Ward County, Texas (TX)

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• • 6,48554.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,69139.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4854.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1191.0%Two or more races
  • 1181.0%Asian alone
  • 540.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 5
• Auto thefts: 1

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

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $817 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $368 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ward County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $603 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monahans, Wickett, Thorntonville, Barstow, Grandfalls, Pyote.

Neighboring counties: Brantley County, Georgia , Menard County , Midland County , San Augustine County , Upton County .

Current college students: 253
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,072 (43.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2522010 or later
• 1802000 to 2009
• 1311990 to 1999
• 2001980 to 1989
• 2071970 to 1979
• 178Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,546
• One, attached: 33
• Two: 189
• 3 or 4: 80
• 5 to 9: 57
• 10 to 19: 172
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 838
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Ward County with a mortgage: 994 (0 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,970

Religion statistics for Ward County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ward County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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

7.88% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,368 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.99% relocated from other counties in Texas ($37,162 average AGI)
1.89% relocated from other states ($10,202 average AGI)

Ward County:	1.89%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Ector County, TX	1.13% ($40,783 average AGI)
from Midland County, TX	0.52% ($62,190)

9.89% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($51,558 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.32% relocated to other counties in Texas ($40,107 average AGI)
2.57% relocated to other states ($11,454 average AGI)

Ward County:	2.57%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Ector County, TX	1.49% ($52,726 average AGI)
to Reeves County, TX	0.67% ($45,571)
to Midland County, TX	0.50% ($73,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ward County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,019 (491 living alone), Female householders: 2,079 (499 living alone)

• 2,182 spouses (2,182 opposite-sex spouses), 320 unmarried partners, (256 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,917 children (3,649 natural, 93 adopted, 174 stepchildren), 655 grandchildren, 181 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 0 foster children, 152 other relatives, 197 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 111

Size of family households: 1,180 2-persons, 492 3-persons, 585 4-persons, 338 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 208 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 990 1-person, 215 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

2,144 married couples with children.
489 single-parent households (130 men, 359 women).

63.7% of residents of Ward speak English at home.
35.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $60,696,000 ($5,860 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,360,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,515,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $405,000
Federal grants: $17,942,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,101,000 ($772,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,330,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,396,000
Federal Government insurance: $140,000

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

Here:	-89 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Ward County, Texas
• 2532014 or later
• 822010 to 2013
• 1492000 to 2009
• 7131990 to 1999
• 4861980 to 1989
• 7431970 to 1979
• 9411960 to 1969
• 1,1661950 to 1959
• 3201940 to 1949
• 1001939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ward County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ward County, Texas
• 191 room
• 132 rooms
• 473 rooms
• 2014 rooms
• 7745 rooms
• 8056 rooms
• 5007 rooms
• 2568 rooms
• 3069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ward County, Texas
• 01 room
• 682 rooms
• 1243 rooms
• 2724 rooms
• 3895 rooms
• 2036 rooms
• 347 rooms
• 598 rooms
• 59+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ward County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ward County, Texas
• 19no bedroom
• 191 bedroom
• 5462 bedrooms
• 1,6963 bedrooms
• 5744 bedrooms
• 625+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ward County, Texas
• 0no bedroom
• 1371 bedroom
• 4652 bedrooms
• 4783 bedrooms
• 714 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ward County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ward County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 98no vehicle
• 6871 vehicle
• 1,0052 vehicles
• 8113 vehicles
• 2024 vehicles
• 1305+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ward County in renter-occupied apartments
• 36no vehicle
• 6091 vehicle
• 3622 vehicles
• 1493 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 105+ vehicles

84.1% of Ward County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 8,190
• Other state: 2,575
• Northeast: 100
• Midwest: 310
• South: 571
• West: 1,632

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 342
• Number of aged recipients: 72
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 270
• Number of recipients under 18: 35
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 193
• Number of recipients older than 64: 114
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 142
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 147