County population in 2012: 7,130 (71% urban, 29% rural); it was 6,594 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 627 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,019 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,675 Renter-occupied apartments: 822 (it was 673 in 2000)
% of renters here:
29%
State:
36%
Land area: 827 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Bailey County: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (20.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,205 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $742 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.0%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 59.5% for Black residents, 27.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 35.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 32 years old
(Males: 31 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 22 years old, Asian residents: 28 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
16.7%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
6.3%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bailey County is $416 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bailey County: Circle Back (A), Golden Ranch (B), Mill (C), Refuge Headquarters (D), West Camp (E), Birdwell Ranch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lower Pauls Lake (A), Baileyboro Lake (B), Willow Lake (C), Coyote Lake (D), Upper Goose Lake (E), Upper Pauls Lake (F), Upper White Lake (G), Lower White Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 139 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 864 (23% naturalized citizens)
Bailey County:
13.1%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 66
1990 to 1994: 64
1985 to 1989: 147
1980 to 1984: 155
1975 to 1979: 146
1970 to 1974: 94
1970 to 1974: 76
1965 to 1969: 116
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,293
One, attached: 40
Two: 50
3 or 4: 96
5 to 9: 24
20 or more: 61
Mobile homes: 166
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Bailey County with a mortgage: 502 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 775
Here:
39.3% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 85.58%
Here
85.6%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 5,643 Total congregations: 18
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
2,558 (45.3%)
1,549 (27.4%)
817 (14.5%)
410 (7.3%)
309 (5.5%)
Congregations
7 (38.9%)
1 (5.6%)
2 (11.1%)
3 (16.7%)
5 (27.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 905 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $293,198 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $176.46 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.82% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $268,496 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.39% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.52% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89,715 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 77.29% Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.42 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.37% Corn for grain: 3561 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 24999 harvested acres Upland cotton: 50223 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 415 harvested acres Vegetables: 1,046 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Bailey County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/24/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bailey County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/27/1998 at 15:22:46, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the county center On 7/14/1998 at 05:38:48, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, 2.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1606): September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3261): September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1356): January 8, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Bailey County (6) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 4
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (97%)
Guatemala (2%)
Greece (1%)
India (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bailey County (%):
United States or American (12%)
English (8%)
German (6%)
Irish (6%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Dutch (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,119 (79%)
Carpooled: 388 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Walked: 83 (3%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 62 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
44 people in nursing homes
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
56 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
50 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,009.
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.
4.28% relocated from other counties in Texas ($17,093 average AGI)
2.45% relocated from other states ($9,079 average AGI)
Bailey County:
2.45%
Texas average:
3.06%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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.
6.80% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,672 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($6,458 average AGI)
Bailey County:
2.20%
Texas average:
2.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.5
Births per 1000 population in Bailey County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Bailey County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bailey County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,108 (1,017 aged, 91 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 15.01 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13704.59 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 375.260 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 63449.41
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1962.530 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1085.340
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.43 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59.47
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 29.74
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,059
In family households: 6,325 (1,421 male householders, 411 female householders)
1,430 spouses, 2,341 children (2,180 natural, 49 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 233 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 136 other relatives, 159 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 734 (319 male householders (267 living alone)), 317 female householders (299 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 106 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 718 2-persons, 357 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.
58.3% of residents of Bailey County speak English at home.
41.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,051,000 ($8113 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $146,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,333,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,570,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,330,000 Federal grants: $9,931,000 Federal procurement contracts: $373,000 ($1,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,514,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,289,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,606,000 Federal Government insurance: $15,778,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 658
Here:
98 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 318
Here:
47 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +55
Here:
+8 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -253
Here:
-38 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bailey County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.75 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 20
2000 to 2004: 134
1990 to 1999: 286
1980 to 1989: 239
1970 to 1979: 549
1960 to 1969: 846
1950 to 1959: 483
1940 to 1949: 276
1939 or earlier: 115
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bailey County, Texas
58% of Bailey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Texas.
Bailey County:
57.7%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4238
Northeast: 48
Midwest: 138
South: 361
West: 935
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Bailey County
32.0 years
33.0 years
(45.1%)
(54.9%)
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