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Taylor County, Texas (TX)

County population in 2016: 136,535 (84% urban, 16% rural); it was 126,555 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 18,234
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: 149 people per square mile   (average).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Taylor County: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Construction (20.1%), Retail trade (16.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (13.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.0%), Educational, health and social services (10.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 61%
  • Government: 6%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 33%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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Races in Taylor County, Texas:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (63.9%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (24.0%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (7.5%)
  • Asian alone (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.6%)
Median resident age:  32.8 years
Texas median age:  34.5 years
Males: 67,109  (49.2%)
Females: 69,426  (50.8%)
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Taylor County,TX real estate house value trend

Average household size:
Taylor County:

2.0 people
Texas:

3 people
Estimated median household income in 2016: $48,803 ($34,035 in 1999)

This county:

$48,803
Texas:

$56,565

Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $681 (lower quartile is $506, upper quartile is $899)
This county:

$681
State:

$809


Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $108,200 (it was $60,000 in 2000)
Taylor:

$108,200
Texas:

$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,200 - $173,800

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $153,597
Here:

$153,597
State:

$230,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,081
Here:

$131,081
State:

$227,239

In 2-unit structures: $166,433
Here:

$166,433
State:

$179,535

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,255
Here:

$211,255
State:

$145,057

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $90,106
Here:

$90,106
State:

$253,158

Mobile homes: $55,529
Here:

$55,529
State:

$80,655

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $47,061
Here:

$47,061
State:

$50,435
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,174
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $394

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
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,019 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $978 (1.1%)

Taylor County household income distribution in 2009 Taylor County home values distribution Taylor County contract rent distribution in 2009
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 17.8%
Taylor County:

17.8%
Texas:

15.6%
(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.5% for Black residents, 23.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.5% for American Indian residents, 59.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 25.9% for other race residents, 19.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 32.8 years old
(Males: 30.7 years old, Females: 34.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.3 years old, Black residents: 26.4 years old, American Indian residents: 29.9 years old, Asian residents: 36.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.6 years old, Other race residents: 23.2 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.

Taylor County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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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 .

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

3.6%
Texas:

4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 10,826
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,327 (43.1% naturalized citizens)

Taylor County:

6.1%
Whole state:

17.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 2010 or later: 2,135
  • 2000 to 2009: 1,900
  • 1990 to 1999: 1,265
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,247
  • 1970 to 1979: 966
  • Before 1970: 842
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.5%

Taylor County marital status for males Taylor County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 40,820
  • One, attached: 1,553
  • Two: 1,056
  • 3 or 4: 3,040
  • 5 to 9: 2,640
  • 10 to 19: 2,973
  • 20 to 49: 728
  • 50 or more: 1,725
  • Mobile homes: 2,850

Housing units in Taylor County with a mortgage: 12,309 (91 second mortgage, 460 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,329

Here:

44.4% with mortgage
State:

57.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Taylor County

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant64,442166
Mainline Protestant12,58829
Catholic7,6005
Other1,8378
Black Protestant5583
Orthodox421
None44,439-
Taylor 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: 12
Taylor County:

0.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
This county:

0.63 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 77
Taylor County:

6.09 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 80
This county:

6.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Taylor County:

9.2%
Texas:

8.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Taylor County:

27.0%
State:

26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.6%
State:

15.7%

Agriculture in Taylor County:

Average size of farms: 451 acres
Average 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 slightly above Texas state average. It is 67% smaller 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 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 the county center
On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 183.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 249.6 miles away from Taylor County center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 207.9 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 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
  • 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
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Taylor County (15) is near the US average (13).
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 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers in 2016 (%)

Most common industries in 2016 (%)
Males Females
  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
Most common occupations in 2016 (%)
Males Females
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

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

  • Mexico (42%)
  • Other Middle Africa (9%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Nepal (4%)
  • Nigeria (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Taylor County (%):

  • American (11%)
  • English (7%)
  • German (7%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • European (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Taylor County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 57,093 (81.4%)
  • Carpooled: 7,521 (10.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 542 (0.8%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 573 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 108 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,470 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 2,800 (4.0%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)


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 mentally retarded
  • 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)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,747.

