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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $885 (1.4%)
Area name: Wichita Falls, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Archer County is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.
Cities in this county include: Archer City
, Holliday
, Lakeside City
, Windthorst
, Scotland
, Megargel
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Neighboring
counties: Baylor County
, Clay County
, Jack County
, Throckmorton County
, Wichita County
, Wilbarger County
, Young County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Archer County: Mule
Shoe Ranch
(A),
Dundee Fish Hatchery
(B),
Edwards Ranch
(C),
Coleman Ranch
(D),
Bowman School
(E),
Stonewall Jackson Campground
(F),
McGregor Ranch
(G),
Bridwell Ranch
(H),
Jentsch Ranch
(I),
Huff School
(J)
Church in Archer County: Lake
Creek Church
(A).
Cemeteries: West
Fork Cemetery
(1),
Stewart Cemetery
(2),
Bowman Cemetery
(3),
Kickapoo Cemetery
(4),
Dundee Cemetery
(5)
Reservoirs: Ikard
Lake
(A),
Old Tank
(B),
Archer City Lake
(C),
Vieth Lake
(D),
Lake Kickapoo
(E),
Dillards Lake
(F),
Red Tank
(G),
Furr Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Waters
Branch
(A),
Bear Creek
(B),
Mesquite Creek
(C),
Godwin Creek
(D),
Prickly Pear Branch
(E),
Pecan Creek
(F),
Slippery Creek
(G),
Dogwood Creek
(H),
Dead Horse Creek
(I)
Parks in Archer County include: Marsh
Park
(1),
Big Tree Park
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 316
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 204 (39% naturalized citizens)
| Archer
County: |
2.3% | | Whole
state: | 13.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 47
- 1990
to 1994: 53
- 1985
to 1989: 18
- 1980
to 1984: 18
- 1975
to 1979: 28
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 30
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Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 36.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,172
- One,
attached: 26
- Two:
35
- 3
or 4: 48
- 5
to 9: 29
- 10
to 19: 13
- 20
or more: 9
- Mobile
homes: 508
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 31
Housing units in Archer County with a mortgage: 974 (23 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 963 Agriculture
in Archer County
Average size of farms: 1083 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $117147
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $34.32
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $92811
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.09%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53030
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 14.78%
All wheat for grain: 8971 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 333 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 30 acresArcher
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 44 fatalities and 1848 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/10/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 42 people and injured 1740 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Mining
(6%)
- Repair
and maintenance (6%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (17%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(71%)
- Canada
(5%)
- Germany
(4%)
- Philippines
(3%)
- Australia
(3%)
- Netherlands
(2%)
- Poland
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Archer County:
|
- German
(24%)
- United
States or American (20%)
- Irish
(11%)
- English
(9%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,435 (80%)
- Carpooled:
518 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
3 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
8 (0%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
82 (2%)
- Other
means: 36 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 188 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Archer County, Texas
- 33
people in nursing homes
- 14
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8
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 $50,982.
10.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,064 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.45% | | Texas
average: |
8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.53% relocated from other counties in Texas ($29,080 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($7,983 average AGI)
| Archer
County: |
1.92% | | Texas
average: | 3.06% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Wichita County, TX
|
5.03% ($39,368 average AGI) |
| from
Clay County, TX
|
0.63% ($38,333) |
| from
Young County, TX
|
0.63% ($29,611) |
10.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,508 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.63% | | Texas
average: |
7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.27% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,548 average AGI)
1.36% relocated to other states ($5,961 average AGI)
| Archer
County: |
1.36% | | Texas
average: | 2.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Wichita County, TX
|
5.93% ($29,724 average AGI) |
| to
Montague County, TX
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0.42% ($33,000) |
| to
Young County, TX
|
0.42% ($26,583) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Births
per 1000 population in Archer County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Archer County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Archer County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,072 (969 aged, 103 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,799
- In
family households: 7,890 (2,189 male householders, 351 female householders)
2,219
spouses, 2,729 children (2,430 natural, 63 adopted, 236 stepchildren), 160 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 83 other relatives, 94 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 909 (380 male householders (319 living alone)), 430 female householders (412 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 55 (41 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,089 2-persons, 550 3-persons, 553 4-persons, 259 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 731 1-person, 69 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
1,995 married couples with children.
335 single-parent households (103 men, 232 women).
95.0% of residents of Archer County speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $61,341,000 ($6614 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,027,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,630,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,779,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,437,000
Federal grants: $5,511,000
Federal procurement contracts: $232,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,751,000 ($13,184,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $297,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,357,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,783,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 525
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: | 85
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 382
| Here: |
42 per 1000 residents | | State: |
35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +29
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +123
| Here: |
+14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Archer County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.44 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 65
- 1995
to 1998: 245
- 1990
to 1994: 189
- 1980
to 1989: 781
- 1970
to 1979: 852
- 1960
to 1969: 430
- 1950
to 1959: 485
- 1940
to 1949: 375
- 1939
or earlier: 449
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Archer County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 12
- 2
rooms: 25
- 3
rooms: 91
- 4
rooms: 284
- 5
rooms: 778
- 6
rooms: 741
- 7
rooms: 436
- 8
rooms: 232
- 9
or more rooms: 117
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Archer County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 5
- 2
rooms: 24
- 3
rooms: 82
- 4
rooms: 175
- 5
rooms: 162
- 6
rooms: 108
- 7
rooms: 40
- 8
rooms: 24
- 9
or more rooms: 9
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Archer County: |
- no
bedroom: 12
- 1
bedroom: 95
- 2
bedrooms: 620
- 3
bedrooms: 1,606
- 4
bedrooms: 350
- 5
or more bedrooms: 33
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Archer County: |
- no
bedroom: 9
- 1
bedroom: 97
- 2
bedrooms: 271
- 3
bedrooms: 204
- 4
bedrooms: 38
- 5
or more bedrooms: 10
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Archer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 64
- 1
vehicle: 590
- 2
vehicles: 1,270
- 3
vehicles: 547
- 4
vehicles: 186
- 5
or more vehicles: 59
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Archer County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 54
- 1
vehicle: 310
- 2
vehicles: 213
- 3
vehicles: 34
- 4
vehicles: 11
- 5
or more vehicles: 7
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61% of Archer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.
| Archer
County: |
60.9% | | State
average: |
51.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6847
- Northeast:
121
- Midwest:
386
- South:
814
- West:
436
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(56%)
- Utility
gas (25%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(40%)
- Utility
gas (37%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 23
Archer
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges
- All Other: $105,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $207,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,248,000
Police Protection: $648,000
General - Other: $303,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $284,000
Financial Administration: $271,000
Central Staff Services: $256,000
General Public Buildings: $190,000
Health Services - Other: $107,000
Corrections - Other: $58,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
Libraries: $27,000
Other Hospitals: $10,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $658,000
Rents: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $25,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $145,000
Police Protection: $51,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,762,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $118,000
General Support: $50,000
Highways: $20,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,120,000
Motor Vehicle License: $406,000
Total General Sales: $154,000
NEC: $136,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,217,000
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