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Population (year 2000): 3,393. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,571 (+5.2% change)
Males: 1,819 (53.6%), Females: 1,574 (46.4%)
Dallas County
Zip code:
75172
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $33,843 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,300 (year 2000)
Races in Wilmer:
- Hispanic (41.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (34.0%)
- Other race (24.6%)
- Black (23.4%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (5.1%), German (4.5%),
Irish (3.4%), English (2.5%), Dutch (1.2%).
Land area: 6.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wilmer
- High school or higher: 53.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wilmer city
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 50.9%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 11.8%
21.5% Foreign born (20.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +916 (+37.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wilmer:
- MEDICAL CENTER AT LANCASTER (about 6 miles;
LANCASTER, TX)
- CEDARS HOSPITAL,THE (about 13 miles; DESOTO, TX)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL SOUTH DALLAS (about 13
miles; DESOTO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wilmer:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 21 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 49 miles; FORT WORTH,
TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wilmer:
- LANCASTER (about 3 miles; LANCASTER, TX; ID: LNC)
- FERRIS RED OAK MUNI (about 6 miles; FERRIS/RED OAK,
TX; ID: 12T)
- CARROLL AIR PARK (about 12 miles; DE SOTO, TX; ID:
F66)
Amtrak station near Wilmer:
- 16 miles: DALLAS (400 S. HOUSTON ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wilmer:
- SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles;
DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,231)
- EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 16 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,359)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 17 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,457)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DALLAS, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,029)
- DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; DALLAS,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 26 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
Public primary/middle school in Wilmer:
- WILMER EL (Students: 385; Location: 211
WALNUT ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Wilmer:
- GILLIAM MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $52,312; Location: 205 E BELT LINE RD; 11,805
books; 287 audio materials; 623 video materials; 6
serial subscriptions)
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