Facts & Figures

History





Major Employers



Location



Latitude - 34' 12 min. North Longitude - 101' 43 min. West
Size:Plainview 12.5 sq. miles Hale County 979. sq. miles



AVERAGE ELEVATION........................................3,300'



Nearby Metropolitan Cities:
Lubbock - 45 miles South
Amarillo - 75 miles North

Population

                   Plainview       Hale County
1990 21,700 34,671
2000 22,336 36,602
2010 22,194

36,273

 

Climate



Temperature
Average Annual:   68'
Monthly Average:   January - 53', July - 91'



Annual Average Rainfall (inches)........................,,..........14"
Annual Average Snowfall (inches).......................,,........5-10"
Days Between Killing Frost ..........................................205
Days Over 90 Degrees..................................................76
Heating Degree Days Total........................................3,400
Cooling Degree Days Total........................................1,750



Relative Humidity Percent by Hour: (Average)
     0    62%        
0600    74%        
1200    46%        
1800    41%

Community/Recreation



Churches - Protestant...47 Catholic...3 Other...1
Number Motels/Hotels.........10 with 380 rooms
Plv. Country Club (18 Hole).........1
Civic Clubs.....110
Llano Estacado Museum....1
Libraries....2
Number of Parks....12


Cultural Arts:
Civic Theatre
Abraham Art Gallery
Plv. Symphonic Orchestra
Fair Theater
Community Concerts
Llano Estacado Museum



Nearby Lakes:
Lake McKenzie
White River Lake
Buffalo Springs Lake
Lake Theo



Area Recreation:
Palo Duro State Park
Caprock Canyon State Park

Boating, fishing

Hunting - Pheasant, Quail, Dove


Education



Public School Budget: 2009-2010 $39 Million
Number Schools Number on Staff Enrolled
Pre-K-4 6 288 2,657
5th 1 46 455
6th 1 43 430
7th 1 48 408
8th 1 43 407
Alternative Campus 1 34 64
9-12 1 140 1,400
Private Pre-K-12 1 35 150





Public School Special Programs:
Bi-lingual
Headstart
ESL
Advanced Academic Services
Concurrent Courses
Community Services
Dyslexia
UIL



Local University:
Wayland Baptist University
Enrollment - 1049



Satellite Campus:
South Plains College

Total Enrollment - 300



Colleges Within Commuting Distance:
Texas Tech University
Amarillo College
West Texas A & M University
Lubbock Christian University
South Plains College


Housing



Average cost per sq. ft EXISTING home: NEW home:
High $90 $115
Medium $65 $100
Low $40 $90




Typical Lot Size: 70 x 130 sq. ft.
Typical Lot Cost: $75-$250 per front foot

Communication

Daily Newspaper: Plainview Herald
Out of Town Papers: 2
Radio Stations: 2 AM Stations; 3 FM Stations
Television Station: Local: 1 (Wayland Baptist University)
Cable Television: Suddenlink Channels: 73
Telephone Service: Southwestern Bell; MCI; NTS; AT&T; Suddenlink; Sprint; Tri-State Communications
Telegraph Service: Yes
Post Office: First Class

Financial
Banks -6

Per Capita Personal Income - $23,624

Total Income - $847,210,000



Government



Type of Government.................................Council/Manager
Number of Councilmen..............................7 plus Mayor
Police Dept. Personnel: (full time) 42
Fire Dept. Personnel: (full time) 36
Equipment: Fire - 16 pieces of motor equipment
Police 37
ISO Rating: 4
Service Provided Industry Beyond Corporate Limits or By County.......City & County



Other Law Enforcement in Area
Hale County
Sheriff's Department
Texas Rangers
Department of Public Safety



Total Operating Budget...............................$18,850,950.
Property Tax Collections..............................$3,768,012.
Payment on Bonds .....................................$1,361,296.
Revenue Bonds..........................................$9,065,000
Capital Outlay Budget..................................$1,387,330.

