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Population (year 2000): 480. Estimated
population in July 2005: 490 (+2.1% change)
Males: 233 (48.5%), Females: 247 (51.5%)
Hockley County
Zip code:
79367
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $30,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,700 (year 2000)
Races in Smyer:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.3%)
- Hispanic (29.2%)
- Other race (13.1%)
- Black (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.6%), English
(6.5%), Irish (5.6%), Swiss (1.7%), Danish (1.5%), Dutch (1.5%).
Elevation: 3388 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Smyer
- High school or higher: 72.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Smyer town
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 64.2%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Smyer:
- SUNRISE CANYON HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
- COVENANT HOSPITAL LEVELLAND (about 18 miles;
LEVELLAND, TX)
- COVENANT CHILDREN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Smyer:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 25 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 96 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- CANNON AFB (about 97 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smyer:
- LEVELLAND MUNI (about 15 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; ID:
Q24)
- TOWN & COUNTRY AIRPARK (about 27 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
ID: F82)
- LITTLEFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 28 miles; LITTLEFIELD,
TX; ID: Q00)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Smyer:
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 18 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 91
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 108 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 111 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
Public high schools in Smyer:
- SMYER H S (Students: 189; Location: 4TH &
LINCOLN; Grades: 07 - 12)
- CHOICES ALTERNATIVE (Students: 1; Location:
4TH & LINCOLN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Smyer:
- SMYER EL (Students: 234; Location: 4TH &
LINCOLN; Grades: PK - 06)
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