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Blanco County, Texas has the 11th-highest natural amenities index (4.05) of the 254 Texas counties. That 4.05 compares to an average of 1.46 and standard deviation of 1.20 across those 254 counties.
Blanco County, Texas has these related standings among those 254 peer counties:
Blanco County, Texas has these related standings among those 254 peer counties:
- natural amenities index = 4.05 (11th-highest)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area = 3.24% (96th-fewest)
- very-hot days per year = 14 (23rd-most, tied)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population = 0.95 (80th-lowest, tied)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population = 33.05 (68th-lowest)
- unsafe drinking water exposure = 25.09% (46th-most)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population = 29.90% (68th-most)
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- natural amenities index. Higher values are better. The natural amenities index, similar to a score, measures natural, physical, environmental qualities that most people prefer, like warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area. The index/score ranges from -6 to +12, where higher is better. Source is Department of Agriculture, 1999.
Blanco County, Texas is in Texas, is in the Southern states, is rural high-performing, is better than the nationwide crime averages in each of homicides, property crime, and violent crime, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, housing costs, and home heating, is better than the nationwide employment averages in each of civilian unemployment, job variety, and new-business growth rate, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, airborne cancer risk, air quality, and flood hazard, is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and is better than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of income, pollution exposure, and premature death.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($55,504)
- public-school spending per student ($12,350)
- average weekly wage ($803.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($444.22)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (78.72%)
- homeownership rate (75.4%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (74.03%)
- pre-school enrollment (65.07%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (58.12%)
- labor-force participation (56.03%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (33.44%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (31.83%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (29.90%)
- racial integration (28.00%)
- adult obesity (28.00%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (25.09%)
- heart disease among older adults (24.85%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (24.66%)
- households with internet access (23.06%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (21.00%)
- population without health insurance (20.04%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (15.63%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (14.66%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (13.87%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (13.51%)
- new-business growth rate (11.35%)
- poverty rate (9.03%)
- adult diabetes (8.3%)
- change in median household value (+7.83%)
- cancer among older adults (7.13%)
- newborns with low birth weight (6.17%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (4.62%)
- overcrowded households (3.99%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (3.24%)
- households with no vehicle (3.19%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (3.1%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.58%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (0.55%)
- vacant houses (0.24%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (0.18%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
- teenage birth rate (0%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-26.73)
- food environment index (7.8)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (7,413)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
- natural amenities index (4.05)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (82.9)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.71)
- walkability index (5.85)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (33.05)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (11.69)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (3.28)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (47.33)
- homicides per 100,000 population (3.090)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (3,351)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (1,260)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.43)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.24)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.95)
- very-hot days per year (14)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (175.14)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.630)
- population (11,626)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (37.00)
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