012

% of renters here:	28%
State:	36%

Land area: 895 sq. mi.
Water area: 26.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Stephens County: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Manufacturing (12.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Stephens County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
Hispanic (14.7%)
Other race (8.1%)
Black (2.9%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 4,915	(50.8%)
Females: 4,759	(49.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,171
County population in 2003: 9,514
Jobs in 2003: 2,967

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,210
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Stephens County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,222 ($29,583 in 2000)

This county	$31,222
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,401

Stephens County	$62,401
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $400
Institutionalized population: 649
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Stephens County in 2000: $615

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 28
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 21
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 4

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2004 Presidential Election results in Stephens County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $543 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stephens County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.

Cities in this county include: Breckenridge, Falman-County Acres.

Neighboring counties: Eastland County , Palo Pinto County , Shackelford County , Throckmorton County , Young County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Stephens County: La Casa Valley Boys Ranch (A), Community Building (B), Museum of Aircraft Perservation (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Stephens County include: Church of God (A), Union Hill Church (B), Little Flock Church (C), New Hope Church (D), Oak Grove Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Veale Creek Cemetery (1), Swenson Cemetery (2), Stoker Cemetery (3), Baker Cemetery (4), South Prairie Cemetery (5), Snake Den Cemetery (6), Harpersville cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hubbard Creek Lake (A), A A Atkins Reservoir (B), Lester Clark Reservoir (C), Petes Pride Lake (D), Petroleum Corporation of Texas Reservoir (E), J Dye Lake (F), J M Frambo Lake (G), J S McDowell Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jacks Branch (A), Hog Branch (B), Bee Branch (C), Norton Branch (D), Bear Branch (E), Gunsolus Creek (F), Peach Creek (G), Peacock Creek (H), Battle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Stephens County: Joe K Boyce Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 346
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: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 642 (25% naturalized citizens)

Stephens County:	6.6%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 71 1990 to 1994: 288 1985 to 1989: 43 1980 to 1984: 80 1975 to 1979: 83 1970 to 1974: 25 1970 to 1974: 38 1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.6%

Stephens County marital status for males

Stephens County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,517
One, attached: 55
Two: 113
3 or 4: 86
5 to 9: 42
10 to 19: 145
20 or more: 96
Mobile homes: 745
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 94

Housing units in Stephens County with a mortgage: 834 (6 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,117

Agriculture in Stephens County
Average size of farms: 984 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20132
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $32.07
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: 94.32%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15846
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24455
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.92
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04%
All wheat for grain: 7590 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 208 acres

Stephens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/8/1955, a tornado injured one person

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Wood products (9%)
Mining (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Mexico (85%)
Pakistan (2%)
Cambodia (2%)
Canada (2%)
India (2%)
France (1%)
Thailand (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Stephens County:

United States or American (22%)
English (11%)
German (10%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Stephens County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,011 (78%)
Carpooled: 677 (18%)
Walked: 47 (1%)
Other means: 46 (1%)
Worked at home: 86 (2%)

People in group quarters in Stephens County, Texas

514 people in state prisons
118 people in nursing homes
17 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 $43,680.

7.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,629 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.62%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.12% relocated from other counties in Texas ($30,164 average AGI)
1.50% relocated from other states ($3,465 average AGI)
Stephens County: 1.50%
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 Tarrant County, TX	0.82% ($56,609 average AGI)
from Eastland County, TX	0.47% ($31,769)
from Taylor County, TX	0.47% ($33,308)
from Shackelford County, TX	0.36% ($26,400)

8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,885 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.23% relocated to other counties in Texas ($21,690 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($6,195 average AGI)
Stephens County: 1.82%
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 Tarrant County, TX	0.53% ($33,533 average AGI)
to Taylor County, TX	0.50% ($22,000)
to Eastland County, TX	0.36% ($23,100)
to Young County, TX	0.36% ($23,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Births per 1000 population in Stephens County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Stephens County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Stephens County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,777 (1,559 aged, 218 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.5
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10931.43
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 346.530
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 64632.99

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1338.770
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1443.360
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.46

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.58
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 115.050

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.46

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,024

In family households: 7,806 (2,103 male householders, 492 female householders)
2,135 spouses, 2,651 children (2,450 natural, 44 adopted, 157 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 89 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,218 (424 male householders (345 living alone)), 649 female householders (618 living alone)), 145 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 650 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,230 2-persons, 576 3-persons, 455 4-persons, 216 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 963 1-person, 82 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

86.8% of residents of Stephens County speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $52,269,000 ($5489 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,278,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,965,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,660,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $501,000
Federal grants: $9,280,000
Federal procurement contracts: $479,000 ($96,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,385,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $562,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,479,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 688

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 569

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +66

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -282

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

Population growth in Stephens County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.29 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 154
1990 to 1994: 143
1980 to 1989: 992
1970 to 1979: 845
1960 to 1969: 601
1950 to 1959: 620
1940 to 1949: 504
1939 or earlier: 1,013

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stephens County, Texas:
	1 room: 23 2 rooms: 59 3 rooms: 102 4 rooms: 413 5 rooms: 792 6 rooms: 653 7 rooms: 371 8 rooms: 141 9+ rooms: 95

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stephens County, Texas:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 165 4 rooms: 265 5 rooms: 280 6 rooms: 161 7 rooms: 62 8 rooms: 16 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stephens County:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 116 2 bedrooms: 819 3 bedrooms: 1,490 4 bedrooms: 167 5+ bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stephens County:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 179 2 bedrooms: 406 3 bedrooms: 355 4 bedrooms: 44 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Stephens County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 140 1 vehicle: 735 2 vehicles: 1,311 3 vehicles: 349 4 vehicles: 102 5+ vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Stephens County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 127 1 vehicle: 551 2 vehicles: 267 3 vehicles: 62 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 5

59% of Stephens 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, 76% lived in Texas.

Stephens County:	58.8%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 7273
Northeast: 132
Midwest: 293
South: 694
West: 579

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (45%) Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	2.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29

Here:	4.3%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	14.9%
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.)

Stephens County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $8,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $6,869,000
All Other: $342,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $6,869,000
General - Other: $775,000

Regular Highways: $739,000

Financial Administration: $424,000

Central Staff Services: $410,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $409,000

Corrections - Other: $380,000

Police Protection: $326,000

General Public Buildings: $170,000

Welfare - Other: $90,000

Fire Protection: $76,000

Health Services - Other: $65,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $64,000

Air Transportation: $34,000

Libraries: $20,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $227,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $170,000
Interest Earnings: $19,000

Special Assessments: $15,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $12,000
Judicial: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,284,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $52,000
Highways: $15,000
Tax - Property: $2,288,000
Motor Vehicle License: $415,000

NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,291,000

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)

Stephens County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)