Culberson County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 356
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 741
Renter-occupied apartments: 274 (it was 311 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 36% |
Land area: 3812 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 1 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Public administration (19.4%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (17.3%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (15.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 51%
- Government: 25%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 1,83582.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 24711.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1255.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 231.0%Asian alone
- 40.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
| Median resident age: | 48.0 years |
| Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
| Males: 1,379 |  (61.6%) |
| Females: 860 |  (38.4%) |
| Culberson County: | 2.0 people |
| Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $35,554 ($25,882 in 1999)
| This county: | $35,554 |
| Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $527
| This county: | $527 |
| State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $96,390 (it was $32,300 in 2000)
| Culberson: | $96,390 |
| Texas: | $275,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,368Detached houses: $127,619
Here: $127,619 State: $369,058 Mobile homes: $66,594
Here: $66,594 State: $124,413
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $344
Institutionalized population: 10
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 8 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $217,500
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $67,500
- 2018: 7 buildings, average cost: $92,900
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $85,800
- 2016: 3 buildings, average cost: $55,300
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $35,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2013: 15 buildings, average cost: $77,200
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $170,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,300
- 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $58,800
- 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,500
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $54,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
- 2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $55,000
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $57,400
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $121,200
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
- 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $45,000
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,200
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $15,100
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $19,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $-700,293,895 (-510816.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $736 (0.8%)
| Culberson County: | 22.2% |
| Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 48.0 years old
(Males: 47.6 years old, Females: 49.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36.4 years old, American Indian residents: 38.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 49.1 years old, Other race residents: 31.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Culberson County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Cities in this county include: Van Horn, Van Horn Rural.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Culberson County: Canyon Windmill (A), Cargill Windmill (B), Carne Seca Windmill (C), Carrizo Windmill (D), Cedar Windmill (E), Center Windmill (F), Chapo Windmill (G), CoCo Windmill (H), Coalson Windmill (I), Corral Windmill (J), Cox Windmill (K), Deferred Pasture Windmill (L), Derrick Ranch (M), Dinwiddie Ranch (N), Division Windmill (O), Draw Windmill (P), Dry Lake Windmill (Q), East Windmill (R), Eclipse Windmill (S), Eightfoot Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mexican Cemetery (1), Lara Cemetery (2), Brogade Cemetery (3), Toyah New Cemetery (4), Mount Evergreen Cemetery (5), Balmorhea Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Toyah Lake (A), Sand Lake (B), Orla Tank (C), South Tank (D), Gobble Hole (E), Dry Lake (F), Johnson Lake (G), Little Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Toyah Creek (A), Sandia Creek (B), Cherry Creek (C), Canyon Creek (D), San Solomon Creek (E), Cottonwood Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Culberson County: Balmorhea State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Brantley County, Georgia 
, Hudspeth County 
, Loving County 
, Milam County , Scurry County , Upton County .
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 111
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 204 (68.5% naturalized citizens)
| Culberson County: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 102010 or later
- 112000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 801980 to 1989
- 1271970 to 1979
- 182Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 694
- One, attached: 19
- Two: 22
- 20 or more: 18
- Mobile homes: 212
Housing units in Culberson County with a mortgage: 106 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
| Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Culberson County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 950 | 1 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 441 | 7 |
| Mainline Protestant | 59 | 1 |
| Other | 17 | - |
| None | 931 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
| Culberson County: | 8.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Culberson County: | 24.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 32.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Culberson County: | 9.8% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
| Culberson County: | 26.4% |
| State: | 26.6% |
| Here: | 13.9% |
| State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Culberson County:
Average size of farms: 22899 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100,963
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $784.42
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.05%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.32%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $112,393
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.26%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58,314
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.08
Upland cotton: 532 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Culberson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 15103958.2 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 30 fatalities and 140 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/22/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 30 people and injured 121 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Culberson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 290% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 101.3 miles away from Culberson County center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 42.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 112.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 253.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/4/2006 at 08:32:32, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 502.0 miles away from Culberson County center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 283.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Culberson County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 952 (79.9%)
- Carpooled: 110 (9.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 45 (3.8%)
- Walked: 15 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 37 (3.1%)
- Public administration (24%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Retail trade (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (4%)
- Finance and insurance (2%)
- Public administration (38%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Health care and social assistance (7%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (33%)
- Transportation occupations (18%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
- Legal occupations (36%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (92%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Ireland (0%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- England (0%)
- American (2%)
- Irish (2%)
- Welsh (0%)
- Albanian (0%)
- Alsatian (0%)
- Egyptian (0%)
- Iraqi (0%)
2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3.95% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,485 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.95% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.95% relocated from other counties in Texas ($49,485 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
5.42% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,326 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.42% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.42% relocated to other counties in Texas ($46,326 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 399 (334 aged, 65 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 166 (30%)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,104
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,239- Male householders: 378 (152 living alone), Female householders: 285 (145 living alone)
184 spouses (184 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 823 children (787 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 90 other relatives, 240 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 41
Size of family households: 270 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 22 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 297 1-person, 12 2-persons.
