Bailey County, Texas
County seat: Muleshoe · Population 6,963 (2025) · 827 sq mi
Bailey County is the 185th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 6,963 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Muleshoe. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Bailey County facts
- County seat
- Muleshoe
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,963 +0.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 827 sq mi 193rd largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 8 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Peter James Bailey III
- Largest city
- Muleshoe 5,162
- Median household income
- $61,420
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48017
Cities and towns in Bailey County
Bailey County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Bailey County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muleshoe (county seat) | City | 5,162 |
ZIP codes in Bailey County
6 ZIP codes reach into Bailey County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79324 also Lamb County
- 79325 also Parmer County
- 79344
- 79346 also Cochran County
- 79347 also Parmer, Lamb and Castro counties
- 79371 also Lamb County
Population of Bailey County, 2020–2025
Bailey County grew by 58 people (+0.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 288 more births than deaths and a net loss of 233 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,869 |
| 2021 | 6,805 |
| 2022 | 6,835 |
| 2023 | 6,804 |
| 2024 | 6,891 |
| 2025 | 6,963 |
Neighboring counties
- Lamb County east · 12,579 people
- Roosevelt County, New Mexico west · 18,615 people
- Cochran County south · 2,546 people
- Parmer County north · 9,678 people
- Curry County, New Mexico northwest · 46,655 people
- Hockley County southeast · 21,600 people
Printable Bailey County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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