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Population (year 2000): 4,375. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,981 (-9.0% change)
Males: 2,118 (48.4%), Females: 2,257 (51.6%)
Castro County
Zip code:
79027
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $27,454 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,900 (year 2000)
Races in Dimmitt:
- Hispanic (56.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (39.5%)
- Other race (18.1%)
- Black (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.6%), German (4.6%),
Irish (3.8%), English (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 3877 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dimmitt
- High school or higher: 62.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dimmitt city
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 9.6%
9.5% Foreign born (9.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -173 (-3.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Dimmitt:
- PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (310 W HALSELL ST
BOX 278)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dimmitt:
- HEREFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
HEREFORD, TX)
- PARMER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
FRIONA, TX)
- MULESHOE AREA MED CTR (about 41 miles; MULESHOE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dimmitt:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 63 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 71 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 71 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dimmitt:
- DIMMITT MUNI (about 2 miles; DIMMITT, TX; ID: Q55)
- HEREFORD MUNI (about 21 miles; HEREFORD, TX; ID: HRX)
- BENGER AIR PARK (about 27 miles; FRIONA, TX; ID:
Q54)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dimmitt:
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CANYON,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 53 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 174 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Dimmitt:
- DIMMITT H S (Students: 326; Location: 1505
WESTERN CIR DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dimmitt:
- DIMMITT MIDDLE (Students: 428; Location: 805
W JONES ST; Grades: 04 - 08)
- RICHARDSON EL (Students: 401; Location: 708 W
STINSON ST; Grades: PK - 03)
Library in Dimmitt:
- RHOADS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$80,438; Location: 103 SW 2ND ST; 20,604 books; 881
audio materials; 80 video materials; 36 serial
subscriptions)
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