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Abilene Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 160,245
Land Area (2000): 7,110.130 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 32.125 square kilometers

Abilene Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	123,773	2002	132,188	2005	161,123
2000	127,413	2003	161,159	2006	Not Available
2001	129,427	2004	161,150	2007	157,713

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	241,870	75.03%
Rural, Farm	5,595	1.74%
Rural, Non-farm	74,890	23.23%

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Abilene Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	68,394	64,278	4,115	6.02%	60
1991	69,232	65,543	3,689	5.33%	53
1992	70,984	67,089	3,895	5.49%	55
1993	72,873	68,973	3,900	5.35%	54
1994	73,914	70,246	3,668	4.96%	50
1995	76,166	72,440	3,726	4.89%	49
1996	77,180	73,562	3,618	4.69%	47
1997	76,642	73,659	2,983	3.89%	39
1998	76,862	74,050	2,812	3.66%	37
1999	75,835	72,941	2,894	3.82%	38
2000	75,131	71,987	3,145	4.19%	42
2001	75,272	71,881	3,391	4.51%	45
2002	78,096	74,122	3,974	5.09%	51
2003	79,960	75,698	4,262	5.33%	53
2004	80,130	76,338	3,792	4.73%	47
2005	80,601	77,209	3,391	4.21%	42
2006	81,794	78,504	3,291	4.02%	40
2007	80,242	77,319	2,923	3.64%	36
2008	81,168	78,093	3,076	3.79%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	68,636	64,631	4,005	5.84%	58
Feb 1990	68,096	64,107	3,989	5.86%	59
Mar 1990	67,916	64,202	3,714	5.47%	55
Apr 1990	68,306	64,595	3,711	5.43%	54
May 1990	68,387	64,491	3,896	5.70%	57
Jun 1990	68,267	63,832	4,435	6.50%	65
Jul 1990	67,760	63,545	4,215	6.22%	62
Aug 1990	67,612	62,912	4,700	6.95%	70
Sep 1990	68,955	64,309	4,646	6.74%	67
Oct 1990	68,890	64,861	4,029	5.85%	58
Nov 1990	68,879	64,712	4,167	6.05%	60
Dec 1990	69,022	65,144	3,878	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	68,768	64,915	3,853	5.60%	56
Feb 1991	68,340	64,728	3,612	5.29%	53
Mar 1991	68,564	64,916	3,648	5.32%	53
Apr 1991	69,036	65,350	3,686	5.34%	53
May 1991	68,579	64,760	3,819	5.57%	56
Jun 1991	69,304	65,063	4,241	6.12%	61
Jul 1991	69,987	66,172	3,815	5.45%	55
Aug 1991	68,825	65,199	3,626	5.27%	53
Sep 1991	69,514	65,997	3,517	5.06%	51
Oct 1991	69,723	66,106	3,617	5.19%	52
Nov 1991	69,964	66,455	3,509	5.02%	50
Dec 1991	70,178	66,851	3,327	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	70,269	66,632	3,637	5.18%	52
Feb 1992	69,838	65,653	4,185	5.99%	60
Mar 1992	69,599	65,849	3,750	5.39%	54
Apr 1992	70,261	66,746	3,515	5.00%	50
May 1992	70,103	66,396	3,707	5.29%	53
Jun 1992	70,970	66,438	4,532	6.39%	64
Jul 1992	71,706	67,684	4,022	5.61%	56
Aug 1992	70,931	67,067	3,864	5.45%	54
Sep 1992	71,925	67,918	4,007	5.57%	56
Oct 1992	71,579	67,690	3,889	5.43%	54
Nov 1992	71,629	67,682	3,947	5.51%	55
Dec 1992	72,996	69,317	3,679	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	72,825	68,953	3,872	5.32%	53
Feb 1993	72,245	68,471	3,774	5.22%	52
Mar 1993	72,203	68,601	3,602	4.99%	50
Apr 1993	72,037	68,524	3,513	4.88%	49
May 1993	72,350	68,835	3,515	4.86%	49
Jun 1993	73,205	68,731	4,474	6.11%	61
Jul 1993	73,713	69,225	4,488	6.09%	61
Aug 1993	72,646	68,479	4,167	5.74%	57
Sep 1993	73,090	69,095	3,995	5.47%	55
Oct 1993	73,569	69,585	3,984	5.42%	54
Nov 1993	73,221	69,358	3,863	5.28%	53
Dec 1993	73,374	69,823	3,551	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	73,729	69,576	4,153	5.63%	56
Feb 1994	73,831	69,409	4,422	5.99%	60
Mar 1994	73,537	69,400	4,137	5.63%	56
Apr 1994	73,952	70,132	3,820	5.17%	52
May 1994	73,444	69,827	3,617	4.92%	49
Jun 1994	73,108	69,088	4,020	5.50%	55
Jul 1994	73,486	69,649	3,837	5.22%	52
Aug 1994	72,867	69,374	3,493	4.79%	48
Sep 1994	73,902	70,624	3,278	4.44%	44
Oct 1994	75,099	71,866	3,233	4.30%	43
Nov 1994	75,086	71,886	3,200	4.26%	43
Dec 1994	74,924	72,121	2,803	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	76,071	72,247	3,824	5.03%	50
Feb 1995	75,612	72,022	3,590	4.75%	47
Mar 1995	75,337	71,728	3,609	4.79%	48
Apr 1995	76,057	72,340	3,717	4.89%	49
May 1995	75,646	71,896	3,750	4.96%	50
Jun 1995	75,642	71,442	4,200	5.55%	56
Jul 1995	76,106	72,104	4,002	5.26%	53
Aug 1995	75,419	71,532	3,887	5.15%	52
Sep 1995	76,620	72,910	3,710	4.84%	48
Oct 1995	77,213	73,736	3,477	4.50%	45
Nov 1995	77,164	73,592	3,572	4.63%	46
