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Population (year 2000): 2,562. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,602 (+1.6% change)
Males: 1,282 (50.0%), Females: 1,280 (50.0%)
Lea
County
Zip code:
88231
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $31,722 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,500 (year 2000)
Races in Eunice:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.9%)
- Hispanic (39.6%)
- Other race (24.4%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Black (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.9%), Irish (7.1%),
English (6.8%), German (5.1%), Dutch (2.3%), Scotch-Irish
(1.6%).
Elevation: 3448 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eunice
- High school or higher: 66.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eunice city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 8.7%
12.9% Foreign born (12.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -125 (-4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Eunice:
- LEA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HOBBS, NM)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; SEMINOLE, TX)
- NOR LEA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; LOVINGTON,
NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Eunice:
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 18 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 76 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 76 miles; CARLSBAD, NM;
ID: CNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eunice:
- EUNICE (about 5 miles; EUNICE, NM; ID: E04)
- LEA COUNTY/JAL/ (about 23 miles; JAL, NM; ID: E26)
- LEA COUNTY-ZIP FRANKLIN MEMORIAL (about 39 miles;
LOVINGTON, NM; ID: E06)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eunice:
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ODESSA, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 80 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 96 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 120
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; ALPINE,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
Public high school in Eunice:
- EUNICE HIGH (Students: 205; Location: 1009
19TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Eunice:
- EUNICE HOLINESS ACADEMY (Students: 14;
Location: P O BOX 599; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Eunice:
- METTIE JORDAN ELEM. (Students: 269; Location:
120016TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- CATON MIDDLE (Students: 127; Location: 1106
16TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Eunice:
- EUNICE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$108,197; Location: 10TH ST. & AVENUE N.; 30,113 books;
997 audio materials; 997 video materials; 42 serial
subscriptions)
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