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ABOUT US

Swisher Electric Cooperative serves members in over 1,800 square miles in parts of six counties (Swisher, Briscoe, Hale, Castro, Armstrong, & Randall) in the Texas Panhandle. Our crews maintain over 3,500 miles of line and 17 substation facilities. Swisher Electric Cooperative strives to provide reliable, efficient, and effective electric service to our members. We are studying the entire distribution system to identify where existing equipment needs to be modified or upgraded in order for it to operate in a more efficient and timely manner. We have begun making some changes to strengthen and enhance the system’s ability to achieve these goals.

Armstrong County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

1,809

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

714

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$374,083

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

852

Births

BIRTHS

20

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$105,065

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$79,253

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

42

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

8.32%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

18.09%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

3.33%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

25.36%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1.87%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

3.53%

MANUFACTURING

0.00%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

0.83%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

1.66%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

10.81%

RETAIL TRADE

9.77%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

6.03%

UNEMPLOYMENT

5.61%

UTILITIES

1.46%

WHOLESALE TRADE

3.33%

Briscoe County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

1,494

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

634

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$103,648

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

665

Births

BIRTHS

13

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$60,691

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$62,037

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

42

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

5.48%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

6.16%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

9.36%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

28.77%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

2.05%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

3.42%

MANUFACTURING

3.88%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

9.59%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

8.45%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

2.05%

RETAIL TRADE

6.16%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

3.88%

UNEMPLOYMENT

5.25%

UTILITIES

0.46%

WHOLESALE TRADE

5.02%

Castro County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

7,380

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

2,587

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$112,203

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

3,448

Births

BIRTHS

94

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$65,440

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$109,676

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

32

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

1.13%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

2.66%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

4.32%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

26.70%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.40%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

5.91%

MANUFACTURING

1.59%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

22.92%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

2.96%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

5.08%

RETAIL TRADE

6.51%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

8.20%

UNEMPLOYMENT

3.29%

UTILITIES

0.53%

WHOLESALE TRADE

7.80%

Hale County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

31,953

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

11,315

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$118,012

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

13,265

Births

BIRTHS

357

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$55,299

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$46,783

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

32

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

3.60%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

10.65%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

4.34%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

17.28%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.34%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

9.88%

MANUFACTURING

5.06%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

4.08%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

3.57%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

4.78%

RETAIL TRADE

8.99%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

18.26%

UNEMPLOYMENT

4.31%

UTILITIES

1.84%

WHOLESALE TRADE

3.04%

Randall County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

150,547

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

59,827

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$284,461

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

78,755

Births

BIRTHS

1,771

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$82,861

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$64,418

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

8.02%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

9.95%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

4.87%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

12.36%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1.23%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

14.31%

MANUFACTURING

3.59%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

0.28%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

4.96%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

8.07%

RETAIL TRADE

16.11%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

4.80%

UNEMPLOYMENT

5.77%

UTILITIES

0.81%

WHOLESALE TRADE

4.88%

Swisher County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

6,877

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

2,478

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$106,342

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

2,325

Births

BIRTHS

65

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$50,564

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$89,326

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

2.36%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

4.68%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

3.07%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

36.91%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1.51%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

7.33%

MANUFACTURING

5.06%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

10.26%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

2.69%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

2.27%

RETAIL TRADE

5.20%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

7.56%

UNEMPLOYMENT

5.15%

UTILITIES

1.42%

WHOLESALE TRADE

4.54%