8.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,227 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.19%
Texas average:

7.14%


0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,370 average AGI)
Taylor County:

0.29%
Texas average:

0.08%

4.83% relocated from other counties in Texas ($19,461 average AGI)
3.07% relocated from other states ($13,396 average AGI)
Taylor County:

3.07%
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:
from Jones County, TX  0.48% ($27,580 average AGI)
from Callahan County, TX  0.40% ($30,270)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.33% ($38,181)
from Dallas County, TX  0.22% ($30,843)
from Lubbock County, TX  0.21% ($34,929)
from Tom Green County, TX  0.19% ($35,344)
from Bexar County, TX  0.18% ($36,741)


8.37% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,412 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.37%
Texas average:

6.69%


0.39% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,615 average AGI)
Taylor County:

0.39%
Texas average:

0.10%

5.04% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,274 average AGI)
2.94% relocated to other states ($13,523 average AGI)
Taylor County:

2.94%
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:
to Tarrant County, TX  0.47% ($34,176 average AGI)
to Jones County, TX  0.37% ($31,785)
to Callahan County, TX  0.36% ($31,187)
to Dallas County, TX  0.30% ($24,882)
to Lubbock County, TX  0.22% ($36,686)
to Bexar County, TX  0.19% ($36,826)
to Travis County, TX  0.18% ($44,360)

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 2014: 15.8

Births per 1000 population in Taylor County

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 2014: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Taylor County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Taylor County

Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 22.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Taylor County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Taylor County


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%)

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)

Most common underlying causes of death in Taylor County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,730)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,199)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,054)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (783)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (783)
  • Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (773)
  • Unspecified dementia (400)
  • Congestive heart failure (371)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (356)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (329)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.6
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.

Mechanisms of suicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 63.6
  • Suffocation - 31.8
  • Other - 19.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 136,535
  • In family households: 103,866 (15,927 male householders, 15,475 female householders)
    23,699 spouses, 38,732 children (35,044 natural, 1,203 adopted, 2,485 stepchildren), 4,317 grandchildren, 877 brothers or sisters, 1,098 parents, 1,690 other relatives, 2,051 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 25,824 (8,303 male householders (5,646 living alone)), 8,902 female householders (6,614 living alone)), 8,619 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 6,845

Size of family households: 14,946 2-persons, 6,204 3-persons, 6,346 4-persons, 2,387 5-persons, 1,272 6-persons, 247 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,260 1-person, 3,484 2-persons, 344 3-persons, 1,009 4-persons, 108 5-persons.

19,928 married couples with children.
8,964 single-parent households (1,205 men, 7,759 women).

83.4% of residents of Taylor speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).

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: 10,698
Here:

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
Here:  -54 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Taylor County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.59 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.1

Year house built

  • 2014 or later: 894
  • 2010 to 2013: 1,724
  • 2000 to 2009: 5,172
  • 1990 to 1999: 4,253
  • 1980 to 1989: 9,421
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,370
  • 1960 to 1969: 6,565
  • 1950 to 1959: 11,141
  • 1940 to 1949: 4,461
  • 1939 or earlier: 5,384
Note: State values scaled to Taylor population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Taylor County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population
  • 1 room: 45
  • 2 rooms: 95
  • 3 rooms: 532
  • 4 rooms: 2,820
  • 5 rooms: 6,824
  • 6 rooms: 6,878
  • 7 rooms: 5,417
  • 8 rooms: 2,660
  • 9+ rooms: 2,367
  • 1 room: 435
  • 2 rooms: 643
  • 3 rooms: 3,280
  • 4 rooms: 4,815
  • 5 rooms: 5,714
  • 6 rooms: 3,759
  • 7 rooms: 1,077
  • 8 rooms: 1,046
  • 9+ rooms: 200
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Taylor County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population
  • no bedroom: 45
  • 1 bedroom: 274
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,512
  • 3 bedrooms: 16,348
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,947
  • 5+ bedrooms: 512
  • no bedroom: 435
  • 1 bedroom: 4,633
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,523
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,507
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,754
  • 5+ bedrooms: 117
Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population
  • no vehicle: 847
  • 1 vehicle: 6,720
  • 2 vehicles: 13,079
  • 3 vehicles: 5,300
  • 4 vehicles: 1,211
  • 5+ vehicles: 481
  • no vehicle: 2,713
  • 1 vehicle: 9,684
  • 2 vehicles: 7,228
  • 3 vehicles: 978
  • 4 vehicles: 335
  • 5+ vehicles: 31

80% of Taylor County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Texas.

