Taylor County, Texas

Taylor County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 126,555. It is included in the. Its is Abilene, Texas. Taylor is named for, , and , three brothers who died at the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,381 (919 ). 2,371 km² (916 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.39%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 126,555 people, 47,274 households, and 32,524 families residing in the county. The was 53/km² (138/sq mi). There were 52,056 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (57/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.61%, 6.73% or , 0.58% , 1.25% , 0.07% , 8.35% from , and 2.42% from two or more races. 17.64% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 47,274 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,035, and the median income for a family was $40,859. Males had a median income of $28,964 versus $21,021 for females. The for the county was $17,176. About 10.40% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.