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Tom Green County, Texas (TX)

County population in 2014: 116,608 (84% urban, 16% rural); it was 104,010 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 16,241
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,320
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 25,334
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,770 (it was 14,169 in 2000)
% of renters here:

36%
State:

36%

Land area: 1522 sq. mi.

Water area: 18.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 77 people per square mile   (average).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Tom Green County: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Construction (21.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.3%), Educational, health and social services (10.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 49%
  • Government: 25%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%
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Races in Tom Green County, Texas:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (57.9%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (35.7%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Asian alone (0.9%)
Median resident age:  34.0 years
Texas median age:  33.0 years
Males: 57,102  (49.0%)
Females: 59,506  (51.0%)
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Tom Green County,TX real estate house value trend

Average household size:
Tom Green County:

2.0 people
Texas:

3 people
Estimated median household income in 2015: $48,114 ($33,148 in 1999)

This county:

$48,114
Texas:

$55,653

Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $688 (lower quartile is $532, upper quartile is $944)
This county:

$688
State:

$774


Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $124,300 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
Tom Green:

$124,300
Texas:

$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,000 - $201,100

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $165,774
Here:

$165,774
State:

$217,477

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,067
Here:

$134,067
State:

$208,380

In 2-unit structures: $74,439
Here:

$74,439
State:

$165,849

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,051
Here:

$109,051
State:

$176,439

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,990
Here:

$114,990
State:

$269,486

Mobile homes: $59,494
Here:

$59,494
State:

$76,318

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,511
Here:

$17,511
State:

$56,787
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,242
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $462

Institutionalized population: 923

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 74
  • Thefts: 174
  • Auto thefts: 12

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 78
  • Thefts: 204
  • Auto thefts: 7
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 239 buildings, average cost: $105,900
  • 2001: 247 buildings, average cost: $114,600
  • 2002: 251 buildings, average cost: $116,200
  • 2003: 265 buildings, average cost: $116,900
  • 2004: 231 buildings, average cost: $140,500
  • 2005: 270 buildings, average cost: $142,500
  • 2006: 369 buildings, average cost: $145,900
  • 2007: 356 buildings, average cost: $147,000
  • 2008: 259 buildings, average cost: $165,600
  • 2009: 181 buildings, average cost: $160,700
  • 2010: 177 buildings, average cost: $139,400
  • 2011: 145 buildings, average cost: $168,400
  • 2012: 229 buildings, average cost: $149,600
  • 2013: 326 buildings, average cost: $180,500
  • 2014: 229 buildings, average cost: $229,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,136 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,391 (1.3%)

Tom Green County household income distribution in 2009 Tom Green County home values distribution Tom Green County contract rent distribution in 2009
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 16.4%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.8% for Black residents, 23.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 57.7% for American Indian residents, 12.9% for other race residents, 17.5% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 16.4%
Tom Green County:

16.4%
Texas:

15.9%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.2% for Black residents, 23.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 54.8% for American Indian residents, 10.9% for other race residents, 15.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2015: 34 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 23 years old, American Indian residents: 22 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)

Area name: San Angelo, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tom Green County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $795 a month.

Cities in this county include: San Angelo, West Tom Green, East Tom Green, Grape Creek, Carlsbad, Christoval.

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

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Neighboring counties: Baker County, Georgia , Monroe County, Alabama , Hamilton County , Wilcox County, Georgia .

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

4.0%
Texas:

4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 7,281
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,161 (46% naturalized citizens)

Tom Green County:

5.9%
Whole state:

13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 856
  • 1990 to 1994: 760
  • 1985 to 1989: 449
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,109
  • 1975 to 1979: 915
  • 1970 to 1974: 575
  • 1970 to 1974: 416
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,081
Note: State values scaled to Tom Green County population

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%

Tom Green County marital status for males Tom Green County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 30,046
  • One, attached: 1,810
  • Two: 667
  • 3 or 4: 883
  • 5 to 9: 1,751
  • 10 to 19: 1,749
  • 20 or more: 4,193
  • Mobile homes: 2,682
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 135

