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Population (year 2000): 2,288. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,275 (-0.6% change)
Males: 1,127 (49.3%), Females: 1,161 (50.7%)
Lamb County
Zip code:
79064
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $24,010 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,900 (year 2000)
Races in Olton:
- Hispanic (64.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.5%)
- Other race (27.5%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Black (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.1%), German (4.0%),
Irish (3.5%), English (2.5%).
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Olton
- High school or higher: 51.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Olton city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 6.9%
12.8% Foreign born (12.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+8.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Olton:
- LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 24 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX)
- COVENANT HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW (about 29 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX)
- PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; DIMMITT,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Olton:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 43 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 78 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 83 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Olton:
- LITTLEFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 25 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX; ID: Q00)
- HALE COUNTY (about 29 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; ID: PVW)
- JOE VAUGHN SPRAYING (about 30 miles; KRESS, TX; ID:
29F)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Olton:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 71 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 84
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 148 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Olton:
- OLTON H S (Students: 197; Location: 7TH & AVE
G; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Olton:
- WEBB EL (Students: 391; Location: 7TH & AVE
G; Grades: PK - 05)
- OLTON J H (Students: 171; Location: 7TH & AVE
G; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OLTON D A E P (Students: 5; Location: 7TH &
AVE G; Grades: 06 - 12)
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