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Population (year 2000): 587. Estimated
population in July 2005: 587 (0.0% change)
Males: 286 (48.7%), Females: 301 (51.3%)
Carson County
Zip code:
79039
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $31,705 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,900 (year 2000)
Races in Groom:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Hispanic (4.8%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.7%), United States
(18.7%), English (7.8%), Irish (7.2%), Polish (2.2%), Scottish
(1.2%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Groom
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Groom town
- Never married: 12.5%
- Now married: 70.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 6.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-1.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Groom:
- PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
PAMPA, TX)
- GOLDEN PLAINS COMM HOSP (about 38 miles; BORGER, TX)
- NORTHWEST TEXAS SURGERY CENTER (about 54 miles;
AMARILLO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Groom:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 42 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 118 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 127 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Groom:
- PANHANDLE-CARSON COUNTY (about 20 miles; PANHANDLE,
TX; ID: T45)
- CLARENDON MUNI (about 27 miles; CLARENDON, TX; ID:
E34)
- PERRY LEFORS FIELD (about 29 miles; PAMPA, TX; ID:
PPA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Groom:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 54 miles; AMARILLO, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 143 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 168
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 171
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
Public primary/middle schools in Groom:
- GROOM SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 304 W
3RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS EL (Students: 42; Location:
HWY 293; Grades: KG - 06)
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