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Population (year 2000): 5,105. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,442 (+6.6% change)
Males: 2,655 (52.0%), Females: 2,450 (48.0%)
Lee
County
Zip code:
78942
Median resident age: 29.4 years
Median household income: $31,046 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,200 (year 2000)
Races in Giddings:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.4%)
- Hispanic (34.7%)
- Other race (16.5%)
- Black (13.3%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.8%), Irish (4.7%), United
States (3.4%), French (2.3%), English (1.3%), Swedish (1.1%).
Elevation: 513 feet
Land area: 5.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Giddings
- High school or higher: 61.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Giddings city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 8.5%
12.5% Foreign born (12.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +998 (+24.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Giddings:
- FAYETTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LA
GRANGE, TX)
- SMITHVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TX)
- BURLESON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 30 miles;
CALDWELL, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Giddings:
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 49 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 51 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
- DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 74
miles; TEMPLE, TX; ID: TPL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Giddings:
- GIDDINGS-LEE COUNTY (about 3 miles; GIDDINGS, TX;
ID: 62H)
- FAYETTE REGIONAL AIR CENTER (about 20 miles; LA
GRANGE, TX; ID: 3T5)
- SMITHVILLE CRAWFORD MUNI (about 20 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TX; ID: 84R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Giddings:
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BRENHAM, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 8,448)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; COLLEGE
STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 56 miles;
AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
- SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 5,823)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,054)
Public high schools in Giddings:
- GIDDINGS H S (Students: 577; Location: 2249 N
MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KNOX LEARNING CTR (Students: 21; Location:
2249 N MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Giddings:
- GIDDINGS EL (Students: 622; Location: 2249 N
MAIN; Grades: PK - 03)
- GIDDINGS STATE SCHOOL (Students: 376;
Location: HWY 290 E & JAMES TURMAN RD; Grades: 05 - 12)
- GIDDINGS INT (Students: 369; Location: 2249 N
MAIN; Grades: 04 - 06)
- GIDDINGS MIDDLE (Students: 236; Location:
2249 N MAIN; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Giddings:
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 155;
Location: 382 N GRIMES; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN SERBIN SCHOOL (Students: 75;
Location: ROUTE 2 BOX 154; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: ROUTE 1-BOX 279; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Giddings:
- RUFUS YOUNG KING LIBRARY (Operating income:
$138,176; Location: 177 S MADISON ST; 22,477 books; 813
audio materials; 226 video materials; 58 serial
subscriptions)
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