County population in 2016: 1,571 (all rural); it was 1,850 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 162 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 376 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 591 Renter-occupied apartments: 183 (it was 174 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
36%
Land area: 912 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Throckmorton County: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (35.3%), Construction (19.6%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (19.6%), Educational, health and social services (19.6%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $40,762 ($28,277 in 1999)
This county:
$40,762
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $274 (lower quartile is $211, upper quartile is $378)
This county:
$274
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $72,545 (it was $36,800 in 2000)
Throckmorton:
$72,545
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,326 - $121,444 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $869 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $411
Institutionalized population: 0
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 4
Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,278 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $832 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 12.4%
Throckmorton County:
12.4%
Texas:
15.6%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 75.0% for Black residents, 18.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 51.7 years old
(Males: 51.3 years old, Females: 52.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.7 years old, Black residents: 60.4 years old, Asian residents: 19.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 46.6 years old, Other race residents: 12.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Throckmorton County is $375 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.
Current college students: 38 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 33 (49.0% naturalized citizens)
Throckmorton County:
2.1%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 16
1990 to 1999: 0
1980 to 1989: 2
1970 to 1979: 4
Before 1970: 6
Note: State values scaled to Throckmorton County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 883
One, attached: 6
Two: 44
3 or 4: 6
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 142
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Housing units in Throckmorton County with a mortgage: 107 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 437
Here:
19.7% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Throckmorton County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,240
6
Mainline Protestant
387
4
Other
1
-
Catholic
-
-
None
13
-
Throckmorton 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: 1
Throckmorton County:
6.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Throckmorton County:
6.00 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:
18.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Throckmorton County:
10.9%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Throckmorton County:
26.5%
State:
26.6%
Agriculture in Throckmorton County:
Average size of farms: 2184 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $63,888 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $63.11 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.17% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73,686 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.87% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60,930 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.60% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.36 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.07% All wheat for grain: 27709 harvested acres Upland cotton: 2027 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Throckmorton County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 70% 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 91.2 miles away from Throckmorton 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 315.8 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 234.0 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 121.0 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 189.7 miles away from Throckmorton 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 144.8 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
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 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 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
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storm, Thunderstorms, Incident Period: December 20, 1991 to January 14, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-930: December 26, 1991, FEMA Id: 930, Natural disaster type: Storm
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Throckmorton County (12) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Fires: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (26%)
Sales and related occupations (17%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Management occupations (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (70%)
Japan (18%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Throckmorton County (%):
English (14%)
American (13%)
Irish (11%)
German (11%)
Scottish (2%)
Czech (1%)
Swedish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 519 (72.8%)
Carpooled: 132 (18.5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0.1%)
Walked: 4 (0.6%)
Worked at home: 56 (7.9%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
22 people in nursing homes
13 people in group homes intended for adultsAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $98,797.
7.37% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($57,700 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.37%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.52% relocated from other counties in Texas ($53,025 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($4,675 average AGI)
Throckmorton County:
1.84%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
7.54% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,415 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.54%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Texas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Births per 1000 population in Throckmorton County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population in Throckmorton County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Throckmorton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 31.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 22.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Throckmorton County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Throckmorton County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 402 (368 aged, 34 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 80 (26%)
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 Throckmorton County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 61.27 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,051 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 858 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,417
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,236 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,545
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,571
In family households: 1,265 (256 male householders, 213 female householders)
346 spouses, 301 children (293 natural, 5 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 36 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 288 (125 male householders (118 living alone)), 148 female householders (145 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17
Size of family households: 264 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 22 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 263 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 4-persons.
118 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (38 men, 60 women).
87.3% of residents of Throckmorton speak English at home.
12.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 61% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $14,531,000 ($8,904 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $197,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,381,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,456,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,644,000 Federal grants: $2,300,000 Federal procurement contracts: $214,000 ($68,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $536,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $0,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $62,000 Federal Government insurance: $5,257,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 52
Here:
32 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 125
Here:
77 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +10
Here:
+6 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -166
Here:
-103 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Throckmorton County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.25 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 11
2000 to 2009: 65
1990 to 1999: 46
1980 to 1989: 118
1970 to 1979: 138
1960 to 1969: 133
1950 to 1959: 178
1940 to 1949: 135
1939 or earlier: 245
Note: State values scaled to Throckmorton population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Throckmorton County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Throckmorton County population
no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 160
2 vehicles: 227
3 vehicles: 69
4 vehicles: 48
5+ vehicles: 17
no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 116
2 vehicles: 77
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 8
92% of Throckmorton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Texas.
Throckmorton County:
92.0%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,307
Other state: 210
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 90
South: 44
West: 65
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Throckmorton County
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