Taylor County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,750
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 29,091
Renter-occupied apartments: 19,741 (it was 18,183 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 38% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 916 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 151 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.2%), Retail trade (12.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 87,37762.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 34,62924.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 10,9387.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,0792.2%Asian alone
- 2,4021.7%Two or more races
- 6730.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 3010.2%Some other race alone
- 390.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 32.9 years |
Texas median age: | 35.1 years |
Males: 67,164 | ![]() |
Females: 70,870 | ![]() |

Taylor County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $55,351 ($34,035 in 1999)
This county: | $55,351 |
Texas: | $64,034 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $714 (lower quartile is $547, upper quartile is $967)
This county: | $714 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $147,300 (it was $60,000 in 2000)
Taylor: | $147,300 |
Texas: | $200,400 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,391Detached houses: $179,149
Here: $179,149 State: $268,991 Townhouses or other attached units: $156,800
Here: $156,800 State: $268,635 In 2-unit structures: $219,896
Here: $219,896 State: $309,107 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $262,742
Here: $262,742 State: $205,835 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,219
Here: $109,219 State: $312,503 Mobile homes: $67,327
Here: $67,327 State: $94,014 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,569
Here: $58,569 State: $52,538
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $477
Institutionalized population: 970
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 19
- Burglaries: 85
- Thefts: 72
- Auto thefts: 22
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 101
- Thefts: 80
- Auto thefts: 13
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 215 buildings, average cost: $120,100
- 1998: 250 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 1999: 179 buildings, average cost: $141,700
- 2000: 164 buildings, average cost: $136,000
- 2001: 172 buildings, average cost: $148,500
- 2002: 158 buildings, average cost: $147,900
- 2003: 190 buildings, average cost: $153,100
- 2004: 265 buildings, average cost: $151,400
- 2005: 276 buildings, average cost: $168,400
- 2006: 321 buildings, average cost: $179,300
- 2007: 277 buildings, average cost: $164,100
- 2008: 184 buildings, average cost: $171,700
- 2009: 201 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2010: 270 buildings, average cost: $145,600
- 2011: 149 buildings, average cost: $180,500
- 2012: 234 buildings, average cost: $199,800
- 2013: 282 buildings, average cost: $218,700
- 2014: 278 buildings, average cost: $205,500
- 2015: 299 buildings, average cost: $220,000
- 2016: 296 buildings, average cost: $186,300
- 2017: 278 buildings, average cost: $216,100
- 2018: 319 buildings, average cost: $224,600
- 2019: 343 buildings, average cost: $205,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,705 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,143 (1.0%)
Taylor County: | 14.0% |
Texas: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 32.9 years old
(Males: 31.7 years old, Females: 34.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.2 years old, Black residents: 28.6 years old, American Indian residents: 29.6 years old, Asian residents: 45.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.8 years old, Other race residents: 26.1 years old)
Area name: Abilene, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Taylor County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Cities in this county include: Abilene, Jim Ned, Merkel, Potosi, Tye, Tuscola, Buffalo Gap, Lawn, Trent, Impact.
