Upton County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 3,052 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 949
Renter-occupied apartments: 307

% of renters here:	24%
State:	36%

Land area: 1242 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Upton County: 71.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.4%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (12.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Upton County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Upton County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (54.5%)
Hispanic (42.6%)
Other race (17.9%)
Black (1.6%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

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

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 1,666	(48.9%)
Females: 1,738	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $29,753
County population in 2003: 3,186
Jobs in 2003: 1,204

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,569
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Upton County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,507 ($28,977 in 1999)

This county:	$34,507
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $46,774 ($31,100 in 2000)

Upton County:	$46,774
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $244 (lower quartile is $192, upper quartile is $301)

This county:	$244
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,279 (it was $30,100 in 2000)

Upton County:	$55,279
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $25,899 - $80,105

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $75,016
Here: $75,016
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $34,398
Here: $34,398
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $70,432
Here: $70,432
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,255
Here: $68,255
State: $134,235

Mobile homes: $18,758
Here: $18,758
State: $42,156

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,029
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $263

Institutionalized population: 32

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 25
Auto thefts: 2

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2004 Presidential Election results in Upton County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 84.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 15.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $345 (1.1%)

Upton County household income distribution in 2007

Upton County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Upton County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: McCamey, Rankin.

Neighboring counties: Crane County , Crockett County , Ector County , Glasscock County , Midland County , Reagan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Upton County: Jarboe Windmill (A), Middle Underwood Windmill (B), Middle Windmill (C), Midway Windmill (D), Lindsey Ranch (E), Mountain Pasture Windmill (F), Munro Windmill (G), Murchison Windmill (H), Carter Windmill (I), Nine-K Windmill (J), Noelke Ranch (K), Oil Well Windmill (L), Duke Hill Windmill (M), Earnest Windmill (N), Perkins Windmill (O), Barr Ranch (P), Barrett Ranch (Q), East Windmill (R), Eddelman Windmill (S), Railroad Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rankin Cemetery (1), Garden of Memories (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Titsworth, Lake (A), Perkins Lake (B), Jacks Tank (C), McElroy Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Upton County: Castle Gap Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 57
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 381 (32% naturalized citizens)

Upton County:	11.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 82 1985 to 1989: 62 1980 to 1984: 52 1975 to 1979: 54 1970 to 1974: 44 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 49

Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.1%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,312
One, attached: 23
Two: 19
3 or 4: 5
5 to 9: 9
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 237

Housing units in Upton County with a mortgage: 211 (6 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 502

Here:	29.6% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Upton County
Average size of farms: 8716 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57998
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $233.03
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 42.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67088
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63880
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.11%
All wheat for grain: 1248 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 8116 harvested acres

Upton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 3.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Utilities (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Construction (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Upton County:

United States or American (12%)
English (10%)
German (9%)
Irish (5%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Dutch (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Upton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,005 (78%)
Carpooled: 180 (14%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 49 (4%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 37 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

28 people in nursing homes
4 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 $50,460.

9.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.33%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.22% relocated from other counties in Texas ($42,785 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($3,656 average AGI)
Upton County: 1.10%
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 Midland County, TX

1.20% ($158,083 average AGI)

9.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,413 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.24%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.23% relocated to other counties in Texas ($38,141 average AGI)
1.00% relocated to other states ($3,272 average AGI)
Upton County: 1.00%
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 Midland County, TX	1.41% ($43,357 average AGI)
to Ector County, TX	1.20% ($26,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Births per 1000 population in Upton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Upton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Upton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 530 (459 aged, 71 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 63.55
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4671.120
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1588.810
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41468.06

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1537.960
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 687.170

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65.45

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,372

In family households: 3,011 (768 male householders, 154 female householders)
798 spouses, 1,072 children (943 natural, 46 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 40 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 361 (149 male householders (125 living alone)), 176 female householders (173 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 32 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 377 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 175 4-persons, 91 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 298 1-person, 22 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

61.9% of residents of Upton County speak English at home.
37.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $18,242,000 ($5797 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $156,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,410,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,337,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,788,000
Federal grants: $3,231,000
Federal procurement contracts: $99,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $377,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $127,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,535,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 245

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 165

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +10

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

Net internal migration: -432

Here:	-141 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Upton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 69
1980 to 1989: 197
1970 to 1979: 262
1960 to 1969: 276
1950 to 1959: 458
1940 to 1949: 162
1939 or earlier: 150

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upton County, Texas:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 53 4 rooms: 137 5 rooms: 317 6 rooms: 229 7 rooms: 116 8 rooms: 46 9+ rooms: 33

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upton County, Texas:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 77 5 rooms: 81 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 2 9+ rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Upton County:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 248 3 bedrooms: 524 4 bedrooms: 110 5+ bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upton County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 55 2 bedrooms: 119 3 bedrooms: 107 4 bedrooms: 18 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Upton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 309 2 vehicles: 353 3 vehicles: 190 4 vehicles: 32 5+ vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Upton County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 36 1 vehicle: 137 2 vehicles: 113 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 2 5+ vehicles: 0

65% of Upton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Texas.

Upton County:	65.1%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 2589
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 102
South: 149
West: 132

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (61.1%) Electricity (31.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53.7%) Electricity (29.6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15.6%) No fuel used (1.0%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	0.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	4.7%
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 (Noninst.)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Upton County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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