Dec 1995	77,105	73,735	3,370	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	77,136	72,844	4,292	5.56%	56
Feb 1996	77,083	72,930	4,153	5.39%	54
Mar 1996	77,329	73,244	4,085	5.28%	53
Apr 1996	77,594	73,872	3,722	4.80%	48
May 1996	77,283	73,469	3,814	4.94%	49
Jun 1996	77,121	73,218	3,903	5.06%	51
Jul 1996	76,953	73,228	3,725	4.84%	48
Aug 1996	76,042	72,624	3,418	4.49%	45
Sep 1996	77,062	73,824	3,238	4.20%	42
Oct 1996	77,334	74,264	3,070	3.97%	40
Nov 1996	77,658	74,490	3,168	4.08%	41
Dec 1996	77,567	74,741	2,826	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	77,050	73,786	3,264	4.24%	42
Feb 1997	76,622	73,321	3,301	4.31%	43
Mar 1997	77,202	73,756	3,446	4.46%	45
Apr 1997	76,826	73,871	2,955	3.85%	38
May 1997	76,931	73,780	3,151	4.10%	41
Jun 1997	76,626	73,228	3,398	4.43%	44
Jul 1997	76,568	73,387	3,181	4.15%	42
Aug 1997	75,728	72,802	2,926	3.86%	39
Sep 1997	76,381	73,613	2,768	3.62%	36
Oct 1997	76,495	73,973	2,522	3.30%	33
Nov 1997	76,897	74,359	2,538	3.30%	33
Dec 1997	76,382	74,035	2,347	3.07%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	77,184	74,374	2,810	3.64%	36
Feb 1998	77,186	74,518	2,668	3.46%	35
Mar 1998	77,209	74,439	2,770	3.59%	36
Apr 1998	76,805	74,379	2,426	3.16%	32
May 1998	76,954	74,164	2,790	3.63%	36
Jun 1998	76,930	73,676	3,254	4.23%	42
Jul 1998	77,561	74,479	3,082	3.97%	40
Aug 1998	76,332	73,301	3,031	3.97%	40
Sep 1998	77,110	74,149	2,961	3.84%	38
Oct 1998	76,609	73,839	2,770	3.62%	36
Nov 1998	76,316	73,633	2,683	3.52%	35
Dec 1998	76,151	73,649	2,502	3.29%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	75,885	72,776	3,109	4.10%	41
Feb 1999	75,818	72,687	3,131	4.13%	41
Mar 1999	75,701	72,836	2,865	3.78%	38
Apr 1999	75,887	73,053	2,834	3.73%	37
May 1999	75,921	73,031	2,890	3.81%	38
Jun 1999	75,934	72,760	3,174	4.18%	42
Jul 1999	76,016	73,015	3,001	3.95%	39
Aug 1999	75,128	72,296	2,832	3.77%	38
Sep 1999	75,798	73,074	2,724	3.59%	36
Oct 1999	75,856	73,194	2,662	3.51%	35
Nov 1999	76,091	73,318	2,773	3.64%	36
Dec 1999	75,979	73,252	2,727	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	75,792	72,371	3,421	4.51%	45
Feb 2000	75,592	72,176	3,416	4.52%	45
Mar 2000	75,616	72,291	3,325	4.40%	44
Apr 2000	75,645	72,736	2,909	3.85%	38
May 2000	75,530	72,356	3,174	4.20%	42
Jun 2000	75,691	72,199	3,492	4.61%	46
Jul 2000	74,954	71,646	3,308	4.41%	44
Aug 2000	74,919	71,638	3,281	4.38%	44
Sep 2000	74,805	71,697	3,108	4.15%	42
Oct 2000	74,568	71,686	2,882	3.86%	39
Nov 2000	73,840	71,031	2,809	3.80%	38
Dec 2000	74,624	72,013	2,611	3.50%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	74,797	71,500	3,297	4.41%	44
Feb 2001	74,734	71,642	3,092	4.14%	41
Mar 2001	74,723	71,452	3,271	4.38%	44
Apr 2001	74,997	71,841	3,156	4.21%	42
May 2001	74,777	71,524	3,253	4.35%	44
Jun 2001	75,820	71,987	3,833	5.06%	51
Jul 2001	75,772	72,199	3,573	4.72%	47
Aug 2001	74,862	71,238	3,624	4.84%	48
Sep 2001	74,823	71,391	3,432	4.59%	46
Oct 2001	75,667	72,243	3,424	4.53%	45
Nov 2001	76,196	72,772	3,424	4.49%	45
Dec 2001	76,098	72,783	3,315	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	76,189	72,321	3,868	5.08%	51
Feb 2002	76,940	73,271	3,669	4.77%	48
Mar 2002	77,912	74,090	3,822	4.91%	49
Apr 2002	77,189	73,354	3,835	4.97%	50
May 2002	77,569	73,762	3,807	4.91%	49
Jun 2002	78,801	74,320	4,481	5.69%	57
Jul 2002	78,553	74,190	4,363	5.55%	56
Aug 2002	78,421	74,242	4,179	5.33%	53
Sep 2002	79,250	75,238	4,012	5.06%	51
Oct 2002	78,550	74,684	3,866	4.92%	49
Nov 2002	78,647	74,619	4,028	5.12%	51
Dec 2002	79,127	75,374	3,753	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	78,908	74,599	4,309	5.46%	55
Feb 2003	79,116	74,893	4,223	5.34%	53
Mar 2003	79,676	75,558	4,118	5.17%	52
Apr 2003	79,556	75,448	4,108	5.16%	52
May 2003	80,107	75,801	4,306	5.38%	54
Jun 2003	81,835	76,830	5,005	6.12%	61
Jul 2003	80,062	75,498	4,564	5.70%	57
Aug 2003	79,762	75,319	4,443	5.57%	56
Sep 2003	80,929	76,662	4,267	5.27%	53
Oct 2003	79,084	75,033	4,051	5.12%	51
Nov 2003	80,204	76,151	4,053	5.05%	51
Dec 2003	80,282	76,586	3,696	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	79,421	75,126	4,295	5.41%	54
Feb 2004	79,203	75,233	3,970	5.01%	50
Mar 2004	79,597	75,548	4,049	5.09%	51
Apr 2004	79,161	75,532	3,629	4.58%	46
May 2004	79,203	75,495	3,708	4.68%	47
Jun 2004	81,112	76,881	4,231	5.22%	52
Jul 2004	80,076	76,157	3,919	4.89%	49
