County population in 2016: 3,648 (all rural); it was 3,404 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 293 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 690 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 949 Renter-occupied apartments: 273 (it was 307 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
36%
Land area: 1242 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
March 2019 cost of living index in Upton County: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (41.7%), Retail trade (27.8%), Educational, health and social services (19.4%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2017: $52,166 ($28,977 in 1999)
This county:
$52,166
Texas:
$59,206
Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $437 (lower quartile is $369, upper quartile is $648)
This county:
$437
State:
$843
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $66,622 (it was $30,100 in 2000)
Upton:
$66,622
Texas:
$172,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,222 - $105,161 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,054 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $336
Institutionalized population: 58
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,101 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $330 (0.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 18.0%
Upton County:
18.0%
Texas:
14.7%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.1% for Black residents, 23.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 24.4% for other race residents, 49.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 33.4 years old
(Males: 34.9 years old, Females: 31.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.4 years old, Black residents: 15.3 years old, American Indian residents: 30.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.3 years old, Other race residents: 28.4 years old)
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.
Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Soda Lake (B), Ozark Lake (C), China Lake (D), Hackberry Lake (E), Tank on the Hill (F), The Lake (G), Division Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 57 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 479 (27.8% naturalized citizens)
Upton County:
13.1%
Whole state:
17.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
432010 or later
1252000 to 2009
471990 to 1999
1141980 to 1989
981970 to 1979
66Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,404
One, attached: 11
Two: 8
3 or 4: 7
10 to 19: 6
Mobile homes: 181
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13
Housing units in Upton County with a mortgage: 317 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 665
Here:
32.3% with mortgage
State:
57.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Upton County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,485
8
Catholic
500
3
Mainline Protestant
375
2
Other
-
1
None
995
-
Upton 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: 1
Upton County:
3.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Upton County:
16.50 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:
9.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Upton County:
10.6%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Upton County:
26.5%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
24.8%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Upton County:
Average size of farms: 8716 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57,998 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: $67,088 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.65% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63,880 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
Tornado activity:
Upton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 11180690.2 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/19/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Upton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 39% 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 105.3 miles away from Upton 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 140.6 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 91.2 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 103.8 miles away from the 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 166.3 miles away from Upton County center On 5/23/2004 at 09:22:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 167.1 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 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 Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Upton County (6) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Production occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (26%)
Education, training, and library occupations (19%)
Management occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Mexico (78%)
El Salvador (8%)
Europe, n.e.c. (2%)
Netherlands (1%)
Philippines (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
Brazil (1%)
European (2%)
German (2%)
English (2%)
Irish (2%)
American (1%)
Dutch (1%)
African (1%)
28 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Upton County, Texas in 2010:
33 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
25 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $81,516.
6.60% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,100 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.60%
Texas average:
7.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.60% relocated from other counties in Texas ($51,100 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
7.81% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($81,479 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.81%
Texas average:
7.26%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.81% relocated to other counties in Texas ($81,479 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 26.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 20.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Upton County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 573 (473 aged, 100 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 213 (28%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Upton County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (26)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (10)
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: 4,671 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,589 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,468
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,538 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 687
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,648
In family households: 3,118 (396 male householders, 494 female householders)
717 spouses, 1,224 children (1,139 natural, 16 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 116 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 468 (208 male householders (180 living alone)), 211 female householders (199 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 62
Size of family households: 383 2-persons, 185 3-persons, 191 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 379 1-person, 31 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
715 married couples with children.
269 single-parent households (75 men, 194 women).
63.2% of residents of Upton speak English at home.
36.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $18,242,000 ($5,797 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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Cars and other vehicles available in Upton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
30no vehicle
2671 vehicle
3832 vehicles
1863 vehicles
564 vehicles
495+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Upton County in renter-occupied apartments
61no vehicle
1241 vehicle
1092 vehicles
323 vehicles
64 vehicles
95+ vehicles
88.7% of Upton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Texas.
Upton County:
88.7%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,671
Other state: 487
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 78
South: 98
West: 290
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Upton County
(48.6%)
(51.4%)
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