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Population (year 2000): 6,078. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,295 (+3.6% change)
Males: 2,802 (46.1%), Females: 3,276 (53.9%)
Zip code:
75647
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $28,118 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,500 (year 2000)
Races in Gladewater:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.2%)
- Black (16.1%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (14.8%), English
(9.8%), Irish (9.7%), German (6.0%), French (3.8%), Scotch-Irish
(1.7%).
Land area: 11.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gladewater
- High school or higher: 76.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gladewater city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 11.5%
- Divorced: 9.6%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gladewater:
- ROY H LAIRD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
KILGORE, TX)
- LONGVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
LONGVIEW, TX)
- GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
LONGVIEW, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gladewater:
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 21 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 35 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 79 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gladewater:
- GLADEWATER MUNI (about 3 miles; GLADEWATER, TX; ID:
07F)
- FOX STEPHENS FIELD - GILMER MUNI (about 10 miles;
GILMER, TX; ID: 4F4)
- RUSK COUNTY (about 29 miles; HENDERSON, TX; ID: F12)
Amtrak station near Gladewater:
- 16 miles: LONGVIEW (905 PACIFIC AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gladewater:
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; KILGORE, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 29 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 33 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 82 miles;
COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 84 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
Public high schools in Gladewater:
- GLADEWATER H S (Students: 662; Location: 2201
W GAY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SABINE H S (Students: 406; Location: 5424 FM
1252 W; Grades: 09 - 12)
- UNION GROVE H S (Students: 207; Location: OLD
HWY 71; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gladewater:
- SABINE EL (Students: 542; Location: 5219 OLD
HWY 135 N; Grades: PK - 05)
- GLADEWATER MIDDLE (Students: 514; Location:
700 W MELBA AVE STE B; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GAY AVENUE PRI (Students: 477; Location: 100
GAY AVE; Grades: PK - 01)
- UNION GROVE EL (Students: 379; Location: OLD
HWY 71; Grades: PK - 06)
- SABINE MIDDLE (Students: 325; Location: 5424
FM 1252 W; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WELDON INT (Students: 311; Location: 314 E
SAUNDERS; Grades: 04 - 05)
- BROADWAY EL (Students: 301; Location: 200 E
BROADWAY; Grades: 02 - 03)
- UNION GROVE J H (Students: 126; Location: OLD
HWY 71; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MARVIN A SMITH REGIONAL JUVENILE F (Students:
20; Location: 5424 FM 1252 W; Grades: KG - 12)
- TRUMAN CHILDREN'S CTR (Location: 220 W HWY
80; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Gladewater:
- LEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$53,359; Location: 312 W PACIFIC AVE; 30,125 books; 239
audio materials; 572 video materials; 73 serial
subscriptions)
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