Aug 2004	79,624	75,904	3,720	4.67%	47
Sep 2004	81,477	77,964	3,513	4.31%	43
Oct 2004	80,888	77,373	3,515	4.35%	43
Nov 2004	80,990	77,445	3,545	4.38%	44
Dec 2004	80,808	77,403	3,405	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	79,923	76,297	3,626	4.54%	45
Feb 2005	79,695	75,958	3,737	4.69%	47
Mar 2005	79,345	75,852	3,493	4.40%	44
Apr 2005	79,802	76,472	3,330	4.17%	42
May 2005	80,001	76,590	3,411	4.26%	43
Jun 2005	80,526	76,809	3,717	4.62%	46
Jul 2005	81,859	78,312	3,547	4.33%	43
Aug 2005	81,095	77,593	3,502	4.32%	43
Sep 2005	81,334	78,101	3,233	3.97%	40
Oct 2005	81,631	78,611	3,020	3.70%	37
Nov 2005	81,112	78,004	3,108	3.83%	38
Dec 2005	80,884	77,913	2,971	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	81,044	77,653	3,391	4.18%	42
Feb 2006	80,961	77,509	3,452	4.26%	43
Mar 2006	81,038	77,679	3,359	4.14%	41
Apr 2006	81,638	78,369	3,269	4.00%	40
May 2006	82,057	78,756	3,301	4.02%	40
Jun 2006	83,273	79,407	3,866	4.64%	46
Jul 2006	82,742	79,028	3,714	4.49%	45
Aug 2006	81,922	78,430	3,492	4.26%	43
Sep 2006	81,734	78,633	3,101	3.79%	38
Oct 2006	81,665	78,729	2,936	3.60%	36
Nov 2006	81,962	78,992	2,970	3.62%	36
Dec 2006	81,496	78,861	2,635	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	80,367	77,244	3,123	3.89%	39
Feb 2007	80,075	77,025	3,050	3.81%	38
Mar 2007	79,796	76,991	2,805	3.52%	35
Apr 2007	79,516	76,887	2,629	3.31%	33
May 2007	79,862	77,222	2,640	3.31%	33
Jun 2007	80,670	77,343	3,327	4.12%	41
Jul 2007	80,926	77,706	3,220	3.98%	40
Aug 2007	80,063	77,142	2,921	3.65%	36
Sep 2007	80,574	77,596	2,978	3.70%	37
Oct 2007	79,962	77,199	2,763	3.46%	35
Nov 2007	80,653	77,808	2,845	3.53%	35
Dec 2007	80,444	77,667	2,777	3.45%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	80,751	77,623	3,128	3.87%	39
Feb 2008	80,315	77,479	2,836	3.53%	35
Mar 2008	80,952	78,107	2,845	3.51%	35
Apr 2008	80,914	78,357	2,557	3.16%	32
May 2008	81,027	78,198	2,829	3.49%	35
Jun 2008	81,800	78,498	3,302	4.04%	40
Jul 2008	81,734	78,379	3,355	4.10%	41
Aug 2008	81,468	78,077	3,391	4.16%	42
Sep 2008	81,553	78,115	3,438	4.22%	42
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Abilene Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	8,460	12.11%
2.	Educational Services	5,540	7.93%
3.	Public Administration	4,954	7.09%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,852	5.51%
5.	Health Care	3,826	5.48%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	2,932	4.20%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,458	3.52%
8.	Truck Transportation	2,392	3.42%
9.	Finance and Insurance	2,072	2.97%
10.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,008	2.87%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,960	2.81%
12.	Mining	1,876	2.69%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,870	2.68%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,700	2.43%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	1,444	2.07%
16.	Utilities	1,362	1.95%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,340	1.92%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,280	1.83%
19.	Other Transportation	1,194	1.71%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	1,182	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	12,770	19.46%
2.	Educational Services	11,794	17.97%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,458	8.32%
4.	Finance and Insurance	4,356	6.64%
5.	Public Administration	3,306	5.04%
6.	Social Assistance	2,684	4.09%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	2,326	3.54%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,878	2.86%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,782	2.72%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,716	2.62%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,676	2.55%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,650	2.51%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,018	1.55%
14.	Private Household Services	810	1.23%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	808	1.23%
16.	Construction	716	1.09%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	574	0.87%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	570	0.87%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	560	0.85%
20.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	550	0.84%

