County population in 2014: 927 (all rural); it was 1,081 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 93 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 213 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 344 Renter-occupied apartments: 124 (it was 99 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
36%
Land area: 2358 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 0 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Terrell County: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $746 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $207 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 10.0%
(4.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 10.0%
Terrell County:
10.0%
Texas:
17.5%
(4.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 47 years old
(Males: 47 years old, Females: 47 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 61 years old, Asian residents: 39 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 43 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Terrell County is $425 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Current college students: 17 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 107 (28% naturalized citizens)
Terrell County:
9.9%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 22
1990 to 1994: 4
1985 to 1989: 20
1980 to 1984: 15
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 13
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 15
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 798
One, attached: 18
Two: 3
3 or 4: 2
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 151
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Terrell County with a mortgage: 55 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 224
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Terrell County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
500
1
Evangelical Protestant
424
3
Mainline Protestant
155
4
None
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Terrell 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 convenience stores (with gas): 2
Terrell County:
21.46 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:
10.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Terrell County:
11.6%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Terrell County:
26.1%
State:
26.6%
Agriculture in Terrell County:
Average size of farms: 18593 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $51,256 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $88,541 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,870 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.21% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.51
Earthquake activity:
Terrell County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 74.2 miles away from Terrell County center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 209.4 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 156.4 miles away from the county center On 8/28/1995 at 10:46:12, a magnitude 6.9 (5.7 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.9 ME, 6.6 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 573.7 miles away from the county center On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from Terrell County center On 4/15/1998 at 10:33:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
TexasWildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
TexasHurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1606): September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
TexasHurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3261): September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
TexasHurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
TexasExtreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
TexasExtreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3113): September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
TexasTORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-199): June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-199, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Terrell County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 5
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (23%)
Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
Management occupations (13%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (8%)
Production occupations (8%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (33%)
Sales and related occupations (25%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (17%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Management occupations (7%)
Business and financial operations occupations (0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (86%)
Honduras (8%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Philippines (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Terrell County (%):
German (10%)
English (7%)
United States or American (7%)
Irish (6%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Welsh (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 327 (71%)
Carpooled: 41 (9%)
Bicycle: 7 (2%)
Walked: 62 (13%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 19 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,882.
10.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,382 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.30%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
12.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,951 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
12.17%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.90% relocated to other counties in Texas ($36,317 average AGI)
3.26% relocated to other states ($8,634 average AGI)
Terrell County:
3.26%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Births per 1000 population in Terrell County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Terrell County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 35.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 27.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Terrell County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Terrell County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 223 (203 aged, 20 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 37 (19%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1405.620 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 803.210
Household type by relationship:
Households: 984
In family households: 786 (205 male householders, 48 female householders)
209 spouses, 242 children (223 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 10 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 198 (102 male householders (89 living alone)), 75 female householders (71 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 160 1-person, 13 2-persons, 4 3-persons.
216 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (11 men, 33 women).
47.3% of residents of Terrell County speak English at home.
52.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $12,776,000 ($13350 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,535,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,186,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,651,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $230,000 Federal grants: $2,200,000 Federal procurement contracts: $4,497,000 ($4,464,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,013,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $16,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $308,000 Federal Government insurance: $150,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 35
Here:
35 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 49
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +25
Here:
+25 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -93
Here:
-93 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Terrell County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 0
2000 to 2004: 4
1990 to 1999: 25
1980 to 1989: 68
1970 to 1979: 92
1960 to 1969: 176
1950 to 1959: 208
1940 to 1949: 91
1939 or earlier: 121
Rooms in houses/apartments in Terrell County, Texas
69% of Terrell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Texas.
Terrell County:
69.4%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 840
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 37
South: 33
West: 56
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 20%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Terrell County
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