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Population (year 2000): 2,692. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,711 (+0.7% change)
Males: 1,241 (46.1%), Females: 1,451 (53.9%)
McLennan County
Zip code:
76691
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $32,580 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,900 (year 2000)
Races in West:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
- Hispanic (8.1%)
- Black (4.2%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Czech (39.9%), German (14.5%),
United States (10.8%), Irish (7.9%), English (4.0%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 646 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West city
- Never married: 15.1%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 10.6%
6.2% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near West:
- HILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HILLSBORO,
TX)
- HILLCREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
WACO, TX)
- DE PAUL CENTER (about 18 miles; WACO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
West:
- WACO REGIONAL (about 17 miles; WACO, TX; ID: ACT)
- DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 50
miles; TEMPLE, TX; ID: TPL)
- KILLEEN MUNI (about 65 miles; KILLEEN, TX; ID: ILE)
Other public-use airports nearest to West:
- TSTC WACO (about 12 miles; WACO, TX; ID: CNW)
- WINGS FOR CHRIST INTL FLIGHT ACADEMY (about 14
miles; WACO, TX; ID: 73F)
- HILLSBORO MUNI (about 20 miles; HILLSBORO, TX; ID:
5T5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 14 miles;
WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,218)
- MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WACO,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
- BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; WACO, TX; FT
enrollment: 13,183)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,842)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,054)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 58 miles;
BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 64
miles; ARLINGTON, TX; FT enrollment: 15,467)
Public high school in West:
- WEST H S (Students: 537; Location: 801 N
REAGAN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West:
- WEST EL (Students: 445; Location: 801 N
REAGAN ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- WEST MIDDLE (Students: 302; Location: 801 N
REAGAN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST INT (Students: 197; Location: 801 N
REAGAN ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- BROOKHAVEN YOUTH RANCH (Students: 57;
Location: 5467 ROGERS HILL RD; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in West:
- ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 173; Location: PO
BOX 277 507 W SPRUCE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in West:
- WEST PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$23,383; Location: 209 W TOKIO RD; 29,863 books; 314
audio materials; 682 video materials; 5 serial
subscriptions)
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