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Population (year 2000): 3,664. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,693 (+0.8% change)
Males: 1,794 (49.0%), Females: 1,870 (51.0%)
Colorado County
Zip code:
77434
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $27,101 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,100 (year 2000)
Races in Eagle Lake:
- Hispanic (44.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.6%)
- Black (23.4%)
- Other race (20.5%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (9.3%), Czech (6.8%), United
States (4.1%), Irish (3.3%), English (3.1%), French (1.8%).
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eagle Lake
- High school or higher: 56.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eagle Lake city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 7.9%
15.7% Foreign born (15.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+0.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Eagle Lake:
- RICE MEDICAL CENTER (600 S AUSTIN ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Eagle Lake:
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
COLUMBUS, TX)
- GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; WHARTON,
TX)
- EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EL
CAMPO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Eagle Lake:
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 65 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 69 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 70 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eagle Lake:
- EAGLE LAKE (about 2 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX; ID: ELA)
- ROBERT R WELLS JR (about 13 miles; COLUMBUS, TX; ID:
66R)
- GRAWUNDER FIELD (about 25 miles; BELLVILLE, TX; ID:
06R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eagle Lake:
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 5,823)
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT
enrollment: 8,448)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,158)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 65 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about
65 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,595)
Library in Eagle Lake:
- EULA & DAVID WINTERMANN LIBRARY (Operating
income: $66,306; Location: 101 N WALNUT AVE; 16,891
books; 542 audio materials; 846 video materials; 39
serial subscriptions)
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