2014 Community Profile

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1 Wise County City of Decatur, County of Wise, State of Texas, located 38 miles rthwest of Fort Worth POPULATION Year 2014 (est.) 2010 Census 2000 City 6,208 6,042 5,201 County 61,089 59,127 48,793 Type CITY GOVERNMENT Number on Council 7 Municipal Police 18 Paid Firefighters 6 Volunteer Firefighters 18 City Zoning Body Master Plan Home Rule Air Service Alliance Airport TRANSPORTATION Dallas/Fort Worth International Decatur Municipal Airports Within 1 Hr. International Regional Municipal Rail Service Providers BNSF Freight Carriers 9,600' Concrete 29,000' Concrete 4,200' Asphalt Dallas/Fort Worth International Alliance Airport Decatur Municipal Airborne; Federal Express; Heritage; United Parcel Service; Carroll Fulmer Logistics Corporation, DHL

2 WAGE DATA Occupation Title Entry-Level Wage ($/hr) Low High Production Classifications Aircraft Assembler Aircraft Mechanic Assembler, General Delivery Driver Diesel Mechanic Forklift Operator Installer Machinist/Related Occup Maintenance, General Painter Roustabout/General Labor Shop Labor Stocker/Unloader Technician Welder, Production Custodians Equipment Operator Leadman Operator Roadhands Office, Clerical, and Technical Classifications Bookkeeper Customer Service Key Data Entry Oper Computer Operator Payroll Clerk General Office Clerk Records Clerk Retail Sales Accounting Clerk Administrative Assistant TAXATION Tax Rate (per $100 Assessed Value) Wise County $ Decatur City $ Decatur ISD $ Wise Co. WSD #2 $ Total $ Municipal Sales Tax 1.000% State Sales Tax Rate 6.250% Economic Development Tax 0.500% Other Sales Taxes County 0.500% Total 8.250% Tax Abatement Enterprise Zone Industrial Foundation Foreign Trade Zone Reinvestment Zone INCENTIVES Freeport Exemption Full Freeport Other Incentives

3 UTILITIES Electric Energy Delivery Reliability Transmission Voltage Oncor Electric Delivery 69 KV, 138 KV, 345 KV Service Voltage 120/208, 120/240, 240/480, 277/480 Other Electric Delivery Provider Other Provider Reliability 0 Natural Gas BTU Content Per Cubic Foot 1,050 Water Supplier Source Max. Daily Sys. Capacity Max. Daily Use to Date Pressure on Mains Storage Capacity Wise Electric Co-op, Inc. Atmos Energy Wise County Water Supply District Lake Bridgeport 3,000,000 gallons 2,400,000 gallons 80 psi Size of Mains 2-14" System Looped Projects Under Construction 1,870,000 gallons Telephone Service CenturyLink Digital Available Analog Available Electromechanical Make and Model Software Level Fiber Optics Switched 56 Kbps High Capacity Digital (T-1) Digital Data Service 911 Available Other Network Services ISDN Sewer System Treatment Plan Types Maximum Capacity Max. Daily Use to Date Activated Sludge 1,200,000 gallons 750,000 gallons Projects Under Construction New lift Stations at HWY 1810, South Poco on 380B, FM 2264

4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION Climate Annual Average Temperature 65.7 F Annual Average High Temperature 84.0 F Annual Average Low Temperature 42.0 F Annual Average Precipitation 42.0" Annual Average Snowfall 3.9" Elevation 1,111.0' Health Total Hospital Beds in City 184 Total Doctors (Medical) in City 85 Media Daily Papers 0 Weekly Papers 1 Local TV Cable TV Available Recreation Parks 5 Area Lakes 3 Country Clubs 2 Health Centers 2 Public Golf Courses 1 Theaters 1 Tennis Courts 1 Bed & Breakfast Facilities 3 Hotel & Motel Rooms 376 Libraries 1 Other Finance Denton Area Teachers Credit Union (DATCU); First Financial Bank; CitiBank; Legend Bank; rth Texas Bank; Wells Fargo Attractions Wise Co. Courthouse; Decatur Historic Downtown; Wise Co. Heritage Museum; LBJ National Grasslands (29,000 acres); Tour of Lights-Christmas; Chisholm Trail Days; Antique Car Swap Meet; Tractor Show; Decatur Chamber Annual Auction; Wise Co. Reunion; Cruise Nights; Professional Bullriders Event; Girl's Night Out on the Square Decatur (2007) EDUCATION Number of Schools Total Enrollment Elementary 2 1,198 Intermediate Middle/Jr. High High School Private Schools Number of Schools 2 Enrollment 22 Area Colleges and Universities Weatherford College-Wise County; rth Central Texas College-Gainesville; Tarrant County Colleges-Fort Worth; Texas Christian University-Fort Worth; Texas Woman's University-Denton; University of rth Texas-Denton Vocational Program Available State Industrial Job Training Available Houses of Worship Assembly of God; Baptist; Catholic; Christian; Church of Christ; Episcopal; Methodist; Mormon; n-denominational

5 MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS Employer Industry Number of Employees Wise Regional Health System Healthcare 924 Wal-Mart Super Center Retail merchandise 465 Decatur ISD Education 450 Wise County County Government 400 Poco Graphite Graphite materials 266 James Wood Motors New and used car sales 225 Karl Klement Motors New and used car sales 150 Lowe's Home Improvement Retail merchandise 145 City of Decatur Municipal Government 132 Imperial Fabrication Truck mfr/parts assembly 104 Union Affiliation