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ABOUT US

Greenbelt Electric Cooperative, Inc. has been owned by those we serve since 1938. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for our members in the rural areas of the Texas panhandle. Greenbelt Electric Cooperative, Inc. serves all and parts of 9 counties in the Texas panhandle-Armstrong, Collingsworth, Donley, Wheeler, parts of Childress, Gray, Hemphill, Randall and Roberts. We have over 2,445 miles of energized line and over 4,969 connected meters. GEC is a member of Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, which is our generation and transmission cooperative. Golden Spread owns Mustang Station which is a 794MW gas fired generation facility located at Denver City, Texas. In addition, Golden Spread is currently building an additional 246.2MW of generation, 176MW of which will be eligible to meet its capacity needs. The remainder of Golden Spread's needs are met through the purchase of approximately 725MW of capacity and energy from other power suppliers. This is a tremendous asset to GEC and you as a member to help us keep the lowest energy cost possible and a reliable source of power for now and well into the future. In 2006, GEC became a member of Touchstone Energy Cooperative. Touchstone Energy is an alliance of over 6,000 cooperatives in 46 states that collectively deliver power and energy solutions to over 22 million customers every day. Touchstone Energy also emphasizes the significance of each electric cooperative’s local presence and unique ties to its community, but offers the resources of a nationwide network to bring added value and benefit to customers.

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%

Childress County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

6,679

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

2,323

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$143,547

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

3,091

Births

BIRTHS

75

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$59,428

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$45,691

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

32

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

2.59%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

5.58%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

5.72%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

37.69%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.34%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

12.87%

MANUFACTURING

0.54%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

1.97%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

3.78%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

6.91%

RETAIL TRADE

12.70%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

2.38%

UNEMPLOYMENT

3.03%

UTILITIES

3.23%

WHOLESALE TRADE

0.65%

Collingsworth County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

2,611

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

1,087

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$102,516

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

1,240

Births

BIRTHS

25

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$53,112

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$59,964

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

42

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

3.27%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

19.85%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

5.39%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

25.45%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1.69%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

6.76%

MANUFACTURING

2.01%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

5.60%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

3.91%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

5.28%

RETAIL TRADE

8.87%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

4.01%

UNEMPLOYMENT

4.22%

UTILITIES

1.80%

WHOLESALE TRADE

1.90%

Donley County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

3,193

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

1,323

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$112,021

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

1,357

Births

BIRTHS

18

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$58,641

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$56,065

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

42

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

9.56%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

3.05%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

4.63%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

35.76%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.69%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

9.36%

MANUFACTURING

1.97%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

3.94%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

3.84%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

6.31%

RETAIL TRADE

9.85%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

2.76%

UNEMPLOYMENT

6.31%

UTILITIES

0.59%

WHOLESALE TRADE

1.38%

Gray County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

20,888

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

7,816

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$114,343

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

8,513

Births

BIRTHS

239

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$63,460

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$55,690

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

4.60%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

9.95%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

4.73%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

18.24%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1.55%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

10.53%

MANUFACTURING

12.58%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

5.47%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

2.91%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

7.38%

RETAIL TRADE

12.01%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

2.41%

UNEMPLOYMENT

4.19%

UTILITIES

0.98%

WHOLESALE TRADE

2.46%

Hemphill County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

3,134

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

1,139

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$263,496

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

1,123

Births

BIRTHS

28

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$64,573

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$94,230

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

37

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

3.81%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

2.68%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

5.96%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

29.01%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.66%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

7.27%

MANUFACTURING

2.62%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

13.64%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

2.74%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

6.79%

RETAIL TRADE

7.39%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

6.73%

UNEMPLOYMENT

3.22%

UTILITIES

5.06%

WHOLESALE TRADE

2.44%

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%

Roberts County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

837

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

340

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$162,150

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

334

Births

BIRTHS

3

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$87,667

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$68,850

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

42

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

1.92%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

1.92%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

7.69%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

34.94%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.32%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

10.26%

MANUFACTURING

0.32%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

19.87%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

0.96%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

3.53%

RETAIL TRADE

6.09%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

0.32%

UNEMPLOYMENT

4.81%

UTILITIES

3.21%

WHOLESALE TRADE

3.85%

Wheeler County Demographics

Estimated Population

ESTIMATED POPULATION

4,824

Households

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

1,932

Home Value

MEDIAN HOME VALUE

$115,823

Employees

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

2,243

Births

BIRTHS

49

Median Income

MEDIAN INCOME

$57,811

Capita Income

INCOME PER CAPITA

$56,929

Median Age

MEDIAN AGE

42

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS *

CONSTRUCTION

2.39%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

5.53%

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

4.14%

GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL)

34.20%

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0.50%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

15.40%

MANUFACTURING

0.75%

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

8.08%

OTHER SERVICES (NOT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

1.30%

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

4.99%

RETAIL TRADE

14.86%

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

1.84%

UNEMPLOYMENT

3.84%

UTILITIES

0.75%

WHOLESALE TRADE

1.45%