Tye, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 1,143. Population change since 2000: -1.2%

Males: 544	(47.7%)
Females: 599	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 79563.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,800 (it was $25,568 in 2000)

Tye	$29,800
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $37,900 (it was $29,000 in 2000)

Tye	$37,900
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Tye:

White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
Hispanic (11.4%)
Other race (5.3%)
Black (1.8%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Tye: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.4%), United States (15.6%), English (9.8%), German (8.1%), French (3.2%), Dutch (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1796 feet

Land area: 4.66 square miles.

Population density: 245 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Tye

High school or higher: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tye city

Never married: 19.8%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 11.2%

26 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:	2.2%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Tye, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tye to the number of sex offenders is 229 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tye:	0.9% ($264)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (8.4 miles , pop. 115,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (175.2 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (213.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Abilene, TX (8.4 miles ), Impact, TX (9.0 miles) , Hawley-Noodle, TX (9.9 miles ), Merkel, TX (10.1 miles ), Hawley, TX (11.6 miles ), Buffalo Gap, TX (12.2 miles ), Potosi, TX (16.0 miles ), Jim Ned, TX (17.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $25,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $136,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.45 N, Longitude: 99.87 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +95 (+8.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Public administration (11%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Health care (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)

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Crime in Tye by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	82.6	0.0	0.0	171.5	85.3
Robberies	1	3	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	84.5	247.9	0.0	84.7	0.0	0.0
Assaults	12	5	7	0	2	1
per 100,000	1013.5	413.2	592.7	0.0	171.5	85.3
Burglaries	8	13	14	5	5	14
per 100,000	675.7	1074.4	1185.4	423.4	428.8	1193.5
Thefts	44	39	29	31	20	24
per 100,000	3716.2	3223.1	2455.5	2624.9	1715.3	2046.0
Auto thefts	6	1	6	5	4	4
per 100,000	506.8	82.6	508.0	423.4	343.1	341.0
Arson	0	0	4	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	338.7	0.0	0.0	85.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	464.5	433.9	340.4	193.9	297.6	277.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.50
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Tye, Texas

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Tye-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Tye city center killed 5 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Tye:

ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; ABILENE, TX)
ABILENE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ABILENE, TX)
HENDRICK CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE (about 13 miles; ABILENE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Tye, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tye:

DYESS AFB (about 3 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
ABILENE REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: ABI)
SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 87 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tye:

ELMDALE AIRPARK (about 16 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: 6F4)
ARLEDGE FIELD (about 33 miles; STAMFORD, TX; ID: F56)
HAMLIN MUNI (about 33 miles; HAMLIN, TX; ID: 14F)

Amtrak station near Tye:

10 miles: ABILENE (GREYHOUND STA., 535 CEDAR ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tye:

HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 157 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)

Public elementary/middle school in Tye:

TYE Elementary (Students: 215; Location: 129 CONCHO ST; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 58)

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Church in Tye: Tye United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.2%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	26.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Tye compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Tye mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Taylor County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$2,192
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$348
Water Supply	2	$4,895	$29,370	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$4,627	$27,762	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	3	$6,697	$26,788	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$2,860	$34,320	1	$465
Totals for Government	8	$19,080	$28,620	4	$3,004

Tye government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $47,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $323,000
Water Utilities: $124,000

Solid Waste Management: $90,000

Police Protection: $67,000

Sewerage: $42,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $236,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $223,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $307,000
Property: $103,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $210,000

9.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,462 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.03%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.60% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,086 average AGI)
Taylor County: 0.60%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jones County, TX	0.53% ($141,385 average AGI)
from Callahan County, TX	0.51% ($29,009)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.38% ($28,269)

9.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,512 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.58%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.49% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,760 average AGI)
Taylor County: 0.49%
Texas average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tarrant County, TX	0.55% ($31,231 average AGI)
to Jones County, TX	0.46% ($28,906)
to Callahan County, TX	0.46% ($34,228)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tye:

KEAN (1470 AM; 5 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZQQ (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ADRIAN LLOYD MYNATT)
KWKC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: DYNAMIC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSLI (1280 AM; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KGKL (960 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tye:

KHYS (100.7 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KEAN-FM (105.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHXS (102.7 FM; MERKEL, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KKHR (106.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: POWELL MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
KGNZ (88.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KULL (92.5 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBCY (99.7 FM; TYE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KEYJ-FM (107.9 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFQX-FM (98.1 FM; ANSON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KAGT-FM (90.5 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: GOSPEL RADIO NETWORK)
KCDD (103.7 FM; HAMLIN, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
K217CB (91.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KAQD (91.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KACU (89.7 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)
KNCE (95.1 FM; BAIRD, TX; Owner: DOUD MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
KOES (106.9 FM; STAMFORD, TX; Owner: TEXAS GULFWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Tye:

KRBC-TV (Channel 9; ABILENE, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTXS-TV (Channel 12; SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIDZ-LP (Channel 54; ABILENE, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
K51CK (Channel 51; ABILENE, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KXVA (Channel 15; ABILENE, TX; Owner: STAR BROADCASTING LIMITED)
KTAB-TV (Channel 32; ABILENE, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ABILENE, LLC)
KTES-LP (Channel 40; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPTA-LP (Channel 63; ABILENE-SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
K07UF (Channel 7; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Tye fatal accident list for 2003:
May 7, 2003 05:40 AM, I-20, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Tye fatal accident list for 1994:
May 26, 1994 05:30 AM, Market, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Tye fatal accident list for 1993:
Jun 1, 1993 06:40 AM, Marketst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Tye fatal accident list for 1989:
Jan 19, 1989 01:25 AM, I20, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Tye fatal accident list for 1987:
Apr 14, 1987 04:03 AM, Airbaserd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Tye fatal accident list for 1986:
Jan 12, 1986 01:25 AM, Fm707, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Tye fatal accident list for 1982:
Aug 12, 1982 08:30 AM, Airbase, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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