Grand Saline, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,028. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,228 (+6.6% change)
Males: 1,470 (48.5%), Females: 1,558 (51.5%)
Van Zandt County
Zip code: 75140
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $25,875
Median house value: $49,000
Population by Race
Races in Grand Saline:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
- Hispanic (14.1%)
- Other race (5.5%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (17.3%), English (9.0%), Irish (6.2%), German (4.2%), Dutch (1.3%).
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Grand Saline
- High school or higher: 59.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grand Saline city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 13.4%
9.9% Foreign born (9.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +377 (+14.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Grand Saline:
- COZBY GERMANY HOSPIAL (707 N WALDRIP)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grand Saline:
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER QUITMAN (about 22 miles; QUITMAN, TX)
- HOPKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX)
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF WINNSBORO (about 35 miles; WINNSBORO, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand Saline:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 32 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
- COX FLD (about 69 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 73 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: GGG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Saline:
- CANTON-HACKNEY (about 12 miles; CANTON, TX; Abbreviation: 7F5)
- MINEOLA WISENER FIELD (about 15 miles; MINEOLA, TX; Abbreviation: 3F9)
- WOOD COUNTY (about 17 miles; MINEOLA/QUITMAN, TX; Abbreviation: 3T1)
Amtrak station near Grand Saline:
- 16 miles: MINEOLA (115 E. FRONT ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Saline:
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 23 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 38 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 41 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MESQUITE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CORSICANA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,842)
Schools
Public high school in Grand Saline:
- GRAND SALINE H S (Students: 336; Location: 400 STADIUM DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grand Saline:
- GRAND SALINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 434; Location: 900 OLEANDER; Grades: PK – 03)
- GRAND SALINE INT (Students: 291; Location: 200 STADIUM DR; Grades: 04 – 06)
- GRAND SALINE MIDDLE (Students: 167; Location: 300 STADIUM DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
- VAN ZANDT/RAINS ALTERNATIVE EDUCAT (Students: 13; Location: 318 N SALINE; Grades: 06 – 12)
- VAN ZANDT CO YOUTH MULTI-SERVICE C (Students: 11; Location: 323 E GARLAND ST; Grades: 05 – 12)
- VAN ZANDT/RAIN SP ED CO-OP (Students: 9; Location: 400 STADIUM DR; Grades: PK – 12)
Libraries
Library in Grand Saline:
- GRAND SALINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $29,000; Location: 201 E PACIFIC ST; 18,550 books; 520 audio materials; 650 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)