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| Vernon |
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| Population 2000: | 11,660 |
| Population 2002: | 11,044 |
| Elevation: | 1,216 feet |
| Area codes: | 940 |
| Land area: | 8.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 4.7% (3.2% Latin America, 1.0% Asia) |
| County: | Wilbarger |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (31.0%), Manufacturing (12.6%), Retail trade (12.3%). |
| Population growth: | -616 (-5.28%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 66.0% |
| Hispanic: | 22.4% |
| Other race: | 10.7% |
| Black: | 9.6% |
| Two or more races: | 1.9% |
| American Indian: | 1.1% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 57.6% |
| Never married: | 20.0% |
| Widowed: | 11.1% |
| Divorced: | 9.0% |
| Separated: | 2.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $44,900 |
| Household income: | $28,194 |
| Resident age: | 36.4 years |
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| Vernon Compared to Texas State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 71.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.6% |
| Unemployed: | 3.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 533 (4376.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 388.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 149 (1223.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 25 (205.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 23 (188.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 13 (106.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 5 (41.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 11.7% |
| United States: | 10.7% |
| German: | 8.0% |
| English: | 6.8% |
| Dutch: | 2.5% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.8% |