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Population (year 2000): 4,865. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,373 (+10.4% change)
Males: 2,358 (48.5%), Females: 2,507 (51.5%)
Cameron County
Zip code:
78578
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $25,323 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,900 (year 2000)
Races in Port Isabel:
- Hispanic (74.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (24.5%)
- Other race (15.5%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Black (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (5.8%), English (4.0%), Irish
(2.9%), United States (2.0%), French (1.7%), Norwegian (1.2%).
Elevation: 27 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Port Isabel
- High school or higher: 59.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Port Isabel city
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 6.4%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 8.5%
24.2% Foreign born (23.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+2.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Port Isabel:
- BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX)
- VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX)
- BROWNSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port
Isabel:
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 19
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
- VALLEY INTL (about 32 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 71 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Isabel:
- PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 10 miles; PORT
ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 37 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
- MID VALLEY (about 53 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Port Isabel:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 24
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 35
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 70
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 108 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 113
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high school in Port Isabel:
- PORT ISABEL H S (Students: 644; Location: HWY
100; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port Isabel:
- GARRIGA EL (Students: 780; Location: 600
WASHINGTON; Grades: PK - 02)
- PORT ISABEL J H (Students: 586; Location: HWY
100; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DERRY EL (Students: 546; Location: 2ND &
OKLAHOMA; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Port Isabel:
- PORT ISABEL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$153,885; Location: 213 N YTURRIA ST; 32,000 books; 375
audio materials; 825 video materials; 48 serial
subscriptions)
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