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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $533 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baylor County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $617 a month.
Cities in this county include: Seymour
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Neighboring
counties: Archer County
, Foard County
, Haskell County
, Knox County
, Throckmorton County
, Wichita County
, Wilbarger County
, Young County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Baylor County: Indian
Creek Pens
(A),
La Paloma Cow Camp
(B),
Seymour Country Club
(C),
Seymour Downs Race Track
(D),
Boone Ranch
(E),
Sweet La Cruz Cow Camp
(F),
Jones Cow Camp
(G)
Cemeteries: England
Cemetery
(1),
Bomarton Cemetery
(2),
Round Timber Cemetery
(3),
Riverview Cemetery
(4),
Henson Cemetery
(5),
Cache Creek Cemetery
(6),
Woodman Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Lost
Lake
(A),
Peacock Lake
(B),
Waggoner Ranch Lake Number 4
(C),
Waggoner Lake Number 6
(D),
Waggoner Lake Number 5
(E),
Waggoner Lake Number 4
(F),
Waggoner Lake Number 3
(G),
Waggoner Lake Number 2
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog
Creek
(A),
Rock Creek
(B),
West Coffee Creek
(C),
Hackberry Creek
(D),
Seymour Creek
(E),
Louse Run
(F),
Gray Creek
(G),
Gray Back Creek
(H),
Whiskey Creek
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 99
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 81 (51% naturalized citizens)
| Baylor
County: |
2.0% | | Whole
state: | 13.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 9
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1985
to 1989: 17
- 1980
to 1984: 17
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 20
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Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,255
- One,
attached: 21
- Two:
147
- 3
or 4: 44
- 10
to 19: 12
- 20
or more: 12
- Mobile
homes: 281
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 48
Housing units in Baylor County with a mortgage: 363 (8 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 675 Agriculture
in Baylor County
Average size of farms: 1295 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $168209
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $63.58
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: 92.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $157202
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.21%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $81764
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.30
All wheat for grain: 23985 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5293 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 22 acresBaylor
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/6/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction
(15%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Repair
and maintenance (6%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (32%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
- Personal
and laundry services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Health
technologists and technicians (12%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (11%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(37%)
- Germany
(22%)
- Canada
(19%)
- India
(11%)
- South
Africa (11%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Baylor County:
|
- United
States or American (32%)
- German
(12%)
- Irish
(9%)
- English
(8%)
- Czech
(4%)
- Czechoslovakian
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,286 (84%)
- Carpooled:
143 (9%)
- Walked:
25 (2%)
- Other
means: 6 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 64 (4%)
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49
people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,432.
8.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,371 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.54% | | Texas
average: |
8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.99% relocated from other counties in Texas ($21,419 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($3,952 average AGI)
| Baylor
County: |
1.54% | | Texas
average: | 3.06% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Wichita County, TX
|
0.98% ($21,333 average AGI) |
9.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,553 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.20% | | Texas
average: |
7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.91% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,658 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($2,895 average AGI)
| Baylor
County: |
1.29% | | Texas
average: | 2.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Wichita County, TX
|
1.61% ($25,900 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4
Births
per 1000 population in Baylor County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Baylor County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Baylor County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,045 (935 aged, 110 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 4,044
- In
family households: 3,417 (963 male householders, 214 female householders)
1,029
spouses, 1,004 children (902 natural, 58 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 50 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 627 (239 male householders (233 living alone)), 373 female householders (367 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 49 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 641 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 192 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 600 1-person, 12 2-persons.
662 married couples with children.
205 single-parent households (49 men, 156 women).
90.6% of residents of Baylor County speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,869,000 ($9374 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $588,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,485,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,675,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,007,000
Federal grants: $7,513,000
Federal procurement contracts: $186,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,003,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $941,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $394,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,705,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 243
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 85
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 352
| Here: |
92 per 1000 residents | | State: |
35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +8
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +29
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -138
| Here: |
-36 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Baylor County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.27 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% 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: 8
- 1995
to 1998: 56
- 1990
to 1994: 91
- 1980
to 1989: 246
- 1970
to 1979: 457
- 1960
to 1969: 451
- 1950
to 1959: 671
- 1940
to 1949: 320
- 1939
or earlier: 520
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Baylor County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 7
- 3
rooms: 63
- 4
rooms: 196
- 5
rooms: 395
- 6
rooms: 310
- 7
rooms: 173
- 8
rooms: 114
- 9
or more rooms: 42
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Baylor County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 12
- 2
rooms: 47
- 3
rooms: 117
- 4
rooms: 132
- 5
rooms: 72
- 6
rooms: 57
- 7
rooms: 37
- 8
rooms: 11
- 9
or more rooms: 6
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baylor County: |
- no
bedroom: 7
- 1
bedroom: 85
- 2
bedrooms: 380
- 3
bedrooms: 671
- 4
bedrooms: 142
- 5
or more bedrooms: 15
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Baylor County: |
- no
bedroom: 28
- 1
bedroom: 143
- 2
bedrooms: 161
- 3
bedrooms: 134
- 4
bedrooms: 25
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Baylor County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 2
- 1
vehicle: 458
- 2
vehicles: 574
- 3
vehicles: 207
- 4
vehicles: 52
- 5
or more vehicles: 7
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Baylor County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 109
- 1
vehicle: 236
- 2
vehicles: 119
- 3
vehicles: 24
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 3
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57% of Baylor County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.
| Baylor
County: |
57.3% | | State
average: |
51.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3468
- Northeast:
18
- Midwest:
100
- South:
262
- West:
139
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (62%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (74%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- 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): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 10
Baylor
County government finances in 2002:
- Current
Operations - Central Staff Services: $475,000
Regular Highways: $396,000
General - Other: $247,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $81,000
Financial Administration: $55,000
Corrections - Other: $33,000
Fire Protection: $16,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Judicial and Legal: $46,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $333,000
Interest Earnings: $86,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $74,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,483,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $27,000
Highways: $18,000
- Tax
- Property: $893,000
NEC: $259,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $638,000
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