Lone Star, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,631. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,589 (-2.6% change)
Males: 752 (46.1%), Females: 879 (53.9%)
Zip code: 75668
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $25,500
Median house value: $46,800
Population by Race
Races in Lone Star:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.4%)
- Black (19.9%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.2%), Irish (11.3%), English (8.2%), German (8.1%), Dutch (1.7%), French (1.6%).
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lone Star
- High school or higher: 72.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lone Star city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 14.0%
3.9% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+1.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lone Star:
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER PITTSBURG (about 19 miles; PITTSBURG, TX)
- LINDEN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LINDEN, TX)
- TITUS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lone Star:
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 39 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: GGG)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 62 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 63 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lone Star:
- GREATER MORRIS COUNTY (about 13 miles; DAINGERFIELD, TX; Abbreviation: 8F5)
- MOUNT PLEASANT RGNL (about 20 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, TX; Abbreviation: OSA)
- FOX STEPHENS FIELD – GILMER MUNI (about 24 miles; GILMER, TX; Abbreviation: 4F4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lone Star:
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 57 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 59 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 85 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 86 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
Public primary/middle school in Lone Star:
- LONE STAR EL (Students: 166; Location: 100 MILAM ST; Grades: PK – 05)