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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $582 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Young County is $367 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $614 a month.
Cities in this county include: Graham
, Olney
, Newcastle
, South Bell
.
Neighboring
counties: Archer County
, Baylor County
, Jack County
, Palo Pinto County
, Stephens County
, Throckmorton County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Young County: Lone
Oak Community Center
(A),
Graham Power Plant
(B),
Drummond
(C),
Flatrock Community Center
(D)
Churches in Young County include: Pleasant
Valley Church
(A),
Plum Grove Church
(B),
Faith Lutheran Church
(C),
Saint Luke Church
(D),
Flint Creek Mission
(E),
Tonk Valley Church
(F),
Medlan Chapel
(G)
Cemeteries: Center
Ridge Cemetery
(1),
Tyra Cemetery
(2),
South Bend Cemetery
(3),
Peveler Cemetery
(4),
Padgett Cemetery
(5),
Orth Cemetery
(6),
Brier Bend Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Bait
Tank
(A),
Whiskey Creek Reservoir
(B),
Johnston Lake
(C),
Old Eureka Mill Reservoir
(D),
Red Tank
(E),
Newman Lake
(F),
Graham Lake
(G),
Lake Eddleman
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Red
Haw Creek
(A),
Hamby Branch
(B),
Pickard Creek
(C),
Phillip George Branch
(D),
Peveler Creek
(E),
Whiskey Creek
(F),
Jim Anderson Creek
(G),
White Water
(H),
Gibbens Creek
(I)
Park in Young County: Fort
Belknap State Park
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 443
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 658 (27% naturalized citizens)
| Young
County: |
3.7% | | Whole
state: | 13.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 137
- 1990
to 1994: 140
- 1985
to 1989: 154
- 1980
to 1984: 93
- 1975
to 1979: 94
- 1970
to 1974: 16
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1965
to 1969: 18
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Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,728
- One,
attached: 63
- Two:
212
- 3
or 4: 197
- 5
to 9: 126
- 10
to 19: 102
- 20
or more: 86
- Mobile
homes: 943
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 47
Housing units in Young County with a mortgage: 1,808 (64 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,164 Agriculture
in Young County
Average size of farms: 675 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31690
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $47.32
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: 92.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32973
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25450
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.87%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.29
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.26%
Corn for grain: 14 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 12446 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1010 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 512 acresYoung
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Mining
(11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(91%)
- India
(2%)
- Germany
(2%)
- Philippines
(1%)
- Panama
(1%)
- Brazil
(1%)
- Canada
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Young County:
|
- United
States or American (25%)
- Irish
(12%)
- English
(11%)
- German
(10%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,991 (77%)
- Carpooled:
1,254 (16%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
23 (0%)
- Walked:
184 (2%)
- Other
means: 58 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 241 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Young County, Texas
- 270
people in nursing homes
- 89
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 32
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,689.
8.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,436 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.83% | | Texas
average: |
8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.84% relocated from other counties in Texas ($30,568 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($7,869 average AGI)
| Young
County: |
1.98% | | Texas
average: | 3.06% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Tarrant County, TX
|
0.81% ($30,438 average AGI) |
| from
Wichita County, TX
|
0.76% ($23,422) |
| from
Jack County, TX
|
0.37% ($46,727) |
| from
Taylor County, TX
|
0.34% ($29,950) |
| from
Parker County, TX
|
0.29% ($35,588) |
| from
Palo Pinto County, TX
|
0.25% ($44,000) |
| from
Dallas County, TX
|
0.24% ($66,714) |
7.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,339 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.27% | | Texas
average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.85% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,682 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($5,656 average AGI)
| Young
County: |
1.42% | | Texas
average: | 2.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Wichita County, TX
|
0.68% ($22,025 average AGI) |
| to
Tarrant County, TX
|
0.51% ($35,900) |
| to
Jack County, TX
|
0.34% ($24,550) |
| to
Archer County, TX
|
0.31% ($29,611) |
| to
Parker County, TX
|
0.31% ($27,278) |
| to
Johnson County, TX
|
0.26% ($25,867) |
| to
Palo Pinto County, TX
|
0.26% ($38,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9
Births
per 1000 population in Young County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Young County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Young County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,847 (3,408 aged, 439 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 17,539
- In
family households: 15,284 (4,103 male householders, 1,015 female householders)
4,369
spouses, 5,061 children (4,525 natural, 94 adopted, 442 stepchildren), 365 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, 80 other relatives, 143 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,255 (774 male householders (663 living alone)), 1,269 female householders (1,220 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 404 (310 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,496 2-persons, 1,102 3-persons, 889 4-persons, 433 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,883 1-person, 133 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 1 5-persons.
