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Houston County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 23,185
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 253 / 317 / 0
Land Area (2000): 3,187.994 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 15.393 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 465,000.000 acres (1,881.390 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,514
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 22.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 13.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $10,082,000
Physicians (2004): 15
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (54)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,656
Federal Spending (2004): $203,916

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	13,342	28.05%
Rural, Farm	3,606	7.58%
Rural, Non-farm	30,624	64.37%

Houston County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Employment Information Back to top
Houston County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	8,466	8,025	441	5.21%	52
1991	8,382	7,951	431	5.14%	52
1992	8,515	8,048	467	5.49%	55
1993	8,421	7,952	469	5.57%	56
1994	8,114	7,754	360	4.44%	45
1995	8,336	7,973	363	4.36%	44
1996	8,207	7,905	303	3.69%	37
1997	8,563	8,225	338	3.94%	39
1998	8,857	8,499	357	4.03%	40
1999	9,166	8,762	404	4.41%	44
2000	9,059	8,589	470	5.19%	52
2001	9,535	9,028	507	5.31%	53
2002	9,337	8,721	616	6.59%	66
2003	9,863	9,156	708	7.18%	72
2004	9,456	8,807	649	6.86%	69
2005	8,549	7,998	552	6.45%	64
2006	8,084	7,587	497	6.15%	62
2007	7,867	7,390	477	6.06%	60
2008	7,842	7,331	511	6.52%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	8,552	8,136	416	4.86%	49
Feb 1990	8,393	7,985	408	4.86%	49
Mar 1990	8,423	8,017	406	4.82%	48
Apr 1990	8,468	8,028	440	5.20%	52
May 1990	8,382	7,961	421	5.02%	50
Jun 1990	8,487	8,041	446	5.26%	53
Jul 1990	8,590	8,102	488	5.68%	57
Aug 1990	8,593	8,100	493	5.74%	57
Sep 1990	8,489	8,021	468	5.51%	55
Oct 1990	8,489	8,028	461	5.43%	54
Nov 1990	8,428	7,969	459	5.45%	54
Dec 1990	8,300	7,917	383	4.61%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	8,392	7,965	427	5.09%	51
Feb 1991	8,298	7,855	443	5.34%	53
Mar 1991	8,315	7,859	456	5.48%	55
Apr 1991	8,373	7,976	397	4.74%	47
May 1991	8,317	7,904	413	4.97%	50
Jun 1991	8,382	7,932	450	5.37%	54
Jul 1991	8,350	7,924	426	5.10%	51
Aug 1991	8,369	7,936	433	5.17%	52
Sep 1991	8,405	7,987	418	4.97%	50
Oct 1991	8,471	8,059	412	4.86%	49
Nov 1991	8,470	8,016	454	5.36%	54
Dec 1991	8,441	7,996	445	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	8,544	8,046	498	5.83%	58
Feb 1992	8,304	7,859	445	5.36%	54
Mar 1992	8,304	7,866	438	5.27%	53
Apr 1992	8,376	7,974	402	4.80%	48
May 1992	8,403	7,975	428	5.09%	51
Jun 1992	8,490	7,984	506	5.96%	60
Jul 1992	8,525	8,029	496	5.82%	58
Aug 1992	8,587	8,103	484	5.64%	56
Sep 1992	8,604	8,119	485	5.64%	56
Oct 1992	8,587	8,140	447	5.21%	52
Nov 1992	8,758	8,255	503	5.74%	57
Dec 1992	8,696	8,222	474	5.45%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	8,586	8,115	471	5.49%	55
Feb 1993	8,550	8,036	514	6.01%	60
Mar 1993	8,553	8,023	530	6.20%	62
Apr 1993	8,351	7,881	470	5.63%	56
May 1993	8,383	7,911	472	5.63%	56
Jun 1993	8,564	7,993	571	6.67%	67
Jul 1993	8,522	8,008	514	6.03%	60
Aug 1993	8,387	7,921	466	5.56%	56
Sep 1993	8,266	7,840	426	5.15%	52
Oct 1993	8,207	7,793	414	5.04%	50
Nov 1993	8,387	7,967	420	5.01%	50
Dec 1993	8,297	7,935	362	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	8,104	7,714	390	4.81%	48
Feb 1994	8,115	7,725	390	4.81%	48
Mar 1994	8,044	7,670	374	4.65%	46
Apr 1994	8,108	7,762	346	4.27%	43
May 1994	8,123	7,791	332	4.09%	41
Jun 1994	8,188	7,781	407	4.97%	50
Jul 1994	8,127	7,762	365	4.49%	45
Aug 1994	8,040	7,679	361	4.49%	45
Sep 1994	8,089	7,737	352	4.35%	44
Oct 1994	8,144	7,822	322	3.95%	40
Nov 1994	8,227	7,876	351	4.27%	43
Dec 1994	8,061	7,732	329	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,346	7,962	384	4.60%	46
Feb 1995	8,396	8,035	361	4.30%	43
Mar 1995	8,354	8,012	342	4.09%	41
Apr 1995	8,320	7,988	332	3.99%	40
