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Population (year 2000): 673. Estimated
population in July 2005: 638 (-5.2% change)
Males: 300 (44.6%), Females: 373 (55.4%)
Fisher County
Zip code:
79543
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $27,031 (year 2000)
Median house value: $27,800 (year 2000)
Races in Roby:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.3%)
- Hispanic (22.1%)
- Other race (8.3%)
- Black (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (12.2%), United States
(11.3%), German (9.1%), English (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%),
Scottish (2.1%).
Elevation: 1961 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Roby
- High school or higher: 73.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Roby city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 8.0%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+9.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Roby:
- FISHER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 11 miles;
ROTAN, TX)
- ROLLING PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
SWEETWATER, TX)
- HAMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HAMLIN,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Roby:
- DYESS AFB (about 44 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 97 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roby:
- FISHER COUNTY (about 6 miles; ROTAN/ROBY, TX; ID:
56F)
- HAMLIN MUNI (about 19 miles; HAMLIN, TX; ID: 14F)
- AVENGER FIELD (about 20 miles; SWEETWATER, TX; ID:
SWW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Roby:
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; Abilene,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; SAN ANGELO,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 128 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
Public high school in Roby:
- ROBY H S (Students: 98; Location: 141-143
COLLEGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Roby:
- ROBY EL (Students: 233; Location: 141-143
COLLEGE ST; Grades: PK - 08)
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