Housing units in Tom Green County with a mortgage: 12,194 (232 second mortgage, 468 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,268

Here:

56.8% with mortgage
State:

64.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Tom Green County

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant39,916100
Catholic16,0009
Mainline Protestant7,67521
Other1,9577
Black Protestant8486
Orthodox771
None43,751-
Tom Green 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: 14
Tom Green County:

1.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12
This county:

1.13 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 68
Tom Green County:

6.38 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 78
This county:

7.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Tom Green County:

9.7%
Texas:

8.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Tom Green County:

26.6%
State:

26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.8%
State:

15.7%

Agriculture in Tom Green County:

Average size of farms: 825 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $94,945
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $119.76
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.38%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.61%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $97,937
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,755
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 13.48%
Corn for grain: 213 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 37805 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 78593 harvested acres
Vegetables: 109 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 594 acres

Earthquake activity:

Tom Green County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 64% 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 189.6 miles away from Tom Green 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 111.2 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 166.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 229.9 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) earthquake occurred 187.5 miles away from Tom Green County center
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 250.5 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, 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 Wildcat Fire, Incident Period: April 11, 2011 to May 04, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 15, 2011, FEMA Id: 2892, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 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 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 Fire Emergency, Incident Period: February 23, 1996 to September 19, 1996, Emergency Declared EM-3117: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 3117, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Tom Green County (13) is near the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Hurricanes: 5, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Most common occupations in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

  • Mexico (76%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • Japan (1%)
  • Vietnam (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Tom Green County (%):

  • German (13%)
  • United States or American (11%)
  • English (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Tom Green County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 37,541 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 6,025 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 127 (0%)
  • Railroad: 6 (0%)
  • Taxi: 54 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 55 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 74 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,924 (4%)
  • Other means: 436 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,044 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)


People in group quarters in Tom Green County, Texas in 2000:

  • 1,269 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 1,239 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 787 people in nursing homes
  • 436 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 291 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 147 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 28 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 14 people in religious group quarters
  • 13 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 4 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

People in group quarters in Tom Green County, Texas in 2010:

  • 1,924 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 1,647 people in college/university student housing
  • 411 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 389 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 253 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 172 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 170 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 67 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 60 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 32 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 31 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 9 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,056.

8.46% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.46%
Texas average:

7.14%


0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($902 average AGI)
Tom Green County:

0.19%
Texas average:

0.08%

4.51% relocated from other counties in Texas ($19,067 average AGI)
3.77% relocated from other states ($14,804 average AGI)
Tom Green County:

3.77%
Texas average:

2.49%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Monterey County, CA  0.39% ($24,715 average AGI)
from Bexar County, TX  0.28% ($29,929)
from Runnels County, TX  0.21% ($23,857)
from Taylor County, TX  0.18% ($28,301)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.18% ($31,972)
from Midland County, TX  0.16% ($40,969)
from Dallas County, TX  0.16% ($32,953)


8.81% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,103 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.81%
Texas average:

6.69%


0.51% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,930 average AGI)
Tom Green County:

0.51%
Texas average:

0.10%

4.69% relocated to other counties in Texas ($18,072 average AGI)
3.61% relocated to other states ($15,101 average AGI)
Tom Green County:

3.61%
Texas average:

2.01%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Bexar County, TX  0.47% ($37,011 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX  0.27% ($41,527)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.24% ($33,063)
to Taylor County, TX  0.22% ($35,344)
to Honolulu County, HI  0.22% ($35,830)
to Travis County, TX  0.22% ($27,609)
to Lubbock County, TX  0.17% ($29,457)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 14.3

Births per 1000 population in Tom Green County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Tom Green County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Tom Green County

Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 22.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Tom Green County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Tom Green County


Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 16,851 (14,262 aged, 2,589 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,035 (18%)

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 Tom Green County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,308)
  • Respiratory arrest (968)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (897)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (746)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (702)
  • Unspecified dementia (605)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (517)
  • Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (377)
  • Congestive heart failure (343)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (334)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.93
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,513
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 371
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 66,519

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,584
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 986
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 140.7. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 81.9
  • Suffocation - 32.8
  • Other - 25.9