Abilene Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,276	6.12%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,742	5.36%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,250	4.65%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,238	4.64%
5.	Other Management Occupations	3,182	4.56%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,174	4.54%
7.	Other Production Occupations	2,430	3.48%
8.	Law Enforcement Workers	2,006	2.87%
9.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,854	2.65%
10.	Other Construction Trades	1,844	2.64%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,712	2.45%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,700	2.43%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,684	2.41%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,502	2.15%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,246	1.78%
16.	Carpenters	1,206	1.73%
17.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,206	1.73%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,184	1.70%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,158	1.66%
20.	Top Executives	1,094	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,270	6.51%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,148	6.32%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	4,030	6.14%
4.	Cashiers	2,928	4.46%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,812	4.29%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,594	3.95%
7.	Registered Nurses	2,454	3.74%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,446	3.73%
9.	Other Management Occupations	2,286	3.48%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,216	3.38%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,176	3.32%
12.	Child Care Workers	1,976	3.01%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,974	3.01%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,760	2.68%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,742	2.65%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,566	2.39%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	1,550	2.36%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,398	2.13%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,262	1.92%
20.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	1,246	1.90%

Abilene Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	136,622	54.86%
15-35 hours	28,969	11.63%
1-14 hours	8,216	3.30%
No regular hours	75,212	30.20%