Taylor County:

79.5%
State average:

84.1%

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

  • This state: 93,550
  • Other state: 32,788
  • Northeast: 4,002
  • Midwest: 7,746
  • South: 9,998
  • West: 11,042

Year Householders Moved Into Unit

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Taylor County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (48.7%)
  • Electricity (48.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.3%)
  • Wood (0.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.1%)
  • No fuel used (0.1%)
  • Other fuel (0.1%)
  • Electricity (66.9%)
  • Utility gas (31.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.0%)
  • No fuel used (0.3%)
  • Solar energy (0.2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,121
Here:

7.7%
Texas:

6.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 523
Here:

8.3%
Texas:

6.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,325
Here:

73.5%
Texas:

15.1%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Taylor County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:

  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $7,996,000
    Police Protection: $5,390,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,009,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,923,000
    Health - Other: $2,768,000
    Financial Administration: $2,502,000
    Regular Highways: $2,422,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,154,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,348,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,179,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $404,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $142,000
    Libraries: $86,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $34,000
    General - Other: $16,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $419,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Local Fire Protection: $144,000
    Regular Highways: $84,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $30,000
    General - Other: $23,000
    Libraries: $9,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $384,000
    Central Staff Services: $172,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,082,000

Taylor County government finances - Revenue in 2006:

  • Charges - All Other: $2,092,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $846,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $790,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,218,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,491,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,003,000
    Rents: $238,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,393,000
    Highways: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,872,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,915,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,012,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $198,000
    Other License: $55,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $26,000
    Amusements License: $6,000

Taylor County government finances - Debt in 2006:

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,635,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,970,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,560,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,895,000

Taylor County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,000,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $670,000

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
Taylor County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1994
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Taylor County Fatal accident statistics for 1995 - 2014
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED916$123,627604$113,9141,080$129,405260$45,6881$83,000283$74,01826$47,654
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED31$99,45225$71,52091$126,89011$32,1820$05$89,00020$63,300
APPLICATIONS DENIED66$100,04580$96,725348$121,224146$20,6160$040$70,25036$55,806
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN43$112,65133$112,030244$126,86519$56,0530$014$83,7864$90,750
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS12$104,6678$224,25030$148,1334$44,2500$02$195,0004$52,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED88$140,71651$174,5108$147,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$151,80014$180,3570$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$179,3758$161,6250$01$70,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$120,2003$170,3331$23,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$89,7500$02$42,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Most common first names in Taylor County, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William75875.4 years
Mary75078.4 years
James72873.8 years
John70974.1 years
Robert48771.9 years
Charles34172.8 years
George29575.9 years
Thomas24273.4 years
Ruby22881.3 years
Willie22078.5 years
Most common last names in Taylor County, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith44675.9 years
Williams27774.1 years
Jones27577.0 years
Johnson27275.1 years
Davis22776.1 years
Brown22674.5 years
Wilson18176.7 years
Moore17775.3 years
Martin13876.3 years
Taylor13275.9 years
Businesses in Taylor County, TX
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven45La Quinta2
AT&T2La-Z-Boy2
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Lane Bryant1
Advance Auto Parts2Lane Furniture6
Aeropostale1LensCrafters1
Albertsons1Little Caesars Pizza3
American Eagle Outfitters1Long John Silver's1
Arby's3Lowe's2
Ashley Furniture1Marriott3
AutoZone3Maurices1
Bath & Body Works1Mazda1
Bed Bath & Beyond1McDonald's5
Best Western2Motel 61
Blockbuster2Motherhood Maternity1
Budget Car Rental1Nike4
Burger King4Nissan1
Catherines1Office Depot1
Chevrolet1OfficeMax1
Chick-Fil-A3Old Navy1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Outback1
Church's Chicken3Outback Steakhouse1
Cinnabon 1Pac Sun1
Cold Stone Creamery1Papa John's Pizza1
Coldwater Creek1Payless3
ColorTyme1Penske2
Comfort Suites1PetSmart1
Cracker Barrel1Pier 1 Imports1
Curves1Pizza Hut4
Dairy Queen2Popeyes2
Days Inn2Quality1
Dennys2Quiznos2
Discount Tire1RadioShack3
Domino's Pizza3Red Lobster1
Express1Red Robin1
FedEx24Rue211
Finish Line1SAS Shoes1
Firestone Complete Auto Care3SONIC Drive-In6
Foot Locker1Sam's Club1
Ford1Sears3
GNC2Shoe Carnival1
GameStop3Spencer Gifts1
Goodwill2Sprint Nextel1
H&R Block6Starbucks2
Havertys Furniture1Subway16
Hilton1Super 82
Hobby Lobby1T-Mobile5
Holiday Inn3Taco Bell4
Hollister Co.1Target1
Home Depot1Toyota1
Honda1U-Haul3
Hot Topic1UPS22
JCPenney1Vans1
Jack In The Box1Verizon Wireless1
Jimmy John's1Victoria's Secret1
Jones New York2Volkswagen1
Journeys1Walgreens2
Justice1Walmart2
KFC1Wendy's1
Kmart1Wet Seal1
Kohl's1YMCA1

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