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Bailey County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Bailey County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bailey County is a small, agriculture-oriented West Texas county with a population of 7,044 and a notably low unemployment rate of 0.5%, though labor force participation stands at just 48.8%. The workforce skews toward lower formal credentialing, with 16.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median worker earnings figure of $43,219, while housing costs remain low—median home value of $104,400 and median gross rent of $744/month support a high homeownership rate of 79.9%. The county has seen slight population decline of 0.7% over five years, a foreign-born population share of 18.7%, and a median age of 33.3, with GDP per capita of $62,482 running well above median household income of $61,420.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,044

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,420

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

Bailey County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,929 (71.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone967 (14.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race676 (9.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races228 (3.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone61 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone52 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,275
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic73
  3. 3.Other Indo-European15
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

18.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

184

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$62,482

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,860

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance705
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining495
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)439
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)416
  5. 5.Information (Group)132

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations859
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations614
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations613
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations434
  5. 5.Service Occupations271

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.54×)439
  2. 2.Information (LQ 4.21×)206
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 2.01×)570
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)200
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.95×)117

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$104,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$744/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999302 (17.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999174 (9.9%)
  • $25,000 to $29,999130 (7.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999121 (6.9%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999115 (6.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999109 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

71.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,239 (82.8%)
  • Worked At Home193 (7.1%)
  • Carpooled170 (6.3%)
  • Other86 (3.2%)
  • Walked17 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.