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ABOUT US

Bailey County Electric Cooperative Association is a distribution cooperative (Texas 62 Bailey County) with headquarters in Muleshoe, Texas, serving portions of Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Lamb, and Parmer Counties in the high plains region of Texas. The cooperative also has a branch office in Morton, Texas. Bailey County's service area lies in the south-central Panhandle of Texas, and includes about 2,000 square miles at elevations of 3,500 to 4,400 feet. Farmland is found in both the northern and southern portions of the territory, which is separated by a strip of sand hills about 10 miles wide and extending from east to west across the area. This sand hill strip forms a dividing line between the 'north' and 'south' high plains of Texas. Underground water is plentiful in the sand hills and to the north, but south of the sand hills underground water is less plentiful and the territory is composed of mostly dry land farms and pastureland. All of the service area is flat plains country with occasional playa lakes and a few dry draws. Almost all of the land is tillable, except for a few of the roughest sand dunes and some of the draws and lakebeds. The growing season is approximately 190 days; it is slightly shorter north of the sand hills. Principal crops grown in the area are alfalfa, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, vegetables, wheat, and irrigated pastures. The economy of the region is highly dependent on agricultural production, with changes affecting the population, load growth, and electricity sales. The maximum demand for electricity occurs during the summer, primarily from irrigation and air conditioning loads during the hot and dry periods.

Bailey County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

6,951

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

2,415

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$108,397

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

2,292

Births

BIRTHS

121

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$49,948

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$51,709

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

32

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

2.13 %

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

7.54 %

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

2.74 %

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

18.14 %

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

2.56 %

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

11.53 %

MANUFACTURING

4.55 %

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

16.83 %

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

1.96 %

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

2.03 %

RETAIL TRADE

10.28 %

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

1.99 %

UNEMPLOYMENT

4.23 %

UTILITIES

5.51 %

WHOLESALE TRADE

7.97 %

Castro County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

7,421

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

2,545

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$138,857

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

3,263

Births

BIRTHS

101

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$53,344

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$81,900

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

0.96 %

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

2.59 %

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

3.76 %

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

28.93 %

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.21 %

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

6.20 %

MANUFACTURING

1.67 %

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

20.42 %

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

3.23 %

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

2.73 %

RETAIL TRADE

7.34 %

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

9.39 %

UNEMPLOYMENT

4.15 %

UTILITIES

0.57 %

WHOLESALE TRADE

7.87 %

Cochran County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

2,764

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

1,004

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$58,852

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

1,004

Births

BIRTHS

39

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$49,481

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$62,305

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

14.40 %

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

2.83 %

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

2.70 %

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

36.63 %

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1.16 %

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

1.29 %

MANUFACTURING

0.64 %

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

9.90 %

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

4.37 %

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

0.77 %

RETAIL TRADE

5.40 %

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

2.31 %

UNEMPLOYMENT

8.74 %

UTILITIES

1.03 %

WHOLESALE TRADE

7.84 %

Lamb County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

12,570

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

4,687

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$110,508

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

4,951

Births

BIRTHS

160

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$49,325

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$54,689

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

3.59 %

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

9.08 %

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

3.79 %

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

22.94 %

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.79 %

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

4.94 %

MANUFACTURING

4.74 %

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

12.27 %

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

2.40 %

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

10.62 %

RETAIL TRADE

8.64 %

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

2.12 %

UNEMPLOYMENT

5.73 %

UTILITIES

3.37 %

WHOLESALE TRADE

4.98 %

Parmer County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

9,464

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

3,226

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$165,806

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

4,833

Births

BIRTHS

133

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$64,194

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$63,512

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

2.17 %

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

2.77 %

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

1.38 %

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

13.58 %

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.25 %

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

1.78 %

MANUFACTURING

39.62 %

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

11.53 %

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

2.15 %

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

8.60 %

RETAIL TRADE

2.76 %

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

7.76 %

UNEMPLOYMENT

2.20 %

UTILITIES

0.36 %

WHOLESALE TRADE

3.08 %