Taylor County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 125,039 (87% urban, 13% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 29,091
Renter-occupied apartments: 18,183

% of renters here:	38%
State:	36%

Land area: 916 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 137 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 19.4%

Taylor County:	19.4%
Texas:	17.6%

(14.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 33 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 41 years old, Asian residents: 27 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)

2008 cost of living index in Taylor County: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Taylor County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (72.7%)
Hispanic (17.6%)
Other race (8.3%)
Black (6.7%)
Two or more races (2.4%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	32.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 61,342	(48.5%)
Females: 65,213	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,458
County population in 2003: 124,900
Jobs in 2003: 63,313

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Total labor force in 2004: 65,446
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Taylor County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $35,191
2005 median house value: $71,000
Median contract rent in 2005: $444
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $627
Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,921 ($34,035 in 2000)

This county	$35,921
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,064

Taylor County	$84,064
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $472
Institutionalized population: 1,232
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Taylor County in 2000: $753

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 19
Burglaries: 85
Thefts: 72
Auto thefts: 22

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 101
Thefts: 80
Auto thefts: 13

Taylor County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Taylor County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,341 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $566 (1.0%)

Area name: Abilene, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Taylor 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: Abilene, Merkel, Potosi, Tye, Tuscola, Buffalo Gap, Lawn, Trent, Impact, Jim Ned.

Neighboring counties: Callahan County , Coleman County , Fisher County , Jones County , Nolan County , Runnels County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Taylor County: Abilene Speedway (A), Camp Tonkawa (B), Lanius (C), Bankhead Highway Historic District (D), Rhodes Ranch (E), Shep (F), Merkel Pumping Station (G), Butman Camp (H), Thompson - Sawyer Public Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Taylor County include: Pioneer Church (A), Dewey Church (B), Hamby Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: White Church Cemetery (1), Trent Cemetery (2), Shep Cemetery (3), Cope Cemetery (4), Buffalo Gap Cemetery (5), Iberis Cemetery (6), Dewey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Abilene (A), Lake Lawn (B), Billy Doan Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 12a Reservoir (D), Stith Lake (E), Feed Lot Tank (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Weaver Springs Creek (A), Little Bitter Creek (B), Nubia Creek (C), Rainy Creek (D), Gray Branch (E), Flag Creek (F), Little Elm Creek (G), Elomont Creek (H), East Jim Ned Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Taylor County: Abilene State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 10,826
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,022 (40% naturalized citizens)

Taylor County:	4.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,093 1990 to 1994: 874 1985 to 1989: 514 1980 to 1984: 733 1975 to 1979: 513 1970 to 1974: 453 1970 to 1974: 250 1965 to 1969: 592

Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.5%

Taylor County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 36,582
One, attached: 1,941
Two: 1,506
3 or 4: 1,534
5 to 9: 2,225
10 to 19: 1,464
20 or more: 3,112
Mobile homes: 3,642
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

Housing units in Taylor County with a mortgage: 14,931 (360 second mortgage, 674 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,411

Agriculture in Taylor County
Average size of farms: 451 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46840
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $68.72
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.10%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52376
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33838
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.89
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.53%
All wheat for grain: 54187 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 13140 harvested acres
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 124 acres

Taylor County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/15/1951, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

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

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

Mexico (41%)
Philippines (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Japan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Taylor County:

United States or American (18%)
German (11%)
English (9%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Taylor County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 47,613 (81%)
Carpooled: 7,409 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 269 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 152 (0%)
Bicycle: 158 (0%)
Walked: 1,440 (2%)
Other means: 483 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,160 (2%)

People in group quarters in Taylor County, Texas

2822 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
890 people in military barracks, etc.
804 people in nursing homes
723 people in homes for the mentally retarded
383 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
347 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
196 people in other group homes
86 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
45 people in other nonhousehold living situations
19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
14 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
7 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
6 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,432.

