COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bailey County

Texas · 7,064 residents · 827 sq mi

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Bailey County is home to 7,064 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,200. 24.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Texas median by roughly 26%. The average commute runs 12 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,064

+7%vs 2000

vs 6,594 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

827 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(511)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(590)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(596)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(594)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(383)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(882)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(1,034)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(731)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(750)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(569)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(331)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(93)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,873

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,901 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,043

−23%vs 2000

vs $12,979 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.0%

+7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,200

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.3%(3,317)

Black1.2%(76)

Hispanic / Latino47.3%(3,119)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(6,509)

Black2.2%(152)

Hispanic / Latino44%(3,109)

Asian0%(0)

Other5.7%(403)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican60.9%(4,210)

Central American5%(345)

Honduran3%(210)

Guatemalan2%(135)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.8%(52)

Ancestry

English5%(346)

German2.7%(190)

American2.4%(168)

Irish2.1%(148)

Scottish2%(135)

Subsaharan African0.9%(59)

Italian0.6%(44)

West Indian0.4%(25)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(25)

Welsh0.3%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(22)

French0.1%(9)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Dutch0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.3 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.5%(649)

Married65.3%(1,664)

Widowed5.1%(131)

Divorced4%(103)

Women 15+

Never married33.9%(951)

Married53.9%(1,512)

Widowed7.8%(220)

Divorced4.3%(120)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

28.6%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 38.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.7%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)2.7%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)53.3%(98)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(46)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 184 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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