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Population (year 2000): 2,157. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,046 (-5.1% change)
Males: 1,007 (46.7%), Females: 1,150 (53.3%)
Lubbock County
Zip code:
79329
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $34,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,500 (year 2000)
Races in Idalou:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.3%)
- Hispanic (43.0%)
- Other race (26.9%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.4%), German
(7.4%), Irish (7.1%), English (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%),
French (1.6%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Idalou
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Idalou city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+0.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Idalou:
- IHS HOSPITAL AT LUBBOCK (about 12 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
- HIGHLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
- COVENANT CHILDREN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Idalou:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 10 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 107 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 123 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Idalou:
- SLATON MUNI (about 13 miles; SLATON, TX; ID: F49)
- ABERNATHY MUNI (about 13 miles; ABERNATHY, TX; ID:
F83)
- TOWN & COUNTRY AIRPARK (about 15 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
ID: F82)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Idalou:
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 105 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 116 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 120
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
Public high school in Idalou:
- IDALOU H S (Students: 252; Location: 601 S
WALNUT; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Idalou:
- IDALOU EL (Students: 338; Location: 601 S
WALNUT; Grades: PK - 04)
- IDALOU MIDDLE (Students: 253; Location: 601 S
WALNUT; Grades: 05 - 08)
- IDALOU DAEP (Students: 2; Location: 601 S
WALNUT; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Idalou:
- IDALOU PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$18,202; Location: 208 MAIN ST; 10,647 books)
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