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County:

Bailey County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.91

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,487

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,168

-3.8%

-15.0%

11.3%

1990:

7,064

-13.5%

-23.7%

10.2%

2000:

6,594

-6.7%

-13.7%

7.1%

2005:

6,726

2.0%

-3.2%

5.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,317

50.3%

0-to-19:

2,210

33.5%

Black:

76

1.2%

20-to-39:

1,528

23.2%

Hispanic:

3,119

47.3%

40-to-59:

1,570

23.8%

American Indian:

16

0.2%

60-plus:

1,286

19.5%

Other:

66

1.0%

Median Age:

34.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

8.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

61.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.3%

Median Family Income:

$32,898

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.5%

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