Household type by relationship:

Households: 105,059
  • In family households: 86,943 (19,174 male householders, 8,554 female householders)
    19,967 spouses, 29,470 children (26,668 natural, 723 adopted, 2,079 stepchildren), 3,519 grandchildren, 981 brothers or sisters, 792 parents, 1,236 other relatives, 2,493 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 18,116 (6,794 male householders (5,287 living alone)), 7,809 female householders (6,628 living alone)), 3,513 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5,165 (923 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 12,199 2-persons, 6,365 3-persons, 5,003 4-persons, 2,549 5-persons, 1,002 6-persons, 610 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,915 1-person, 2,116 2-persons, 397 3-persons, 138 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

17,425 married couples with children.
6,486 single-parent households (1,413 men, 5,073 women).

73.5% of residents of Tom Green County speak English at home.
24.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $721,612,000 ($6,954 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $225,156,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $274,862,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $115,248,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,594,000
Federal grants: $101,559,000
Federal procurement contracts: $57,874,000 ($50,173,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $161,475,000 ($133,054,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $127,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $57,798,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,056,000

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

Births: 8,299
Here:

80 per 1000 residents
State:

85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,137
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +692
Here:

+7 per 1000 residents
State:

+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -4,126
Here:  -40 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Tom Green County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 22.35 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.5
State:

5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.9
State:

3.8

Year house built

  • 2014 or later: 206
  • 2010 to 2013: 1,939
  • 2000 to 2009: 4,634
  • 1990 to 1999: 5,889
  • 1980 to 1989: 7,845
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,835
  • 1960 to 1969: 7,658
  • 1950 to 1959: 7,520
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,159
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,597
Note: State values scaled to Tom Green population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Tom Green County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Tom Green County population
  • 1 room: 73
  • 2 rooms: 350
  • 3 rooms: 1,128
  • 4 rooms: 3,167
  • 5 rooms: 7,649
  • 6 rooms: 6,821
  • 7 rooms: 3,509
  • 8 rooms: 1,532
  • 9+ rooms: 1,105
  • 1 room: 835
  • 2 rooms: 1,709
  • 3 rooms: 3,013
  • 4 rooms: 3,694
  • 5 rooms: 2,725
  • 6 rooms: 1,491
  • 7 rooms: 491
  • 8 rooms: 171
  • 9+ rooms: 40
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Tom Green County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Tom Green County population
  • no bedroom: 144
  • 1 bedroom: 1,328
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,375
  • 3 bedrooms: 14,082
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,052
  • 5+ bedrooms: 353
  • no bedroom: 953
  • 1 bedroom: 4,715
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,990
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,072
  • 4 bedrooms: 429
  • 5+ bedrooms: 10
Cars and other vehicles available in Tom Green County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Tom Green County population
  • no vehicle: 988
  • 1 vehicle: 7,451
  • 2 vehicles: 11,897
  • 3 vehicles: 3,738
  • 4 vehicles: 995
  • 5+ vehicles: 265
  • no vehicle: 1,784
  • 1 vehicle: 7,531
  • 2 vehicles: 4,100
  • 3 vehicles: 653
  • 4 vehicles: 60
  • 5+ vehicles: 41

49% of Tom Green County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Texas.

Tom Green County:

49.4%
State average:

51.6%

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

  • This state: 74,053
  • Northeast: 2,386
  • Midwest: 6,130
  • South: 7,561
  • West: 6,192

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Tom Green County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (50.6%)
  • Electricity (41.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.5%)
  • Electricity (61.1%)
  • Utility gas (33.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.7%)
  • No fuel used (0.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 492
Here:

3.9%
Texas:

6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 256
Here:

3.9%
Texas:

6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 305
Here:

4.5%
Texas:

15.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Tom Green County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:

  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $538,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $5,740,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,061,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,179,000
    Police Protection: $2,745,000
    Regular Highways: $2,073,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,830,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,679,000
    Financial Administration: $1,523,000
    Libraries: $1,209,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $967,000
    General - Other: $419,000
    Health - Other: $324,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $49,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,303,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $223,000
    Regular Highways: $209,000
    Financial Administration: $191,000
    Correctional Institutions: $170,000
    General Public Building: $158,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
    Libraries: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $60,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
    Corrections - Other: $38,000
    General - Other: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,587,000

