County population in 2016: 7,982 (82% urban, 18% rural); it was 7,173 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 721 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,373 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,149 Renter-occupied apartments: 484 (it was 435 in 2000)
% of renters here:
17%
State:
36%
Land area: 841 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Winkler County: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (34.2%), Educational, health and social services (28.9%), Information (18.4%), Construction (10.5%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $56,083 ($30,591 in 1999)
This county:
$56,083
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $541 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $780)
This county:
$541
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $56,248 (it was $27,600 in 2000)
Winkler:
$56,248
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,911 - $102,796 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $953 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $329
Institutionalized population: 97
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $982 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $581 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 16.2%
Winkler County:
16.2%
Texas:
15.6%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.4% for Black residents, 17.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.7% for other race residents, 48.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 32.9 years old
(Males: 32.5 years old, Females: 33.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.6 years old, Black residents: 19.5 years old, American Indian residents: 49.7 years old, Asian residents: 16.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.8 years old, Other race residents: 35.4 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Winkler County: Rattlesnake Raceway (A), Midland Sewage Disposal Ponds (B), Barnhart Windmill (C), Big Biz Windmill (D), Boone Ranch (E), Boxcar Windmill (F), Brown Windmill (G), Bryant Ranch (H), Bryant Windmill (I), Bull Head Windmill (J), Bull Pasture Windmill (K), Bull Windmill (L), Camp Pasture Windmill (M), Cement Windmill (N), China Mott Windmill (O), Chuck Houston Windmill (P), Crawford Windmill (Q), Darty Windmill (R), Dog Town Windmill (S), Double Well Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Winkler County include: Spraberry Church (A), Tower Church (B), Valley View Church (C), Cotton Flat Church (D), Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church (E), Tower Church (F), Country Chapel Church (G), Pioneer Memorial Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 135 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,114 (31.1% naturalized citizens)
Winkler County:
14.0%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 132
2000 to 2009: 165
1990 to 1999: 203
1980 to 1989: 366
1970 to 1979: 274
Before 1970: 145
Note: State values scaled to Winkler County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,561
One, attached: 27
Two: 35
5 to 9: 45
10 to 19: 35
Mobile homes: 340
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34
Housing units in Winkler County with a mortgage: 456 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,656
Here:
99.8% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Winkler County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,037
16
Catholic
1,875
1
Mainline Protestant
321
4
Other
1
-
None
1,876
-
Winkler 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: 3
Winkler County:
4.61 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Winkler County:
9.22 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:
6.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Winkler County:
9.7%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Winkler County:
26.4%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.6%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Winkler County:
Average size of farms: 11175 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43,774 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: $43,106 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27,792 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
Tornado activity:
Winkler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 6408761.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Winkler County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 12% 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 109.2 miles away from Winkler 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 34.2 miles away from the 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 159.0 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from the 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 98.2 miles away from Winkler County center On 3/14/1999 at 22:43:17, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 103.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), 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
The number of natural disasters in Winkler County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Production occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (28%)
Health technologists and technicians (13%)
Personal care and service occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (85%)
Guatemala (4%)
Germany (4%)
Honduras (2%)
Korea (1%)
England (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Winkler County (%):
American (6%)
Irish (1%)
English (1%)
German (1%)
Scotch-Irish (0%)
Dutch (0%)
Scottish (0%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,688 (85.1%)
Carpooled: 294 (9.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 36 (1.1%)
Walked: 88 (2.8%)
Worked at home: 43 (1.4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
97 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
38 people in nursing homes
97 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $55,871.
8.55% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,916 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.55%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.85% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,379 average AGI)
2.70% relocated from other states ($11,542 average AGI)
Winkler County:
2.70%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,415 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.77%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.77% relocated to other counties in Texas ($42,287 average AGI)
1.00% relocated to other states ($4,129 average AGI)
Winkler County:
1.00%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Winkler County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,026 (830 aged, 196 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 401 (21%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Winkler County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (28)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.89 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,426 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 223 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,434
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,734 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,390
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 25 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,982
In family households: 7,001 (884 male householders, 1,024 female householders)
1,437 spouses, 2,877 children (2,680 natural, 85 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 255 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 101 other relatives, 185 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 883 (394 male householders (338 living alone)), 393 female householders (373 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 98
Size of family households: 880 2-persons, 325 3-persons, 381 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 133 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 712 1-person, 74 2-persons.
1,325 married couples with children.
716 single-parent households (143 men, 573 women).
58.8% of residents of Winkler speak English at home.
40.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $34,726,000 ($5,172 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:
5.5
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 45
2000 to 2009: 46
1990 to 1999: 52
1980 to 1989: 242
1970 to 1979: 566
1960 to 1969: 734
1950 to 1959: 1,093
1940 to 1949: 217
1939 or earlier: 35
Note: State values scaled to Winkler population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Winkler County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Winkler County population
no vehicle: 93
1 vehicle: 565
2 vehicles: 835
3 vehicles: 365
4 vehicles: 177
5+ vehicles: 38
no vehicle: 80
1 vehicle: 268
2 vehicles: 234
3 vehicles: 16
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 0
87% of Winkler County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Texas.
Winkler County:
86.7%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,397
Other state: 1,381
Northeast: 68
Midwest: 143
South: 416
West: 772
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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