| | People QuickFacts | Vernon | Texas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 10,897 | 25,674,681 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 11,002 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -1.0% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 11,002 | 25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.5% | 7.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.1% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.5% | 10.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.8% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 75.7% | 70.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 9.4% | 11.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 28.4% | 37.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 59.4% | 45.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.9% | 81.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.7% | 16.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 14.0% | 34.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 72.3% | 80.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.3% | 25.8% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 12.0 | 24.8 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 58.4% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.5% | 24.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $54,800 | $123,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 4,269 | 8,539,206 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.48 | 2.78 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,126 | $24,870 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $35,504 | $49,646 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.1% | 16.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Vernon | Texas |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 805 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.1% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,315 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | D | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 42,054,592 |