Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 1,263.
Males: 644  (51.1%)
Females: 619  (48.9%)
Median resident age:

42.4 years
Texas median age:

32.3 years

Zip code: 79549

Estimated median household income in 2022: $64,508 (it was $35,000 in 2000)
Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

$64,508
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,259 (it was $17,100 in 2000)

Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $175,821 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

$175,821
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $257,478; detached houses: $270,337; townhouses or other attached units: $58,721; mobile homes: $58,889
March 2022 cost of living index in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX (2000)
    • 1,09685.7%White alone
    • 17213.4%Hispanic
    • 60.5%American Indian alone
    • 40.3%Asian alone
    • 10.08%Two or more races

Races in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 315.5 square miles.

Population density: 4.0 people per square mile   (very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge CCD:

1.4% ($883)
Texas:

1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Midland, TX (75.4 miles , pop. 94,996).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (218.0 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (249.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

Snyder, TX (3.2 miles ),
Hermleigh, TX (4.3 miles ),
Westbrook, TX (4.7 miles ),
Gail, TX (4.7 miles ),
Colorado City, TX (4.8 miles ),
Lake Colorado City, TX (4.9 miles ),
Loraine, TX (5.3 miles ),
Coahoma, TX (5.4 miles )

Latitude: 32.67 N, Longitude: 101.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 325

Distribution of median household income in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Texas:

3.5%
Most common industries in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (16.0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (11.6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.2%)
  • Health care (6.7%)
  • Public administration (5.7%)
  • Finance & insurance (4.8%)
  • Repair & maintenance (4.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (20.8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.7%)
  • Educational services (8.9%)
  • Public administration (7.7%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.3%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.7%)
  • Construction (3.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (25.0%)
  • Health care (15.2%)
  • Finance & insurance (11.0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)
  • Social assistance (4.2%)
  • Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers (3.8%)
Most common occupations in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Farmers and farm managers (8.0%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
  • Extraction workers (5.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (12.5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10.6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6.4%)
  • Child care workers (4.9%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.9%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4.5%)

Average climate in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, Texas

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Tornado activity:

Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/24/1968, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1968, a category F3 tornado 22.3 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 383% greater 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 30.6 miles away from Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge 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 213.6 miles away from Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge 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 120.2 miles away from Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge center
On 9/11/2011 at 12:27:44, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 21.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 316.4 miles away from Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 185.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Scurry County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Flood: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

  • SNYDER HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; SNYDER, TX)
  • SNYDER NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; SNYDER, TX)
  • COGDELL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; SNYDER, TX)
  • COGDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; SNYDER, TX)
  • SNYDER OAKS CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; SNYDER, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

  • Howard College (about 37 miles; Big Spring, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
  • Midland College (about 75 miles; Midland, TX; FT enrollment: 3,650)
  • Texas Tech University (about 78 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 29,251)
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (about 80 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 3,269)
  • Abilene Christian University (about 82 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 4,025)
  • The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (about 92 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 2,982)
  • Angelo State University (about 93 miles; San Angelo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,019)

Points of interest:

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Churches in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge include: Canyon Church (A), Knapp Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bluff Creek Cemetery (1), Fluvanna Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Divesion Lake (A), County Line Tank (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Mooar Creek (A), Chimney Creek (B), Bull Creek (C), Bluff Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Scurry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Texas:

2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

68.4%
Whole state:

71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

1.6%
Whole state:

4.4%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

7.7%
Whole state:

15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

4.0%
Whole state:

6.7%

For population 15 years and over in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

Marital status in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX
  • Never married: 11.2%
  • Now married: 75.9%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

For population 25 years and over in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.9
Texas average:

15.6

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX (based on Scurry County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant7,34830
Catholic2,3163
Mainline Protestant1,0218
Black Protestant1871
Other1792
None5,870-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
This county:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
This county:

6.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
Here:

8.76 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.9%
State:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.4%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Scurry County:

15.1%
Texas:

15.7%

Strongest AM radio stations in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

  • KSNY (1450 AM; 1 kW; SNYDER, TX; Owner: SNYDER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KVMC (1320 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COLORADO CITY, TX; Owner: JIMLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

  • KSNY-FM (101.5 FM; SNYDER, TX; Owner: SNYDER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLYD (98.9 FM; SNYDER, TX; Owner: DELBERT FOREE)
  • KTXC (104.7 FM; LAMESA, TX; Owner: MIDESSA BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge:

  • K07TZ (Channel 7; SNYDER, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • K26DW (Channel 26; SNYDER, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • K42ET (Channel 42; SNYDER, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KPCB (Channel 17; SNYDER, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K44FG (Channel 44; SNYDER, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX
  • 49.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 44.3%Electricity
  • 4.0%Utility gas
  • 1.6%Wood
  • 0.5%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX
  • 56.0%Electricity
  • 38.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.6%Wood
  • 2.4%Utility gas


Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge compared to Texas state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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