County population in 2016: 136,535 (84% urban, 16% rural); it was 126,555 in 2000County 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)
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%).
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%)
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.
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%
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population
2,1352010 or later
1,9002000 to 2009
1,2651990 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: 40,820
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
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
-
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).
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
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
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
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
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 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,730)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,199)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,054)
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.
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.
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
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
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population
8942014 or later
1,7242010 to 2013
5,1722000 to 2009
4,2531990 to 1999
9,4211980 to 1989
8,3701970 to 1979
6,5651960 to 1969
11,1411950 to 1959
4,4611940 to 1949
5,3841939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Taylor County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population
847no vehicle
6,7201 vehicle
13,0792 vehicles
5,3003 vehicles
1,2114 vehicles
4815+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Taylor County population
2,713no vehicle
9,6841 vehicle
7,2282 vehicles
9783 vehicles
3354 vehicles
315+ vehicles
79.5% 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
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Taylor County
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