Neighboring counties: Bullock County, Alabama , Beaufort County, South Carolina
, Chattahoochee County, Georgia
, Jasper County, South Carolina
, Dodge County, Georgia
, Macon County, Georgia
, Peach County, Georgia
, Stewart County, Georgia
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Here: | 5.8% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Current college students: 10,826
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,412 (47.1% naturalized citizens)
Taylor County: | 6.1% |
Whole state: | 17.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3,1132010 or later
- 2,6112000 to 2009
- 1,2181990 to 1999
- 1,2471980 to 1989
- 9661970 to 1979
- 842Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 40,555
- One, attached: 1,154
- Two: 2,518
- 3 or 4: 2,065
- 5 to 9: 2,488
- 10 to 19: 3,433
- 20 to 49: 753
- 50 or more: 1,856
- Mobile homes: 3,136
Housing units in Taylor County with a mortgage: 14,671 (0 second mortgage, 488 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,643
Here: | 51.9% with mortgage |
State: | 56.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Taylor County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 64,442 | 166 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,588 | 29 |
Catholic | 7,600 | 5 |
Other | 1,837 | 8 |
Black Protestant | 558 | 3 |
Orthodox | 42 | 1 |
None | 44,439 | - |
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:
Taylor County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.63 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Taylor County: | 6.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.33 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Taylor County: | 9.2% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Taylor County: | 27.0% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 10.6% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Taylor County:
Average size of farms: 451 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46,840
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $68.72
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.10%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52,376
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,838
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.89
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.53%
All wheat for grain: 54187 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 13140 harvested acres
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 124 acres
Earthquake activity:
Taylor County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 387% greater 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 70.6 miles away from Taylor 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 256.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 278.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 323.3 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 192.2 miles away from Taylor County center
On 9/11/2011 at 12:27:44, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.8 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Tuscola Fire, Incident Period: March 05, 2009 to March 10, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 2798, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Rhodes Ranch Fire, Incident Period: February 27, 2009 to March 08, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: February 27, 2009, FEMA Id: 2795, 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 Tropical Storm Erin, Incident Period: August 14, 2007 to August 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1730: October 02, 2007, FEMA Id: 1730, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1425: July 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Taylor County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 57,520 (80.7%)
- Carpooled: 7,524 (10.6%)
- Bus: 398 (0.6%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 598 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 201 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,298 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 3,696 (5.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Mexico (37%)
- Philippines (8%)
- Congo (6%)
- Other Eastern Africa (5%)
- India (4%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- Nigeria (3%)
- American (9%)
- German (5%)
- English (5%)
- Irish (4%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Taylor County, Texas in 2000:
- 2,822 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 890 people in military barracks, etc.
- 804 people in nursing homes
- 723 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 383 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 347 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 196 people in other group homes
- 86 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 45 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 14 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 7 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 6 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Taylor County, Texas in 2010:
- 2,686 people in college/university student housing
- 867 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 621 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 484 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 314 people in group homes intended for adults
- 114 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 63 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 53 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 45 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 29 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
7.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,502 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.47% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,598 average AGI)
Taylor County: 0.27% Texas average: 0.08%
4.52% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,599 average AGI)
2.68% relocated from other states ($15,306 average AGI)
Taylor County: 2.68% Texas average: 2.52%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Jones County, TX | ![]() |
from Callahan County, TX | ![]() |
from Tarrant County, TX | ![]() |
from Tom Green County, TX | ![]() |
from Dallas County, TX | ![]() |
from Lubbock County, TX | ![]() |
from Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
8.46% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,551 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.46% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,457 average AGI)
Taylor County: 0.25% Texas average: 0.08%
5.41% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,182 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($15,913 average AGI)
Taylor County: 2.80% Texas average: 2.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Tarrant County, TX | ![]() |
to Jones County, TX | ![]() |
to Callahan County, TX | ![]() |
to Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
to Dallas County, TX | ![]() |
to Tom Green County, TX | ![]() |
to Lubbock County, TX | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 19,399 (16,311 aged, 3,088 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,994 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Taylor County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,197)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,673)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,326)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,197)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,066)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (902)
- Unspecified dementia (555)
- Congestive heart failure (461)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (448)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (388)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,197
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 454
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 56,718
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,716
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 983
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 90
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 34.1. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 114.7. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 63.6
- Suffocation - 31.8
- Other - 19.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 138,034- Male householders: 22,386 (5,636 living alone), Female householders: 27,896 (8,603 living alone)
24,403 spouses (24,266 opposite-sex spouses), 3,250 unmarried partners, (3,165 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 39,357 children (35,885 natural, 905 adopted, 2,567 stepchildren), 4,728 grandchildren, 1,650 brothers or sisters, 1,134 parents, 295 foster children, 1,970 other relatives, 4,087 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,878
Size of family households: 14,953 2-persons, 6,117 3-persons, 6,441 4-persons, 3,610 5-persons, 1,541 6-persons, 434 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 14,239 1-person, 2,733 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 34 5-persons.
19,427 married couples with children.
9,507 single-parent households (1,919 men, 7,588 women).
