|
Population (year 2000): 2,029. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,282 (+12.5% change)
Males: 944 (46.5%), Females: 1,085 (53.5%)
San Jacinto County
Zip code:
77371
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $28,906 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,500 (year 2000)
Races in Shepherd:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.0%)
- Black (18.5%)
- Hispanic (5.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.8%), Irish (9.8%),
German (7.1%), English (4.6%), French (2.0%), Scottish (1.6%).
Elevation: 162 feet
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shepherd
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 39.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shepherd city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 12.2%
2.5% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +214 (+11.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shepherd:
- CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 10 miles;
CLEVELAND, TX)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON (about 17 miles;
LIVINGSTON, TX)
- LIBERTY DAYTON HOSPITAL INC (about 34 miles;
LIBERTY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shepherd:
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 43
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 62 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 63 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shepherd:
- CLEVELAND MUNI (about 10 miles; CLEVELAND, TX; ID:
6R3)
- LIVINGSTON MUNI (about 14 miles; LIVINGSTON, TX; ID:
00R)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 30 miles; CONROE, TX; ID:
CXO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shepherd:
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,429)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 47 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
(about 48 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 13,933)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 55 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about
55 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,595)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 57 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 6,236)
Public high school in Shepherd:
- SHEPHERD H S (Students: 560; Location: 1401 S
BYRD AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Shepherd:
- SHEPHERD PRIMARY (Students: 485; Location:
1401 S BYRD AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- SHEPHERD INT (Students: 442; Location: 1401 S
BYRD AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- SHEPHERD MIDDLE (Students: 436; Location:
1401 S BYRD AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Shepherd:
- SHEPHERD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$86,653; Location: 30 N LIBERTY ST; 12,727 books; 366
audio materials; 1,123 video materials; 2 serial
subscriptions)
|
