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Population (year 2000): 835. Estimated
population in July 2005: 842 (+0.8% change)
Males: 391 (46.8%), Females: 444 (53.2%)
Eastland County
Zip code:
76471
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $19,118 (year 2000)
Median house value: $24,500 (year 2000)
Races in Rising Star:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- Hispanic (6.2%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (13.7%), United States
(12.2%), English (9.7%), German (9.0%), French (4.2%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 1629 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rising Star
- High school or higher: 67.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rising Star town
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 10.1%
2.6% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-3.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rising Star:
- EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
EASTLAND, TX)
- BROWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles;
BROWNWOOD, TX)
- COMANCHE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
COMANCHE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rising Star:
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- DYESS AFB (about 65 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 107 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN,
TX; ID: GRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rising Star:
- BROWNWOOD RGNL (about 22 miles; BROWNWOOD, TX; ID:
BWD)
- CISCO MUNI (about 23 miles; CISCO, TX; ID: 3F2)
- EASTLAND MUNI (about 24 miles; EASTLAND, TX; ID: ETN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rising Star:
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 107 miles; KILLEEN, TX;
FT enrollment: 6,777)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 125 miles;
BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
Public high school in Rising Star:
- RISING STAR H S (Students: 105; Location: 121
N MAIN; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Rising Star:
- RISING STAR EL (Students: 123; Location: 121
N MAIN; Grades: PK - 06)
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