Booker, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,315. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,330 (+1.1% change)
Males: 638 (48.5%), Females: 677 (51.5%)
Lipscomb County
Zip code: 79005
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $31,696
Median house value: $45,200
Population by Race
Races in Booker:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.2%)
- Hispanic (38.7%)
- Other race (24.6%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.4%), United States (7.0%), English (6.5%), Irish (6.2%), Dutch (1.7%), Scottish (1.6%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Booker
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Booker town
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 7.6%
24.6% Foreign born (23.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +85 (+6.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Booker:
- BEAVER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BEAVER, OK)
- OCHILTREE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PERRYTON, TX)
- HEMPHILL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; CANADIAN, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Booker:
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 49 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 98 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 102 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Booker:
- PERRYTON OCHILTREE COUNTY (about 14 miles; PERRYTON, TX; Abbreviation: PYX)
- BEAVER MUNI (about 23 miles; BEAVER, OK; Abbreviation: Q44)
- FOLLETT/LIPSCOMB COUNTY (about 30 miles; FOLLETT, TX; Abbreviation: T93)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Booker:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 128 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 176 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 187 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 192 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
Public primary/middle schools in Booker:
- BOOKER JH/H S (Students: 214; Location: MAIN & MITCHELL RD; Grades: 05 – 12)
- BOOKER EL (Students: 159; Location: MAIN & MITCHELL RD; Grades: PK – 04)
Libraries
Library in Booker:
- BOOKER SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $46,908; Location: MAIN AT MITCHELL RD; 19,000 books; 60 audio materials; 260 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)