May 1995	8,289	7,942	347	4.19%	42
Jun 1995	8,462	8,037	425	5.02%	50
Jul 1995	8,485	8,062	423	4.99%	50
Aug 1995	8,359	7,942	417	4.99%	50
Sep 1995	8,352	7,963	389	4.66%	47
Oct 1995	8,328	7,983	345	4.14%	41
Nov 1995	8,234	7,915	319	3.87%	39
Dec 1995	8,111	7,834	277	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,941	7,643	298	3.75%	38
Feb 1996	8,011	7,667	344	4.29%	43
Mar 1996	7,963	7,653	310	3.89%	39
Apr 1996	8,134	7,815	319	3.92%	39
May 1996	8,182	7,864	318	3.89%	39
Jun 1996	8,289	7,939	350	4.22%	42
Jul 1996	8,405	8,085	320	3.81%	38
Aug 1996	8,307	8,013	294	3.54%	35
Sep 1996	8,295	7,992	303	3.65%	37
Oct 1996	8,358	8,086	272	3.25%	33
Nov 1996	8,310	8,049	261	3.14%	31
Dec 1996	8,294	8,050	244	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	8,190	7,886	304	3.71%	37
Feb 1997	8,249	7,903	346	4.19%	42
Mar 1997	8,303	7,978	325	3.91%	39
Apr 1997	8,347	8,050	297	3.56%	36
May 1997	8,457	8,135	322	3.81%	38
Jun 1997	8,549	8,157	392	4.59%	46
Jul 1997	8,733	8,316	417	4.77%	48
Aug 1997	8,681	8,331	350	4.03%	40
Sep 1997	8,731	8,387	344	3.94%	39
Oct 1997	8,819	8,509	310	3.52%	35
Nov 1997	8,839	8,509	330	3.73%	37
Dec 1997	8,854	8,539	315	3.56%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	8,804	8,462	342	3.88%	39
Feb 1998	8,786	8,469	317	3.61%	36
Mar 1998	8,765	8,447	318	3.63%	36
Apr 1998	8,974	8,659	315	3.51%	35
May 1998	8,897	8,572	325	3.65%	37
Jun 1998	8,821	8,416	405	4.59%	46
Jul 1998	8,872	8,452	420	4.73%	47
Aug 1998	8,789	8,395	394	4.48%	45
Sep 1998	8,792	8,415	377	4.29%	43
Oct 1998	8,899	8,549	350	3.93%	39
Nov 1998	8,953	8,594	359	4.01%	40
Dec 1998	8,927	8,562	365	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	8,998	8,595	403	4.48%	45
Feb 1999	9,060	8,636	424	4.68%	47
Mar 1999	9,111	8,711	400	4.39%	44
Apr 1999	9,013	8,616	397	4.40%	44
May 1999	8,992	8,561	431	4.79%	48
Jun 1999	9,099	8,648	451	4.96%	50
Jul 1999	9,421	8,990	431	4.57%	46
Aug 1999	9,194	8,791	403	4.38%	44
Sep 1999	9,317	8,903	414	4.44%	44
Oct 1999	9,270	8,914	356	3.84%	38
Nov 1999	9,222	8,868	354	3.84%	38
Dec 1999	9,289	8,905	384	4.13%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,954	8,444	510	5.70%	57
Feb 2000	8,961	8,466	495	5.52%	55
Mar 2000	9,054	8,576	478	5.28%	53
Apr 2000	8,923	8,504	419	4.70%	47
May 2000	9,003	8,541	462	5.13%	51
Jun 2000	9,207	8,666	541	5.88%	59
Jul 2000	9,236	8,730	506	5.48%	55
Aug 2000	9,087	8,581	506	5.57%	56
Sep 2000	9,077	8,609	468	5.16%	52
Oct 2000	9,077	8,644	433	4.77%	48
Nov 2000	9,006	8,572	434	4.82%	48
Dec 2000	9,127	8,737	390	4.27%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	9,426	8,967	459	4.87%	49
Feb 2001	9,278	8,859	419	4.52%	45
Mar 2001	9,267	8,808	459	4.95%	50
Apr 2001	9,310	8,866	444	4.77%	48
May 2001	9,438	8,994	444	4.70%	47
Jun 2001	9,618	9,064	554	5.76%	58
Jul 2001	9,630	9,092	538	5.59%	56
Aug 2001	9,687	9,127	560	5.78%	58
Sep 2001	9,731	9,167	564	5.80%	58
Oct 2001	9,742	9,200	542	5.56%	56
Nov 2001	9,679	9,108	571	5.90%	59
Dec 2001	9,609	9,084	525	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	9,104	8,521	583	6.40%	64
Feb 2002	9,074	8,523	551	6.07%	61
Mar 2002	9,177	8,619	558	6.08%	61
Apr 2002	9,158	8,568	590	6.44%	64
May 2002	9,215	8,623	592	6.42%	64
Jun 2002	9,327	8,629	698	7.48%	75
Jul 2002	9,404	8,749	655	6.97%	70
Aug 2002	9,324	8,667	657	7.05%	70
Sep 2002	9,487	8,855	632	6.66%	67
Oct 2002	9,719	9,108	611	6.29%	63
Nov 2002	9,578	8,934	644	6.72%	67
Dec 2002	9,471	8,854	617	6.51%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	9,548	8,837	711	7.45%	74
Feb 2003	9,573	8,877	696	7.27%	73
Mar 2003	9,681	8,983	698	7.21%	72
Apr 2003	9,758	9,094	664	6.80%	68
May 2003	9,793	9,115	678	6.92%	69
Jun 2003	10,044	9,240	804	8.00%	80
Jul 2003	10,039	9,284	755	7.52%	75
Aug 2003	9,992	9,263	729	7.30%	73
Sep 2003	10,013	9,283	730	7.29%	73
Oct 2003	10,027	9,364	663	6.61%	66
Nov 2003	10,023	9,313	710	7.08%	71
Dec 2003	9,869	9,214	655	6.64%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,383	8,652	731	7.79%	78
Feb 2004	9,298	8,615	683	7.35%	73
Mar 2004	9,121	8,437	684	7.50%	75
Apr 2004	9,310	8,691	619	6.65%	66
May 2004	9,238	8,636	602	6.52%	65
