County population in 2016: 4,068 (81% urban, 19% rural); it was 4,077 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 466 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 652 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,091 Renter-occupied apartments: 432 (it was 424 in 2000)
% of renters here:
28%
State:
36%
Land area: 1454 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Sutton County: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $56,399 ($34,385 in 1999)
This county:
$56,399
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $459 (lower quartile is $350, upper quartile is $707)
This county:
$459
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $104,234 (it was $45,400 in 2000)
Sutton:
$104,234
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,828 - $182,224 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,251 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $450
Institutionalized population: 10
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,556 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $836 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 8.6%
Sutton County:
8.6%
Texas:
15.6%
(1.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.0% for other race residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 36.7 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 35.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.5 years old, Black residents: 6.6 years old, American Indian residents: 29.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.8 years old, Other race residents: 41.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sutton County is $401 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.
Current college students: 63 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 406 (30.6% naturalized citizens)
Sutton County:
10.0%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 137
2000 to 2009: 57
1990 to 1999: 61
1980 to 1989: 136
1970 to 1979: 112
Before 1970: 121
Note: State values scaled to Sutton County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,524
One, attached: 23
Two: 11
3 or 4: 23
5 to 9: 47
20 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 370
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Sutton County with a mortgage: 411 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 590
Here:
41.1% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Sutton County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,391
7
Catholic
1,200
1
Mainline Protestant
505
3
Other
22
1
None
1,010
-
Sutton 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
Sutton County:
2.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Sutton County:
16.39 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:
18.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Sutton County:
9.0%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Sutton County:
27.2%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.5%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Sutton County:
Average size of farms: 4606 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33,593 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $142.98 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: 96.28% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52,623 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.19% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,194 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.58% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.51 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.07% All wheat for grain: 186 harvested acres Land in orchards: 241 acres
Earthquake activity:
Sutton County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 165.6 miles away from Sutton County center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 174.9 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 194.2 miles away from the county center On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 189.6 miles away from the county center On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 163.1 miles away from Sutton County center On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 189.4 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 Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, 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 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
The number of natural disasters in Sutton County (7) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Production occupations (5%)
Sales and related occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Education, training, and library occupations (15%)
Personal care and service occupations (12%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (88%)
Peru (5%)
Guatemala (3%)
Sri Lanka (1%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sutton County (%):
American (3%)
Irish (3%)
German (2%)
English (2%)
French Canadian (0%)
Scotch-Irish (0%)
Dutch (0%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,647 (84.5%)
Carpooled: 184 (9.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 16 (0.8%)
Walked: 25 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 79 (4.1%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
26 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
3 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessnessAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $62,298.
7.76% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($91,254 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.76%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.73% relocated from other counties in Texas ($86,825 average AGI)
1.02% relocated from other states ($4,421 average AGI)
Sutton County:
1.02%
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:
8.50% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,619 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.50%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.69% relocated to other counties in Texas ($38,563 average AGI)
0.81% relocated to other states ($5,056 average AGI)
Sutton County:
0.81%
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 Sutton County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 567 (513 aged, 54 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 300 (26%)
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)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 24.41 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,882 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 293 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44,301
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,638 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,092 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 24
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,068
In family households: 3,569 (618 male householders, 482 female householders)
901 spouses, 1,267 children (1,133 natural, 7 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 40 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 471 (254 male householders (219 living alone)), 162 female householders (145 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 28
Size of family households: 532 2-persons, 203 3-persons, 180 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 363 1-person, 51 2-persons.
711 married couples with children.
288 single-parent households (70 men, 218 women).
51.3% of residents of Sutton speak English at home.
48.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $15,011,000 ($3,664 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $232,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,897,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,967,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $795,000 Federal grants: $2,839,000 Federal procurement contracts: $83,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $430,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $70,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $528,000 Federal Government insurance: $2,673,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 333
Here:
79 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 189
Here:
45 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +50
Here:
+12 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -49
Here:
-12 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Sutton County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.14 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 128
2010 to 2013: 78
2000 to 2009: 95
1990 to 1999: 264
1980 to 1989: 175
1970 to 1979: 449
1960 to 1969: 266
1950 to 1959: 199
1940 to 1949: 237
1939 or earlier: 218
Note: State values scaled to Sutton population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Sutton County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Sutton County population
no vehicle: 35
1 vehicle: 208
2 vehicles: 454
3 vehicles: 201
4 vehicles: 78
5+ vehicles: 16
no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 279
2 vehicles: 169
3 vehicles: 66
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 0
89% of Sutton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Texas.
Sutton County:
88.9%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,233
Other state: 402
Northeast: 45
Midwest: 86
South: 136
West: 135
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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