Profile for Alvord, Texas, TX

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Libraries (2)

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16% of Alvord residents report German ancestry, and 18% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Alvord ancestry & family history guide.

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• Wise County Ancestry forum
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• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Veteran grave locator

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• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Alvord was $18,070, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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11% of Alvord residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Wise County genealogy forum

Median rent in Alvord, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $433.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $588.

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Wise County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Alvord political report.

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The average commute time for Alvord workers is 28 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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