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Population (year 2000): 2,068. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,129 (+2.9% change)
Males: 1,029 (49.8%), Females: 1,039 (50.2%)
Harrison County
Zip code:
75692
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $29,737 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,600 (year 2000)
Races in Waskom:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.1%)
- Black (15.8%)
- Hispanic (9.9%)
- Other race (7.2%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.7%), Irish
(11.5%), English (7.4%), German (4.6%), French (4.2%),
Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waskom
- High school or higher: 71.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waskom city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 10.0%
5.4% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +115 (+5.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waskom:
- WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
SHREVEPORT, LA)
- CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HEALTH SYSTEM (about 22 miles;
SHREVEPORT, LA)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF SHREVEPORT (about 22 miles;
SHREVEPORT, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waskom:
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 18 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 29 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 45 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waskom:
- HARRISON COUNTY (about 17 miles; MARSHALL, TX; ID:
ASL)
- BLUEBIRD HILL (about 22 miles; KEITHVILLE, LA; ID:
5F5)
- THACKERS (about 23 miles; OIL CITY, LA; ID: 5F8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waskom:
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 32
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 80
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 85
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 86 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
Public high school in Waskom:
- WASKOM H S (Students: 203; Location: 365
SCHOOL AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waskom:
- WASKOM EL (Students: 350; Location: 365
SCHOOL AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WASKOM MIDDLE (Students: 198; Location: 365
SCHOOL AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EXCELL PROGRAM (Location: 365 SCHOOL AVE;
Grades: 06 - 12)
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