Jun 2004	9,719	9,011	708	7.28%	73
Jul 2004	9,694	8,999	695	7.17%	72
Aug 2004	9,586	8,952	634	6.61%	66
Sep 2004	9,532	8,919	613	6.43%	64
Oct 2004	9,591	8,979	612	6.38%	64
Nov 2004	9,564	8,945	619	6.47%	65
Dec 2004	9,440	8,850	590	6.25%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	8,645	8,037	608	7.03%	70
Feb 2005	8,498	7,901	597	7.03%	70
Mar 2005	8,414	7,882	532	6.32%	63
Apr 2005	8,598	8,082	516	6.00%	60
May 2005	8,492	7,955	537	6.32%	63
Jun 2005	8,720	8,127	593	6.80%	68
Jul 2005	8,851	8,259	592	6.69%	67
Aug 2005	8,630	8,071	559	6.48%	65
Sep 2005	8,485	7,951	534	6.29%	63
Oct 2005	8,481	7,969	512	6.04%	60
Nov 2005	8,463	7,926	537	6.35%	63
Dec 2005	8,315	7,813	502	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	8,216	7,689	527	6.41%	64
Feb 2006	8,181	7,663	518	6.33%	63
Mar 2006	8,079	7,572	507	6.28%	63
Apr 2006	8,091	7,597	494	6.11%	61
May 2006	8,048	7,545	503	6.25%	63
Jun 2006	8,273	7,708	565	6.83%	68
Jul 2006	8,341	7,788	553	6.63%	66
Aug 2006	8,077	7,564	513	6.35%	64
Sep 2006	7,939	7,461	478	6.02%	60
Oct 2006	7,906	7,463	443	5.60%	56
Nov 2006	7,874	7,420	454	5.77%	58
Dec 2006	7,985	7,572	413	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,937	7,458	479	6.04%	60
Feb 2007	7,945	7,465	480	6.04%	60
Mar 2007	7,904	7,443	461	5.83%	58
Apr 2007	7,844	7,395	449	5.72%	57
May 2007	7,836	7,386	450	5.74%	57
Jun 2007	8,032	7,477	555	6.91%	69
Jul 2007	8,032	7,481	551	6.86%	69
Aug 2007	7,748	7,266	482	6.22%	62
Sep 2007	7,803	7,324	479	6.14%	61
Oct 2007	7,704	7,268	436	5.66%	57
Nov 2007	7,761	7,314	447	5.76%	58
Dec 2007	7,857	7,407	450	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,827	7,321	506	6.46%	65
Feb 2008	7,699	7,222	477	6.20%	62
Mar 2008	7,788	7,315	473	6.07%	61
Apr 2008	7,705	7,284	421	5.46%	55
May 2008	7,725	7,259	466	6.03%	60
Jun 2008	7,951	7,408	543	6.83%	68
Jul 2008	7,969	7,402	567	7.12%	71
Aug 2008	7,933	7,363	570	7.19%	72
Sep 2008	7,984	7,405	579	7.25%	73
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Houston County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	1,036	12.09%
2.	Construction	982	11.46%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	920	10.74%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	616	7.19%
5.	Educational Services	456	5.32%
6.	Wood Manufacturing	324	3.78%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	306	3.57%
8.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	238	2.78%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	216	2.52%
10.	Truck Transportation	208	2.43%
11.	Mining	196	2.29%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	182	2.12%
13.	Accommodation and Food Services	176	2.05%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	176	2.05%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	172	2.01%
16.	Health Care	168	1.96%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	150	1.75%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	126	1.47%
19.	Finance and Insurance	120	1.40%
20.	Utilities	116	1.35%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,636	22.26%
2.	Educational Services	1,238	16.84%
3.	Public Administration	756	10.29%
4.	Finance and Insurance	322	4.38%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	294	4.00%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	266	3.62%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	250	3.40%
8.	Social Assistance	208	2.83%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	204	2.78%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	144	1.96%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	142	1.93%
12.	Private Household Services	136	1.85%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	128	1.74%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	126	1.71%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	112	1.52%
16.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	92	1.25%
17.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	90	1.22%
18.	Construction	88	1.20%
19.	Truck Transportation	82	1.12%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	64	0.87%