82.6% of residents of Taylor speak English at home.
13.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $984,414,000 ($7,869 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $354,749,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $341,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $148,157,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,028,000
Federal grants: $153,317,000
Federal procurement contracts: $68,025,000 ($59,465,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $268,412,000 ($236,388,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $61,955,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $85,083,000
Federal Government insurance: $400,057,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,698Here: | 86 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,152
Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +878
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -6,809
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.59 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Taylor County, Texas
- 3,5672014 or later
- 1,4282010 to 2013
- 6,3742000 to 2009
- 4,6861990 to 1999
- 7,9491980 to 1989
- 7,9841970 to 1979
- 6,6151960 to 1969
- 12,4501950 to 1959
- 3,1651940 to 1949
- 3,7401939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Taylor County, Texas
- 361 room
- 702 rooms
- 5413 rooms
- 2,4574 rooms
- 6,7275 rooms
- 6,8446 rooms
- 4,5767 rooms
- 2,8598 rooms
- 4,2049+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County, Texas
- 7091 room
- 3072 rooms
- 5,3893 rooms
- 5,3554 rooms
- 5,5215 rooms
- 2,1986 rooms
- 1,2257 rooms
- 9598 rooms
- 3059+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Taylor County, Texas
- 36no bedroom
- 6921 bedroom
- 4,1532 bedrooms
- 16,6973 bedrooms
- 6,0874 bedrooms
- 6495+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County, Texas
- 824no bedroom
- 5,4111 bedroom
- 7,3822 bedrooms
- 6,4043 bedrooms
- 1,8794 bedrooms
- 685+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,123no vehicle
- 7,2901 vehicle
- 12,6502 vehicles
- 5,5813 vehicles
- 1,2004 vehicles
- 4705+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,957no vehicle
- 9,4511 vehicle
- 8,6322 vehicles
- 1,3913 vehicles
- 3204 vehicles
- 2175+ vehicles
78.7% of Taylor County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Texas.
Taylor County: | 78.7% |
State average: | 84.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 91,692
- Other state: 35,453
- Northeast: 3,493
- Midwest: 10,416
- South: 11,408
- West: 10,136
- 49.9%Utility gas
- 46.7%Electricity
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 63.5%Electricity
- 34.7%Utility gas
- 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 14.6% |
Texas: | 7.0% |
Here: | 5.7% |
Texas: | 6.6% |
Here: | 55.3% |
Texas: | 14.3% |
Taylor County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $12,439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,854,000
Police Protection: $7,114,000
Regular Highways: $3,319,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,712,000
Financial Administration: $2,364,000
General - Other: $2,017,000
General Public Buildings: $1,369,000
Central Staff Services: $1,319,000
Health - Other: $1,082,000
Local Fire Protection: $798,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Other - Libraries: $43,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,247,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,408,000
General Revenue - Other: $653,000
Interest Earnings: $271,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Rents: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $882,000
General Public Building: $788,000
Police Protection: $388,000
General - Other: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $134,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,525,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $337,000
Highways: $93,000
- Tax - Property: $39,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,148,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,231,000
Amusements Sales: $125,000
Other License: $112,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $48,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,485,000
Taylor County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $12,439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,854,000
Police Protection: $7,114,000
Regular Highways: $3,319,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,712,000
Financial Administration: $2,364,000
General - Other: $2,017,000
General Public Buildings: $1,369,000
Central Staff Services: $1,319,000
Health - Other: $1,082,000
Local Fire Protection: $798,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Other - Libraries: $43,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,247,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,408,000
General Revenue - Other: $653,000
Interest Earnings: $271,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Rents: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $882,000
General Public Building: $788,000
Police Protection: $388,000
General - Other: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $134,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,525,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $337,000
Highways: $93,000
- Tax - Property: $39,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,148,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,231,000
Amusements Sales: $125,000
Other License: $112,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $48,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,485,000
Taylor County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $12,439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,854,000
Police Protection: $7,114,000
Regular Highways: $3,319,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,712,000
Financial Administration: $2,364,000
General - Other: $2,017,000
General Public Buildings: $1,369,000
Central Staff Services: $1,319,000
Health - Other: $1,082,000
Local Fire Protection: $798,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Other - Libraries: $43,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,247,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,408,000
General Revenue - Other: $653,000
Interest Earnings: $271,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Rents: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $882,000
