Races in Titus County, Texas:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $39,224 ($32,452 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $464 (lower quartile is $355, upper quartile is $559)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $92,366 (it was $60,700 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,266 - $158,706

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $181,137

Here:	$181,137
State:	$177,060

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,192

Here:	$172,192
State:	$170,403

In 2-unit structures: $32,475

Here:	$32,475
State:	$137,980

Mobile homes: $54,718

Here:	$54,718
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,866

Here:	$38,866
State:	$34,447

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,274
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $333

Institutionalized population: 257

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 70
• Burglaries: 113
• Thefts: 133
• Auto thefts: 32

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 84
• Thefts: 127
• Auto thefts: 24

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,158 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $775 (1.0%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.8%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.3% for Black residents, 20.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.1% for American Indian residents, 28.1% for other race residents, 30.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 32 years old
(Males: 31 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 22 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Titus County is $448 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Pleasant, Talco, Winfield, Miller's Cove, Cookville.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Titus County: Talco Rodeo Ground (A), White Oak (B), Coopers Chapel (C), Piney (D), Center Point (E), Farmers Academy (F), Forest Grove (G), Bridges Chapel (H), Cookville Volunteer Fire Department (I), Five Star Volunteer Fire Department (J), Sugar Hill Volunteer Fire Department (K), Nortex Volunteer Fire Department (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Titus County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Ripley Church (B), Shady Grove Church (C), Spring Hill Church (D), Union Hill Church (E), Mount Sylvia Church (F), Harris Church (G), Adams Chapel (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Springhill Cemetery (1), Barrett Cemetery (2), Snodgrass Cemetery (3), Blevens Cemetery (4), Brantley Cemetery (5), Deshiell Cemetery (6), Concord Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Timber Lake (A), Cheetwood Lake (B), Oliver Lake (C), Little Grass Lake (D), Horseshoe Lake (E), White Lake (F), Hill Hole (G), Cuckoo Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Williamson Creek (A), Tankersley Creek (B), Smith Creek (C), Prairie Branch (D), Justiss Creek (E), Dry Creek (F), East Fork Horse Creek (G), West Fork Horse Creek (H), Walkers Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Titus County include: Monticello Park (1), Lake Bob Sandlin State Park (2), Sam Parker Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Camp County , Franklin County , Morris County , Red River County .

Current college students: 929
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,900 (28% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,782
• One, attached: 149
• Two: 197
• 3 or 4: 272
• 5 to 9: 175
• 10 to 19: 144
• 20 or more: 310
• Mobile homes: 1,626
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Titus County with a mortgage: 2,619 (109 second mortgage, 218 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,178

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.01%

Here		71.0%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 19,966
Total congregations: 66

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	American Baptist Association	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents	8,929 (44.7%)	2,738 (13.7%)	2,188 (11.0%)	1,507 (7.5%)	1,494 (7.5%)
Congregations	15 (22.7%)	1 (1.5%)	16 (24.2%)	6 (9.1%)	3 (4.5%)

Name	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	1,178 (5.9%)	1,100 (5.5%)	340 (1.7%)	189 (0.9%)	303 (1.5%)
Congregations	11 (16.7%)	6 (9.1%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	6 (9.1%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Titus County - Mount Pleasant, Talco, Winfield, Miller's Cove, Cookville

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Titus County:

Average size of farms: 230 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72,666
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $38.30
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $58,009
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.75%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,927
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.29
Vegetables: 351 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 43 acres

Tornado activity:

Titus County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/26/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Titus County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 7, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3294): September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, 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
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 3, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1709): June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane 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
• Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1356): January 8, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Texas Extreme 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
• Texas SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 4, 1989 to June 7, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-828): May 19, 1989, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-828, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 12, 1966, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-218): May 12, 1966, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-218, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Titus County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 5





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,414.

7.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,872 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.68% relocated from other counties in Texas ($28,035 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($8,837 average AGI)

Titus County:	1.66%
Texas average:	3.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

7.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,487 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.95% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,138 average AGI)
1.20% relocated to other states ($4,349 average AGI)

Titus County:	1.20%
Texas average:	2.17%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,741 (3,256 aged, 485 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.42
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 17485.63
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 492.750
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 72775.8

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2061.470
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 804.890
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20.38

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.27
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81.51

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3.4

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 131.3. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 31,977

• In family households: 28,874 (5,868 male householders, 2,286 female householders)

  6,066 spouses, 10,840 children (9,986 natural, 182 adopted, 672 stepchildren), 1,253 grandchildren, 368 brothers or sisters, 272 parents, 774 other relatives, 804 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,103 (1,267 male householders (1,068 living alone)), 1,392 female householders (1,266 living alone)), 444 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 357 (257 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,936 2-persons, 1,670 3-persons, 1,575 4-persons, 1,031 5-persons, 486 6-persons, 456 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,334 1-person, 265 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

73.1% of residents of Titus County speak English at home.
26.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $137,243,000 ($4696 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,439,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,598,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,843,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $210,000
Federal grants: $32,183,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,008,000 ($84,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,402,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $459,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,594,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,104,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,758

Deaths: 1,354

Net international migration: +1,248

Net internal migration: -1,282

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.37 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

54% of Titus 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, 72% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 19022
• Northeast: 114
• Midwest: 968
• South: 2241
• West: 802

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 79

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 653
• Number of aged recipients: 80
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 573
• Number of recipients under 18: 113
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 391
• Number of recipients older than 64: 149
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 253
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 288

Most common first names in Titus County, TX among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	209	74.3 years
Mary	196	79.8 years
John	182	77.6 years
William	160	75.1 years
Robert	100	74.5 years
Charles	87	72.7 years
George	77	75.9 years
Thomas	72	74.8 years
Willie	69	77.7 years
Joe	63	75.1 years

Most common last names in Titus County, TX among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	152	75.8 years
Brown	143	74.8 years
Johnson	106	75.0 years
Jones	98	77.6 years
Williams	70	78.1 years
Allen	54	75.7 years
Thomas	53	79.1 years
Davis	53	72.1 years
Moore	51	79.7 years
Taylor	48	75.7 years

Businesses in Titus County, TX
Name	Count		Name	Count
Applebee's	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	1
Arby's	1		McDonald's	2
AutoZone	1		Nike	1
Best Western	1		Payless	1
Burger King	1		Pizza Hut	1
CVS	1		Quality	1
Curves	1		RadioShack	1
Days Inn	1		SONIC Drive-In	2
FedEx	3		Sears	1
GNC	1		Sprint Nextel	1
Goodwill	2		Staples	1
H&R Block	2		Subway	3
Holiday Inn	2		Super 8	1
Home Depot	1		Taco Bell	1
IHOP	1		True Value	1
KFC	1		U-Haul	2
La Quinta	1		UPS	5
La-Z-Boy	1		Verizon Wireless	1
Lane Furniture	1		Walgreens	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1		Walmart	1
Lowe's	1

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Titus County on our top lists:

• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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