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Affordable Workforce
Tye is located in Taylor County, Texas, it covers 170 square miles which makes up 1.3% of all land in Taylor County. Its surrounding metropolitan area represents one of the most affordable labor markets in the nation. The average income per household in Tye is $30,125, compared to the Taylor County average household income of $33,906. There are 38 businesses in Tye that employ 749 full time employees. Over all, Taylor Country has a total of 3,502 businesses that employe 48,645 full time employees. Therefore, Tye employs 1.5% of the total employees in Taylor County.
The average value of a house in Tye, Texas is $29,400, compared to the Taylor
County average home value of $60,665.00.
The total population for Tye, Texas is 1,265 comprising 0.8% of the total population of Taylor County. There's 568 households in Tye, consisting of an averge of 2.8 people per household.
Tye, Texas has a population that consists of 84% White, 1.3% Black, 9.1% Hispanic, 0.7% Asian, 0.7% Native American, and 4.2 Other. This compares to Taylor County, which consists of 66.7% White, 6.4% Black, 14.8% Hispanic, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% Native American, and 10.6% Other.
Men make up 48.3% of the total population of Tye, Women make up 51.7% of the remaining population. The average age of a man in Tye is 32.7 years old. The average age of a female in Tye is 34.8 years old.
With respect to healthcare insurance coverage and Tye, approximately 23.1% of this population under the age of 65 do not have healthcare insurance. This observationj is based on the most recent U. S. Census date in which 23.1% of the population of Taylor County are uninsured. In the state of Texas, the overall percentage of people without healthcare insurance and under the age 65 is 27.6%.
| Taylor County Population |
| 2000 |
2001 |
2005 |
2010 |
2012 |
| 126,555 |
124,024 |
125,339 |
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| Tye Population |
| 1,158 |
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1,193 |
1,265 |
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| Wages for the Abilene MSA, Including Tye |
| SIC Code |
Industry |
Entry Wages |
Experienced
Wages |
| 1300 |
Oil And Gas Extraction |
$9.46 |
$19.08 |
| 1500 |
General Building Contractors |
$8.60 |
$18.17 |
| 1600 |
Heavy Construction, Ex. Building |
$8.26 |
$15.58 |
| 1700 |
Special Trade Contractors |
$8.62 |
$16.90 |
| 2000 |
Food And Kindred Products |
$8.70 |
$15.05 |
| 2300 |
Apparel And Other Textile Products |
$6.43 |
$9.13 |
| 2700 |
Printing And Publishing |
$6.89 |
$15.51 |
| 3200 |
Stone, Clay, And Glass Products |
$8.49 |
$12.84 |
| 3400 |
Fabricated Metal Products |
$8.69 |
$16.04 |
| 3700 |
Transportation Equipment |
$8.33 |
$16.35 |
| 3800 |
Instruments And Related Products |
$8.46 |
$20.51 |
| 4100 |
Local And Interurban Passenger Transit |
$6.34 |
$13.01 |
| 4200 |
Trucking And Warehousing |
$7.47 |
$15.57 |
| 4500 |
Transportation By Air |
$10.08 |
$20.38 |
| 4700 |
Transportation Services |
$7.05 |
$15.04 |
| 4800 |
Communications |
$7.38 |
$20.28 |
| 5000 |
Wholesale Trade-durable Goods |
$8.06 |
$17.95 |
| 5100 |
Wholesale Trade-nondurable Goods |
$7.36 |
$15.58 |
| 5200 |
Building Materials & Garden Supplies |
$7.50 |
$11.84 |
| 5300 |
General Merchandise Stores |
$6.36 |
$10.12 |
| 5400 |
Food Stores |
$6.20 |
$10.84 |
| 5500 |
Automotive Dealers & Service Stations |
$7.22 |
$19.63 |
| 5600 |
Apparel And Accessory Stores |
$6.21 |
$9.88 |
| 5700 |
Furniture And Homefurnishings Stores |
$7.12 |
$15.07 |
| 5800 |
Eating And Drinking Places |
$6.28 |
$7.81 |
| 5900 |
Miscellaneous Retail |
$6.36 |
$11.22 |
| 6000 |
Depository Institutions |
$7.85 |
$18.48 |
| 6100 |
Nondepository Institutions |
$9.73 |
$16.39 |
| 6200 |
Security And Commodity Brokers |
$8.79 |
$27.01 |
| 6300 |
Insurance Carriers |
$9.27 |
$25.83 |
| 6400 |
Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service |
$8.42 |
$19.00 |
| 6500 |
Real Estate |
$6.61 |
$13.48 |
| 6700 |
Holding And Other Investment Offices |
$7.22 |
$22.80 |
| 7000 |
Hotels And Other Lodging Places |
$6.35 |
$7.70 |
| 7200 |
Personal Services |
$6.29 |
$9.76 |
| 7300 |
Business Services |
$6.53 |
$12.37 |
| 7500 |
Auto Repair, Services, And Parking |
$6.30 |
$13.13 |
| 7600 |
Miscellaneous Repair Services |
$7.01 |
$16.70 |
| 7800 |
Motion Pictures |
$6.21 |
$8.09 |
| 7900 |
Amusement & Recreation Services |
$6.21 |
$10.78 |
| 8000 |
Health Services |
$7.00 |
$19.43 |
| 8100 |
Legal Services |
$9.07 |
$28.92 |
| 8200 |
Educational Services |
$7.31 |
$19.89 |
| 8300 |
Social Services |
$6.23 |
$10.45 |
| 8400 |
Museums, Botanical, Zoological Gardens |
$6.64 |
$13.01 |
| 8600 |
Membership Organizations |
$6.26 |
$11.91 |
| 8700 |
Engineering & Management Services |
$9.80 |
$22.78 |
| 9000 |
Government |
$10.35 |
$20.27 |
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