Bailey County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Retail trade (11.5%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Bailey County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bailey County, Texas:

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 3,229	(49.0%)
Females: 3,365	(51.0%)

Recent posts about Bailey County, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Bailey County is mentioned 13 times on our forum:

	Why are Texas Property rates extremely High, highest in nation  (81 replies)
	Do Retired Texas move out of state due to high property taxes?  (44 replies)
	what makes a little town grow  (42 replies)
	retiring in west texas?  (37 replies)
	Prop 2 & 3 - direct taxation of homestead?  (11 replies)
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Bailey County:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$33,226
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$305
State:	$589

Bailey County:	$62,207
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $77,040

Here:	$77,040
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $290,831

Here:	$290,831
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $32,286

Here:	$32,286
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 12
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 12
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	16.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

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.

Cities in this county include: Muleshoe, South Sand Hills.

Neighboring counties: Curry County, New Mexico , Roosevelt County, New Mexico , Cochran County , Hockley County , Lamb County , Parmer County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bailey County: Mill (A), Golden Ranch (B), Circle Back (C), Refuge Headquarters (D), Birdwell Ranch (E), West Camp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bailey County include: Hicks Chapel (A), Y-L Church (B), Longview Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: West Camp Cemetery (1), Bailey County Memorial Park (2), Muleshoe Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Coyote Lake (A), Lower Pauls Lake (B), Baileyboro Lake (C), Willow Lake (D), Jack Young Lake (E), Millen Lake (F), Lower White Lake (G), Lower Goose Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bailey County include: Clark Monument Number 4 (1), Babe Ruth Park (2), Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.9%
Texas:	6.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Bailey County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.6 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.

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 Bailey 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)

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%)

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%

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.
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%

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)
to Lamb County, TX	0.61% ($28,923)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,886 (1,561 male householders, 204 female householders)

  1,518 spouses, 2,228 children (2,059 natural, 5 adopted, 164 stepchildren), 172 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 69 other relatives, 86 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 648 (210 male householders (192 living alone)), 362 female householders (336 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 60 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 712 2-persons, 351 3-persons, 332 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 528 1-person, 31 2-persons, 13 4-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

Here:	98 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.75 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

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

Here:	0.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	15.4%

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