County population in 2016: 18,889 (66% urban, 34% rural); it was 17,943 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,342 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,040 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,286 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,961 (it was 1,881 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
36%
Land area: 922 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Young County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (41.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (13.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.3%), Educational, health and social services (10.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $48,555 ($30,499 in 1999)
This county:
$48,555
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $441 (lower quartile is $349, upper quartile is $589)
This county:
$441
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $97,670 (it was $46,600 in 2000)
Young:
$97,670
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,924 - $183,950 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,068 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $391
Institutionalized population: 279
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 13
Burglaries: 35
Thefts: 26
Auto thefts: 2
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 41
Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,678 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,110 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 14.4%
Young County:
14.4%
Texas:
15.6%
(11.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.0% for Black residents, 22.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 38.8% for American Indian residents, 2.6% for other race residents, 43.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.2 years old
(Males: 41.6 years old, Females: 43.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.2 years old, Black residents: 46.5 years old, American Indian residents: 62.6 years old, Asian residents: 62.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.3 years old, Other race residents: 21.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Young County is $367 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $614 a month.
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Alan Henry (A), Sandy Creek Lake (B), Rood Tank (C), Rock Tank (D), Pit Tank (E), Pipe Tank (F), Kildugan Tank (G), Kelly Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McDonald Creek (A), Salt Creek (B), Salt Branch (C), Rocky Creek (D), Red Branch (E), Middle Creek (F), Gobbler Creek (G), Grape Creek (H), Griffin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 443 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,036 (27.7% naturalized citizens)
Young County:
5.5%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 181
2000 to 2009: 474
1990 to 1999: 160
1980 to 1989: 247
1970 to 1979: 110
Before 1970: 24
Note: State values scaled to Young County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,158
One, attached: 128
Two: 203
3 or 4: 114
5 to 9: 181
10 to 19: 28
20 to 49: 67
50 or more: 31
Mobile homes: 952
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Housing units in Young County with a mortgage: 2,461 (0 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,308
Here:
40.0% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Young County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
11,719
51
Mainline Protestant
2,439
10
Catholic
950
2
Other
366
2
None
3,076
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Young 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: 2
Young County:
1.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Young County:
5.10 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
5.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Young County:
10.5%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Young County:
26.4%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.7%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Young County:
Average size of farms: 675 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31,690 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $47.32 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.81% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32,973 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.14% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.10% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,450 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.87% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.29 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.26% Corn for grain: 14 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 12446 harvested acres Upland cotton: 1010 harvested acres Vegetables: 14 harvested acres Land in orchards: 512 acres
Tornado activity:
Young County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 10243119.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Young County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 122.7 miles away from Young County center 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) earthquake occurred 343.2 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 162.3 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 109.6 miles away from the 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 265.3 miles away from Young County center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 124.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas PK East Fire, Incident Period: April 16, 2011 to May 04, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 2895, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas PK West Fire, Incident Period: April 13, 2011 to May 12, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 15, 2011, FEMA Id: 2888, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hohertz Fire, Incident Period: April 09, 2011 to May 12, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 2893, Natural disaster type: Fire
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
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Young County (14) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (26%)
Education, training, and library occupations (14%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Management occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (84%)
Thailand (6%)
Taiwan (4%)
Guatemala (2%)
South Africa (1%)
England (1%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Young County (%):
American (16%)
German (9%)
English (7%)
Irish (5%)
European (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Norwegian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 7,481 (83.2%)
Carpooled: 783 (8.7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 124 (1.4%)
Bicycle: 8 (0.1%)
Walked: 24 (0.3%)
Worked at home: 599 (6.7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Young County, Texas in 2000:
270 people in nursing homes
89 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
32 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
194 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
85 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $51,716.
6.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,845 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.13%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.88% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,832 average AGI)
1.25% relocated from other states ($8,014 average AGI)
Young County:
1.25%
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:
7.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,019 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.10%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.74% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,824 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($6,193 average AGI)
Young County:
1.37%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Births per 1000 population in Young County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Young County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Young County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 27.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Young County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Young County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,847 (3,251 aged, 596 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 708 (17%)
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 Young County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (372)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (277)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (263)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (89)
Sudden cardiac death, so described (86)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.15 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,358 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 346 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 81,230
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,228 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,472 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 106
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,889
In family households: 16,580 (2,674 male householders, 2,883 female householders)
4,378 spouses, 5,282 children (4,774 natural, 53 adopted, 446 stepchildren), 585 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 131 parents, 198 other relatives, 316 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,016 (767 male householders (631 living alone)), 1,012 female householders (915 living alone)), 228 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 292
Size of family households: 3,010 2-persons, 1,022 3-persons, 853 4-persons, 468 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 121 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,548 1-person, 230 2-persons.
2,574 married couples with children.
1,338 single-parent households (282 men, 1,056 women).
86.4% of residents of Young speak English at home.
13.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $108,847,000 ($6,068 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,481,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,803,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,146,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,627,000 Federal grants: $18,447,000 Federal procurement contracts: $784,000 ($53,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,040,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,779,000 Federal Government insurance: $9,688,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,226
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,299
Here:
72 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +120
Here:
+7 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +27
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Young County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.84 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Young County population
no vehicle: 172
1 vehicle: 1,225
2 vehicles: 2,746
3 vehicles: 1,183
4 vehicles: 288
5+ vehicles: 94
no vehicle: 180
1 vehicle: 836
2 vehicles: 407
3 vehicles: 90
4 vehicles: 40
5+ vehicles: 11
89% of Young County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Texas.
Young County:
88.6%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,463
Other state: 3,065
Northeast: 155
Midwest: 404
South: 1,342
West: 1,191
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