Houston County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Law Enforcement Workers	554	6.47%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	514	6.00%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	504	5.88%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	432	5.04%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	414	4.83%
6.	Other Production Occupations	390	4.55%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	366	4.27%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	308	3.60%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	292	3.41%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	270	3.15%
11.	Other Management Occupations	266	3.11%
12.	Agricultural Workers	258	3.01%
13.	Construction Laborers	210	2.45%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	192	2.24%
15.	Other Construction Trades	184	2.15%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	180	2.10%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	158	1.84%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	148	1.73%
19.	Carpenters	142	1.66%
20.	Top Executives	140	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	814	11.07%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	520	7.07%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	516	7.02%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	440	5.99%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	278	3.78%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	268	3.65%
7.	Law Enforcement Workers	244	3.32%
8.	Registered Nurses	244	3.32%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	238	3.24%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	232	3.16%
11.	Cashiers	230	3.13%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	210	2.86%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	208	2.83%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	194	2.64%
15.	Other Management Occupations	184	2.50%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	180	2.45%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	160	2.18%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	156	2.12%
19.	Child Care Workers	132	1.80%
20.	Other Production Occupations	116	1.58%

Houston County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	18,433	48.57%
15-35 hours	2,712	7.15%
1-14 hours	960	2.53%
No regular hours	15,844	41.75%

