Winkler County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 6,690 (81% urban, 19% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,149
Renter-occupied apartments: 435

% of renters here:	17%
State:	36%

Land area: 841 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.7%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 66%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Winkler County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Winkler County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
Hispanic (44.0%)
Other race (20.4%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
Black (1.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 3,520	(49.1%)
Females: 3,653	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,036
County population in 2003: 6,780
Jobs in 2003: 2,276

Total labor force in 2004: 3,057
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:

Winkler County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,286 ($30,591 in 2000)

This county	$32,286
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $40,329

Winkler County	$40,329
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $370
Institutionalized population: 135
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Winkler County in 2000: $582

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: 9
Thefts: 22
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 13
Auto thefts: 5

Winkler County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Winkler County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $422 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Winkler County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kermit, Wink.

Neighboring counties: Andrews County , Lea County, New Mexico , Ector County , Loving County , Ward County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Winkler County: Windmill on the Hill (A), YT Ranch (B), Yantis Ranch (C), Division Windmill (D), Middle Windmill (E), Little Redtop Windmill (F), Mitchell Windmill (G), Moore Windmill (H), Little Sand Windmill (I), Canyon Windmill (J), Amburgey Ranch (K), Dooley Windmill (L), Double Windmill (M), New Flag Windmill (N), Carter Camp (O), New Windmill (P), North Camp Windmill (Q), North Crow Windmill (R), North Windmill (S), Cattleguard Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 135
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,026 (29% naturalized citizens)

Winkler County:	14.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 95
1990 to 1994: 146
1985 to 1989: 173
1980 to 1984: 193
1975 to 1979: 196
1970 to 1974: 78
1970 to 1974: 97
1965 to 1969: 48

Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.7%

Winkler County marital status for males

Winkler County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,780
One, attached: 20
Two: 51
3 or 4: 66
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 14
Mobile homes: 247
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Winkler County with a mortgage: 589 (20 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,238

Agriculture in Winkler County
Average size of farms: 11175 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43774
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43106
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27792
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.09%
Average age of principal farm operators: 61 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.06

Winkler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 3.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (31%)
Construction (13%)
Utilities (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (30%)
Health care (19%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (13%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Plant and system operators (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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

Mexico (95%)
El Salvador (2%)
Japan (2%)
Canada (1%)
Laos (0%)
United Kingdom (0%)
Chile (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Winkler County:

United States or American (11%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
German (6%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Winkler County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,838 (73%)
Carpooled: 569 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Walked: 27 (1%)
Other means: 46 (2%)
Worked at home: 13 (1%)

97 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
38 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,522.

9.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,260 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.14%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.95% relocated from other counties in Texas ($22,158 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($7,102 average AGI)
Winkler County: 2.19%
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 Ector County, TX	1.54% ($31,697 average AGI)
from Midland County, TX	0.93% ($29,000)
from Ward County, TX	0.89% ($24,000)

9.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,295 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.73%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.11% relocated to other counties in Texas ($31,581 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($4,714 average AGI)
Winkler County: 1.62%
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 Ector County, TX	2.50% ($31,222 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	1.11% ($34,333)
to Ward County, TX	0.65% ($35,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Births per 1000 population in Winkler County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Winkler County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Winkler County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,089 (934 aged, 155 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,038

In family households: 6,379 (1,631 male householders, 354 female householders)
1,659 spouses, 2,366 children (2,169 natural, 50 adopted, 147 stepchildren), 133 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 72 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 659 (223 male householders (195 living alone)), 381 female householders (364 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 135 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 797 2-persons, 404 3-persons, 437 4-persons, 210 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 559 1-person, 35 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

1,527 married couples with children.
386 single-parent households (98 men, 288 women).

60.2% of residents of Winkler County speak English at home.
39.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $34,726,000 ($5172 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $394,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,361,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,630,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $102,000
Federal grants: $5,750,000
Federal procurement contracts: $193,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $691,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $847,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 600

Here:	90 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 377

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +68

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

Net internal migration: -754

Here:	-113 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Winkler County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.87 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:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 19
1980 to 1989: 290
1970 to 1979: 464
1960 to 1969: 782
1950 to 1959: 1,139
1940 to 1949: 373
1939 or earlier: 140

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Winkler County, Texas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 22
3 rooms: 129
4 rooms: 358
5 rooms: 744
6 rooms: 501
7 rooms: 244
8 rooms: 102
9 or more rooms: 49

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winkler County, Texas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 13
3 rooms: 54
4 rooms: 176
5 rooms: 82
6 rooms: 63
7 rooms: 32
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Winkler County:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 78
2 bedrooms: 716
3 bedrooms: 1,121
4 bedrooms: 207
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winkler County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 35
2 bedrooms: 231
3 bedrooms: 151
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Winkler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 96
1 vehicle: 733
2 vehicles: 917
3 vehicles: 331
4 vehicles: 63
5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Winkler County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 56
1 vehicle: 277
2 vehicles: 73
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 5

65% of Winkler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Texas.

Winkler County:	65.5%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 4829
Northeast: 44
Midwest: 257
South: 480
West: 503

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (86%)
Electricity (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (78%)
Electricity (18%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	1.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	3.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Winkler County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $2,274,000
All Other: $1,326,000

Parks & Recreation: $64,000

Parking Facilities: $1,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $3,798,000
Corrections - Other: $1,500,000

General - Other: $1,075,000

Financial Administration: $418,000

Parks & Recreation: $397,000

Central Staff Services: $323,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $317,000

Regular Highways: $314,000

Health Services - Other: $221,000

General Public Buildings: $172,000

Air Transportation: $151,000

Welfare - Other: $133,000

Libraries: $101,000

Natural Resources - Other: $35,000

Fire Protection: $21,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $248,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $660,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $501,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $159,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $217,000
General Revenue, NEC: $183,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,808,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $501,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $122,000
All Other: $71,000

Highways: $9,000
Tax - Property: $3,539,000
Other Selective Sales: $686,000

Motor Vehicle License: $291,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,116,000

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