U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Tye, Texas



Back to Tye, TX housing info, Taylor County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Tye, TX map Current weather forecast for Tye, TX

Population (year 2000): 1,158. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,118 (-3.5% change)
 

Males: 552  (47.7%)
Females: 606  (52.3%)

Taylor County

Median resident age:  32.7 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79563.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,400 (it was $25,568 in 2000)
Tye  $26,400
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $33,400 (it was $29,000 in 2000)
Tye  $33,400
Texas:  $106,000

Tye, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Tye:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
  • Hispanic (11.4%)
  • Other race (5.3%)
  • Black (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Tye, TX forum
Recent posts about Tye, Texas on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users:
Tornadoes  (25 replies)

Latest news from Tye, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: Irish (17.4%), United States (15.6%), English (9.8%), German (8.1%), French (3.2%), Dutch (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1796 feet

Land area: 4.66 square miles.

Population density: 241 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Tye, Texas map

For population 25 years and over in Tye

  • High school or higher: 72.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tye city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 56.6%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

26 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:  2.2%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Tye, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tye to the number of sex offenders is 225 to 1.

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

Tye:  0.9% ($264)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Tye satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (8.4 miles , pop. 115,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (175.2 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (213.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Abilene, TX (8.4 miles ), Impact, TX (9.0 miles) , Hawley-Noodle, TX (9.9 miles ), Merkel, TX (10.1 miles ), Hawley, TX (11.6 miles ), Buffalo Gap, TX (12.2 miles ), Potosi, TX (16.0 miles ), Jim Ned, TX (17.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $25,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $136,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 32.45 N, Longitude: 99.87 W


Tye household income distribution Tye home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +95 (+8.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)


Tye races chart


 

Crime in Tye by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 010021
    per 100,000 0.082.60.00.0171.585.3
Robberies 130100
    per 100,000 84.5247.90.084.70.00.0
Assaults 1257021
    per 100,000 1013.5413.2592.70.0171.585.3
Burglaries 813145514
    per 100,000 675.71074.41185.4423.4428.81193.5
Thefts 443929312024
    per 100,000 3716.23223.12455.52624.91715.32046.0
Auto thefts 616544
    per 100,000 506.882.6508.0423.4343.1341.0
Arson 004001
    per 100,000 0.00.0338.70.00.085.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 464.5433.9340.4193.9297.6277.9

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.56
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tye, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Tye, Texas average temperatures Tye, Texas average precipitation
 
Tye, Texas humidity
 
Tye, Texas wind speed
 
Tye, Texas snowfall
 
Tye, Texas sunshine
 
Tye, Texas clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Tye-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Tye city center killed 5 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Tye topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Tye:
  • ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; ABILENE, TX)
  • ABILENE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ABILENE, TX)
  • HENDRICK CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE (about 13 miles; ABILENE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Tye, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tye:
  • DYESS AFB (about 3 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
  • ABILENE REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: ABI)
  • SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 87 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tye:
  • ELMDALE AIRPARK (about 16 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: 6F4)
  • ARLEDGE FIELD (about 33 miles; STAMFORD, TX; ID: F56)
  • HAMLIN MUNI (about 33 miles; HAMLIN, TX; ID: 14F)

Amtrak station near Tye:
  • 10 miles: ABILENE (GREYHOUND STA., 535 CEDAR ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tye:
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 157 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
Public elementary/middle school in Tye:
  • TYE Elementary (Students: 215; Location: 129 CONCHO ST; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 58)

Tye map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Church in Tye: Tye United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.2%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  26.1%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

Tye compared to Texas state average:

Tye, Texas environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Tye travel time to work


Tye mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Taylor County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$2,192
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$348
Water Supply 2$4,895$29,3700$0
Solid Waste Management 2$4,627$27,7620$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$6,697$26,7880$0
Financial Administration 1$2,860$34,3201$465
Totals for Government 8$19,080$28,6204$3,004


Tye government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $47,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $323,000
    Water Utilities: $124,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    Police Protection: $67,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $236,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $223,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $307,000
    Property: $103,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $210,000

9.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,462 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.03%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.60% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,086 average AGI)
Taylor County:  0.60%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jones County, TX  0.53% ($141,385 average AGI)
from Callahan County, TX  0.51% ($29,009)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.38% ($28,269)


9.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,512 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.58%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.49% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,760 average AGI)
Taylor County:  0.49%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tarrant County, TX  0.55% ($31,231 average AGI)
to Jones County, TX  0.46% ($28,906)
to Callahan County, TX  0.46% ($34,228)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tye:
  • KEAN (1470 AM; 5 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZQQ (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ADRIAN LLOYD MYNATT)
  • KWKC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: DYNAMIC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSLI (1280 AM; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KGKL (960 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tye:
  • KHYS (100.7 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEAN-FM (105.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHXS (102.7 FM; MERKEL, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KKHR (106.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: POWELL MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • KGNZ (88.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KULL (92.5 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBCY (99.7 FM; TYE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KEYJ-FM (107.9 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFQX-FM (98.1 FM; ANSON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KAGT-FM (90.5 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: GOSPEL RADIO NETWORK)
  • KCDD (103.7 FM; HAMLIN, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K217CB (91.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KAQD (91.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KACU (89.7 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)
  • KNCE (95.1 FM; BAIRD, TX; Owner: DOUD MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • KOES (106.9 FM; STAMFORD, TX; Owner: TEXAS GULFWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Tye:
  • KRBC-TV (Channel 9; ABILENE, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTXS-TV (Channel 12; SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIDZ-LP (Channel 54; ABILENE, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • K51CK (Channel 51; ABILENE, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KXVA (Channel 15; ABILENE, TX; Owner: STAR BROADCASTING LIMITED)
  • KTAB-TV (Channel 32; ABILENE, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ABILENE, LLC)
  • KTES-LP (Channel 40; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPTA-LP (Channel 63; ABILENE-SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K07UF (Channel 7; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)

Back to Tye, TX housing info, Taylor County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.