Van Zandt County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (13.4%), Manufacturing (11.1%), Construction (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Van Zandt County, Texas:

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 23,698	(49.2%)
Females: 24,442	(50.8%)

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Van Zandt County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$41,715
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$418
State:	$589

Van Zandt County:	$117,922
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $165,280

Here:	$165,280
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $206,092

Here:	$206,092
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $74,860

Here:	$74,860
State:	$140,401

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,207

Here:	$95,207
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $50,808

Here:	$50,808
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $72,227

Here:	$72,227
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 90
• Burglaries: 351
• Thefts: 505
• Auto thefts: 122

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 114
• Burglaries: 380
• Thefts: 417
• Auto thefts: 125

This county:	13.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Van Zandt County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $734 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wills Point, Canton, Grand Saline, Van, Edgewood, Owl Ranch-Amargosa, Fruitvale, Edom, Ben Wheeler-Edom, Cedar Creek Lake.

Neighboring counties: Henderson County , Hunt County , Kaufman County , Rains County , Smith County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Van Zandt County: Wisdom Temple (A), Poco Golf Course (B), Fairview Community Center (C), Little Hope-Moore Community Center (D), Bear Creek Branch Library (E), Van Area Oil and Historical Museum (F), Maud Smith Marks Branch Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Van Zandt County include: Hayden Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Pleasant Ridge Church (C), Pleasant Union Church (D), Central Church (E), Elm Grove Church (F), Raineys Chapel (G), Chapel of the Lake (H), Round Flat Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wesley Chapel Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Allen Cemetery (3), Union Grovel Cemetery (4), Traver Cemetery (5), Tooms Cemetery (6), Chinquapin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Goose Lake (A), Ditch Lake (B), Ocean Lake (C), Bog Lake (D), Church, Lake (E), Posey Lake (F), Pollard Lake (G), Neil Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Bethlehem Branch (B), Sandy Branch (C), Sandy Creek (D), Massey Branch (E), Rock Branch (F), Herrin Branch (G), Beaver Dam Branch (H), Madcat Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Van Zandt County include: Purtis Creek State Park (1), Van Zandt County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,205
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,737 (27% naturalized citizens)

Van Zandt County:	3.6%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 37.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,605
• One, attached: 149
• Two: 326
• 3 or 4: 209
• 5 to 9: 105
• 10 to 19: 32
• 20 or more: 142
• Mobile homes: 4,974
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 354

Housing units in Van Zandt County with a mortgage: 3,656 (93 second mortgage, 198 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,128

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

Van Zandt County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/4/1986, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Van Zandt County-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% 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 42.9 miles away from Van Zandt County center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,946 (76%) Carpooled: 3,162 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 21 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 423 (2%) Other means: 162 (1%) Worked at home: 835 (4%)

8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,625 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.75% relocated from other counties in Texas ($29,309 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($6,316 average AGI)

Van Zandt County:	1.58%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Dallas County, TX	1.64% ($38,899 average AGI)
from Kaufman County, TX	0.87% ($36,496)
from Smith County, TX	0.80% ($33,794)
from Henderson County, TX	0.64% ($29,480)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.33% ($46,157)
from Wood County, TX	0.29% ($27,109)
from Hunt County, TX	0.24% ($24,553)

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,192 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.48% relocated to other counties in Texas ($25,903 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($4,289 average AGI)

Van Zandt County:	1.26%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Dallas County, TX	1.19% ($30,161 average AGI)
to Smith County, TX	0.97% ($28,523)
to Kaufman County, TX	0.92% ($33,608)
to Henderson County, TX	0.58% ($25,088)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.32% ($35,760)
to Hunt County, TX	0.31% ($22,292)
to Denton County, TX	0.20% ($35,290)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,562 (7,403 aged, 1,159 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 42,189 (11,562 male householders, 2,228 female householders)

  11,711 spouses, 13,488 children (11,942 natural, 340 adopted, 1,206 stepchildren), 1,106 grandchildren, 426 brothers or sisters, 255 parents, 689 other relatives, 724 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,017 (1,876 male householders (1,576 living alone)), 2,567 female householders (2,399 living alone)), 574 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 934 (647 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,389 2-persons, 2,922 3-persons, 2,609 4-persons, 1,207 5-persons, 367 6-persons, 296 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,975 1-person, 384 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

92.6% of residents of Van Zandt County speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $241,212,000 ($4639 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,289,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,317,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,416,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,106,000
Federal grants: $32,240,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,851,000 ($2,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,281,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $282,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,897,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,472,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+70 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.75 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

58% of Van Zandt 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, 86% lived in Texas.

Van Zandt County:	58.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 37798
• Northeast: 791
• Midwest: 2363
• South: 3914
• West: 1344

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,000

Here:	6.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	7.2%
Texas:	15.4%

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