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County:

Titus County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48449

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

88,536

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.12

% Water:

3.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,702

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,442

28.4%

24.4%

4.0%

1990:

24,009

12.0%

4.9%

7.1%

2000:

28,118

17.1%

8.4%

8.8%

2005:

29,445

4.7%

-0.3%

5.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

16,782

59.7%

0-to-19:

9,392

33.4%

Black:

2,970

10.6%

20-to-39:

7,915

28.1%

Hispanic:

7,960

28.3%

40-to-59:

6,213

22.1%

American Indian:

96

0.3%

60-plus:

4,598

16.4%

Other:

310

1.1%

Median Age:

31.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

68.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.2%

Median Family Income:

$37,390

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.9%

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