Muleshoe

Population: 5,328
Median household income: $71,534
Median home value: $100,100

Muleshoe, a community in Bailey County, Texas, has 5,328 residents. At $71,534, its median household income sits in line with Bailey County's $70,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Muleshoe's population declined 8.1% from 5,798 to 5,328, while its median home value rose 49.4% from $67,000 to $100,100.

Households average 3.00 people. The median gross rent is $745.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,328
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $71,534
Median home value: $100,100
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 2,104
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7985,328

Median household income

$51,727$71,534

Median home value

$67,000$100,100

Median gross rent

$691$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,798	$51,727	$67,000	$691
2020	5,555	$49,332	$76,000	$560
2021	5,781	$64,655	$94,100	$641
2022	5,515	$76,618	$112,600	$687
2023	5,328	$71,534	$100,100	$745

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	486	9.1%
5 to 17	971	18.2%
18 to 24	801	15.0%
25 to 34	458	8.6%
35 to 44	864	16.2%
45 to 54	309	5.8%
55 to 64	539	10.1%
65 to 74	527	9.9%
75 and over	373	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,303	24.5%
Black or African American	30	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	211	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,784	71.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.0%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	982	32.0%
High school graduate	963	31.4%
Some college or associate's	641	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	337	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	147	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means12.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,267	71.7%
Carpooled	241	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	2.5%
Other means	214	12.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,324	76.9%
15 to 29 min	189	11.0%
30 to 44 min	93	5.4%
45 to 59 min	68	3.9%
60+ min	48	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 12.9% (657 of 5,107)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,244	72.3%
Nonfamily households	476	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,720	81.7%
Vacant	384	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,302	75.7%
Renter-occupied	418	24.3%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,570	74.6%
1-unit, attached	162	7.7%
2 to 4 units	219	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	0.4%
Mobile home & other	145	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4849968
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.2292, -102.7284

Other places in Bailey County

None.