Upshur County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Manufacturing (16.0%), Retail trade (14.5%), Construction (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Upshur County, Texas:

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 17,241	(48.9%)
Females: 18,050	(51.1%)

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Upshur County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$39,712
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$376
State:	$589

Upshur County:	$99,158
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $136,960

Here:	$136,960
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $88,537

Here:	$88,537
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $45,288

Here:	$45,288
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,538

Here:	$171,538
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $71,734

Here:	$71,734
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $36,250

Here:	$36,250
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,900

Here:	$23,900
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 67
• Burglaries: 222
• Thefts: 263
• Auto thefts: 70

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 45
• Burglaries: 197
• Thefts: 210
• Auto thefts: 40

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Area name: Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Upshur County is $466 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $732 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gilmer, Big Sandy, Ore City, East Mountain, Union Grove, Bettie.

Neighboring counties: Camp County , Gregg County , Harrison County , Marion County , Morris County , Smith County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Upshur County: Indian Rock (A), Gilmer Country Club (B), Gilmont Lookout (C), Camp Gilmont (D), Camp Natowa (E), Sand Hill (F), Smith Siding (G), Soules Chapel (H), County Park Campgrounds (I), Union Ridge Community Center (J), West Mountain (K), La Porte Branch Library (L), Freeman Memorial Branch Library (M), Stratford Branch Library (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Upshur County include: Pine Grove Church (A), Pine Grove Tabernacle (B), Piney Grove Church (C), Pleasant Grove Church (D), Prince Chapel (E), Enon Church (F), Rocky Church (G), Antioch Church (H), Faith Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Grice Cemetery (1), East Mountain Cemetery (2), Varnon Cemetery (3), Jones Cemetery (4), Union Grove Cemetery (5), Edwards Cemetery (6), Ashland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Grassy Lake (A), Lilly Lake (B), Turkey Pond (C), Lester Lake (D), Allen Lake (E), Ambassador College Reservoir (F), Messner Lake (G), Bane Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holiday Branch (A), Sand Spring Branch (B), Belton Branch (C), Hills Creek (D), Beech Creek (E), Wells Branch (F), Beck Branch (G), Hefner Branch (H), Harris Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Upshur County: Gladewater Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,046
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 697 (39% naturalized citizens)

Upshur County:	2.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,309
• One, attached: 147
• Two: 349
• 3 or 4: 195
• 5 to 9: 72
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 80
• Mobile homes: 3,641
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Housing units in Upshur County with a mortgage: 2,894 (69 second mortgage, 155 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,269

Here:	47.0% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Upshur County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/15/1987, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Upshur County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 99% 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 67.6 miles away from Upshur County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,366 (79%) Carpooled: 2,217 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 29 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 183 (1%) Other means: 76 (1%) Worked at home: 471 (3%)

9.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.06%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.32% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,202 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($6,863 average AGI)

Upshur County:	1.74%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Gregg County, TX	3.28% ($35,029 average AGI)
from Smith County, TX	0.43% ($29,800)
from Harrison County, TX	0.38% ($27,400)
from Dallas County, TX	0.35% ($31,756)
from Wood County, TX	0.24% ($25,607)
from Rusk County, TX	0.21% ($31,000)
from Morris County, TX	0.19% ($39,136)

9.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.19%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.83% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,582 average AGI)
1.36% relocated to other states ($5,282 average AGI)

Upshur County:	1.36%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Gregg County, TX	2.97% ($31,358 average AGI)
to Wood County, TX	0.95% ($47,205)
to Smith County, TX	0.57% ($30,149)
to Harrison County, TX	0.35% ($33,293)
to Dallas County, TX	0.23% ($26,000)
to Rusk County, TX	0.20% ($31,522)
to Camp County, TX	0.20% ($27,261)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,500 (5,522 aged, 978 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,025 (8,022 male householders, 1,974 female householders)

  8,197 spouses, 10,455 children (9,119 natural, 443 adopted, 893 stepchildren), 927 grandchildren, 240 brothers or sisters, 164 parents, 526 other relatives, 520 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,818 (1,501 male householders (1,212 living alone)), 1,799 female householders (1,693 living alone)), 518 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 448 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 4,366 2-persons, 2,281 3-persons, 1,948 4-persons, 907 5-persons, 331 6-persons, 163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,905 1-person, 303 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

95.5% of residents of Upshur County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
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: $194,828,000 ($5210 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,286,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $105,150,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,929,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $426,000
Federal grants: $34,832,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,156,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,335,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $807,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,333,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,594,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+61 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.69 millions of gallons per day (68% from ground, 32% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

58% of Upshur County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.

Upshur County:	58.2%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 26443
• Northeast: 625
• Midwest: 1856
• South: 3956
• West: 1534

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,100

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	17.3%
Texas:	15.4%

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