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Population (year 2000): 5,676. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,509 (-2.9% change)
Males: 2,847 (50.2%), Females: 2,829 (49.8%)
San Patricio County
Zip code:
78387
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $27,911 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,900 (year 2000)
Races in Sinton:
- Hispanic (71.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (25.0%)
- Other race (18.5%)
- Black (3.6%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (5.2%), Irish (4.0%), English
(3.2%), United States (2.3%), Polish (1.2%), French (1.1%).
Elevation: 54 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sinton
- High school or higher: 60.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sinton city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 8.5%
3.5% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -219 (-3.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sinton:
- NORTHWEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CORPUS
CHRISTI, TX)
- CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL (about 19 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
- CORPUS CHRISTI WARM SPGS REHAB HOSP (about 19 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sinton:
- CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 19 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; ID: CRP)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 70 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 119 miles; SAN
ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sinton:
- SAN PATRICIO COUNTY (about 2 miles; SINTON, TX; ID:
T69)
- HUNT (about 16 miles; PORTLAND, TX; ID: 9R5)
- ROOKE FIELD (about 22 miles; REFUGIO, TX; ID: RFG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sinton:
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 5,454)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 25
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,150)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 45 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 64 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- PALO ALTO COLLEGE (about 115 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,623)
- ST PHILIPS COLLEGE (about 116 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,778)
Public high school in Sinton:
- SINTON H S (Students: 617; Location: 400 N
PIRATE BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sinton:
- SINTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 467; Location:
200 S BOWIE ST; Grades: 02 - 04)
- WELDER EL (Students: 414; Location: 600 N
BOWIE; Grades: PK - 01)
- E MERLE SMITH J H (Students: 320; Location:
900 S SAN PATRICIO ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LAMAR INTERMEDIATE (Students: 300; Location:
800 S SAN PATRICIO; Grades: 05 - 06)
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR (Students: 18;
Location: 107 W 5TH ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- ALTER ED PROG (Students: 6; Location: 800 E
SINTON ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Sinton:
- SINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$83,821; Location: 212 E SINTON ST; 13,852 books; 352
audio materials; 408 video materials; 43 serial
subscriptions)
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