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%

5.47% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,166 average AGI)
2.96% relocated from other states ($11,210 average AGI)
Taylor County: 2.96%
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 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)
from Dallas County, TX	0.23% ($27,644)
from Bexar County, TX	0.23% ($29,620)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.21% ($29,844)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.20% ($29,070)

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%

5.75% relocated to other counties in Texas ($19,184 average AGI)
3.34% relocated to other states ($12,567 average AGI)
Taylor County: 3.34%
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 Tarrant County, TX	0.55% ($31,231 average AGI)
to Callahan County, TX	0.46% ($34,228)
to Jones County, TX	0.46% ($28,906)
to Dallas County, TX	0.32% ($25,727)
to Bexar County, TX	0.28% ($35,121)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.26% ($32,704)
to Travis County, TX	0.22% ($35,959)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2

Births per 1000 population in Taylor County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Taylor County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Taylor County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,845 (16,181 aged, 2,664 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.6
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 19197.01
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 454.010
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 56718.2

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1716.260
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 982.890
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42.62
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 90.37

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Household type by relationship

Households: 120,182

In family households: 102,529 (25,529 male householders, 7,199 female householders)
26,059 spouses, 36,865 children (33,165 natural, 740 adopted, 2,960 stepchildren), 2,417 grandchildren, 615 brothers or sisters, 487 parents, 1,358 other relatives, 2,000 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17,653 (6,427 male householders (5,021 living alone)), 8,114 female householders (7,085 living alone)), 3,112 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,373 (1,128 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,676 2-persons, 7,634 3-persons, 6,709 4-persons, 3,132 5-persons, 1,187 6-persons, 390 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,106 1-person, 1,913 2-persons, 352 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

85.8% of residents of Taylor County speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $984,414,000 ($7869 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $354,749,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $341,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $148,157,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,028,000
Federal grants: $153,317,000
Federal procurement contracts: $68,025,000 ($59,465,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $268,412,000 ($236,388,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $61,955,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $85,083,000
Federal Government insurance: $400,057,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,698

Here:	86 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,152

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +878

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -6,809

Here:	-54 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Taylor County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.59 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 743
1995 to 1998: 2,596
1990 to 1994: 2,033
1980 to 1989: 9,425
1970 to 1979: 8,724
1960 to 1969: 7,948
1950 to 1959: 11,601
1940 to 1949: 4,463
1939 or earlier: 4,523

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Taylor County, Texas:
	1 room: 68 2 rooms: 295 3 rooms: 923 4 rooms: 2,834 5 rooms: 8,838 6 rooms: 8,332 7 rooms: 4,211 8 rooms: 2,059 9+ rooms: 1,531

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County, Texas:
	1 room: 640 2 rooms: 1,837 3 rooms: 3,632 4 rooms: 4,793 5 rooms: 4,154 6 rooms: 2,265 7 rooms: 543 8 rooms: 202 9+ rooms: 117

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Taylor County:
	no bedroom: 109 1 bedroom: 1,019 2 bedrooms: 5,827 3 bedrooms: 17,747 4 bedrooms: 3,952 5+ bedrooms: 437

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County:
	no bedroom: 776 1 bedroom: 5,285 2 bedrooms: 6,501 3 bedrooms: 5,017 4 bedrooms: 556 5+ bedrooms: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 835 1 vehicle: 8,448 2 vehicles: 14,032 3 vehicles: 4,517 4 vehicles: 967 5+ vehicles: 292

Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,108 1 vehicle: 9,293 2 vehicles: 5,618 3 vehicles: 892 4 vehicles: 216 5+ vehicles: 56

48% of Taylor County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Texas.

Taylor County:	47.7%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 86095
Northeast: 3614
Midwest: 9522
South: 11716
West: 8691

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,300

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 (62%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 809

Here:	5.2%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 436

Here:	5.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,528

Here:	67.5%
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 (Noninst.)

Taylor County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $2,306,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $8,773,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,821,000

Corrections - Other: $4,737,000

Central Staff Services: $3,822,000

Financial Administration: $3,499,000

Regular Highways: $2,503,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,254,000

General Public Buildings: $940,000

Welfare - Other: $564,000

Natural Resources - Other: $361,000

General - Other: $206,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $564,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,017,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,880,000
General Support: $780,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,950,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $110,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,455,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,605,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,712,000
Interest Earnings: $1,101,000

Rents: $340,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $28,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $32,678,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,948,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,472,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $373,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,634,000
Tax - Property: $21,106,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,965,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $19,446,000

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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