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County:

Deaf Smith County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48117

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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:

0.33

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

37

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

18,999

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,165

11.4%

-7.5%

18.9%

1990:

19,153

-9.5%

-24.6%

15.1%

2000:

18,561

-3.1%

-15.2%

12.1%

2005:

18,538

-0.1%

-5.9%

5.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,491

40.4%

0-to-19:

6,765

36.4%

Black:

247

1.3%

20-to-39:

4,761

25.7%

Hispanic:

10,654

57.4%

40-to-59:

4,060

21.9%

American Indian:

61

0.3%

60-plus:

2,975

16.0%

Other:

108

0.6%

Median Age:

30.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

60.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.8%

Median Family Income:

$32,391

Families Below Poverty Line:

19.3%

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