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Population (year 2000): 2,121. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,978 (-6.7% change)
Males: 1,070 (50.4%), Females: 1,051 (49.6%)
Presidio County
Zip code:
79843
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $24,712 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,000 (year 2000)
Races in Marfa:
- Hispanic (69.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (29.0%)
- Other race (7.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.3%), German (5.5%),
English (4.8%), Irish (4.7%), Scottish (1.2%), Scotch-Irish
(1.1%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marfa
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marfa city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 9.3%
14.0% Foreign born (13.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -376 (-15.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Marfa:
- BIG BEND REGIONAL MED CTR HOME HEALTH (about 38
miles; ALPINE, TX)
- CULBERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 72 miles;
VAN HORN, TX)
- REEVES COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 82 miles; PECOS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marfa:
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 140 miles; CARLSBAD, NM;
ID: CNM)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 169 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 173 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID:
HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marfa:
- MARFA MUNI (about 4 miles; MARFA, TX; ID: MRF)
- ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL (about 25 miles; ALPINE,
TX; ID: E38)
- PRESIDIO LELY INTL (about 52 miles; PRESIDIO, TX;
ID: T77)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Marfa:
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; ALPINE,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 153 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 179 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 190 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 199 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 233
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 233
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
Public high school in Marfa:
- MARFA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH (Students: 198;
Location: 300 N GONZALES ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Marfa:
- MARFA EL (Students: 258; Location: 401 N
GONZALES ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Marfa:
- MARFA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$74,639; Location: 115 E OAK ST; 19,498 books; 1,903
audio materials; 3,577 video materials; 22 serial
subscriptions)
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