Houston County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	796	5.08%
5 AM-5:29 AM	708	4.52%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	894	5.70%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,322	8.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,668	10.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,642	16.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,143	20.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,191	7.60%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	378	2.41%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	523	3.34%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	331	2.11%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	158	1.01%
Noon-3:59 PM	987	6.30%
4 PM-11:59 PM	937	5.98%

Houston County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,325	8.45%
5-9	2,973	18.96%
10-14	2,234	14.25%
15-19	2,443	15.58%
20-24	1,691	10.79%
25-29	449	2.86%
30-34	1,622	10.35%
35-39	302	1.93%
40-44	298	1.90%
45-59	1,023	6.53%
60-89	695	4.43%
At least 90	623	3.97%

Houston County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	66	0.42%	11,049	70.47%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,222	14.17%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,023	6.53%
At least 60	2	0.01%	1,316	8.39%

Houston County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	48	0.29%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,579	15.82%
Car / truck / van, solo	12,452	76.41%
Motorcycle	4	0.02%
Other	134	0.82%
Public transportation	68	0.42%
Walked	393	2.41%
Worked at home	619	3.80%

Houston County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Family Information Back to top
: 16,536 (40,382 people)
: 11,572 (34,282 people)
: 3,861
: 24,612
Houston County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,919	17.14%
$10,000-$14,999	1,692	9.93%
$15,000-$19,999	1,504	8.83%
$20,000-$24,999	1,489	8.74%
$25,000-$29,999	1,241	7.29%
$30,000-$34,999	1,170	6.87%
$35,000-$39,999	1,125	6.60%
$40,000-$44,999	774	4.54%
$45,000-$49,999	802	4.71%
$50,000-$59,999	1,546	9.08%
$60,000-$74,999	1,153	6.77%
$75,000-$99,999	866	5.08%
$100,000-$124,999	344	2.02%
$125,000-$149,999	184	1.08%
$150,000-$199,999	57	0.33%
$200,000 or more	167	0.98%

Houston County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,306	27.92%
Family, 2 people	2,783	33.70%
Nonfamily, 2 people	163	1.97%
Family, 3 people	1,213	14.69%
Nonfamily, 3 people	18	0.22%
Family, 4 people	1,014	12.28%
Nonfamily, 4 people	6	0.07%
Family, 5 people	469	5.68%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.06%
Family, 6 people	183	2.22%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	94	1.14%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.02%

Houston County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	11,838	26.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,624	10.48%
Public Assistance	624	1.41%
Retirement	3,513	7.96%
Self Employment	2,426	5.50%
Social Security	6,328	14.34%
Supplemental Security	1,220	2.76%
Wage / Salary	11,032	24.99%
Other	2,535	5.74%

Houston County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,780	63.06%
With children under 18	3,386	36.94%

Houston County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,255	5.99%
Married	14,503	69.28%
Never Married	4,175	19.94%
Widowed	1,002	4.79%

Houston County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,384	7.71%
Married	10,020	55.83%
Never Married	3,261	18.17%
Widowed	3,282	18.29%

Houston County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Education Information Back to top
Houston County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,956	10.82%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,114	19.45%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,832	35.08%
Some college, no degree	7,078	19.35%
Associate degree	1,339	3.66%
Bachelors degree	2,777	7.59%
Graduate or professional degree	1,480	4.05%

Houston County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	404	1.74%	173	0.75%	577	2.49%
Kindergarten	545	2.35%	93	0.40%	638	2.75%
Grades 1-4	2,288	9.87%	210	0.91%	2,498	10.77%
Grades 5-8	2,418	10.43%	206	0.89%	2,624	11.32%
Grades 9-12	3,199	13.80%	642	2.77%	3,841	16.57%
Undergrad college	853	3.68%	56	0.24%	909	3.92%
Graduate or professional school	91	0.39%	30	0.13%	121	0.52%
Total	9,798	42.26%	1,410	6.08%	11,208	48.34%