63 married couples with children.
220 single-parent households (0 men, 220 women).
32.9% of residents of Culberson speak English at home.
67.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $15,234,000 ($5,586 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $337,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,384,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,106,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $870,000
Federal grants: $2,654,000
Federal procurement contracts: $370,000 ($224,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,849,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,064,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,303,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 231| Here: | 88 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 104
| Here: | 40 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +12
| Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -478
| Here: |   -182 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
| Here: | 5.3 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Culberson County, Texas
- 82020 or later
- 322010 to 2019
- 162000 to 2009
- 601990 to 1999
- 1741980 to 1989
- 2241970 to 1979
- 2491960 to 1969
- 751950 to 1959
- 391940 to 1949
- 361939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Culberson County, Texas
- 01 room
- 222 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 784 rooms
- 1855 rooms
- 1796 rooms
- 117 rooms
- 68 rooms
- 239+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Culberson County, Texas
- 01 room
- 362 rooms
- 373 rooms
- 54 rooms
- 505 rooms
- 06 rooms
- 67 rooms
- 298 rooms
- 09+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Culberson County, Texas
- 0no bedroom
- 191 bedroom
- 1182 bedrooms
- 2843 bedrooms
- 804 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Culberson County, Texas
- 0no bedroom
- 691 bedroom
- 422 bedrooms
- 403 bedrooms
- 74 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Culberson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 45no vehicle
- 1931 vehicle
- 1802 vehicles
- 643 vehicles
- 164 vehicles
- 125+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Culberson County in renter-occupied apartments
- 29no vehicle
- 731 vehicle
- 582 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
83.4% of Culberson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Texas.
| Culberson County: | 83.4% |
| State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,759
- Other state: 185
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 24
- South: 27
- West: 137
- 46.8%Utility gas
- 35.0%Electricity
- 18.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 48.0%Utility gas
- 35.5%Electricity
- 16.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Texas: | 8.8% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Texas: | 8.0% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 113
- Number of aged recipients: 37
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 76
- Number of recipients under 18: 0
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 55
- Number of recipients older than 64: 58
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 68
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 40
| Most common first names in Culberson County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Jose | 12 | 81.7 years |
| John | 11 | 77.3 years |
| William | 10 | 75.8 years |
| Robert | 9 | 68.2 years |
| Jesus | 8 | 68.7 years |
| Manuel | 8 | 78.6 years |
| George | 6 | 73.4 years |
| Jack | 6 | 68.7 years |
| Maria | 6 | 72.1 years |
| James | 6 | 68.7 years |
| Most common last names in Culberson County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Tarango | 11 | 75.9 years |
| Sanchez | 10 | 66.4 years |
| Gomez | 9 | 69.6 years |
| Carrillo | 7 | 76.7 years |
| Valdez | 7 | 81.0 years |
| Carrasco | 7 | 74.7 years |
| Baeza | 6 | 64.0 years |
| Smith | 6 | 75.3 years |
| Mendez | 6 | 60.9 years |
| Williams | 6 | 85.5 years |
| Businesses in Culberson County, TX | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days Inn | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| FedEx | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Culberson County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"