Community Profile
The total labor force of Andrews is 8,808. 8,430 are employed. The Andrews Unemployment rate is 4.3%.
UTILITIES:
- DIGITAL TELEPHONE: Suddenlink & Windstream Comm.
- HI-SPEED INTERNET: Suddenlink & Windstream Comm.
- ELECTRICITY: TXU Electric Delivery (Reliability-99.98)
- WATER: City of Andrews, from 16 wells in two fields, with 3 mgd. usage and 10 mgd. capability.
- NATURAL GAS: Texas Gas Service (BTU-1,000)
- SEWER: Modern disposal plant has capacity for a town of 20,000; Maximum-1,800,000 mgd.
TRANSPORTATION:
Andrews is the County Seat of Andrews County located on east-west highway State 176; north-south highway U.S. 385, and northeast-southwest highway State 115. Interstate 20 is also easily accessible by multiple routes. The Andrews County Airport offers three runways; the longest is 5,815 feet and lighted. Self-service fuel and instrument landing system available. Commercial airline service is available at nearby Midland International Air& Space Port (37 miles, 560,000 boardings per year). Freight carriers serving Andrews include Central Freight, Airborne Express, DHL, UPS and Federal Express (Fed-Ex).
GENERAL:
- MEDICAL: One 40-bed county hospital, state-of-the-art emergency rooms, 90-bed long-term care facility, 12 doctors, 4 dentists, two optometrists, and two pharmacists.
- EDUCATION: Texas Education Agency “Recognized” district. Three elementary schools, one renovated middle school, and a renovated high school, which features the Andrews Performance Center.
- HIGHER EDUCATION: Andrews Business & Technology Center. Odessa College, (27 mi.) UT-Permian Basin (27 mi.)
- MOTELS: Five motels with 300 rooms and 1 bed and breakfast. Rooms for extended stays are available at three of the five motels.
- RESTAURANTS: 25 restaurants; variety of menus.
- BANKS: Two banks with total deposits of $117,000,000.
- CREDIT UNIONS: One credit union with $5,970,000 in total deposits.
- NEWS MEDIA: One bi-weekly newspaper; one radio station.
POPULATION: 2020 (est.)
- City: 14,325
- County: 18,442
GOVERNMENT SERVICES:
Home Rule form of government; five council members and a mayor. 17 police officers and 24 EMS professionals (All City of Andrews police officers are cross-trained as certified EMS professionals.) 45 volunteer fire fighters, 13 fire fighting vehicles and four fully equipped ambulances.
TAX RATE: (per $100 Assessed Value)
| Andrews County | $0.5105 |
| Andrews City | $0.18900 |
| Andrews ISD | $1.17000 |
| Andrews County Hospital | $0.38650 |
| TOTAL: | $2.256 |
| State Sales Tax | $0.06250 |
| Municipal Sales Tax | $0.01500 |
| Economic Development Tax | $0.00500 |
| TOTAL: | $0.08250 |
INCENTIVES: (Subject to AEDC Board Approval)
- ½ cent Sales Tax for Economic Development
- Free Land in Two Business Parks
- Tax Abatement (up to 10 yrs. at 100%)
- Job Creation Grants
- No Development Fees
- Expedited permitting process
MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS:
| Andrews ISD | 465 | Education |
| Permian Regional Medical Ctr. | 350 | Medical |
| Kirby West Company | 250 | Vacuum Cleaners |
| Andrews County | 153 | Municipality |
| Waste Control Specialists | 150 | Waste Disposal |
| Dennis Porter Inc. | 118 | Grocery & Retail |
RESOURCES:
Petroleum, Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Natural Gasoline, Sulphur, Beef Cattle, Cotton, and Grain
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