Callahan County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 13,516 (27% urban, 73% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,091
Renter-occupied apartments: 970

% of renters here:	19%
State:	36%

Land area: 899 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Callahan County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Retail trade (13.0%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Callahan County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Callahan County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
Hispanic (6.3%)
Other race (2.7%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 6,267	(48.6%)
Females: 6,638	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,593
County population in 2003: 13,096
Jobs in 2003: 2,250

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Callahan County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 6,786
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Callahan County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,261 ($32,463 in 2000)

This county	$34,261
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,851

Callahan County	$67,851
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $394
Institutionalized population: 122
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Callahan County in 2000: $637

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 12
Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 3
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 27
Thefts: 16
Auto thefts: 5

Callahan County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Callahan County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $500 (1.0%)

Area name: Abilene, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Callahan County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clyde, Baird, Cross Plains, Putnam.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Coleman County , Eastland County , Jones County , Shackelford County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Callahan County: Goble Windmill (A), Richardson Windmill (B), Clyde Station (C), Haynes Windmill (D), Sneed Windmill (E), High Windmill (F), Trap Windmill (G), Four-Hundred Acre Windmill (H), Bull Pasture Windmill (I), Windham Ranch (J), Denton Valley School (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Tecumseh Cemetery (1), Hart Cemetery (2), Seaton Cemetery (3), Eula Cemetery (4), Ross Cemetery (5), Oglesby Cemetery (6), Saint Joachim Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Baird Lake (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (C), Straley Lake (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 11a Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (F), McDonough Lake (G), La Reata Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Herd Branch (A), Bee Branch (B), North Prong Pecan Bayou (C), Kaiser Creek (D), West Prong Burnt Branch (E), Bear Branch (F), Sheep Creek (G), Mesquite Branch (H), Lick Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 308
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 185 (32% naturalized citizens)

Callahan County:	1.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 33 1990 to 1994: 37 1985 to 1989: 16 1980 to 1984: 13 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 22 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 53

Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.7%

Callahan County marital status for males

Callahan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,324
One, attached: 64
Two: 76
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 8
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 1,305
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Callahan County with a mortgage: 1,048 (8 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,338

Agriculture in Callahan County
Average size of farms: 577 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18906
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $54.36
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21247
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.22%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26661
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.51%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.69
All wheat for grain: 17379 harvested acres
Vegetables: 49 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 354 acres

Callahan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (69%)
Philippines (12%)
Canada (5%)
El Salvador (5%)
Germany (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Poland (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Callahan County:

United States or American (28%)
Irish (12%)
German (12%)
English (9%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Callahan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,338 (78%)
Carpooled: 865 (15%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 102 (2%)
Other means: 69 (1%)
Worked at home: 203 (4%)

112 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,234.

10.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,965 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.94%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.05% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,131 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($5,836 average AGI)
Callahan County: 1.88%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Taylor County, TX	4.53% ($34,228 average AGI)
from Eastland County, TX	0.36% ($17,938)
from Brown County, TX	0.29% ($15,308)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.25% ($36,636)
from Jones County, TX	0.22% ($24,100)

10.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,179 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.80%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.29% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,131 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($4,048 average AGI)
Callahan County: 1.50%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Taylor County, TX	4.98% ($29,009 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.29% ($25,846)
to Brown County, TX	0.25% ($74,909)
to Eastland County, TX	0.25% ($21,455)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.22% ($35,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Births per 1000 population in Callahan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Callahan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Callahan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,441 (2,137 aged, 304 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 917.430
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 932.230
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.4

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15.63
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59.19

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.4

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,784

In family households: 11,369 (3,101 male householders, 684 female householders)
3,192 spouses, 3,742 children (3,302 natural, 107 adopted, 333 stepchildren), 244 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 130 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,415 (498 male householders (440 living alone)), 782 female householders (736 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 121 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,835 2-persons, 790 3-persons, 673 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,176 1-person, 88 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

94.1% of residents of Callahan County speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,755,000 ($5540 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,144,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,901,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,520,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,229,000
Federal grants: $11,096,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,751,000 ($3,029,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,259,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $85,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,252,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,958,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 708

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 727

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +29

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +620

Here:	+46 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Callahan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.29 millions of gallons per day (55% from ground, 45% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 211
1995 to 1998: 452
1990 to 1994: 257
1980 to 1989: 995
1970 to 1979: 1,142
1960 to 1969: 816
1950 to 1959: 780
1940 to 1949: 405
1939 or earlier: 867

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Callahan County, Texas:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 123 4 rooms: 639 5 rooms: 1,307 6 rooms: 1,076 7 rooms: 495 8 rooms: 255 9+ rooms: 149

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Callahan County, Texas:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 174 4 rooms: 299 5 rooms: 261 6 rooms: 117 7 rooms: 52 8 rooms: 23 9+ rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Callahan County:
	no bedroom: 23 1 bedroom: 133 2 bedrooms: 1,104 3 bedrooms: 2,318 4 bedrooms: 450 5+ bedrooms: 63

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Callahan County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 416 3 bedrooms: 303 4 bedrooms: 60 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Callahan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 118 1 vehicle: 1,178 2 vehicles: 1,882 3 vehicles: 731 4 vehicles: 139 5+ vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Callahan County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 99 1 vehicle: 445 2 vehicles: 341 3 vehicles: 70 4 vehicles: 13 5+ vehicles: 2

58% of Callahan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

Callahan County:	57.5%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 10175
Northeast: 142
Midwest: 573
South: 932
West: 745

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (41%) Utility gas (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (39%) Utility gas (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Wood (4%) Other fuel (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	0.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54

Here:	18.9%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Callahan County government finances in 2004:

Current Operations - General - Other: $914,000
Financial Administration: $468,000

Central Staff Services: $355,000

Police Protection: $320,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $279,000

Regular Highways: $119,000

General Public Buildings: $73,000

Electric Utilities: $67,000

Libraries: $16,000

Gas Utilities: $12,000

Water Utilities: $5,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $248,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $274,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $95,000
Interest Earnings: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,684,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000
Tax - Property: $1,387,000
NEC: $1,088,000

Motor Vehicle License: $604,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $782,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

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