Morris County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:12,848more
Census 2010:12,934more
Census 2000:13,048more
Population of the County Seat (Daingerfield)
Census 2010:2,560 
Census 2000:2,517 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN MORRIS COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Morris County:12,934more
Daingerfield city (part):2,560more
Hughes Springs city (part):6more
Lone Star city:1,581more
Naples city:1,378more
Omaha city (part):1,021more
Balance of Morris County:6,388more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:252.0more
Water Area:6.7more
Total Area:258.7more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:51.33more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:8.6%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:73.9%more
Percent African American Alone:22.8%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.9%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.4%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%more
Percent Multi-Racial:1.7%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:23.0%more
65 and Older:19.6%more
85 and Older:2.3%more
Median Age:42.3more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$31,447more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$397,331,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$34,451more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:19.2%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:31.7%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$43,598more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$38,375 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$44,048 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$44,537 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$41,333 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:11.5more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:12.8 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:14.7 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:6.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:5.3 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.247608more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$1,046,200,720more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$916,407,640more
Total Actual Levy:$2,261,281more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$884,430more
CY 2010:$771,861 
CY 2009:$782,455 
CY 2008:$1,094,916 
CY 2007:$889,826 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$265,467more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$12,800more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$0more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$278,267more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):22 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):238 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:261more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):47 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):477 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:524more

Special Districts in Morris County.
School Districts in Morris County.
History of City Tax Rates in Morris County.

Airports in Morris County.
Hospitals in Morris County.
Prisons in Morris County.