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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.4%).
Detached houses: $136,270Here:$136,270State:$177,060 Mobile homes: $124,988Here:$124,988State:$42,156
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.5%
McCain (Republican): 67.3% Obama (Democratic): 32.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,095 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $829 (1.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Swisher County is $396 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Cities in this county include: Tulia, Kress, Happy.
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Notable locations in Swisher County: Cripple T Farm (A), Love (B), Vigo Park Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Happy Cemetery (1), Kress Cemetery (2), Rose Cemetery (3), Wright Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Singleton Lake (A), Tule Lake (B), H T Copeland Reservoir (C), Tulia Feedlot Reservoir (D), Roy Stockett Reservoir (E), Bill Bivens Reservoir (F), Ray Bivens Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Swisher County: Donley Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Swisher County: Cripple T Farm (A), Love (B), Vigo Park Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Happy Cemetery (1), Kress Cemetery (2), Rose Cemetery (3), Wright Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Singleton Lake (A), Tule Lake (B), H T Copeland Reservoir (C), Tulia Feedlot Reservoir (D), Roy Stockett Reservoir (E), Bill Bivens Reservoir (F), Ray Bivens Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Swisher County: Donley Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Armstrong County , Briscoe County , Castro County , Floyd County , Hale County , Randall County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 193 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 413 (38% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.9%
Housing units in Swisher County with a mortgage: 598 (5 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,059
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Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Swisher County (%):
7.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,810 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 6.76% relocated from other counties in Texas ($21,968 average AGI) 0.89% relocated from other states ($2,841 average AGI)Swisher County:0.89%Texas average:3.06%
9.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,040 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 8.06% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,916 average AGI) 0.96% relocated to other states ($3,128 average AGI)Swisher County:0.96%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,495 (1,367 aged, 128 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
1,818 spouses, 2,595 children (2,437 natural, 33 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 82 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
Size of family households: 961 2-persons, 441 3-persons, 407 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 701 1-person, 58 2-persons, 1 4-persons.
72.6% of residents of Swisher County speak English at home. 27.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Population growth in Swisher County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
58% of Swisher County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,600
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Judicial and Legal Services: $578,000
Financial Administration: $396,000
General - Other: $269,000
Police Protection: $236,000
Corrections - Other: $206,000
Regular Highways: $178,000
General Public Buildings: $106,000
Libraries: $75,000
Health Services - Other: $26,000
Fire Protection: $15,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,000
Welfare - Other: $3,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $74,000
Highways: $27,000
General Support: $2,000
Motor Vehicle License: $420,000
NEC: $140,000
Total General Sales: $106,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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