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Population (year 2000): 1,450. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,457 (+0.5% change)
Males: 714 (49.2%), Females: 736 (50.8%)
Zip code:
79355
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $32,188 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,600 (year 2000)
Races in Plains:
- Hispanic (53.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.4%)
- Other race (27.8%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), Irish (3.9%),
English (3.6%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Plains
- High school or higher: 60.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Plains town
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 6.9%
15.9% Foreign born (15.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Plains:
- YOAKUM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DENVER CITY,
TX)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SEMINOLE, TX)
- COCHRAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; MORTON,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Plains:
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 45 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 77 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- CANNON AFB (about 88 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plains:
- YOAKUM COUNTY (about 1 miles; PLAINS, TX; ID: F98)
- DENVER CITY (about 16 miles; DENVER CITY, TX; ID:
E57)
- SEAGRAVES (about 27 miles; SEAGRAVES, TX; ID: F97)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Plains:
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 95 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 95 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
Public high school in Plains:
- PLAINS H S (Students: 127; Location: 1000
10TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Plains:
- PLAINS EL (Students: 186; Location: 1000 10TH
ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- PLAINS MIDDLE (Students: 138; Location: 1000
10TH ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Plains:
- YOAKUM COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$87,470; Location: 9TH AND E; 32,000 books; 4,539 audio
materials; 4,000 video materials; 100 serial
subscriptions)
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