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Population (year 2000): 1,505. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,609 (+6.9% change)
Males: 706 (46.9%), Females: 799 (53.1%)
Blanco County
Zip code:
78606
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $31,071 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,900 (year 2000)
Races in Blanco:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
- Hispanic (22.7%)
- Other race (7.3%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.5%), English (9.9%),
United States (9.2%), Irish (7.2%), French (1.9%), Scottish
(1.9%).
Elevation: 1324 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blanco
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blanco city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 10.8%
10.0% Foreign born (9.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +269 (+21.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blanco:
- CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; SAN
MARCOS, TX)
- LAUREL RIDGE A BROWN SCHOOLS PSY HOSP (about 33
miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX)
- HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 35 miles;
FREDERICKSBURG, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blanco:
- SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 40 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
ID: SAT)
- LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 51 miles; SAN
ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 53 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blanco:
- KESTREL AIRPARK (about 21 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
ID: 1T7)
- BULVERDE AIRPARK (about 26 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
ID: 1T8)
- BOERNE STAGE FIELD (about 32 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
ID: 5C1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blanco:
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 39
miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 43 miles;
SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO
(about 43 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)
- SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
- TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,474)
- ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
Public high school in Blanco:
- BLANCO H S (Students: 287; Location: 814
ELEVENTH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blanco:
- BLANCO EL (Students: 439; Location: 814
ELEVENTH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- BLANCO MIDDLE (Students: 232; Location: 814
ELEVENTH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Blanco:
- BLANCO LIBRARY, INC. (Operating income:
$28,500; Location: 1118 MAIN ST STE A; 20,442 books;
1,991 audio materials; 748 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
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