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Population (year 2000): 1,200. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,172 (-2.3% change)
Males: 586 (48.8%), Females: 614 (51.2%)
Hockley County
Zip code:
79313
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $30,924 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,100 (year 2000)
Races in Anton:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.4%)
- Hispanic (45.8%)
- Other race (21.2%)
- Black (5.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (19.1%), English
(6.3%), German (5.2%), Irish (4.3%), Swedish (1.3%), Dutch
(1.2%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Anton
- High school or higher: 62.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Anton city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 7.6%
3.0% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-3.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Anton:
- LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 13 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX)
- COVENANT HOSPITAL LEVELLAND (about 23 miles;
LEVELLAND, TX)
- SUNRISE CANYON HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Anton:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 27 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- CANNON AFB (about 89 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 102 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Anton:
- LITTLEFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX; ID: Q00)
- LEVELLAND MUNI (about 24 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; ID:
Q24)
- ABERNATHY MUNI (about 29 miles; ABERNATHY, TX; ID:
F83)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Anton:
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 23 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 86
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 96 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 123 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Anton:
- ANTON H S (Students: 172; Location: 100
ELLWOOD BLVD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Anton:
- ANTON EL (Students: 177; Location: 100
ELLWOOD BLVD; Grades: PK - 06)
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