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Population (year 2000): 3,985. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,994 (+0.2% change)
Males: 1,903 (47.8%), Females: 2,082 (52.2%)
Yoakum County
Zip code:
79323
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $29,418 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,900 (year 2000)
Races in Denver City:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.7%)
- Hispanic (47.2%)
- Other race (27.6%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.9%), Irish (7.0%),
German (5.4%), English (5.4%), Dutch (1.0%).
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Denver City
- High school or higher: 55.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Denver City town
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 9.7%
14.6% Foreign born (14.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,267 (-24.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Denver City:
- YOAKUM COUNTY HOSPITAL (412 MUSTANG AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Denver City:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SEMINOLE, TX)
- LEA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HOBBS, NM)
- BROWNFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles;
BROWNFIELD, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Denver City:
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 34 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 84 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 85 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denver City:
- DENVER CITY (about 1 miles; DENVER CITY, TX; ID:
E57)
- YOAKUM COUNTY (about 16 miles; PLAINS, TX; ID: F98)
- SEAGRAVES (about 21 miles; SEAGRAVES, TX; ID: F97)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Denver City:
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 53 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 81 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 83 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 90
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 152 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
Public high schools in Denver City:
- DENVER CITY H S (Students: 377; Location: 601
MUSTANG AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DENVER CITY DAEP (Students: 1; Location: 501
MUSTANG AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Denver City:
- KELLEY/DODSON EL (Students: 663; Location:
500 N SOLAND; Grades: PK - 05)
- WILLIAM G GRAVITT JR HIGH (Students: 253;
Location: 419 MUSTANG AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Denver City:
- YOAKUM COUNTY/CECIL BICKLEY LIBRARY
(Operating income: $136,707; Location: 205 W 4TH ST;
36,500 books; 4,200 audio materials; 750 video
materials; 100 serial subscriptions)
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