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Population (year 2000): 1,109. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,077 (-2.9% change)
Males: 525 (47.3%), Females: 584 (52.7%)
Lamb County
Zip code:
79031
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $25,595 (year 2000)
Median house value: $25,200 (year 2000)
Races in Earth:
- Hispanic (52.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.4%)
- Other race (22.1%)
- Black (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.9%), Irish (5.5%),
English (3.7%), German (2.0%), Scottish (1.5%), French (1.4%).
Elevation: 3697 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Earth
- High school or higher: 54.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Earth city
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 3.3%
6.7% Foreign born (6.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -114 (-9.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Earth:
- PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; DIMMITT,
TX)
- LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 25 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX)
- MULESHOE AREA MED CTR (about 27 miles; MULESHOE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Earth:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 58 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- CANNON AFB (about 64 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 84 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Earth:
- MULESHOE MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; MULESHOE, TX;
ID: 2T1)
- LITTLEFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX; ID: Q00)
- DIMMITT MUNI (about 24 miles; DIMMITT, TX; ID: Q55)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Earth:
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 65
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 75 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 154 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Earth:
- SPRINGLAKE-EARTH HS (Students: 92; Location:
F M 2901 & F M 302; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Earth:
- SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ELEM/MIDDLE SCHOO (Students:
311; Location: F M 2901 & F M 302; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Earth:
- SPRINGLAKE-EARTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $72,579; Location: FARM ROAD 2901; 13,056 books;
27 audio materials; 425 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
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