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Population (year 2000): 5,117. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,714 (-7.9% change)
Males: 2,716 (53.1%), Females: 2,401 (46.9%)
Swisher County
Zip code:
79088
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $27,794 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,900 (year 2000)
Races in Tulia:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.0%)
- Hispanic (39.6%)
- Other race (22.1%)
- Black (8.4%)
- 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 (15.3%), English
(4.8%), Irish (4.2%), German (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tulia
- High school or higher: 64.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tulia city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 6.9%
5.8% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +422 (+9.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Tulia:
- SWISHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (539 SOUTHEAST
SECOND STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tulia:
- COVENANT HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW (about 25 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX)
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles;
LOCKNEY, TX)
- PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; DIMMITT,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tulia:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 47 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 62 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- CANNON AFB (about 108 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tulia:
- CITY OF TULIA/SWISHER COUNTY MUNI (about 3 miles;
TULIA, TX; ID: Q06)
- JOE VAUGHN SPRAYING (about 11 miles; KRESS, TX; ID:
29F)
- HALE COUNTY (about 26 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; ID: PVW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tulia:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 45 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 78 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 112
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 174 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Tulia:
- TULIA H S (Students: 361; Location: 501
HORNET PL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tulia:
- TULIA J H (Students: 260; Location: 421 N E
3RD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TULIA HIGHLAND EL (Students: 260; Location:
800 N W 9TH ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- W V SWINBURN EL (Students: 248; Location: 300
N DALLAS ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Tulia:
- SWISHER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$93,260; Location: 127 SW 2ND ST; 27,989 books; 1,016
audio materials; 47 video materials; 53 serial
subscriptions)
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