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Population (year 2000): 6,507. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,329 (-2.7% change)
Males: 3,152 (48.4%), Females: 3,355 (51.6%)
Lamb County
Zip code:
79339
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $26,271 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,900 (year 2000)
Races in Littlefield:
- White Non-Hispanic (47.9%)
- Hispanic (45.8%)
- Other race (14.6%)
- Black (5.4%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.7%), German
(6.4%), English (5.0%), Irish (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%),
Scottish (1.1%).
Land area: 6.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Littlefield
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Littlefield city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 11.0%
3.9% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+0.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Littlefield:
- LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER (1500 S SUNSET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Littlefield:
- COVENANT HOSPITAL LEVELLAND (about 23 miles;
LEVELLAND, TX)
- MULESHOE AREA MED CTR (about 37 miles; MULESHOE, TX)
- COCHRAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; MORTON,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Littlefield:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 41 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- CANNON AFB (about 75 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 100 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Littlefield:
- LITTLEFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 4 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX; ID: Q00)
- LEVELLAND MUNI (about 27 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; ID:
Q24)
- MULESHOE MUNICIPAL (about 28 miles; MULESHOE, TX;
ID: 2T1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Littlefield:
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 23 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 92 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 132 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Littlefield:
- LITTLEFIELD H S (Students: 443; Location:
1500 E DELANO AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Littlefield:
- LITTLEFIELD PRI (Students: 385; Location:
1500 E DELANO AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- LITTLEFIELD J H (Students: 333; Location:
1500 E DELANO AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LITTLEFIELD EL (Students: 321; Location: 1500
E DELANO AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Littlefield:
- LAMB COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$123,660; Location: 232 PHELPS AVE; 30,483 books; 483
audio materials; 580 video materials; 23 serial
subscriptions)
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