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Population (year 2000): 1,167. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,182 (+1.3% change)
Males: 556 (47.6%), Females: 611 (52.4%)
Hidalgo County
Zip code:
78576
Median resident age: 29.3 years
Median household income: $26,071 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,900 (year 2000)
Races in Penitas:
- Hispanic (98.0%)
- Other race (16.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: .
Elevation: 125 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Penitas
- High school or higher: 38.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 12.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Penitas city
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 4.0%
28.6% Foreign born (28.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +206 (+21.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Penitas:
- MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 7 miles; MISSION, TX)
- MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 15 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MC
ALLEN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Penitas:
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 16 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- VALLEY INTL (about 55 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 75
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Penitas:
- EDINBURG INTL (about 27 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- RIO GRANDE CITY MUNI (about 30 miles; RIO GRANDE
CITY, TX; ID: 67R)
- MID VALLEY (about 34 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
Amtrak station near Penitas:
- 15 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Penitas:
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 20
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 53
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 68
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 95 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; LAREDO,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
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