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Population (year 2000): 936. Estimated
population in July 2005: 898 (-4.1% change)
Males: 437 (46.7%), Females: 499 (53.3%)
Oldham County
Zip code:
79092
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $30,481 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,500 (year 2000)
Races in Vega:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- Hispanic (9.4%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Black (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (15.2%), German
(12.5%), Irish (11.3%), English (7.4%), Dutch (2.6%),
Scotch-Irish (2.4%).
Elevation: 4025 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vega
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vega city
- Never married: 12.2%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 9.7%
4.6% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vega:
- HEREFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
HEREFORD, TX)
- INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL (about 33 miles;
AMARILLO, TX)
- BAPTIST ST ANTHONYS HS BAPTIST CAMPUS (about 38
miles; AMARILLO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vega:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 51 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 87 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 118 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vega:
- OLDHAM COUNTY (about 4 miles; VEGA, TX; ID: E52)
- HEREFORD MUNI (about 29 miles; HEREFORD, TX; ID: HRX)
- MAPLES FIELD (about 36 miles; CANYON, TX; ID: 1E9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vega:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 39 miles; AMARILLO, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 98
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 113 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 186 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
Public high school in Vega:
- VEGA H S (Students: 175; Location: 200
LONGHORN DR; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Vega:
- VEGA EL (Students: 123; Location: 200
LONGHORN DR; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Vega:
- OLDHAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $18,736; Location: 914 MAIN; 12,700 books; 82
audio materials; 99 video materials; 10 serial
subscriptions)
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