Texico, New Mexico Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,065. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,060 (-0.5% change)
Males: 525 (49.3%), Females: 540 (50.7%)
Curry County
Zip code: 88135
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $24,519
Median house value: $48,600
Population by Race
Races in Texico:
- Hispanic (47.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.5%)
- Other race (31.5%)
- Black (4.6%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (7.7%), United States (7.4%), Irish (6.7%), English (3.0%), Dutch (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Elevation: 4144 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Texico
- High school or higher: 58.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 9.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Texico city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 12.8%
12.8% Foreign born (12.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+9.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Texico:
- PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLOVIS (about 13 miles; CLOVIS, NM)
- MULESHOE AREA MED CTR (about 23 miles; MULESHOE, TX)
- ROOSEVELT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PORTALES, NM)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Texico:
- CANNON AFB (about 19 miles; CLOVIS, NM; Abbreviation: CVS)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 100 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Abbreviation: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 110 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Abbreviation: AMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Texico:
- CLOVIS MUNI (about 3 miles; CLOVIS, NM; Abbreviation: CVN)
- PORTALES MUNICIPAL (about 31 miles; PORTALES, NM; Abbreviation: Q34)
- BENGER AIR PARK (about 31 miles; FRIONA, TX; Abbreviation: Q54)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Texico:
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 98 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 164 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
Schools
Public high school in Texico:
- TEXICO HIGH (Students: 189; Location: 520 N. GRIFFIN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Texico:
- TEXICO ELEM (Students: 234; Location: 520 N. GRIFFIN; Grades: PK – 05)
- TEXICO MIDDLE SCH (Students: 119; Location: 520 N. GRIFFIN; Grades: 06 – 08)