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Population (year 2000): 60,603. Estimated
population in July 2005: 61,790 (+2.0% change)
Males: 29,140 (48.1%), Females: 31,463 (51.9%)
Zip codes:
77901,
77904,
77905.
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $36,829 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,600 (year 2000)
Races in Victoria:
- White Non-Hispanic (47.7%)
- Hispanic (42.9%)
- Other race (17.3%)
- Black (7.6%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.8%), English (6.6%),
Irish (6.6%), United States (4.2%), Czech (3.9%), French (2.4%).
Land area: 33.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Victoria
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Victoria city
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 10.0%
4.9% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.7%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,016 (+9.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Victoria:
- CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER (2701 HOSPITAL DRIVE)
- DETAR HOSPITAL NAVARRO (506 E SAN ANTONIO ST)
- SCCI HOSPITAL OF VICTORIA (506 E SAN ANTONIO
STREET 3 EAST FLOOR)
- VICTORIA WARM SPRINGS REHAB HOSPITAL (102
MEDICAL DRIVE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Victoria:
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 6 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 81 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; ID: CRP)
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 105 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Victoria:
- CALHOUN COUNTY (about 26 miles; PORT LAVACA, TX; ID:
T97)
- CUERO MUNI (about 27 miles; CUERO, TX; ID: T71)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 33 miles; EDNA, TX; ID: 26R)
Colleges/Universities in Victoria:
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
2,511; Location: 2200 E RED RIVER; Public; Website:
www.vc.cc.tx.us)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA (FT
enrollment: 902; Location: 3007 N. Ben Wilson; Public;
Website: www.vic.uh.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- TEXAS VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS INC (FT enrollment:
197; Location: 1921 E RED RIVER; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.texasvocationalschools.com)
- VICTORIA BEAUTY COLLEGE INC (FT enrollment:
61; Location: 1508 N LAURENT ST; Private, for-profit)
- CITIZEN MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGICAL
TECH (Location: 2701 HOSPITAL DR; Private,
not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Victoria:
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,150)
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
WHARTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,124)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX;
FT enrollment: 5,454)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 81
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles;
SAN MARCOS, TX; FT enrollment: 18,822)
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 103 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT
enrollment: 8,448)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 110 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
Public high schools in Victoria:
- MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 3,882;
Location: 102 PROFIT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VICTORIA CAREER DEV SCH (Location: 102 PROFIT
DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Victoria:
- ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 387;
Location: 110 E RED RIVER ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- FAITH ACADEMY (Students: 205; Location: PO
BOX 4824; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Victoria:
- PATTI WELDER MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,112; Location: 102 PROFIT DR; Grades: PK - 08)
- HOWELL MIDDLE (Students: 1,066; Location: 102
PROFIT DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CRAIN MIDDLE (Students: 1,011; Location: 102
PROFIT DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SHIELDS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL (Students:
650; Location: 102 PROFIT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- MARTIN DE LEON EL (Students: 611; Location:
102 PROFIT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- C O CHANDLER ELEMENTARY (Students: 593;
Location: 102 PROFIT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- O'CONNOR ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL (Students:
583; Location: 102 PROFIT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- VICKERS EL (Students: 567; Location: 102
PROFIT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- ALOE EL (Students: 554; Location: 102 PROFIT
DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- DUDLEY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL (Students:
534; Location: 102 PROFIT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Victoria:
- OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL (Students: 482;
Location: 1309 E MESQUITE; Grades: PK - 8)
- NAZARETH ACADEMY (Students: 459; Location:
206 WEST CONVENT; Grades: KG - 8)
- VICTORIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 278;
Location: 801 EAST AIRLINE; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 165;
Location: 1501 NORTH GLASS STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- NORTHSIDE BAPTIST DAY SCHOOL (Students: 138;
Location: 4100 NORTH LAURENT; Grades: PK - 5)
- PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 84;
Location: 2408 N NAVARRO STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE (Students: 50; Location:
PO BOX 4222; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Victoria:
- VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,551,612; Location: 302 N MAIN ST; 119,310 books;
4,665 audio materials; 1,953 video materials; 845 serial
subscriptions)
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