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Population (year 2000): 2,556. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,262 (-11.5% change)
Males: 1,192 (46.6%), Females: 1,364 (53.4%)
Martin County
Zip code:
79782
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $27,961 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,800 (year 2000)
Races in Stanton:
- Hispanic (52.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.2%)
- Other race (19.6%)
- Black (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (7.7%), English
(5.0%), German (3.8%), Irish (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).
Elevation: 2669 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Stanton
- High school or higher: 59.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Stanton city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 7.1%
5.8% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-1.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Stanton:
- MARTIN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (610 NORTH
SAINT PETER STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Stanton:
- HEART PLACE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MIDLAND, TX)
- MIDLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MIDLAND,
TX)
- SCENIC MOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; BIG
SPRING, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Stanton:
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 105 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 106 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stanton:
- STANTON MUNI (about 4 miles; STANTON, TX; ID: 63F)
- BIG SPRING MC MAHON-WRINKLE (about 20 miles; BIG
SPRING, TX; ID: BPG)
- MIDLAND AIRPARK (about 23 miles; MIDLAND, TX; ID:
MDD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Stanton:
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; SAN ANGELO,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 111 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
Public high school in Stanton:
- STANTON H S (Students: 222; Location: 200
COLLEGE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Stanton:
- STANTON EL (Students: 359; Location: 200
COLLEGE; Grades: PK - 05)
- STANTON MIDDLE (Students: 167; Location: 200
COLLEGE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Stanton:
- MARTIN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$45,176; Location: 110 W SCHOOL ST; 16,322 books; 100
audio materials; 117 video materials; 4 serial
subscriptions)
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