3,134 married couples with children.
895 single-parent households (213 men, 682 women).
90.4% of residents of Young County speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $108,847,000 ($6068 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,481,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,803,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,146,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,627,000
Federal grants: $18,447,000
Federal procurement contracts: $784,000 ($53,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,040,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,779,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,688,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,226
| Here: |
68 per 1000 residents | | State: | 85
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,299
| Here: |
72 per 1000 residents | | State: |
35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +120
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: | +29
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +27
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +10
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Young County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.84 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% 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: 76
- 1995
to 1998: 284
- 1990
to 1994: 232
- 1980
to 1989: 1,411
- 1970
to 1979: 1,674
- 1960
to 1969: 1,236
- 1950
to 1959: 1,420
- 1940
to 1949: 912
- 1939
or earlier: 1,259
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Young County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 57
- 3
rooms: 176
- 4
rooms: 661
- 5
rooms: 1,785
- 6
rooms: 1,323
- 7
rooms: 645
- 8
rooms: 402
- 9
or more rooms: 233
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Young County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 39
- 2
rooms: 153
- 3
rooms: 186
- 4
rooms: 606
- 5
rooms: 493
- 6
rooms: 265
- 7
rooms: 85
- 8
rooms: 41
- 9
or more rooms: 13
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Young County: |
- no
bedroom: 8
- 1
bedroom: 207
- 2
bedrooms: 1,300
- 3
bedrooms: 3,106
- 4
bedrooms: 595
- 5
or more bedrooms: 70
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Young County: |
- no
bedroom: 60
- 1
bedroom: 343
- 2
bedrooms: 884
- 3
bedrooms: 540
- 4
bedrooms: 48
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Young County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 192
- 1
vehicle: 1,581
- 2
vehicles: 2,445
- 3
vehicles: 840
- 4
vehicles: 166
- 5
or more vehicles: 62
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Young County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 215
- 1
vehicle: 990
- 2
vehicles: 533
- 3
vehicles: 99
- 4
vehicles: 24
- 5
or more vehicles: 20
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58% of Young 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, 75% lived in Texas.
| Young
County: |
57.7% | | State
average: |
51.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 14431
- Northeast:
129
- Midwest:
538
- South:
1337
- West:
767
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (46%)
- Electricity
(41%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (59%)
- Electricity
(33%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 107
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 55
Young
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $667,000
Sewerage: $5,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,467,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $929,000
Police Protection: $879,000
Regular Highways: $866,000
Financial Administration: $359,000
Central Staff Services: $249,000
General - Other: $200,000
General Public Buildings: $161,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Health Services - Other: $69,000
Welfare - Other: $43,000
Sewerage: $4,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $67,000
Natural Resources: $3,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $88,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $280,000
Interest Earnings: $158,000
Rents: $17,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $475,000
Police Protection: $34,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
General - Other: $7,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Natural Resource - Other: $3,000
Judicial: $2,000
Central Staff: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,280,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,216,000
Highways: $209,000
General Support: $5,000
Health & Hospitals: $4,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,718,000
Total General Sales: $576,000
Motor Vehicle License: $434,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,654,000
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