Walker County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Public administration (20.2%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Walker County, Texas:

Median resident age:	31.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 37,163	(60.2%)
Females: 24,595	(39.8%)

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Walker County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$37,474
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$520
State:	$589

Walker County:	$112,267
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $163,152

Here:	$163,152
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,965

Here:	$124,965
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $112,642

Here:	$112,642
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,856

Here:	$190,856
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $58,789

Here:	$58,789
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $42,856

Here:	$42,856
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,459

Here:	$19,459
State:	$34,447

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 168
• Thefts: 248
• Auto thefts: 35

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 125
• Burglaries: 172
• Thefts: 239
• Auto thefts: 46

This county:	18.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Walker County is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $619 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $797 a month.

Cities in this county include: Huntsville, New Waverly, Riverside.

Neighboring counties: Grimes County , Houston County , Madison County , Montgomery County , San Jacinto County , Trinity County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Walker County: Cagle Recreation Site (A), Camp Alice (B), Dodge Lookout (C), Moores Grove Lookout (D), Lost Indian Camp (E), Lost Meadows Ranch (F), Bar O Ranch (G), Bath Lookout (H), East Sandy (I), M-Four Ranch (J), Randall Ranch (K), Bethel Way Ranch (L), Hayman Ranch (M), Smither Farm (N), Smither Prison Farm (O), Stewart Ranch (P), Stubblefield Recreation Site (Q), Townley Spur (R), Four Notch Lookout (S), Dell Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Walker County include: Pilgrim Rest Church (A), Pilgrim Ridge Church (B), Pine Prairie Church (C), Pleasant Grove Church (D), Central Church (E), Rocky Ford Church (F), Everlena Church (G), Hills Chapel (H), Farris Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Allen Cemetery (1), Union Hill Cemetery (2), Ebenezer Cemetery (3), Chapel Cemetery (4), Hardy Cemetery (5), Spivey Cemetery (6), Cincinnati Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Thomas, Lake (A), Thomas Lake (B), Big Tucker Lake (C), Moten Lake (D), Lost Meadows Lake (E), Little Tucker Lake (F), Black Lake (G), Walker Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Sand Creek (B), Mason Slough (C), Wayne Creek (D), Welch Branch (E), Kay Branch (F), Schoolhouse Branch (G), Pea Creek (H), Scott Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Walker County: Huntsville State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 9,404
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,756 (32% naturalized citizens)

Walker County:	4.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,457
• One, attached: 362
• Two: 528
• 3 or 4: 586
• 5 to 9: 1,002
• 10 to 19: 711
• 20 or more: 2,237
• Mobile homes: 5,141
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Walker County with a mortgage: 3,026 (63 second mortgage, 171 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,258

Here:	48.2% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Walker County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/10/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,313 (79%) Carpooled: 3,378 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 46 (0%) Bicycle: 82 (0%) Walked: 564 (3%) Other means: 163 (1%) Worked at home: 368 (2%)

10.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,050 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.15%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)

Walker County:	0.12%
Texas average:	0.20%

8.57% relocated from other counties in Texas ($30,921 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($3,994 average AGI)

Walker County:	1.46%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Harris County, TX	2.09% ($51,556 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, TX	1.43% ($45,633)
from Trinity County, TX	0.41% ($28,500)
from San Jacinto County, TX	0.36% ($32,339)
from Madison County, TX	0.22% ($33,559)
from Brazos County, TX	0.22% ($21,382)
from Polk County, TX	0.22% ($20,765)

10.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,424 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.70%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.16% relocated to other counties in Texas ($25,845 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($4,579 average AGI)

Walker County:	1.54%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Montgomery County, TX	2.34% ($35,115 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	1.98% ($28,178)
to Trinity County, TX	0.33% ($25,059)
to Brazos County, TX	0.31% ($26,125)
to Travis County, TX	0.24% ($31,595)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.23% ($37,278)
to Madison County, TX	0.21% ($27,281)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,116 (5,419 aged, 697 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,470 (8,845 male householders, 2,688 female householders)

  8,869 spouses, 11,867 children (10,746 natural, 274 adopted, 847 stepchildren), 874 grandchildren, 467 brothers or sisters, 212 parents, 708 other relatives, 940 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,197 (3,120 male householders (2,157 living alone)), 3,678 female householders (2,775 living alone)), 2,399 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 17,091 (14,409 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,037 2-persons, 2,765 3-persons, 2,112 4-persons, 1,038 5-persons, 406 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,932 1-person, 1,505 2-persons, 295 3-persons, 66 4-persons.

85.7% of residents of Walker County speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $229,224,000 ($3684 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,662,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,254,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $57,850,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $374,000
Federal grants: $53,124,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,735,000 ($576,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,887,000 ($1,166,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $316,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,863,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,063,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.47 millions of gallons per day (69% from ground, 31% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

44% of Walker County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

Walker County:	43.7%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 45434
• Northeast: 1505
• Midwest: 3381
• South: 4673
• West: 3652

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,100

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	18.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	4.6%
Texas:	15.4%

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