Abilene Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,035	2.88%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,526	1.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,417	3.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,520	5.37%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	13,063	9.33%
7 AM-7:29 AM	20,297	14.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	32,975	23.54%
8 AM-8:29 AM	14,446	10.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,883	4.20%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	7,252	5.18%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,457	2.47%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,834	1.31%
Noon-3:59 PM	11,358	8.11%
4 PM-11:59 PM	10,995	7.85%

Abilene Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	8,100	5.78%
5-9	25,076	17.90%
10-14	33,483	23.91%
15-19	32,061	22.89%
20-24	17,397	12.42%
25-29	5,244	3.74%
30-34	9,750	6.96%
35-39	954	0.68%
40-44	886	0.63%
45-59	2,583	1.84%
60-89	1,799	1.28%
At least 90	2,725	1.95%

Abilene Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	342	0.24%	121,019	86.41%
30-44	80	0.06%	11,510	8.22%
45-59	66	0.05%	2,517	1.80%
At least 60	139	0.10%	4,385	3.13%

Abilene Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	316	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	18,544	12.94%
Car / truck / van, solo	115,749	80.75%
Motorcycle	342	0.24%
Other	1,172	0.82%
Public transportation	627	0.44%
Walked	3,308	2.31%
Worked at home	3,278	2.29%

Abilene Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 116,954 (297,558 people)
: 82,096 (251,362 people)
: 33,803
: 143,747
Abilene Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	13,544	11.50%
$10,000-$14,999	9,852	8.37%
$15,000-$19,999	9,574	8.13%
$20,000-$24,999	10,000	8.49%
$25,000-$29,999	9,164	7.78%
$30,000-$34,999	9,342	7.93%
$35,000-$39,999	8,013	6.80%
$40,000-$44,999	7,986	6.78%
$45,000-$49,999	5,953	5.05%
$50,000-$59,999	9,833	8.35%
$60,000-$74,999	9,520	8.08%
$75,000-$99,999	7,992	6.79%
$100,000-$124,999	2,818	2.39%
$125,000-$149,999	1,623	1.38%
$150,000-$199,999	1,245	1.06%
$200,000 or more	1,312	1.11%

Abilene Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	14,795	25.30%
Family, 2 people	17,570	30.05%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,182	3.73%
Family, 3 people	9,353	15.99%
Nonfamily, 3 people	448	0.77%
Family, 4 people	8,282	14.16%
Nonfamily, 4 people	174	0.30%
Family, 5 people	3,757	6.42%
Nonfamily, 5 people	45	0.08%
Family, 6 people	1,251	2.14%
Nonfamily, 6 people	9	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	601	1.03%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	8	0.01%

Abilene Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	94,864	30.00%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	36,206	11.45%
Public Assistance	3,778	1.19%
Retirement	19,551	6.18%
Self Employment	16,132	5.10%
Social Security	32,194	10.18%
Supplemental Security	4,795	1.52%
Wage / Salary	90,422	28.60%
Other	18,222	5.76%