Houston County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Business Information Back to top
: $43,593,000
: $143,783,000
: $9,508,000
: $161,471
: 3,230
Houston County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	2	6
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	2	1	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	0	2
1999 - Construction	5	2	3	6	12
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	3	0	4	6	14
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	10	7	16
1999 - Information	2	0	5	0	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	1	0	4	9	7
1999 - Mining	1	0	0	1	2
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	24	14	23
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	6	3	8	11
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	1	6
1999 - Retail Trade	8	12	23	29	17
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	0	4	4
1999 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	1	1	1	1	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	3	7	3
1999 - Total	40	30	88	96	131
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	3	4	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	0	2	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	3
2000 - Construction	4	5	8	4	9
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	7	4	15
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	7	14	11	6
2000 - Information	2	0	1	4	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Manufacturing	3	0	5	8	9
2000 - Mining	1	0	0	0	4
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	17	12	28
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	4	6	5	12
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	3	2	5
2000 - Retail Trade	9	9	17	32	19
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	2	2	3
2000 - Unclassified	3	1	1	0	0
2000 - Utilities	1	0	0	2	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	6	5
2000 - Total	40	38	87	101	129
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	4	3	1	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	0	1	4
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	2
2001 - Construction	1	3	7	8	9
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	4	3	6	14
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	4	10	14	8
2001 - Information	0	0	1	4	6
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Manufacturing	1	6	6	6	8
2001 - Mining	0	1	0	0	4
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	18	17	23
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	7	5	11
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	4	3	0	4
2001 - Retail Trade	3	14	18	17	26
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	2	3	1
2001 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	2	5	4
2001 - Total	20	54	82	92	130
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	1	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	1	1	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	1	2
2002 - Construction	6	4	5	8	8
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	3	4	3	15
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	5	9	10	11
2002 - Information	2	5	1	3	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	2	5	7	7
2002 - Mining	0	1	0	0	3
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	7	17	16	21
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	5	5	14
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	2	3	3
2002 - Retail Trade	4	6	18	15	23
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	5	1	2	1
2002 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	3
2002 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	5	4	2
2002 - Total	43	45	76	81	122
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	0	1	1	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	2	1	4
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	3	1
2003 - Construction	4	3	6	8	7
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	6	7	12
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	14	10	12
2003 - Information	3	3	2	2	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Manufacturing	3	1	3	11	5
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	10	16	26
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	6	9	9
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	4	3
2003 - Retail Trade	5	5	21	17	18
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	2	1	3
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	5
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	7	4	4
2003 - Total	32	23	86	96	116
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	3	2	4
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	0	2	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	1	3
2004 - Construction	2	3	7	7	9
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	11	7	8
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	5	9	9	15
2004 - Information	0	1	2	3	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	3	7	6	6
2004 - Mining	2	1	0	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	2	13	14	22
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	8	5	12
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	4	2	4
2004 - Retail Trade	4	11	10	24	18
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	3	1	2
2004 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	4	6	3
2004 - Total	21	37	86	90	114
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	1	1	5
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	2	1	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	5
2005 - Construction	4	3	7	8	7
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	4	7	14
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	9	13	12
2005 - Information	0	0	2	2	3
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Manufacturing	2	2	6	7	4
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	0	2
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	11	15	24
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	3	6	6	11
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	3	4
2005 - Retail Trade	12	5	21	17	16
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	2	3	0
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	3
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	1	7	3	3
2005 - Total	35	29	81	89	116

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Houston County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	32,965	79.49%
Below Poverty Level	8,507	20.51%

Houston County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$230	$176	$156	$0	$0	$88	$474	$261	$0	$625
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$273	$212	$455	$0	$0	$168	$896	$307	$0	$869
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$292	$219	$419	$0	$0	$271	$982	$487	$0	$1,020
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$444	$224	$359	$0	$0	$250	$1,053	$529	$0	$1,127
1982	$444	$224	$421	$0	$0	$641	$1,506	$581	$2,350	$743
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$780	$411	$372	$0	$0	$738	$1,890	$692	$2,050	$1,513
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$1,017	$536	$725	$0	$0	$1,438	$3,180	$1,069	$0	$2,840
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$1,101	$578	$783	$0	$0	$1,556	$3,440	$1,158	$0	$2,840
1990	$1,141	$598	$811	$0	$0	$1,613	$3,565	$1,200	$0	$2,840
1991	$1,170	$613	$831	$0	$0	$1,654	$3,655	$1,230	$0	$2,840
1992	$1,269	$669	$747	$0	$0	$3,103	$5,119	$1,321	$0	$3,987
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$2,148	$1,043	$517	$0	$0	$866	$3,531	$1,683	$1,105	$1,793
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,296	$1,165	$393	$0	$0	$1,268	$3,957	$1,889	$1,445	$2,449

