Terry County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

Terry County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Terry County, Texas:

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 6,626	(51.9%)
Females: 6,135	(48.1%)

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Terry County:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$33,451
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$348
State:	$589

Terry County:	$69,808
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $88,212

Here:	$88,212
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $73,453

Here:	$73,453
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $34,956

Here:	$34,956
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,479

Here:	$87,479
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $39,551

Here:	$39,551
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $25,754

Here:	$25,754
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,273

Here:	$32,273
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 15
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	23.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Terry County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brownfield, Meadow, Wellman.

Neighboring counties: Cochran County , Dawson County , Gaines County , Hockley County , Lubbock County , Lynn County , Yoakum County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Terry County: Brownfield Country Club (A), Meadow Museum Association (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Terry County: Challis Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Foster Cemetery (2), Old Mount Zion Cemetery (3), Pride Cemetery (4), New Mount Zion Cemetery (5), County Memorial Cemetery (6), Meadow Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Mound Lake (A), Rich Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Terry County: Enoch Stuart Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 304
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 916 (29% naturalized citizens)

Terry County:	7.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,208
• One, attached: 59
• Two: 39
• 3 or 4: 97
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 39
• 20 or more: 51
• Mobile homes: 549
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Housing units in Terry County with a mortgage: 973 (35 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,476

Here:	39.7% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Terry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person

Terry County-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% 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 90.6 miles away from Terry 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 74.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/2/2001 at 01:55:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.9 miles away from Terry County center
On 8/26/1992 at 03:24:52, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/2001 at 00:07:08, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Terry County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,681 (79%) Carpooled: 667 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Walked: 118 (3%) Other means: 99 (2%) Worked at home: 104 (2%)

7.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,846 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.30%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.09% relocated from other counties in Texas ($22,691 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($5,154 average AGI)

Terry County:	1.21%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Lubbock County, TX	1.72% ($27,422 average AGI)
from Gaines County, TX	0.35% ($19,692)
from Hockley County, TX	0.35% ($19,615)

8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.08% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,653 average AGI)
1.25% relocated to other states ($4,045 average AGI)

Terry County:	1.25%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Lubbock County, TX	3.69% ($30,705 average AGI)
to Hockley County, TX	0.29% ($30,818)
to Gaines County, TX	0.27% ($43,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,057 (1,828 aged, 229 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,678 (2,614 male householders, 686 female householders)

  2,639 spouses, 3,947 children (3,669 natural, 84 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 411 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 102 other relatives, 190 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,106 (361 male householders (315 living alone)), 654 female householders (629 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 977 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,369 2-persons, 652 3-persons, 642 4-persons, 398 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 944 1-person, 62 2-persons, 9 5-persons.

61.2% of residents of Terry County speak English at home.
37.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (24% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 43% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $109,467,000 ($8704 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $610,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,450,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,031,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $36,714,000
Federal grants: $20,284,000
Federal procurement contracts: $377,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,612,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,758,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,760,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,097,000

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-79 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.29 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

61% of Terry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.

Terry County:	61.3%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 10366
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 219
• South: 684
• West: 520

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,400

Here:	0.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	16.8%
Texas:	15.4%

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