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Trent, TX map Population in July 2007: 316. Population change since 2000: -0.9%
 

Males: 147  (46.2%)
Females: 171  (53.8%)

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Median resident age:  38.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79561.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,500 (it was $40,156 in 2000)
Trent  $41,500
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $33,900 (it was $29,500 in 2000)
Trent  $33,900
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Trent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
  • Hispanic (10.1%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Trent: 73.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.5%), Irish (17.6%), German (8.5%), English (4.1%), Dutch (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.41 square miles.

Population density: 768 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Trent

  • High school or higher: 68.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Trent town

  • Never married: 14.5%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

11 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America).

This town:  3.5%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Trent, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Trent to the number of sex offenders is 315 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Trent:  1.1% ($312)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (26.1 miles , pop. 115,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (192.5 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (230.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Merkel, TX (7.7 miles ), Tye, TX (17.8 miles ), Sweetwater, TX (19.5 miles ), Hawley-Noodle, TX (20.6 miles ), Hawley, TX (23.0 miles ), Blackwell-Nolan, TX (23.7 miles ), Anson, TX (24.2 miles ), Buffalo Gap, TX (24.8 miles ).

Latitude: 32.49 N, Longitude: 100.12 W


Area code: 325

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (21%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)
  • Special education teachers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Trent-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the Trent town center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.1 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Trent:
  • ROLLING PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SWEETWATER, TX)
  • ABILENE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ABILENE, TX)
  • ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; ABILENE, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Trent:
  • DYESS AFB (about 20 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
  • ABILENE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: ABI)
  • SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 83 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Trent:
  • AVENGER FIELD (about 23 miles; SWEETWATER, TX; ID: SWW)
  • HAMLIN MUNI (about 25 miles; HAMLIN, TX; ID: 14F)
  • FISHER COUNTY (about 30 miles; ROTAN/ROBY, TX; ID: 56F)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Trent:
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 140 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
Public high school in Trent:
  • TRENT SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 401 ELM; Grades: EE,KG-12; Our rating: 51)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.2%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.2%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

Trent compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Trent (2007 data):
  • First National Bank, Sweetwater, Texas: Trent Branch at 125 North Main, branch established on 1993-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $122.5 mil, Deposits: $110.0 mil, headquarters in Sweetwater, TX, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Bankshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$985$11,8200$0
Water Supply 1$2,680$32,1600$0
Totals for Government 2$3,665$21,9900$0



9.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,462 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.03%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.60% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,086 average AGI)
Taylor County:  0.60%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jones County, TX  0.53% ($141,385 average AGI)
from Callahan County, TX  0.51% ($29,009)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.38% ($28,269)


9.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,512 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.58%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.49% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,760 average AGI)
Taylor County:  0.49%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tarrant County, TX  0.55% ($31,231 average AGI)
to Jones County, TX  0.46% ($28,906)
to Callahan County, TX  0.46% ($34,228)


Strongest AM radio stations in Trent:
  • KEAN (1470 AM; 5 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: STEIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KGKL (960 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)
  • KWKC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: DYNAMIC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Trent:
  • KHYS (100.7 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEAN-FM (105.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHXS (102.7 FM; MERKEL, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBCY (99.7 FM; TYE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KCDD (103.7 FM; HAMLIN, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KULL (92.5 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEYJ-FM (107.9 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGNZ (88.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KOES (106.9 FM; STAMFORD, TX; Owner: TEXAS GULFWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KKHR (106.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: POWELL MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Trent:
  • KTXS-TV (Channel 12; SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPTA-LP (Channel 63; ABILENE-SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIDB-CA (Channel 35; SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP./KIDY-TV)
  • KRBC-TV (Channel 9; ABILENE, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)

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