Gorman, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,236. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,258 (+1.8% change)
Males: 571 (46.2%), Females: 665 (53.8%)

Eastland County

Zip code: 76454

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $26,758
Median house value: $27,800

Population by Race

Races in Gorman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
  • Hispanic (29.1%)
  • Other race (17.7%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: United States (20.4%), Irish (10.4%), English (6.6%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), French (1.5%).

Elevation: 1443 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gorman

  • High school or higher: 60.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gorman city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

13.3% Foreign born (12.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gorman:

  • DELEON HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; DE LEON, TX)
  • EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; EASTLAND, TX)
  • COMANCHE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COMANCHE, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gorman:

  • ABILENE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
  • DYESS AFB (about 83 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 94 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gorman:

  • DE LEON MUNI (about 14 miles; DE LEON, TX; Abbreviation: 04F)
  • EASTLAND MUNI (about 16 miles; EASTLAND, TX; Abbreviation: ETN)
  • RANGER MUNI (about 17 miles; RANGER, TX; Abbreviation: F23)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gorman:

  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 99 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 103 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)

Schools

Public high school in Gorman:

  • GORMAN H S (Students: 169; Location: 114 W LEXINGTON; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Gorman:

  • MAXFIELD EL (Students: 222; Location: 114 W LEXINGTON; Grades: PK – 06)