Nolan County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 14,878 (71% urban, 29% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,157
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,013

% of renters here:	33%
State:	36%

Land area: 912 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	21.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This county:	10.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.7%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Nolan County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Nolan County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (66.3%)
Hispanic (28.0%)
Other race (14.0%)
Black (4.7%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 7,687	(48.6%)
Females: 8,115	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,710
County population in 2003: 15,155
Jobs in 2003: 6,370

Total labor force in 2004: 7,579
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Nolan County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,661 ($26,209 in 2000)

This county	$27,661
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,095

Nolan County	$48,095
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $340
Institutionalized population: 338
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Nolan County in 2000: $648

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 25
Auto thefts: 8

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 25
Auto thefts: 2

Nolan County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $241,700
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $139,500
2006: 1 building, cost: $145,000

2004 Presidential Election results in Nolan County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $396 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nolan County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sweetwater, Roscoe, Blackwell.

Neighboring counties: Coke County , Fisher County , Jones County , Mitchell County , Runnels County , Scurry County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Nolan County: Adrian Ranch (A), Double Heart Ranch (B), Sixtynine Ranch (C), High Lonesome Windmill (D), Tecific (E), White Hall Ranch (F), Memphis Public Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Champion Cemetery (1), Slater Chapel Cemetery (2), Nolan Cemetery (3), Blackwell Cemetery (4), Garden Of memories Cemetery (5), Coffee Cemetery (6), Decker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Willow Tank (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 4a Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 2a Reservoir (D), Silver Lake (E), Country Club Lake (F), H and H Conditioning Tank (G), H and H Feedlot Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holder Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Seale Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Prong Creek (E), Barnett Creek (F), Pecan Creek (G), Wilson Creek (H), Idlewild Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Nolan County include: Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park (1), Sweetwater Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 559
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 669 (57% naturalized citizens)

Nolan County:	4.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 120
1990 to 1994: 66
1985 to 1989: 92
1980 to 1984: 103
1975 to 1979: 85
1970 to 1974: 81
1970 to 1974: 35
1965 to 1969: 87

Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.9%

Nolan County marital status for males

Nolan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,540
One, attached: 174
Two: 196
3 or 4: 191
5 to 9: 95
10 to 19: 187
20 or more: 274
Mobile homes: 446
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Nolan County with a mortgage: 1,196 (42 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,312

Agriculture in Nolan County
Average size of farms: 933 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25956
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $103.10
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.50%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31400
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58798
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.79
All wheat for grain: 5247 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 49668 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 55 acres

Nolan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 103 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (20%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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

Mexico (85%)
India (7%)
Spain (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Other Western Africa (1%)
Philippines (1%)
Nigeria (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Nolan County:

United States or American (22%)
German (8%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Nolan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,093 (80%)
Carpooled: 896 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 110 (2%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 148 (2%)

People in group quarters in Nolan County, Texas

141 people in nursing homes
113 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
90 people in halfway houses
63 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
15 people in homes for the mentally ill
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,053.

7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,678 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.41% relocated from other counties in Texas ($23,070 average AGI)
1.36% relocated from other states ($6,608 average AGI)
Nolan County: 1.36%
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	0.94% ($22,809 average AGI)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.48% ($31,208)
from Fisher County, TX	0.40% ($21,900)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.34% ($22,882)
from Howard County, TX	0.28% ($24,571)
from Mitchell County, TX	0.28% ($24,929)
from Jones County, TX	0.24% ($42,083)

8.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,612 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.39% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,222 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($4,390 average AGI)
Nolan County: 1.35%
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	1.35% ($28,456 average AGI)
to Tom Green County, TX	0.52% ($20,808)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.40% ($29,150)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.32% ($31,375)
to Dallas County, TX	0.30% ($34,267)
to Fisher County, TX	0.26% ($32,308)
to Howard County, TX	0.24% ($25,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Births per 1000 population in Nolan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Nolan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Nolan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,024 (2,647 aged, 377 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,301

In family households: 13,225 (3,220 male householders, 1,101 female householders)
3,340 spouses, 4,667 children (4,343 natural, 79 adopted, 245 stepchildren), 331 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 161 other relatives, 251 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,076 (689 male householders (591 living alone)), 1,159 female householders (1,075 living alone)), 228 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 501 (314 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,949 2-persons, 985 3-persons, 779 4-persons, 414 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,666 1-person, 165 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

2,583 married couples with children.
1,153 single-parent households (218 men, 935 women).

75.9% of residents of Nolan County speak English at home.
23.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,754,000 ($6594 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,135,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,661,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,745,000
Federal grants: $18,997,000
Federal procurement contracts: $730,000 ($95,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,487,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $314,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,280,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,756,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,171

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 985

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +69

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,159

Here:	-78 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Nolan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.69 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 201
1990 to 1994: 158
1980 to 1989: 769
1970 to 1979: 1,060
1960 to 1969: 1,162
1950 to 1959: 1,448
1940 to 1949: 840
1939 or earlier: 1,424

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nolan County, Texas:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 82
3 rooms: 169
4 rooms: 522
5 rooms: 1,320
6 rooms: 1,088
7 rooms: 518
8 rooms: 265
9 or more rooms: 187

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nolan County, Texas:

1 room: 52
2 rooms: 124
3 rooms: 413
4 rooms: 557
5 rooms: 493
6 rooms: 278
7 rooms: 80
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nolan County:

no bedroom: 36
1 bedroom: 184
2 bedrooms: 1,224
3 bedrooms: 2,244
4 bedrooms: 400
5 or more bedrooms: 69

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nolan County:

no bedroom: 94
1 bedroom: 491
2 bedrooms: 834
3 bedrooms: 514
4 bedrooms: 80
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Nolan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 134
1 vehicle: 1,366
2 vehicles: 1,905
3 vehicles: 602
4 vehicles: 130
5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Nolan County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 374
1 vehicle: 1,013
2 vehicles: 490
3 vehicles: 114
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 13

59% of Nolan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Texas.

Nolan County:	59.0%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 13306
Northeast: 153
Midwest: 401
South: 660
West: 568

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (55%)
Electricity (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)

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

Here:	0.5%
Texas:	6.8%

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

Here:	1.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 34

Here:	6.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Nolan County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $979,000
Police Protection: $978,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $756,000

Financial Administration: $497,000

General Public Buildings: $460,000

General - Other: $239,000

Central Staff Services: $169,000

Fire Protection: $162,000

Parks & Recreation: $161,000

Health Services - Other: $152,000

Libraries: $90,000

Natural Resources - Other: $73,000

Corrections - Other: $56,000

Welfare - Other: $25,000
General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $576,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $625,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $555,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $70,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,948,000
Interest Earnings: $202,000

Rents: $16,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,086,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,720,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
Tax - Property: $3,041,000
Motor Vehicle License: $547,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,059,000

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