Bloomburg, Texas
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(46.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bloomburg, TX
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.46 |
Texas average: | 2.08 |
Here: | 9.4% |
Texas: | 8.0% |

- Construction (17.2%)
- Health care (17.2%)
- Educational services (12.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.0%)
- Paper (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Radio, TV, computer stores (4.1%)

- Construction (27.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.1%)
- Paper (9.8%)
- Truck transportation (6.5%)
- Health care (6.5%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Radio, TV, computer stores (4.3%)

- Health care (35.8%)
- Educational services (30.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (17.0%)
- Chemicals (3.8%)
- Radio, TV, computer stores (3.8%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (3.8%)
- Finance & insurance (3.8%)

- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (7.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)

- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (12.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.8%)
- Electricians (6.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)

- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (15.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (13.2%)
- Registered nurses (9.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
- Teachers, secondary school (5.7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (3.8%)
Average climate in Bloomburg, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 69.6. This is about average.
City: | 69.6 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.99. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.99 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Tornado activity:
Bloomburg-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/23/2000, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Bloomburg town center caused $170,000 in damages.
On 3/12/1971, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 5 people.
Earthquake activity:
Bloomburg-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 423% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 226.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 279.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 176.0 miles away from Bloomburg center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 176.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cass County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Hurricanes: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Fires: 4, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bloomburg:
- EVERGREEN CLEARVIEW COMMUNITY HOME (Hospital, about 7 miles away; ATLANTA, TX)
- ROSE HAVEN RETREAT (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; ATLANTA, TX)
- ATLANTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 7 miles away; ATLANTA, TX)
- ATLANTA MEMORIAL TRANSITI (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; ATLANTA, TX)
- NORTHEAST TEXAS DIALYSIS CTR (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; ATLANTA, TX)
- EVERGREEN CHOCTAW COMMUNITY HOME (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ATLANTA, TX)
- EVERGREEN MARYLAND COMMUNITY HOME (Hospital, about 16 miles away; TEXARKANA, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomburg:
- Texarkana College (about 22 miles; Texarkana, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,629)
- Southern University at Shreveport (about 44 miles; Shreveport, LA; FT enrollment: 2,277)
- Northeast Texas Community College (about 48 miles; Mount Pleasant, TX; FT enrollment: 2,320)
- Bossier Parish Community College (about 48 miles; Bossier City, LA; FT enrollment: 6,209)
- Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (about 49 miles; Magnolia, AR; FT enrollment: 3,005)
- Louisiana State University-Shreveport (about 54 miles; Shreveport, LA; FT enrollment: 3,159)
- LeTourneau University (about 61 miles; Longview, TX; FT enrollment: 2,357)
Public high school in Bloomburg:
- BLOOMBURG H S (Students: 139, Location: 307 W CYPRESS ST, Grades: 6-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Bloomburg:
- BLOOMBURG EL (Students: 143, Location: 307 W CYPRESS ST, Grades: PK-5)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Bloomburg Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Vernon Glass - Football coach.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bloomburg and their reported violations in the past:
BLOOMBURG WSC (Population served: 711, Groundwater):Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2008), St Public Notif requested (JUN-25-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-25-2008)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2008 and DEC-2008, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-27-2009), St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2009), St Public Notif received (APR-03-2009), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2009)
- One minor monitoring violation
This town: | 2.6 people |
Texas: | 2.8 people |
This town: | 74.8% |
Whole state: | 69.9% |
This town: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Banks with branches in Bloomburg (2011 data):
- Bloomburg State Bank: at 109 Main Street, branch established on 1916/01/25. Info updated 2008/03/27: Bank assets: $14.3 mil, Deposits: $12.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
Here: | 7.5 |
Texas average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bloomburg, TX (based on Cass County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 17,887 | 77 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,115 | 15 |
Black Protestant | 2,074 | 15 |
Catholic | 810 | 2 |
Other | 396 | 2 |
None | 7,182 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.46 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Cass County: | 6.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Cass County: | 11.4% |
State: | 8.9% |
Cass County: | 29.2% |
Texas: | 26.6% |
Cass County: | 14.8% |
Texas: | 15.7% |
Health and Nutrition:
Bloomburg: | 45.1% |
Texas: | 48.6% |
This city: | 43.9% |
Texas: | 47.4% |
Bloomburg: | 30.5 |
Texas: | 28.5 |
Bloomburg: | 16.8% |
Texas: | 20.6% |
Bloomburg: | 15.7% |
State: | 10.3% |
Bloomburg: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.8 |
This city: | 36.0% |
State: | 33.1% |
This city: | 51.3% |
Texas: | 56.2% |
Bloomburg: | 83.2% |