Abilene Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	35,913	54.12%
With children under 18	30,446	45.88%

Abilene Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	14,108	11.20%
Married	74,676	59.28%
Never Married	34,690	27.54%
Widowed	2,504	1.99%

Abilene Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,822	10.79%
Married	74,880	58.45%
Never Married	25,405	19.83%
Widowed	14,009	10.93%

Abilene Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Abilene Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	15,258	6.39%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	35,613	14.92%
High school diploma or equivalent	71,410	29.92%
Some college, no degree	64,187	26.89%
Associate degree	11,327	4.75%
Bachelors degree	28,035	11.74%
Graduate or professional degree	12,877	5.39%

Abilene Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,107	1.94%	1,570	0.98%	4,677	2.92%
Kindergarten	4,345	2.71%	314	0.20%	4,659	2.91%
Grades 1-4	18,172	11.34%	776	0.48%	18,948	11.82%
Grades 5-8	18,758	11.71%	918	0.57%	19,676	12.28%
Grades 9-12	20,472	12.78%	1,512	0.94%	21,984	13.72%
Undergrad college	7,394	4.61%	13,343	8.33%	20,737	12.94%
Graduate or professional school	698	0.44%	1,738	1.08%	2,436	1.52%
Total	72,946	45.52%	20,171	12.59%	93,117	58.11%

Abilene Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Abilene Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	317	394
2002	271	283
2003	320	319
2004	374	310

Abilene Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Abilene Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	257,572	85.47%
Below Poverty Level	43,805	14.53%

Abilene Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 5,075
Abilene Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.755	0.339	0.097	0.994	4.185	0.000	9.105	27.793	2.173	39.072
2000	2.174	0.408	0.008	0.840	3.430	0.000	8.194	26.834	1.899	36.927
2001	1.947	0.510	0.023	0.664	3.145	0.000	8.715	27.027	1.708	37.450
2002	2.088	0.469	0.038	0.825	3.419	0.000	10.304	25.857	1.808	37.969
2003	2.346	0.478	0.043	0.850	3.717	0.000	12.925	27.054	2.153	42.132
2004	2.017	0.397	0.074	1.129	3.618	0.000	12.417	26.367	1.955	40.738
2005	2.452	0.509	0.043	0.968	3.972	0.000	10.979	25.297	2.178	38.455
2006	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2007	2.929	0.653	0.063	1.097	4.743	0.000	10.183	23.511	2.175	35.869

Abilene Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	5,354
2000	5,142
2001	5,254
2002	5,471

Abilene Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Abilene Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	22,063	13.77%
10-19 Years	25,936	16.19%
20-29 Years	25,122	15.68%
30-39 Years	22,279	13.90%
40-49 Years	22,401	13.98%
50-59 Years	15,389	9.60%
60-69 Years	12,149	7.58%
70-79 Years	9,339	5.83%
80-89 Years	4,648	2.90%
90+ Years	919	0.57%

Abilene Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	80,083	49.98%
Female	80,162	50.02%

Abilene Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	117,573	73.37%
Hispanic/Latino	27,486	17.15%
African-American	10,638	6.64%
Multiracial	2,065	1.29%
Asian	1,648	1.03%
Amerindian	618	0.39%
Other Race	141	0.09%
Pacific Islander	76	0.05%

Abilene Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	43,916	24.26%
2.	German	32,160	17.77%
3.	Irish	28,338	15.66%
4.	English	27,889	15.41%
5.	Scotch Irish	6,496	3.59%
6.	Scottish	6,010	3.32%
7.	French Non-Basque	5,902	3.26%
8.	Dutch	4,914	2.72%
9.	Italian	4,158	2.30%
10.	Polish	2,662	1.47%

Abilene Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	259,436	86.22%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	36,202	12.03%
3.	German	1,158	0.38%
4.	Tagalog	676	0.22%
5.	French	412	0.14%
6.	Chinese	314	0.10%
7.	Vietnamese	270	0.09%
8.	Thai	254	0.08%
9.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	234	0.08%
10.	African	228	0.08%

Abilene Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	311,270	96.56%
Naturalized immigrant	4,556	1.41%
Not a citizen	6,529	2.03%

Abilene Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Abilene Metro Area Counties Back to top

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