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| Childress |
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| Population 2000: | 6,778 |
| Population 2002: | 6,650 |
| Area codes: | 940 |
| Land area: | 8.2 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 4.9% (4.4% Latin America) |
| County: | Childress |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Retail trade (15.3%), Public administration (14.7%). |
| Population growth: | -128 (-1.89%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 60.5% |
| Hispanic: | 22.4% |
| Other race: | 17.1% |
| Black: | 15.7% |
| Two or more races: | 2.0% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 70.6% |
| Never married: | 13.4% |
| Widowed: | 8.8% |
| Divorced: | 5.8% |
| Separated: | 1.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $43,900 |
| Household income: | $26,536 |
| Resident age: | 35.8 years |
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| Childress Compared to Texas State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 63.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 8.2% |
| Unemployed: | 6.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 2.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 144.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 108 (1525.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 26 (367.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 15 (211.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 2 (28.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto theft: | 1 (14.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | none |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 13.2% |
| English: | 8.6% |
| German: | 6.5% |
| Irish: | 5.5% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.7% |
| French: | 1.5% |