Deaf Smith County Demographics

POPULATION

 

ACTUAL

Projected*

 

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas*

7,711,194

9,579,677

11,198,655

14,225,513

16,986,510

20,851,820

31,389,565

Panhandle Region

279,357

355,549

339,921

377,124

371,956

402,862

505,252

Deaf Smith County

9,111

13,187

18,999

21,165

19,153

18,561

24,568

Hereford

N/A

7,652

13,414

15,853

14,745

14,597

N/A

Unincorporated Areas

N/A

5,535

5,585

5,312

4,408

3,964

N/A

SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1

* from Texas State Data Center, Texas A&M University

N/A: information not available


 

ETHNICITY IN 2000

 

 

 

American

 

 

 

 

 

White

Black

Indian

Hispanic

Other

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

10,933,313

2,364,255

68,859

6,669,666

815,727

20,851,820

 

Panhandle Region

277,551

18,118

2,325

96,005

8,863

402,862

 

Deaf Smith County

7,491

247

61

10,654

108

18,561

 

Hereford

5,278

229

39

8,958

93

14,597

 

Unincorporated Areas

2,213

18

22

1,696

15

3,964

 

SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1


 

AGE DISTRIBUTION IN 2000

 

 

0-4

5-19 

20-34 

35-54 

55-64 

65+ 

 

Texas

1,624,628

4,921,608

4,701,487

5,933,375

1,598,190

2,072,532

 

Panhandle Region

29,993

94,990

79,222

111,216

34,371

53,070

 

Deaf Smith County

1,667

5,098

3,534

4,517

1,497

2,248

 

Hereford

1,388

4,028

2,892

3,404

1,076

1,809

 

Unincorporated Areas

279

1,070

642

1,113

421

439

 

SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1


 

GENDER DISTRIBUTION IN 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

% Male

Female

% Female

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

10,352,910

50%

10,498,910

50%

20,851,820

Panhandle Region

201,083

50%

201,779

50%

402,862

Deaf Smith County

9,068

49%

9,493

51%

18,561

Hereford

7,022

48%

7,575

52%

14,597

Unincorporated Areas

2,046

52%

1,918

48%

3,964

SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1


 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN 2000: Persons 25 Years and Over

 

Less Than

9th-12th No

HS Graduate

Some College

Associate

Bachelor's

Graduate/

 

9th Grade

Diploma

Or GED

No Degree

Degree

Degree

Prof Degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

1,465,420

1,649,141

3,176,743

2,858,802

668,494

1,996,250

976,043

Panhandle Region

25,021

35,908

70,909

61,846

13,288

30,635

13,856

Deaf Smith County

2,332

1,788

2,797

2,054

328

864

376

Hereford

1,789

1,440

2,090

1,578

234

681

303

Unincorporated Areas

543

348

707

476

94

183

73

SOURCE: 2000 Census


 

DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

< than

$10,000

$ 15,000

$ 25,000

$ 35,000

$ 50,000

$ 75,000

$ 100,000

$ 150,000

$ 200,000

 

$10,000

$14,999

$ 24,999

$ 34,999

$ 49,999

$ 74,999

$ 99,000

$ 149,000

$199,999

or more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

767,505

491,154

1,004,123

996,141

1,219,358

1,359,437

705,684

536,018

153,492

164,382

Panhandle Region

17,211

11,814

24,178

22,640

26,207

26,304

10,845

6,400

1,580

1,813

Deaf Smith County

907

582

1,035

1,100

1,061

878

318

172

24

78

Hereford

718

457

788

808

909

680

213

144

18

51

Unincorporated Areas

189

125

247

292

152

198

105

28

6

27

SOURCE: 2000 Census

 

PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1999

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

$ 19,617

 

 

Texas

 

$ 39,927

Deaf Smith County

$ 13,119

 

 

Deaf Smith County

 

$ 29,601

Hereford

$ 12,787

 

 

Hereford

 

$ 29,599

SOURCE: 2000 Census

SOURCE: 2000 Census


 

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN 2000

 

Agriculture,

 Forestry,

fishing and hunting,

and mining

Construc

-tion

Manufact-uring

Wholesale

Trade

Retail trade

Transportation,

warehousing,

and utilities

Infor-mation

Finance,

Insurance,

Real Estate, and leasing

Services

Public Admin-istration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

247,697

743,606

1,093,752

362,928

1,108,004

535,568

283,256

630,133

3,812,328

417,100

Panhandle Region

14,189

12,577

19,419

7,081

21,858

10,439

3,568

9,383

69,495

9,426

Deaf Smith County

1,004

367

1,106

295

682

416

136

254

2,656

206

Hereford

490

300

926

234

598

331

83

205

2,161

181

Unincorporated Areas

514

67

180

61

84

85

53

49

495

25

SOURCE: 2000 Census