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Population (year 2000): 12,035. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,696 (-2.8% change)
Males: 5,992 (49.8%), Females: 6,043 (50.2%)
Calhoun County
Zip code:
77979
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $33,626 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,600 (year 2000)
Races in Port Lavaca:
- Hispanic (52.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (39.0%)
- Other race (16.9%)
- Black (4.1%)
- Chinese (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.7%), United States (5.5%),
Irish (4.9%), English (4.4%), Czech (2.4%), French (1.2%).
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Port Lavaca
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Port Lavaca city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 11.2%
10.9% Foreign born (7.7% Latin America, 3.2%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +628 (+5.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Port Lavaca:
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (815 N VIRGINIA
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Port Lavaca:
- JACKSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EDNA, TX)
- CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; VICTORIA,
TX)
- SCCI HOSPITAL OF VICTORIA (about 29 miles; VICTORIA,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port
Lavaca:
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 26 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 84 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; ID: CRP)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 89 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Lavaca:
- CALHOUN COUNTY (about 4 miles; PORT LAVACA, TX; ID:
T97)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 27 miles; EDNA, TX; ID: 26R)
- PALACIOS MUNI (about 28 miles; PALACIOS, TX; ID:
PSX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Port Lavaca:
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; VICTORIA, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,511)
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
WHARTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,124)
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 79 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,150)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX;
FT enrollment: 5,454)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 80
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 109 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT
enrollment: 8,448)
Public high schools in Port Lavaca:
- CALHOUN H S (Students: 1,142; Location: 201
SANDCRAB BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOPE H S (Students: 55; Location: 300 ALCOA
DR, #12; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Port Lavaca:
- CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 30;
Location: 301 ALCOA DR; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port Lavaca:
- HARRISON/JEFFERSON/MADISON COMPLEX (Students:
863; Location: 605 N COMMERCE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- TRAVIS MIDDLE (Students: 841; Location: 705 N
NUECES ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JACKSON/ROOSEVELT COMPLEX (Students: 838;
Location: 1512 JACKSON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SEADRIFT SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: 525
N COMMERCE ST; Grades: PK - 08)
- PORT O CONNOR EL (Students: 105; Location:
525 N COMMERCE ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- POINT COMFORT EL (Students: 100; Location:
525 N COMMERCE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- J J A E P (Students: 10; Location: 300 ALCOA
DR, #12; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Port Lavaca:
- SIX MILE A/G CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 80;
Location: 6440 FM 1090; Grades: PK - 9)
- OUR LADY OF THE GULF CATH SCH (Students: 74;
Location: 301 S SAN ANTONIO ST; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Port Lavaca:
- CALHOUN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $365,338; Location: 200 W MAHAN ST; 89,819
books; 1,113 audio materials; 4,242 video materials; 114
serial subscriptions)
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