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Population (year 2000): 14,929. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,441 (+10.1% change)
Males: 7,083 (47.4%), Females: 7,846 (52.6%)
Uvalde County
Zip codes:
78801.
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $25,259 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,900 (year 2000)
Races in Uvalde:
- Hispanic (75.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (23.2%)
- Other race (22.1%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (4.6%), English (3.5%),
United States (3.4%), Irish (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 907 feet
Land area: 6.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Uvalde
- High school or higher: 55.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Uvalde city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 7.8%
13.9% Foreign born (13.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+0.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Uvalde:
- UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1025 GARNER FIELD
ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Uvalde:
- MEDINA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; HONDO,
TX)
- MEDINA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; HONDO,
TX)
- DIMMIT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 48 miles;
CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Uvalde:
- LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 86 miles; SAN
ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
- SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 95 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
ID: SAT)
- LAREDO INTL (about 118 miles; LAREDO, TX; ID: LRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Uvalde:
- GARNER FIELD (about 5 miles; UVALDE, TX; ID: UVA)
- REAL COUNTY (about 36 miles; LEAKEY, TX; ID: 49R)
- CRYSTAL CITY MUNI (about 37 miles; CRYSTAL CITY, TX;
ID: 20R)
Colleges/Universities in Uvalde:
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,366; Location: 2401 GARNER FIELD RD;
Public; Website: www.swtjc.cc.tx.us)
- SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL
CAREERS (Location: 122 W. NORTH; Private,
for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Uvalde:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 85
miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 14,495)
- ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO
(about 87 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)
- PALO ALTO COLLEGE (about 87 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,623)
- OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about
89 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,312)
- SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 92 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
- TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,474)
Public high schools in Uvalde:
- UVALDE H S (Students: 1,386; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- EXCEL ACADEMY (Students: 67; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Uvalde:
- DALTON EL (Students: 787; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: PK - KG)
- UVALDE J H (Students: 747; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FLORES EL (Students: 702; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: 05 - 06)
- ROBB EL (Students: 495; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: 01 - 04)
- ANTHON EL (Students: 435; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: 01 - 04)
- BENSON EL (Students: 426; Location: 1000 N
GETTY; Grades: 01 - 04)
- GABRIEL TAFOLLA CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
138; Location: 400 NORTH GETTY; Grades: PK - 12)
- BATESVILLE EL (Students: 134; Location: 1000
N GETTY; Grades: PK - 04)
- BATESVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 103; Location:
1000 N GETTY; Grades: 05 - 08)
- CLUSTER V SP ED (Location: 308 N PIPER LN;
Grades: N - N )
Private primary/middle schools in Uvalde:
- SACRED HEART PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: 401 WEST LEONA STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PHILIPS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 119;
Location: 115 WEST MESQUITE STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Uvalde:
- EL PROGRESO MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $309,704; Location: 129 W NOPAL ST; 43,427
books; 760 audio materials; 905 video materials; 90
serial subscriptions)
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