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Population (year 2000): 723. Estimated
population in July 2005: 682 (-5.7% change)
Males: 355 (49.1%), Females: 368 (50.9%)
Baca County
Zip code:
81090
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $24,911 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,700 (year 2000)
Races in Walsh:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
- Hispanic (14.8%)
- Other race (6.5%)
- American Indian (3.9%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.6%), Irish
(11.9%), German (10.8%), English (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%),
Dutch (2.9%).
Elevation: 3955 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Walsh
- High school or higher: 67.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Walsh town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 12.1%
5.8% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+2.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Walsh:
- SOUTHEAST COLORADO HOSPITAL - CAH (about 24 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, CO)
- MORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; ELKHART, KS)
- STANTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; JOHNSON,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Walsh:
- LAMAR MUNI (about 55 miles; LAMAR, CO; ID: LAA)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 96 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 115 miles; GARDEN CITY,
KS; ID: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walsh:
- SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, CO;
ID: 8V7)
- ELKHART-MORTON COUNTY (about 39 miles; ELKHART, KS;
ID: EHA)
- STANTON COUNTY MUNI (about 41 miles; JOHNSON, KS;
ID: 2K3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Walsh:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 155 miles; AMARILLO, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 169 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 171 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 173 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 201 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 210 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
218 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
Public high schools in Walsh:
- WALSH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location:
300 CALIFORNIA STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
- EAGLE VIEW ACADEMY (Students: 2; Location:
301 WEST POPLAR STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Walsh:
- WALSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 134;
Location: 301 WEST POPLAR; Grades: PK - 06)
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