Taxes -2011 Rates


City 0.57850

County 0.49170

School 1.04000

FM 0.03815

2.14845 ( $2.15 per $100 evaluation)


State Income Tax - None

Retail Sales Tax - .0825

Gasoline Tax - .20 per gal


Medical



Hospitals: 1 with 100 beds
Clinics: 9 with -0- beds
Doctors: 26
Dentists: 10
Rest Homes: 5 with 300 beds
Retirement Center: 2 with 72 rooms
Local Hospital: Covenant Hospital Plainview
Trained Paramedics with ground & air transportation
8 MH/MR Facilities: total budget $6.8 million, clients served - 2,000

Utilities and Services



Water
Source: Surface (Lake Meredith); Underground Wells
Maximum Daily Capacity.....................15,000,000 GPD
Peak Load........................................10,600,000 GPD
Storage Capacity:...............Overhead - 7,500,000 GPD
                                          Ground - 5,640,000 GPD
Water Cost - Industrial: approx. $183.00 per 100,000 gallons



Sewer
Storm Sewer: 10% coverage
Sanitary Sewer: 95% coverage
Treatment Plant: Activated Sludge
Capacity: 3.3 MGD
Present Load: 57%
Solid Waste Disposal: Landfill



Sewage Cost:
Domestic: approx. $23.00 for 10,000 gallons
Commercial: approx. $156.00 for 100,000 gallons
Industrial: to be determined depending on strength and quantity



Other Fuels
Coal Source: TUCO, Inc. - Amarillo
LP Gas Distributors: 5 each



     
     

Agriculture; Hale County (2008)



2nd in Cotton production in Texas
3rd in Cotton Production in USA
Cotton generated $4 billion in South Plains




Major Products Grown and Estimated Volume Produced in area:
Grain Sorghum........................... 35.499 Acres Harvested
Wheat....................................... 63,706 Acres Harvested
Corn.......................................... 17,912 Acres Harvested
Cotton......................................187,516 Acres Harvested
Soybean...................................... 1200 Acres Harvested
Ensilage.......................................2,400 Acres Harvested

Hay.............................................12,700 Acres Harvested
Sunflower....................................... 4500 Acres Harvested



Estimated # of Livestock Units Raised/Fed/Slaughtered in Area:
Cattle..............................1,123,332 annually slaughtered
Cattle on Feed...................................................105,000
Feed Lot Capacity...............................................82,000
Dairy Capacity (4).......................................12,000 Head
Food Processing in the Area:
Vegetables: Onions, Carrots, Peppers, Watermelons,
Cucumbers, Corn, Cantaloupe, Potatoes
1 Tortilla Factories, Cargill Meat Solutions- 4,000/day,
Corn Milling, Sunflowers


Labor Analysis



Work Force: County 17,498
Radius of Labor Drawing Area: 50 miles
Estimated Available: 1042
Annual Number High School Graduates (County)........500
Annual Number of College Graduates (WBU)..............190



Manufacturing Employment.......................................2,725
County Average Weekly Manufacturing Wage....$599.00
Manufacturing Workers in Unions.....................................0



Hale County Employment -2009
Labor Force - 17,498
Employment -16,456
Unemployment - 1,042
Unempl. Rate - 6.0

Transportation



Hwy Serving Area - FM Hwy 400; U.S. Hwy 70; TX Hwy 194
Divided 4-lane Highway Serving City - Interstate 27



Railroads
Burlington Northern - Santa Fe
Piggyback Service..............................................Amarillo
Frequency of Switching Service...............................Daily
Number of Trains Daily...................................................8



Motor Freight Carriers
Intrastate.....Beaver Express, UPS, Federal Express Ground, Yellow, SAIA
Interstate.....Beaver Express, UPS, Federal Express Ground



Air
Local Commercial Air Service - Hale County Airport
Other Commercial Air Service Within Commuting Distance
City: Lubbock, Texas; Miles: 40 miles Carriers:

American Eagle, Continental Express , Southwest
Nearest Local Airport-Runway Length...........Plainview, 6,000' & 4,000'
Paved? YES Lights? YES Instruments? YES
Charter or Private Facilities at Airport-Yes, Jet fuel available



Bus Service - T.N.M.&O
Intracity Service...........................................................YES


Economic Development



PLAINVIEW\HALE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION



The Plainview\Hale County Industrial Foundation has been responsible for the creation of over 5000 jobs in Hale County. Adding to that number are our newest companies who have selected Plainview and Hale County as their location:



Texas Department of Criminal Justice Officer
Training Facility, Legacy Farms Dairy, U.S. Fiberglass, And Peanut Corp of America.



Industrial Sites Owned By The Foundation:
2-5-acre sites
8-Acre site on I-27



Dairy sites: sites available with water
Buildings: Available Inventory list on request
Incentives: Incentives granted based on the Investment & number of jobs created.



For Information Contact:
Plainview\Hale County Industrial Foundation
1906 West 5th Street
Plainview, Texas 79072
Phone: 806-806.293.8536 Fax: 806-806.293.9554
E-Mail: phcif@texasonline.net