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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $642 (1.7%)
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
, Bailey's Prairie
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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)
Churches in Bailey County include: Hicks
Chapel
(A),
Y-L Church
(B),
Longview Church
(C)
Cemeteries: West
Camp Cemetery
(1),
Bailey County Memorial Park
(2),
Muleshoe Cemetery
(3)
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)
Parks in Bailey County include: Clark
Monument Number 4
(1),
Babe Ruth Park
(2),
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
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
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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 Agriculture
in Bailey County
Average size of farms: 905 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $293198
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: $268496
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: $89715
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: 1046 harvested acresBailey
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.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Utilities
(8%)
- Construction
(7%)
- Food
(7%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Broadcasting
and telecommunications (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (23%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (14%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food
(5%)
- Personal
and laundry services (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (17%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (8%)
- 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%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- 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%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(97%)
- Guatemala
(2%)
- Greece
(1%)
- India
(1%)
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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%)
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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%)
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44
people in nursing homes
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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% |
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.
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% |
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) |
| to
Lamb County, TX
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0.61% ($28,923) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.7
Births
per 1000 population in Bailey County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4
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 2003: 6.4
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%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,534
- 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.
1,492 married couples with children.
300 single-parent households (96 men, 204 women).
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:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 35
- 1995
to 1998: 59
- 1990
to 1994: 15
- 1980
to 1989: 179
- 1970
to 1979: 406
- 1960
to 1969: 601
- 1950
to 1959: 804
- 1940
to 1949: 341
- 1939
or earlier: 298
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bailey County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 40
- 3
rooms: 41
- 4
rooms: 323
- 5
rooms: 464
- 6
rooms: 490
- 7
rooms: 152
- 8
rooms: 70
- 9
or more rooms: 87
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bailey County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 40
- 3
rooms: 72
- 4
rooms: 166
- 5
rooms: 245
- 6
rooms: 97
- 7
rooms: 33
- 8
rooms: 7
- 9
or more rooms: 11
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bailey County: |
- no
bedroom: 24
- 1
bedroom: 32
- 2
bedrooms: 509
- 3
bedrooms: 958
- 4
bedrooms: 152
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bailey County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 101
- 2
bedrooms: 299
- 3
bedrooms: 245
- 4
bedrooms: 25
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bailey County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 39
- 1
vehicle: 508
- 2
vehicles: 762
- 3
vehicles: 272
- 4
vehicles: 61
- 5
or more vehicles: 33
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bailey County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 76
- 1
vehicle: 335
- 2
vehicles: 191
- 3
vehicles: 55
- 4
vehicles: 13
- 5
or more vehicles: 3
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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%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (55%)
- Electricity
(34%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (62%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity
(16%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 9
Bailey
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $282,000
Parks & Recreation: $15,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $60,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $544,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $390,000
Health Services - Other: $238,000
Corrections - Other: $195,000
Police Protection: $190,000
Financial Administration: $126,000
Central Staff Services: $116,000
General Public Buildings: $74,000
Natural Resources - Other: $66,000
Welfare - Other: $57,000
Parks & Recreation: $55,000
Libraries: $9,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
General - Other: $1,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
All Other: $1,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $57,000
General: $6,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $16,000
All Other: $16,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $196,000
Interest Earnings: $82,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $231,000
Police Protection: $27,000
Central Staff: $17,000
Health - Other: $7,000
Judicial: $6,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Libraries: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,331,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $68,000
Highways: $43,000
Health & Hospitals: $10,000
General Support: $2,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,228,000
Motor Vehicle License: $295,000
Total General Sales: $155,000
NEC: $55,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $937,000
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