Muleshoe, TX

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2022 Population

5,515

4.6% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

8.81% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

12.4%

20.1% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$76,618

18.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$112,600

19.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Muleshoe, TX had a population of 5.52k people with a median age of 30 and a median household income of $76,618. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Muleshoe, TX declined from 5,781 to 5,515, a −4.6% decrease and its median household income grew from $64,655 to $76,618, a 18.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Muleshoe, TX are White (Hispanic) (56.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (22.8%), Other (Hispanic) (16.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.72%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.31%).

None of the households in Muleshoe, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

75.9% of the residents in Muleshoe, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Muleshoe, TX was $112,600, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.

Most people in Muleshoe, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Muleshoe, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Muleshoe, TX is home to a population of 5.52k people, from which 75.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 29.3% of Muleshoe, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.61k people).

In 2022, there were 2.47 times more White (Hispanic) residents (3.1k people) in Muleshoe, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.26k White (Non-Hispanic) and 887 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

75.9%

2022 Citizenship

81%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 75.9% of Muleshoe, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Muleshoe, TX was 81%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Muleshoe, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Muleshoe, TX

White (Hispanic)
3.1k ± 725
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.26k ± 219
Other (Hispanic)
887 ± 628

72.6%

Hispanic Population

4.01k people

72.6% of the people in Muleshoe, TX are hispanic (4.01k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Muleshoe, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

29.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.61k people

22.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.32k people

As of 2022, 29.3% of Muleshoe, TX residents (1.61k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Muleshoe, TX was 22.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Muleshoe, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
12 ± 34
Gulf War (1990s)
6 ± 24
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 36

Muleshoe, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Muleshoe, TX employs 2.18k people. The largest industries in Muleshoe, TX are Retail Trade (616 people), Manufacturing (361 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (240 people), and the highest paying industries are Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($72,917), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,656).

Employment

Occupations

2.18k

2022 Value

± 476

−7.47%

1 Year decline

± 38.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Muleshoe, TX declined at a rate of −7.47%, from 2.36k employees to 2.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Muleshoe, TX, are Material Moving Occupations (437 people), Sales & Related Occupations (350 people), and Production Occupations (276 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Muleshoe, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.18k

2022 Value

± 476

−7.47%

1 Year decline

± 38.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Muleshoe, TX declined at a rate of −7.47%, from 2.36k employees to 2.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Muleshoe, TX, are Retail Trade (616 people), Manufacturing (361 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (240 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Muleshoe, TX, though some of these residents may live in Muleshoe, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,462

Median earning men ± $22,096

$33,419

Median earning women ± $2,431

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,861), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,643), and Manufacturing ($42,340).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,212), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,510), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($38,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Muleshoe, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Muleshoe, TX was $112,600 in 2022, which is 0.399 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $94,100 to $112,600, a 19.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Muleshoe, TX is 70.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Muleshoe, TX have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Muleshoe, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$112,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$15,428

$1,051

Median Property Taxes

±$297

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Muleshoe, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Muleshoe, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.9%

Homeownership

2022

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.9% of the housing units in Muleshoe, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Muleshoe, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Muleshoe, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,618

Median Household Income

± $20,041

1.48k

Number of Households

± 331

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Muleshoe, TX grew to $76,618 from the previous year's value of $64,655.

The following chart displays the households in Muleshoe, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Muleshoe, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (60.6%)
Other (19.8%)
Carpooled (14.3%)

In 2022, 60.6% of workers in Muleshoe, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (19.8%) and those who carpooled to work (14.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Muleshoe, TX have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.98% of the workforce in Muleshoe, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Muleshoe, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Muleshoe, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Muleshoe, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Muleshoe, TX (654 out of 5.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Muleshoe, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

69.5% of the population of Muleshoe, TX has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 9.92% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bailey County, TX see 3348 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.34% decrease from the previous year (3500 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2278 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2278 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,348 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bailey County, TX

Primary care physicians in Bailey County, TX see an average of 3,348 patients per year. This represents a 4.34% decrease from the previous year (3,500 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bailey County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.5% under 18 years, 26.4% between 18 and 34 years, 29.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

30.5%

Uninsured

33.4%

Employer Coverage

15.3%

Medicaid

9.92%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Muleshoe, TX declined by 4.03% from 31.8% to 30.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Muleshoe, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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