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Population (year 2000): 5,153. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,166 (+0.3% change)
Males: 2,588 (50.2%), Females: 2,565 (49.8%)
Matagorda County
Zip code:
77465
Median resident age: 29.8 years
Median household income: $27,623 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,800 (year 2000)
Races in Palacios:
- Hispanic (51.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.3%)
- Other race (22.4%)
- Vietnamese (11.7%)
- Black (4.7%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (7.1%), English (4.8%), Irish
(4.5%), United States (3.8%), French (2.0%), Czech (1.6%).
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palacios
- High school or higher: 57.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 11.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palacios city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 8.9%
21.7% Foreign born (15.6% Latin America, 6.1%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +710 (+16.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Palacios:
- PALACIOS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (311 GREEN
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Palacios:
- MATAGORDA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BAY
CITY, TX)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; PORT
LAVACA, TX)
- EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; EL
CAMPO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palacios:
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 60 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 92 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palacios:
- PALACIOS MUNI (about 3 miles; PALACIOS, TX; ID: PSX)
- FEHMEL DUSTING SERVICE (about 24 miles; BAY CITY,
TX; ID: T84)
- FLYING V RANCH (about 30 miles; LOUISE, TX; ID: T26)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palacios:
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 55 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,158)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 92 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 92
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
Public high school in Palacios:
- PALACIOS H S (Students: 477; Location: 100
SHARK DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palacios:
- CENTRAL EL (Students: 590; Location: 1001 5TH
ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- EAST SIDE INTERMEDIATE (Students: 366;
Location: 901 2ND ST; Grades: 04 - 06)
- PALACIOS J H (Students: 248; Location: 200
SHARK DR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MATAGORDA CO ALTER (Location: 1209 12TH ST;
Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Palacios:
- PALACIOS LIBRARY, INC. (Operating income:
$99,903; Location: 326 MAIN ST; 32,319 books; 319 audio
materials; 1,242 video materials; 29 serial
subscriptions)
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