General Public Building: $788,000
Police Protection: $388,000
General - Other: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $134,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,525,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $337,000
Highways: $93,000
- Tax - Property: $39,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,148,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,231,000
Amusements Sales: $125,000
Other License: $112,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $48,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,485,000
Taylor County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $12,439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,854,000
Police Protection: $7,114,000
Regular Highways: $3,319,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,712,000
Financial Administration: $2,364,000
General - Other: $2,017,000
General Public Buildings: $1,369,000
Central Staff Services: $1,319,000
Health - Other: $1,082,000
Local Fire Protection: $798,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Other - Libraries: $43,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,247,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,408,000
General Revenue - Other: $653,000
Interest Earnings: $271,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Rents: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $882,000
General Public Building: $788,000
Police Protection: $388,000
General - Other: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $134,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,525,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $337,000
Highways: $93,000
- Tax - Property: $39,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,148,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,231,000
Amusements Sales: $125,000
Other License: $112,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $48,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,485,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,059
- Number of aged recipients: 339
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,720
- Number of recipients under 18: 550
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,899
- Number of recipients older than 64: 610
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,131
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,239
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 35 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 916 | $123,627 | 604 | $113,914 | 1,080 | $129,405 | 260 | $45,688 | 1 | $83,000 | 283 | $74,018 | 26 | $47,654 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 31 | $99,452 | 25 | $71,520 | 91 | $126,890 | 11 | $32,182 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $89,000 | 20 | $63,300 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 66 | $100,045 | 80 | $96,725 | 348 | $121,224 | 146 | $20,616 | 0 | $0 | 40 | $70,250 | 36 | $55,806 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 43 | $112,651 | 33 | $112,030 | 244 | $126,865 | 19 | $56,053 | 0 | $0 | 14 | $83,786 | 4 | $90,750 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 12 | $104,667 | 8 | $224,250 | 30 | $148,133 | 4 | $44,250 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $195,000 | 4 | $52,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 27 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 88 | $140,716 | 51 | $174,510 | 8 | $147,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 5 | $151,800 | 14 | $180,357 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 8 | $179,375 | 8 | $161,625 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $70,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 5 | $120,200 | 3 | $170,333 | 1 | $23,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $89,750 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $42,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Taylor County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 758 | 75.4 years |
Mary | 750 | 78.4 years |
James | 728 | 73.8 years |
John | 709 | 74.1 years |
Robert | 487 | 71.9 years |
Charles | 341 | 72.8 years |
George | 295 | 75.9 years |
Thomas | 242 | 73.4 years |
Ruby | 228 | 81.3 years |
Willie | 220 | 78.5 years |
Most common last names in Taylor County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 446 | 75.9 years |
Williams | 277 | 74.1 years |
Jones | 275 | 77.0 years |
Johnson | 272 | 75.1 years |
Davis | 227 | 76.1 years |
Brown | 226 | 74.5 years |
Wilson | 181 | 76.7 years |
Moore | 177 | 75.3 years |
Martin | 138 | 76.3 years |
Taylor | 132 | 75.9 years |
Businesses in Taylor County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 45 | La Quinta | 2 | |
AT&T | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Lane Furniture | 6 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Albertsons | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Arby's | 3 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Marriott | 3 | |
AutoZone | 3 | Maurices | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
Best Western | 2 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
Burger King | 4 | Nissan | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 3 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 3 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Payless | 3 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Popeyes | 2 | |
Days Inn | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
Dennys | 2 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
FedEx | 24 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 6 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
GNC | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
GameStop | 3 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
H&R Block | 6 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Havertys Furniture | 1 | Subway | 16 | |
Hilton | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
Holiday Inn | 3 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | UPS | 22 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Journeys | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Justice | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
KFC | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
Taylor County on our top lists:
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"