Palo Pinto 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 2011:28,115more
Census 2010:28,111more
Census 2000:27,026more
Population of the County Seat (Palo Pinto)
Census 2010:333 
Census 2000:Unknown 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN PALO PINTO 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.
Palo Pinto County:28,111more
Gordon city:478more
Graford city:584more
Mineral Wells city (part):14,644more
Mingus city:235more
Strawn city:653more
Balance of Palo Pinto County:11,517more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:951.8more
Water Area:33.7more
Total Area:985.5more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:29.53more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:18.6%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:94.7%more
Percent African American Alone:2.5%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.9%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.6%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%more
Percent Multi-Racial:1.3%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:24.7%more
65 and Older:16.6%more
85 and Older:1.6%more
Median Age:40.7more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$33,746more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$930,287,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$39,595more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:16.8%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:27.2%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$37,928more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$35,691 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$35,390 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$35,015 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$31,661 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:7.4more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:7.9 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:7.7 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:4.2 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:3.7 
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»$0.309500more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$3,868,102,130more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$2,561,120,254more
Total Actual Levy:$7,926,668more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$1,373,547more
CY 2010:$1,480,562 
CY 2009:$1,596,553 
CY 2008:$2,019,762 
CY 2007:$1,768,041 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$521,687more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$218,077more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$40,130more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$162,688more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$1,107,110more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$2,049,691more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):184 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):207 
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:391more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):368 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):413 
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:782more

Special Districts in Palo Pinto County.
School Districts in Palo Pinto County.
History of City Tax Rates in Palo Pinto County.

Airports in Palo Pinto County.
Hospitals in Palo Pinto County.
Prisons in Palo Pinto County.