Upshur County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 37,881 (20% urban, 80% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,858
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,432

% of renters here:	18%
State:	36%

Land area: 588 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 64 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Upshur County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Upshur County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
Black (10.1%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Other race (2.1%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,168
County population in 2003: 37,020
Jobs in 2003: 7,119

Upshur County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 18,185
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.8%

Average household size:

Upshur County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,194 ($33,347 in 2000)

This county	$35,194
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,203

Upshur County	$81,203
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $415
Institutionalized population: 449
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Upshur County in 2000: $681

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

Upshur County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Upshur County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $666 (1.1%)

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, LaCoste, 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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.3%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 162
1990 to 1994: 162
1985 to 1989: 80
1980 to 1984: 87
1975 to 1979: 105
1970 to 1974: 35
1970 to 1974: 20
1965 to 1969: 46

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

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

Upshur County marital status for males

Upshur County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Upshur County
Average size of farms: 159 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33024
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $78.45
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: 94.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29834
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36222
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.52%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.27
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.98%
Vegetables: 174 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 150 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Mining (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (61%)
Honduras (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Philippines (3%)
Germany (3%)
Micronesia (3%)
Cambodia (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Upshur County:

United States or American (23%)
Irish (13%)
English (12%)
German (8%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Upshur County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Upshur County, Texas

254 people in nursing homes
120 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
75 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,008.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Upshur County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Upshur County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Upshur County

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

Households: 34,843

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.

6,413 married couples with children.
1,789 single-parent households (401 men, 1,388 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,484

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

Deaths: 2,276

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

Net international migration: +120

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

Net internal migration: +2,328

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

Population growth in Upshur County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 501
1995 to 1998: 1,333
1990 to 1994: 1,165
1980 to 1989: 3,456
1970 to 1979: 3,262
1960 to 1969: 1,904
1950 to 1959: 1,445
1940 to 1949: 955
1939 or earlier: 909

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upshur County, Texas:

1 room: 28
2 rooms: 132
3 rooms: 507
4 rooms: 1,567
5 rooms: 3,539
6 rooms: 2,770
7 rooms: 1,373
8 rooms: 580
9 or more rooms: 362

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upshur County, Texas:

1 room: 53
2 rooms: 132
3 rooms: 263
4 rooms: 761
5 rooms: 768
6 rooms: 279
7 rooms: 124
8 rooms: 33
9 or more rooms: 19

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Upshur County:

no bedroom: 46
1 bedroom: 489
2 bedrooms: 2,654
3 bedrooms: 6,392
4 bedrooms: 1,112
5 or more bedrooms: 165

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upshur County:

no bedroom: 56
1 bedroom: 382
2 bedrooms: 1,043
3 bedrooms: 833
4 bedrooms: 118
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Upshur County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 486
1 vehicle: 2,965
2 vehicles: 4,910
3 vehicles: 1,855
4 vehicles: 480
5 or more vehicles: 162

Cars and other vehicles available in Upshur County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 300
1 vehicle: 1,123
2 vehicles: 820
3 vehicles: 159
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (58%)
Utility gas (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (57%)
Utility gas (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 146

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 160

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 165

Here:	17.3%
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)

Upshur County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $150,000
Charges - All Other: $1,136,000
Construction - General: $76,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,031,000
Police Protection: $2,015,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,242,000

Corrections - Other: $1,226,000

Financial Administration: $1,141,000

General - Other: $944,000

Central Staff Services: $517,000

General Public Buildings: $353,000

Libraries: $204,000

Health Services - Other: $65,000

Natural Resources - Other: $56,000

Welfare - Other: $45,000

Solid Waste Management: $38,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $208,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,022,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,710,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $312,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,736,000
Interest Earnings: $111,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $109,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,480,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $75,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $650,000
Tax - Property: $5,466,000
Total General Sales: $641,000

Motor Vehicle License: $497,000

NEC: $74,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,025,000

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