|
Population (year 2000): 839. Estimated
population in July 2005: 833 (-0.7% change)
Males: 410 (48.9%), Females: 429 (51.1%)
Irion County
Zip code:
76941
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $33,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,700 (year 2000)
Races in Mertzon:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.1%)
- Hispanic (34.2%)
- Other race (11.7%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.1%), German
(12.2%), Irish (8.6%), English (7.0%), French (2.5%), Scottish
(1.9%).
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mertzon
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mertzon city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 62.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 12.9%
3.5% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mertzon:
- SAN ANGELO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX)
- RIVER CREST HOSP (about 26 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX)
- SHANNON WEST TEXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31
miles; SAN ANGELO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mertzon:
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 25 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
- DYESS AFB (about 105 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 107 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mertzon:
- ALVIE COLE RANCH (about 28 miles; STERLING CITY, TX;
ID: 64F)
- ELDORADO (about 33 miles; ELDORADO, TX; ID: 27R)
- OZONA MUNI (about 45 miles; OZONA, TX; ID: OZA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mertzon:
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; SAN ANGELO,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 103 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 121 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 155 miles;
UVALDE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,366)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 176 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
Public high school in Mertzon:
- IRION H S (Students: 182; Location: 405 N
3RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mertzon:
- IRION EL (Students: 182; Location: 405 N 3RD;
Grades: PK - 06)
- FAIRVIEW ACCELERATED (AEP) (Location: 405 N
3RD; Grades: N - N )
Library in Mertzon:
- IRION COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$12,707; Location: 111 W FAYETTE AVE; 9,317 books; 98
audio materials; 35 video materials)
|
