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Population (year 2000): 2,502. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,760 (+10.3% change)
Males: 1,227 (49.0%), Females: 1,275 (51.0%)
Grayson County
Zip code:
75495
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $39,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,500 (year 2000)
Races in Van Alstyne:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
- Hispanic (7.8%)
- Black (3.6%)
- Other race (3.4%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.3%), English
(6.5%), Irish (6.4%), German (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%),
Italian (1.5%).
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Van Alstyne
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Van Alstyne city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 12.4%
3.3% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +411 (+19.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Van Alstyne:
- REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TEXOMA (about 15 miles;
SHERMAN, TX)
- WILSON N JONES MEMORIAL HOSP-NORTH CAM (about 15
miles; SHERMAN, TX)
- NORTH CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
MCKINNEY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Van
Alstyne:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 45 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 60 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Van Alstyne:
- SHERMAN MUNI (about 14 miles; SHERMAN, TX; ID: SWI)
- MC KINNEY MUNI (about 18 miles; MC KINNEY, TX; ID:
TKI)
- AERO COUNTRY (about 19 miles; MC KINNEY, TX; ID:
T31)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Van Alstyne:
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
17 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DENISON, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,082)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 34 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 37 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 39 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 40 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
Public high school in Van Alstyne:
- VAN ALSTYNE H S (Students: 423; Location: HWY
5 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Van Alstyne:
- VAN ALSTYNE EL (Students: 489; Location: HWY
5 N; Grades: PK - 04)
- VAN ALSTYNE INTERMEDIATE (Students: 229;
Location: P O BOX 889; Grades: 05 - 06)
- VAN ALSTYNE J H (Students: 194; Location: HWY
5 N; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Van Alstyne:
- VAN ALSTYNE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$68,250; Location: 117 N WACO ST; 26,167 books; 755
audio materials; 1,193 video materials; 38 serial
subscriptions)
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