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$126	$11	$1	$306	$0	$614
1972	$54	$31	$0	$0	$0	$85	$614
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$176	$279	$1	$226	$0	$874
1977	$67	$12	$0	$0	$0	$113	$874
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$362	$0	$26	$428	$0	$1,043
1979	$104	$32	$0	$0	$0	$91	$1,043
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$382	$0	$29	$522	$0	$1,230
1981	$137	$21	$0	$0	$0	$139	$1,230
1982	$0	$440	$93	$38	$467	$0	$1,533
1982	$171	$15	$128	$0	$0	$181	$1,533
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$452	$123	$60	$631	$2	$1,898
1984	$183	$21	$187	$0	$0	$239	$1,898
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$0	$801	$142	$68	$1,119	$10	$2,802
1987	$245	$1	$0	$0	$0	$416	$2,802
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$868	$154	$72	$1,196	$10	$3,014
1989	$265	$1	$0	$0	$0	$448	$3,014
1990	$0	$900	$160	$74	$1,233	$10	$3,116
1990	$275	$1	$0	$0	$0	$463	$3,116
1991	$0	$922	$164	$76	$1,259	$10	$3,188
1991	$282	$1	$0	$0	$0	$474	$3,188
1992	$0	$1,824	$325	$86	$2,191	$23	$5,906
1992	$515	$2	$0	$0	$0	$940	$5,906
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,019	$10	$0	$1,109	$1	$4,010
1997	$672	$0	$89	$0	$0	$1,110	$4,010
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$1,544	$6	$0	$1,647	$0	$5,488
2002	$874	$11	$99	$0	$0	$1,307	$5,488

Houston County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,438

Houston County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Houston County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,640	11.39%
10-19 Years	3,323	14.33%
20-29 Years	2,201	9.49%
30-39 Years	3,301	14.24%
40-49 Years	3,728	16.08%
50-59 Years	2,683	11.57%
60-69 Years	2,265	9.77%
70-79 Years	1,822	7.86%
80-89 Years	995	4.29%
90+ Years	227	0.98%

Houston County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	12,355	53.29%
Female	10,830	46.71%

Houston County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	14,775	63.73%
African-American	6,442	27.79%
Hispanic/Latino	1,739	7.50%
Multiracial	119	0.51%
Asian	53	0.23%
Amerindian	51	0.22%
Pacific Islander	4	0.02%
Other Race	2	0.01%

Houston County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	6,043	30.40%
2.	English	2,981	15.00%
3.	German	2,979	14.99%
4.	Irish	2,957	14.88%
5.	Scotch Irish	947	4.76%
6.	French Non-Basque	937	4.71%
7.	Dutch	426	2.14%
8.	Scottish	418	2.10%
9.	African	272	1.37%
10.	Italian	240	1.21%

Houston County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	41,653	92.63%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,079	6.85%
3.	German	62	0.14%
4.	French	54	0.12%
5.	Chinese	28	0.06%
6.	Other Indic	20	0.04%
7.	Thai	18	0.04%
8.	Other Pacific Island	16	0.04%
9.	Other West Germanic	14	0.03%
10.	Vietnamese	14	0.03%

Houston County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	46,153	97.02%
Naturalized immigrant	259	0.54%
Not a citizen	1,160	2.44%

Houston County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Crockett	Latexo	Ratcliff
Grapeland	Lovelady
Kennard	Porter Springs

Houston County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

75835	75847	75851
75844	75849	75858

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Why Even Ostensibly Peaceful Expressive “Encampments” at Universities Are Not Immune From Restrictions Under the First Amendment, With Special Attention to Some Analogies to Abortion Clinics

UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and professor emeritus Alan E. Brownstein discuss the regulation of student protests and encampments on college campuses, particularly focusing on the balance between protecting free speech and ensuring the safety and functioning of the university.

Crockett (10,619)	Kennard (1,509)	Ratcliff
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