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Abilene, TX
Texas · Taylor County · Abilene Metro
Abilene is a large city in Texas with a population of 127,130. Residents earn $62,720 per year, which is 17% below the national average.
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
127,130
Population
1,192/sq mi density
$62,720
Median Income
$31,019 per capita
$178,900
Home Value
$206,199 Zillow
$1,106
Median Rent
30.0% income on rent
69°F
Avg Temperature
330 sunny days/yr
370
Violent Crime/100K
2,516 property/100K
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.0 / 5.0
$62,720 median income, 1.6% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$178,900 home value, $1,106/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
370 violent crimes/100K (3% below avg)
B
Education
3.2 / 5.0
27.1% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
40
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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UFO Sightings
30
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Abilene, TX
30 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Abilene, TX.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene, TX | 2012 | Initially 2 orange lights traveling quickly in N/NW direction followed by 4 blue objects also traveling in synchrony in a diamond confi |
| Abilene, TX | 2012 | Formations of blue-white, silent lights travelling at high speed over Abilene Texas. |
| Abilene, TX | 2012 | Triangle sighting over Abilene, Texas |
| Abilene, TX | 2012 | High altitude light beams out of clouds in vertical pattern. |
| Abilene, TX | 2010 | My friend took pictures with night vision camera lights and craft matched stephensville photos |
| Abilene, TX | 2010 | Bright Orange Lights in South East Sky around Abilene, TX |
| Abilene, TX | 2010 | 2 red lights appear and disappear in the southeast skys over Abilene. |
| Abilene, TX | 2009 | Just a fairly quick fly by from some craft Ive never seen before. |
| Abilene, TX | 2009 | This happens to me all my life. |
| Abilene, TX | 2009 | Was lights in the sky over Abilene |
| Abilene, TX | 2009 | Pictures were taken on cell phone. |
| Abilene, TX | 2009 | It was a very large space ship /craft of some kind hidden behind the smokey clouds as other images passed slowly past it. |
| Abilene, TX | 2008 | Lights over Abilene |
| Abilene, TX | 2008 | My husband and I saw reddish, orangish, goldish lights in a line...going back and forth from right to left repeatly then disappear, thi |
| Abilene, TX | 2008 | I saw a bright white light(not blinking), not any type of aircraft I know of...hence, previous experience working on flight lines.. |
| Abilene, TX | 2008 | I saw two huge lights in the southeastern sky at an angle, like a pair of head lights but angled ( \ )with on light dimishing first slo |
| Abilene, TX | 2008 | Lights over Abilene,TX |
| Abilene, TX | 2008 | Two lights moving west to east |
| Abilene, TX | 2008 | Lights over Abilene, TX |
| Abilene, TX | 2007 | Brilliant magnesium diamond seen over Dyess Air Force Base/ Abilene ,Texas |
| Abilene, TX | 2007 | Largest "Falling Star" I've ever seen |
| Abilene, TX | 2006 | Strange lights in Abilene |
| Abilene, TX | 2006 | 4 Round Orange Glowing Objects |
| Abilene, TX | 2005 | two points of light traversing the west texas sky, one seemingly in pursuit of the other |
| Abilene, TX | 2005 | Slow flashing light |
| Abilene, TX | 2004 | The shiny hovering object sat there, then it was suddenly gone. |
| Abilene, TX | 2002 | I was taking a walk with a friend of mine when we looked up and saw a strange object. It was silver coloured and shaped somewhat like a |
| Abilene, TX | 2002 | I was on my way home when I saw a very large light, to large to have been an airplane from that height. It passed behind big buildings |
| Abilene, TX | 1995 | 3 people in Abilene, TX observe star-like object performing normally physically impossible maneuvers in night sky. |
| Abilene, TX | 1991 | Swaying round light at rooftop height between 2 houses and right above--a huge triangular black object--no sound. 500 Lights On Obj |