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Of the 379 counties in the Southwest, Randall County, Texas is one of just 8 that are better than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, overcrowding, internet access, housing costs, and home heating.
Randall County, Texas has these standings among those 379 peer counties plus nationwide comparisons:
Randall County, Texas has these standings among those 379 peer counties plus nationwide comparisons:
- median household income = $60,972 (29th-highest)
the nationwide average is $46,830 - homeownership rate = 68.8% (115th-lowest, tied)
the nationwide average is 71.4% - overcrowded households = 2.16% (77th-fewest)
the nationwide average is 2.41% - households with internet access = 94.62% (55th-most)
the nationwide average is 64.96% - households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income = 24.60% (139th-most, tied)
the nationwide average is 26.55% - households with utility gas or electric for home heating = 97.19% (16th-most)
the nationwide average is 71.43%
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- are better than the nationwide household averages in. Bigger sets are better. (1) The average nationwide value of household income (median household income) is $46,830, so better is above that. Source is the 2015 Census. (2) The average nationwide value of homeownership (homeownership rate) is 71.4%, so better is above that. Percentage of occupied homes that are owned, not rented. Source is the 2015 Census. (3) The average nationwide value of overcrowding (overcrowded households) is 2.41%, so better is below that. Occupied households that have more than one person per room. Source is the 2015 Census. (4) The average nationwide value of internet access (households with internet access) is 64.96%, so better is above that. Percentage of households with access to internet at speeds of at least 25 mbps. Source is FCC, 2016 (5) The average nationwide value of housing costs (households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income) is 26.55%, so better is below that. Source is the 2015 Census. (6) The average nationwide value of home heating (households with utility gas or electric for home heating) is 71.43%, so better is above that. Source is the 2015 Census.
- in region. The 9 regions with their corresponding states or other geographic entities are: New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT), Mid Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA), Great Lakes (IL IN MI OH WI), Plains (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD), Southeast (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), Southwest (AZ NM OK TX), Rocky Mountains (CO ID MT UT WY), Far West (AK CA HI NV OR WA), and Outlying Areas (VI PR GU AS MP).
Randall County, Texas is in Texas, is in the Southern states, is urban high-performing, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and violent crime, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, overcrowding, internet access, housing costs, and home heating, is better 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 drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard, is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, and cancer, and is worse than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of college education, poverty, and premature death.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($60,972)
- public-school spending per student ($7,846)
- average weekly wage ($791.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($83.47)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (97.19%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (95.03%)
- households with internet access (94.62%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (76.03%)
- adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (76.00%)
- homeownership rate (68.8%)
- labor-force participation (68.64%)
- pre-school enrollment (41.71%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (39.77%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (33.97%)
- heart disease among older adults (32.71%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (27.80%)
- adult obesity (26.50%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (24.60%)
- racial integration (19.00%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (18.04%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (14.46%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (14.39%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (13.57%)
- population without health insurance (13.00%)
- poverty rate (10.52%)
- new-business growth rate (10.46%)
- change in median household value (+8.28%)
- adult diabetes (7.7%)
- newborns with low birth weight (7.68%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (7.31%)
- cancer among older adults (6.13%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (4.93%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (4.19%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (3.0%)
- households with no vehicle (2.94%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (2.56%)
- vacant houses (2.46%)
- overcrowded households (2.16%)
- teenage birth rate (2%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (1.95%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (1.32%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (1.24%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.71%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-74.16)
- food environment index (7.2)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (33,581)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.80)
- natural amenities index (2.36)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (27.3)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.85)
- walkability index (7.59)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (33.37)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (18.95)
- chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (6.92)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (3.19)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (33.41)
- homicides per 100,000 population (4.810)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (3,921)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (3,983)
- relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.22)
- 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 (1.68)
- relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.16)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.06)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (1.37)
- very-hot days per year (3)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (492.43)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
- first responders per 1,000 population (1.560)
- population (134,442)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (82.67)
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