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Willacy County, Texas has the 2nd-fewest very-hot days per year (3) of the 254 Texas counties. That 3 compares to an average of 9.63 and standard deviation of 3.60 across those 254 counties.
Willacy County, Texas has these related standings among those 254 peer counties:
Willacy County, Texas has these related standings among those 254 peer counties:
- very-hot days per year = 3 (2nd-fewest, tied)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area = 47.37% (2nd-most)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population = 0.65 (23rd-lowest, tied)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population = 25.73 (10th-lowest)
- unsafe drinking water exposure = 0.78% (88th-least)
- natural amenities index = 1.85 (68th-highest)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population = 10.50% (58th-least)
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- very-hot days per year. Lower values are better. Number of days per year that are above the 95th percentile for heat index. Source is CDC, 2013.
Willacy County, Texas is in Texas, is in the Southern states, is urban up-and-coming, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, and job proximity, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of homeownership, internet access, housing costs, and home heating, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, airborne cancer risk, and air quality, and is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($26,495)
- public-school spending per student ($12,894)
- average weekly wage ($636.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($136.89)
- households with internet access (99.93%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (89.87%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (89.30%)
- homeownership rate (77.4%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (60.20%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (47.93%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (47.37%)
- heart disease among older adults (45.82%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (41.05%)
- pre-school enrollment (39.91%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (39.61%)
- poverty rate (39.02%)
- labor-force participation (35.79%)
- racial integration (35.00%)
- population without health insurance (32.51%)
- adult obesity (27.70%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (26.44%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (23.30%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (22.26%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (21.02%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (12.4%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (11.37%)
- overcrowded households (10.90%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (10.50%)
- new-business growth rate (10.44%)
- adult diabetes (8.4%)
- newborns with low birth weight (8.05%)
- households with no vehicle (7.85%)
- vacant houses (6.49%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (6.04%)
- cancer among older adults (5.33%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (2.35%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (1.75%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (1.55%)
- teenage birth rate (0.90%)
- change in median household value (+0.81%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (0.78%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.62%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-60.41)
- food environment index (7.8)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (8,429)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
- natural amenities index (1.85)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (21.2)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.57)
- walkability index (5.77)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (25.73)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (11.27)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.24)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (33.53)
- homicides per 100,000 population (3.380)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (4,874)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (3,513)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.52)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.55)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.01)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.65)
- very-hot days per year (3)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (902.32)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
- first responders per 1,000 population (1.220)
- population (21,584)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (31.96)
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