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Population (year 2000): 6,386. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,193 (+12.6% change)
Males: 3,064 (48.0%), Females: 3,322 (52.0%)
Galveston County
Zip code:
77563
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $29,848 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,600 (year 2000)
Races in Hitchcock:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.3%)
- Black (32.8%)
- Hispanic (13.7%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.8%), Irish (6.1%), English
(4.9%), United States (4.2%), French (3.8%), Italian (3.4%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 66.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hitchcock
- High school or higher: 71.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hitchcock city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 11.8%
3.5% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +629 (+10.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hitchcock:
- MAINLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; TEXAS CITY,
TX)
- DEVEREUX TEXAS TREATMENT NETWORK (about 13 miles;
LEAGUE CITY, TX)
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH GAL (about 15
miles; GALVESTON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hitchcock:
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 21 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 27 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 35 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hitchcock:
- BAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY (about 12 miles; LEAGUE CITY,
TX; ID: T95)
- SCHOLES INTL AT GALVESTON (about 13 miles;
GALVESTON, TX; ID: GLS)
- ALVIN AIRPARK (about 20 miles; ALVIN, TX; ID: 6R5)
Amtrak stations near Hitchcock:
- 5 miles: LAMARQUE (725 OAK) - Bus Station
- 16 miles: GALVESTON (BEACH CENTRAL STA., 21ST AT
SEAWALL) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hitchcock:
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 17 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,735)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 23 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 24 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 36 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 37
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
Public high school in Hitchcock:
- HITCHCOCK H S (Students: 339; Location: 6625
FM 2004; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hitchcock:
- STEWART EL (Students: 561; Location: 7013
STEWART ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- CROSBY MIDDLE (Students: 290; Location: 7801
NEVILLE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GALVESTON CO J J A E P (Students: 3;
Location: 8117 HWY 6; Grades: 06 - 12)
- HITCHCOCK HEADSTART (Location: 5701 F M 2004;
Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Hitchcock:
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL (Students: 152;
Location: 10114 HIGHWAY 6; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Hitchcock:
- GENEVIEVE MILLER HITCHCOCK PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $84,583; Location: 8005 BARRY AVE;
29,270 books; 722 audio materials; 1,097 video
materials; 15 serial subscriptions)
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