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Brooks County, Texas has the most tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (2.92%) among the 69 counties in Texas with at most 7,235 in population. That 2.92% compares to an average of 0.08% and standard deviation of 0.44% across those 69 counties.
Brooks County, Texas has these related standings among those 69 peer counties:
Brooks County, Texas has these related standings among those 69 peer counties:
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits = 2.92% (the most)
- pre-school enrollment = 38.38% (28th-lowest)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school = 19.95% (4th-most)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher = 12.44% (4th-least)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts = 52.00% (9th-fewest, tied)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school = 92.36% (10th-most)
- public-school spending per student = $14,584 (33rd-least)
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- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits. Higher values are better. Source is Brookings, 2014.
- population. Population estimate as of July, 2017. Source: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/counties-total.html.
Brooks County, Texas is in Texas, is in the Southern states, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, overcrowding, and housing costs, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, and new-business growth rate, 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 ($22,741)
- public-school spending per student ($14,584)
- average weekly wage ($755.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($603.35)
- households with internet access (93.63%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (92.36%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (92.03%)
- homeownership rate (68.8%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (54.32%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (53.52%)
- labor-force participation (52.08%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (52.00%)
- heart disease among older adults (45.52%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (42.40%)
- poverty rate (39.59%)
- pre-school enrollment (38.38%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (31.59%)
- racial integration (31.00%)
- population without health insurance (29.53%)
- adult obesity (27.10%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (22.80%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (20.82%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (20.47%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (19.99%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (19.95%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (17.68%)
- change in median household value (+16.55%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (12.44%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (11.9%)
- households with no vehicle (11.06%)
- newborns with low birth weight (10.13%)
- adult diabetes (9.0%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (7.14%)
- overcrowded households (6.20%)
- cancer among older adults (6.08%)
- vacant houses (5.44%)
- new-business growth rate (4.92%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (2.92%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (1.54%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.94%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (0.00%)
- teenage birth rate (0%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-93.71)
- food environment index (7.3)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (1,845)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (29.1)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.47)
- walkability index (7.14)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (38.05)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (12.92)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.36)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (56.04)
- homicides per 100,000 population (4.450)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (7,189)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (2,166)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.53)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (5.29)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (1.62)
- very-hot days per year (8)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (269.06)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
- first responders per 1,000 population (1.880)
- population (7,235)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (0.00)
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