Blum, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 399. Estimated population in July 2024: 443 (+11.0% change)
Males: 202 (50.6%), Females: 197 (49.4%)

Hill County

Zip code: 76627

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $31,094
Median house value: $35,000

Population by Race

Races in Blum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
  • Hispanic (8.5%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (15.0%), Irish (13.0%), English (8.5%), German (8.3%), Polish (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blum

  • High school or higher: 56.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blum town

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

2.5% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+11.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blum:

  • LAKE WHITNEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; WHITNEY, TX)
  • WALLS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CLEBURNE, TX)
  • HILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HILLSBORO, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blum:

  • WACO REGIONAL (about 40 miles; WACO, TX; Abbreviation: ACT)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 43 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 47 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FTW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blum:

  • CLEBURNE MUNI (about 15 miles; CLEBURNE, TX; Abbreviation: F18)
  • LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK (about 16 miles; WHITNEY, TX; Abbreviation: F50)
  • HILLSBORO MUNI (about 22 miles; HILLSBORO, TX; Abbreviation: 5T5)

Amtrak station near Blum:

  • 15 miles: CLEBURNE (502 E. HENDERSON ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blum:

  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 43 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,218)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 44 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,467)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 44 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)

Public primary/middle schools in Blum:

  • BLUM H S (Students: 160; Location: 310 S AVE F; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • BLUM EL (Students: 147; Location: 310 S AVE F; Grades: PK – 05)