With a total extension of 827 square miles, this community is nested in the arms of Parmer, Lamb, Cochran, Curry (New Mexico), and Roosevelt (New Mexico) counties. According to the latest population census, more than 6600 people have made this territory their home; generating a population density of 3 people per square mile. Even when just three cities constitute the map of Bailey, this land served by the Muleshoe Independent School District has learned the best way to manage its resources and generate a growing median household income today calculated at almost $28000. Almost 3/4 of the workers in this land have reported private salaries, and the remaining percentage corresponds to government, not incorporated, and unpaid family work wages.

Gordon Green