Texas: | 80.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Bloomburg, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,191 | |
Sewerage | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | |
Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 1 | $210 | |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | |
Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 4 | $3,401 |
Bloomburg government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,000 ($2.54)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $37,000 ($94.15)
Police Protection: $14,000 ($35.62)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($7.63)
General - Other: $2,000 ($5.09)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $41,000 ($104.33)
Bloomburg government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $46,000 ($117.05)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,000 ($5.09)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $9,000 ($22.90)
- Tax - Property: $10,098,000 ($25694.66)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $24,000 ($61.07)
Public Utilities Sales: $9,000 ($22.90)
Bloomburg government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,000 ($5.09)
6.24% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($47,086 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.24% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Bowie County, TX | |
from Morris County, TX | |
from Miller County, AR |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomburg:
- KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
- KOSY (790 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCMC (740 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomburg:
- KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
- KNRB (100.1 FM; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KYGL (106.3 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KNCB-FM (105.3 FM; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
- KFYX (107.1 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
- KKYR-FM (102.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMJI (93.3 FM; ASHDOWN, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KPWW (95.9 FM; HOOKS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHTA (92.5 FM; WAKE VILLAGE, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTXK (91.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TEXARKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KTOY (104.7 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: JO-AL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJTX (104.5 FM; JEFFERSON, TX; Owner: WISDOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bloomburg:
- KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
- KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
- KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
- KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KLFI-LP (Channel 35; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: BEECH STREET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K41EQ (Channel 41; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K30EA (Channel 30; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Bloomburg fatal accident list:
Nov 21, 2012 10:25 AM, Fm 249 E. Main St, Fm 3129 S. Arkansas St, Lat: 33.137772, Lon: -94.060047, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 7, 2003 06:55 AM, Cypress, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 30, 1986 11:00 AM, Fm3337, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 27, 1981 08:45 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 13ft / 4.1mTotal length
- 2,755Total average daily traffic
- 359Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,065Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bloomburg)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- Mississippi & Oak St (Lat: 33.140139 Lon: -94.055472), Call Sign: KNHE647, Licensee ID: L00716733,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.145 MHz, 154.355 MHz, Grant Date: 07/18/2003, Expiration Date: 08/24/2013, Cancellation Date: 11/09/2013, Registrant: City Of Bloomburg, Main St, Bloomburg, TX 75556, Phone: (903) 728-5323 - Along Kcs Right Of Way 1.7 Mi N (Lat: 33.162083 Lon: -94.058806), Call Sign: KNBJ755, Licensee ID: L00003692,
Assigned Frequencies: 160.260 MHz, 160.350 MHz, Grant Date: 08/15/2001, Expiration Date: 09/04/2011, Cancellation Date: 07/21/2003, Registrant: Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 4601 Blanchard Rd, Shreveport, LA 71107, Phone: (318) 227-7262
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- BLOOMBURG SC, 307 W. Cypress (Lat: 33.134778 Lon: -94.062417), Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 37.5 m, Call Sign: WQHJ531,
Assigned Frequencies: 19645.0 MHz, 19575.0 MHz, 19575.0 MHz, 19575.0 MHz, Grant Date: 08/14/2007, Expiration Date: 08/14/2017, Cancellation Date: 06/12/2017, Certifier: Jeffrey J Youle, Registrant: Affiniti, LLC, 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd, Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email: - BLOOMBURG, Bloomburg Cell Site (Lat: 33.137778 Lon: -94.074167), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WQPS652,
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz, Grant Date: 08/06/2012, Expiration Date: 08/06/2022, Cancellation Date: 03/26/2021, Certifier: Gregory M Romano, Registrant: Verizon, 1300 I St Nw - Suite 500 East, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 515-2453, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bloomburg)FAA Registered Aircraft:
29 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Bloomburg)2003 - 2016 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bloomburg, TX
- 15564.0%Outside Fires
- 6326.0%Structure Fires
- 239.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 10.4%Other
Most common first names in Bloomburg, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 14 | 76.9 years |
John | 13 | 81.1 years |
William | 12 | 73.8 years |
Mary | 6 | 81.0 years |
Thomas | 6 | 80.8 years |
Henry | 5 | 72.6 years |
Paul | 5 | 50.8 years |
Ethel | 5 | 81.0 years |
Robert | 5 | 68.6 years |
Cora | 4 | 82.8 years |
Most common last names in Bloomburg, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Lummus | 14 | 73.1 years |
Brown | 12 | 79.8 years |
Smith | 11 | 77.8 years |
Harrist | 11 | 79.9 years |
Jones | 10 | 78.0 years |
Wood | 8 | 83.1 years |
Wilbanks | 8 | 72.8 years |
Endsley | 8 | 83.4 years |
Thomas | 7 | 74.0 years |
Lundy | 7 | 76.6 years |
Bloomburg compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.