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Population (year 2000): 2,924. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,008 (+2.9% change)
Males: 1,453 (49.7%), Females: 1,471 (50.3%)
Sutton County
Zip code:
76950
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $36,272 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sonora:
- Hispanic (53.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.6%)
- Other race (23.4%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (8.2%), German (6.2%),
English (5.4%), Irish (5.2%), French (2.2%), Scotch-Irish
(1.7%).
Elevation: 2133 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sonora
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sonora city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 66.8%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 6.8%
12.7% Foreign born (11.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+1.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Sonora:
- LILLIAN M HUDSPETH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (308
HUDSPETH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sonora:
- SCHLEICHER COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
ELDORADO, TX)
- SAN ANGELO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 55 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX)
- KIMBLE HOSPITAL (about 61 miles; JUNCTION, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sonora:
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 55 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
- DYESS AFB (about 139 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 143 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sonora:
- SONORA MUNI (about 2 miles; SONORA, TX; ID: E29)
- ELDORADO (about 20 miles; ELDORADO, TX; ID: 27R)
- OZONA MUNI (about 41 miles; OZONA, TX; ID: OZA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sonora:
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; SAN ANGELO,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 107 miles;
UVALDE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,366)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 142 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 154 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 157
miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)
Public high school in Sonora:
- SONORA H S (Students: 268; Location: 807 S
CONCHO AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sonora:
- SONORA EL (Students: 381; Location: 807 S
CONCHO AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- SONORA J H (Students: 281; Location: 807 S
CONCHO AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Sonora:
- SUTTON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$81,059; Location: 306 E MULBERRY ST; 15,216 books;
2,211 audio materials; 10 video materials; 19 serial
subscriptions)
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