Taylor County, Texas (TX)

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• • 88,09660.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 37,81126.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 12,0098.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,0392.8%Two or more races
  • 2,9732.0%Asian alone
  • 1140.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 770.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 440.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $240,831

Here:	$240,831
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $203,784

Here:	$203,784
State:	$327,631

In 2-unit structures: $351,373

Here:	$351,373
State:	$374,947

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $335,105

Here:	$335,105
State:	$209,652

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $145,788

Here:	$145,788
State:	$413,944

Mobile homes: $91,643

Here:	$91,643
State:	$124,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $73,578

Here:	$73,578
State:	$73,921

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 109
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 49
• Auto thefts: 10

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,649 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,940 (1.2%)

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, Jim Ned, Merkel, Potosi, Tye, Tuscola, Buffalo Gap, Lawn, Trent, Impact.

Neighboring counties: Bullock County, Alabama , Beaufort County, South Carolina , Chattahoochee County, Georgia , Jasper County, South Carolina , Dodge County, Georgia , Macon County, Georgia , Peach County, Georgia , Stewart County, Georgia .

Current college students: 10,826
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,895 (36.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5,1462010 or later
• 1,7522000 to 2009
• 1,5811990 to 1999
• 1,2471980 to 1989
• 9661970 to 1979
• 842Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 42,958
• One, attached: 1,708
• Two: 2,617
• 3 or 4: 1,530
• 5 to 9: 4,808
• 10 to 19: 2,570
• 20 to 49: 1,045
• 50 or more: 1,214
• Mobile homes: 3,817
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Taylor County with a mortgage: 16,093 (595 second mortgage, 207 home equity loan, 319 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 324

Religion statistics for Taylor County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Taylor County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Tuscola Fire, Incident Period: March 05, 2009 to March 10, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 2798, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Rhodes Ranch Fire, Incident Period: February 27, 2009 to March 08, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: February 27, 2009, FEMA Id: 2795, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 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 Tropical Storm Erin, Incident Period: August 14, 2007 to August 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1730: October 02, 2007, FEMA Id: 1730, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1425: July 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.40% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,967 average adjusted gross income)

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,509 average AGI)

Taylor County:	0.27%
Texas average:	0.04%

5.04% relocated from other counties in Texas ($30,232 average AGI)
3.09% relocated from other states ($21,226 average AGI)

Taylor County:	3.09%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Jones County, TX	0.42% ($38,670 average AGI)
from Callahan County, TX	0.36% ($39,880)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.35% ($45,005)
from Dallas County, TX	0.21% ($44,908)
from Bexar County, TX	0.19% ($54,588)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.18% ($57,073)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.17% ($56,681)

8.67% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,113 average adjusted gross income)

0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,492 average AGI)

Taylor County:	0.26%
Texas average:	0.03%

5.41% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,150 average AGI)
3.00% relocated to other states ($17,471 average AGI)

Taylor County:	3.00%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Jones County, TX	0.62% ($36,652 average AGI)
to Callahan County, TX	0.45% ($56,398)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.44% ($42,790)
to Bexar County, TX	0.26% ($49,362)
to Dallas County, TX	0.23% ($37,413)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.20% ($37,833)
to Harris County, TX	0.16% ($52,694)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Taylor County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 25,222 (7,171 living alone), Female householders: 28,685 (6,926 living alone)

• 26,976 spouses (26,724 opposite-sex spouses), 4,131 unmarried partners, (3,834 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 39,369 children (35,738 natural, 1,314 adopted, 2,317 stepchildren), 3,620 grandchildren, 1,752 brothers or sisters, 1,244 parents, 428 foster children, 3,028 other relatives, 4,146 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6,562

Size of family households: 16,561 2-persons, 9,137 3-persons, 6,611 4-persons, 3,102 5-persons, 658 6-persons, 542 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,097 1-person, 2,177 2-persons, 1,022 3-persons.

21,036 married couples with children.
10,523 single-parent households (2,621 men, 7,902 women).

83.0% of residents of Taylor speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $984,414,000 ($7,869 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:

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

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

• Year house built in Taylor County, Texas
• 1,7222020 or later
• 9,2172010 to 2019
• 4,0372000 to 2009
• 5,6131990 to 1999
• 7,6061980 to 1989
• 8,1341970 to 1979
• 5,2671960 to 1969
• 11,1271950 to 1959
• 4,5931940 to 1949
• 4,9771939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Taylor County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Taylor County, Texas
• 1631 room
• 502 rooms
• 5823 rooms
• 3,1214 rooms
• 7,0645 rooms
• 6,8796 rooms
• 5,3787 rooms
• 3,1938 rooms
• 4,7689+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County, Texas
• 7711 room
• 1,4772 rooms
• 3,3483 rooms
• 5,8644 rooms
• 3,5345 rooms
• 4,8006 rooms
• 1,8977 rooms
• 8528 rooms
• 1669+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Taylor County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Taylor County, Texas
• 163no bedroom
• 4651 bedroom
• 4,6142 bedrooms
• 19,3843 bedrooms
• 6,1004 bedrooms
• 4725+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County, Texas
• 809no bedroom
• 4,8821 bedroom
• 7,8092 bedrooms
• 7,9163 bedrooms
• 1,2874 bedrooms
• 65+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 601no vehicle
• 6,9961 vehicle
• 15,0982 vehicles
• 5,9193 vehicles
• 1,6724 vehicles
• 9125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Taylor County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,711no vehicle
• 10,2071 vehicle
• 7,8982 vehicles
• 1,7693 vehicles
• 84 vehicles
• 1165+ vehicles

81.7% of Taylor County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 100,804
• Other state: 30,868
• Northeast: 2,802
• Midwest: 6,315
• South: 9,818
• West: 11,933

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,059
• Number of aged recipients: 339
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,720
• Number of recipients under 18: 550
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,899
• Number of recipients older than 64: 610
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,131
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,239

Taylor County on our top lists:

• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"