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Bailey County

Population in July 2007: 554.
Males: 289  (52.3%)
Females: 265  (47.7%)
Median resident age:  39.0 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,399 (it was $31,111 in 2000)
South Sand Hills:  $43,399
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,928 (it was $45,700 in 2000)
South Sand Hills:  $83,928
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,161; Detached houses: $94,659; Mobile homes: $33,214

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Races in South Sand Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.1%)
  • Hispanic (36.8%)
  • Other race (24.7%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in South Sand Hills: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 488.8 square miles.

Population density: 1.1 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in South Sand Hills

  • High school or higher: 71.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Sand Hills CCD

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

21 residents are foreign born (3.7% Latin America).

This place:  3.7%
Texas:  13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

South Sand Hills:  1.6% ($744)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lubbock, TX (69.8 miles , pop. 199,564).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (272.7 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (421.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Morton, TX (16.8 miles ), Muleshoe, TX (19.3 miles ), Sudan, TX (21.1 miles ), Causey, NM (21.4 miles) , Amherst, TX (27.6 miles ), Whiteface, TX (28.3 miles ), Farwell, TX (33.1 miles ), Littlefield, TX (33.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.96 N, Longitude: 102.81 W

South Sand Hills household income distribution South Sand Hills home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (65%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Construction (3%)
  • Public administration (2%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (34%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Private households (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (35%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (21%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


South Sand Hills-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the South Sand Hills place center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1957, a category 4 tornado 30.0 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near South Sand Hills:
  • MULESHOE AREA MED CTR (about 10 miles; MULESHOE, TX)
  • COCHRAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MORTON, TX)
  • LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 35 miles; LITTLEFIELD, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Sand Hills:
  • CANNON AFB (about 45 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
  • LUBBOCK INTL (about 73 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
  • LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 93 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Sand Hills:
  • COCHRAN COUNTY (about 18 miles; MORTON, TX; ID: F85)
  • MULESHOE MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; MULESHOE, TX; ID: 2T1)
  • LITTLEFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 30 miles; LITTLEFIELD, TX; ID: Q00)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Sand Hills:
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 37 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 40 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 106 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,876)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 142 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)

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Notable locations in South Sand Hills: Circle Back (A), Refuge Headquarters (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in South Sand Hills include: Hicks Chapel (A), Longview Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Coyote Lake (A), Lower Pauls Lake (B), Baileyboro Lake (C), Jack Young Lake (D), Lower White Lake (E), Lower Goose Lake (F), Upper Goose Lake (G), Upper Pauls Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in South Sand Hills include: Clark Monument Number 4 (1), Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  40.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  18.3%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Sand Hills, TX



South Sand Hills compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Bailey County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

6.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.73%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Parmer County, TX  0.72% ($29,067 average AGI)
from Lamb County, TX  0.63% ($18,462)
from Lubbock County, TX  0.53% ($29,182)


9.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,135 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.01%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lubbock County, TX  1.13% ($41,542 average AGI)
to Parmer County, TX  0.84% ($25,167)
to Curry County, NM  0.66% ($26,429)


Strongest AM radio stations in South Sand Hills:
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KZZN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LITTLEFIELD, TX; Owner: EMIL MACHA)
  • KYKK (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HUMBLE CITY, NM; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLVT (1230 AM; 1 kW; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: PAUL R. BEANE)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Sand Hills:
  • KMUL-FM (103.1 FM; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • K220FT (91.9 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Sand Hills:
  • KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KENW (Channel 3; PORTALES, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)

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