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Population (year 2000): 826. Estimated
population in July 2005: 779 (-5.7% change)
Males: 404 (48.9%), Females: 422 (51.1%)
Swisher County
Zip code:
79052
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $30,278 (year 2000)
Median house value: $32,100 (year 2000)
Races in Kress:
- Hispanic (61.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (35.0%)
- Other race (34.9%)
- Black (3.3%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (4.1%), German (3.9%), English
(3.8%), United States (3.8%), French (1.5%).
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kress
- High school or higher: 64.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kress city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 62.8%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 5.4%
7.6% Foreign born (7.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+12.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kress:
- COVENANT HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW (about 13 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX)
- SWISHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TULIA,
TX)
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
LOCKNEY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kress:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 50 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 59 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 109 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kress:
- JOE VAUGHN SPRAYING (about 2 miles; KRESS, TX; ID:
29F)
- HALE COUNTY (about 14 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; ID: PVW)
- CITY OF TULIA/SWISHER COUNTY MUNI (about 14 miles;
TULIA, TX; ID: Q06)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kress:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 57 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 112
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 163 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Kress:
- KRESS H S (Students: 122; Location: 5TH &
RIPLEY; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Kress:
- KRESS EL (Students: 123; Location: 5TH &
RIPLEY; Grades: KG - 06)
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