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Population (year 2000): 1,996. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,021 (+1.3% change)
Males: 952 (47.7%), Females: 1,044 (52.3%)
Lea
County
Zip code:
88252
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $30,848 (year 2000)
Median house value: $26,400 (year 2000)
Races in Jal:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.9%)
- Hispanic (42.0%)
- Other race (27.1%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.9%), German
(6.2%), Irish (5.7%), English (5.6%), French (2.1%), Dutch
(1.6%).
Elevation: 3069 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jal
- High school or higher: 63.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jal city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 6.7%
13.2% Foreign born (12.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -146 (-6.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jal:
- WINKLER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
KERMIT, TX)
- LEA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; HOBBS, NM)
- WARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; MONAHANS,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jal:
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 40 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 75 miles; CARLSBAD, NM;
ID: CNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jal:
- LEA COUNTY/JAL/ (about 3 miles; JAL, NM; ID: E26)
- EUNICE (about 24 miles; EUNICE, NM; ID: E04)
- WINKLER COUNTY (about 24 miles; WINK, TX; ID: INK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jal:
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ODESSA, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 117 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; ALPINE,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 142
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 176 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
Public high school in Jal:
- JAL HIGH (Students: 140; Location: 200 E.
PANTHER; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jal:
- JAL ELEM (Students: 207; Location: 301 W.
MINNESOTA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- JAL JR HIGH (Students: 78; Location: 200 E.
PANTHER; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Jal:
- WOOLWORTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $607,165; Location: 3RD & UTAH; 28,236 books;
1,167 audio materials; 1,379 video materials; 68 serial
subscriptions)
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