Tom Green County government finances - Revenue in 2006:

  • Charges - All Other: $3,812,000
    Regular Highways: $928,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $794,000
    General Local Government Support: $38,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,121,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,278,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $930,000
    Sale of Property: $34,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,653,000
    Health and Hospitals: $258,000
    General Local Government Support: $194,000
    Highways: $36,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,637,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,143,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,000,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $27,000
    Other License: $2,000

Tom Green County government finances - Debt in 2006:

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $37,474,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $35,024,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,322,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,217,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,450,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,105,000

Tom Green County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $233,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,317,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,170,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,558
  • Number of aged recipients: 447
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,111
  • Number of recipients under 18: 381
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,437
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 740
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,030
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 945
Tom Green County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1994
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Tom Green County Fatal accident statistics for 1995 - 2014
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 22 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED577$122,215423$118,291902$119,798183$45,0333$2,055,333228$72,64513$41,769
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED16$107,81316$104,81375$94,74715$64,6000$08$62,5006$43,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED66$103,03086$84,453436$86,892150$29,7671$396,00044$64,20521$60,429
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN30$149,13349$124,918204$117,09335$40,7141$2,839,00019$84,3166$83,667
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$119,2504$114,50044$82,18211$35,4550$00$01$55,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED91$144,47331$186,2262$101,5001$59,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED11$153,27311$164,9090$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$176,0004$243,0000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$123,2502$219,5000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$240,0000$01$320,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Most common first names in Tom Green County, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary59479.1 years
William57375.7 years
John53775.1 years
James53673.6 years
Robert39272.7 years
Charles25672.2 years
George23474.9 years
Joe18971.7 years
Thomas18273.8 years
Ruth17381.5 years
Most common last names in Tom Green County, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith36776.0 years
Jones23375.5 years
Williams22776.0 years
Brown17076.5 years
Davis16277.2 years
Johnson14276.2 years
Taylor14076.9 years
Garcia12570.2 years
White12077.8 years
Martin11972.5 years
Businesses in Tom Green County, TX
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven7Knights Inn1
AT&T2La Quinta1
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Lane Furniture4
Ace Hardware1Little Caesars Pizza2
Aeropostale1Long John Silver's1
Albertsons1Lowe's1
American Eagle Outfitters1Marriott2
Applebee's1Maurices1
Arby's1Mazda1
Ashley Furniture1McDonald's4
AutoZone3Microtel1
Avenue1Nike5
Baskin-Robbins1Nissan1
Bath & Body Works1Office Depot1
Bed Bath & Beyond1OfficeMax1
Best Western1Outback1
Blockbuster1Outback Steakhouse1
Budget Car Rental1Pac Sun1
Burger King3Papa John's Pizza1
CVS2Payless2
Chevrolet1PetSmart1
Chick-Fil-A2Pier 1 Imports1
Church's Chicken2Pizza Hut4
Cinnabon 1Quiznos2
ColorTyme1RadioShack2
Comfort Suites1Ramada1
Curves2Red Lobster1
Dairy Queen1Rodeway Inn1
Days Inn1Rue211
Dennys1SONIC Drive-In4
Discount Tire1Sam's Club1
Famous Footwear1Sears2
FedEx17Sprint Nextel3
Finish Line1Starbucks1
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Subway7
Foot Locker1Super 81
Ford1T-Mobile3
GNC2Taco Bell4
GameStop2Target1
Goodwill5The Room Place1
H&R Block3Toyota1
Havertys Furniture1Travelodge1
Hobby Lobby1U-Haul5
Holiday Inn2UPS18
Home Depot1Vans2
Honda1Verizon Wireless1
Hot Topic1Victoria's Secret1
IHOP1Walgreens2
JCPenney1Walmart2
Jones New York2Wendy's1
Journeys1Wet Seal1
KFC1YMCA1

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