Demographic Profile for Bailey County, Texas
Bailey County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 47.1 percent White, 1.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 51.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 52.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bailey has increased in diversity when 49.1 percent of the people were minorities.
Bailey County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 6,726 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 6,590. This growth signifies an increase of 2.1 percent. Bailey ranks 131 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,739 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bailey County, Texas to be 33.8 years of age. The median age in Bailey is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 34.7 years of age. With 29.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bailey can be understood as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Bailey internationally. The migration from outside the US into Bailey makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
In terms of total land area, Bailey extends a total area of 827 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 8 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Knox, NE (8 per sq. mile ), Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Bailey County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 6,726 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 6,590. This growth signifies an increase of 2.1 percent. Bailey ranks 131 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,739 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bailey County, Texas to be 33.8 years of age. The median age in Bailey is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 34.7 years of age. With 29.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bailey can be understood as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Bailey internationally. The migration from outside the US into Bailey makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
In terms of total land area, Bailey extends a total area of 827 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 8 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Knox, NE (8 per sq. mile ), Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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