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Population (year 2000): 5,786. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,065 (+4.8% change)
Males: 2,799 (48.4%), Females: 2,987 (51.6%)
Brewster County
Zip codes:
79830,
79831.
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $23,979 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,400 (year 2000)
Races in Alpine:
- Hispanic (50.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.6%)
- Other race (15.5%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Black (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.4%), English (8.3%),
United States (7.2%), Irish (6.5%), Scottish (3.4%),
Scotch-Irish (2.6%).
Elevation: 4480 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alpine
- High school or higher: 75.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alpine city
- Never married: 31.7%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 10.5%
5.5% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Alpine:
- BIG BEND REGIONAL MED CTR HOME HEALTH (2600
HIGHWAY 118 NORTH PO BOX 846339Z75284)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Alpine:
- PECOS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 67 miles; FORT
STOCKTON, TX)
- REEVES COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 72 miles; PECOS, TX)
- CULBERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 88 miles;
VAN HORN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alpine:
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 142 miles; CARLSBAD, NM;
ID: CNM)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 149 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 163 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID:
HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alpine:
- ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; ALPINE,
TX; ID: E38)
- MARFA MUNI (about 25 miles; MARFA, TX; ID: MRF)
- FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY (about 65 miles; FORT
STOCKTON, TX; ID: FST)
Amtrak station:
ALPINE (102 W. HOLLAND ST.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service.
College/University in Alpine:
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 2,076; Public; Website: www.sulross.edu;
Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Alpine:
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 134 miles; ODESSA, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 159 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 210 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 218 miles; SAN
ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 219 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 240 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 252
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
Public high school in Alpine:
- ALPINE H S (Students: 322; Location: 300 E
HENDRYX; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alpine:
- ALPINE EL (Students: 478; Location: 200 E AVE
A; Grades: PK - 04)
- ALPINE MIDDLE (Students: 337; Location: 801
MIDDLE SCHOOL DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Alpine:
- ALPINE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 37;
Location: 908 NO 6TH; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Alpine:
- ALPINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$108,569; Location: 203 N 7TH ST; 32,750 books; 1,128
audio materials; 1,313 video materials; 14 serial
subscriptions)
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