Terrell, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 13,606. Estimated population in July 2024: 17,665 (+29.8% change)
Males: 6,531 (48.0%), Females: 7,075 (52.0%)
Kaufman County
Zip codes: 75160, 75161.
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $33,036
Median house value: $66,600
Population by Race
Races in Terrell:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.4%)
- Black (32.2%)
- Hispanic (17.6%)
- Other race (9.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (7.3%), Irish (6.6%), English (6.1%), German (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French (1.6%).
Land area: 18.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Terrell
- High school or higher: 66.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Terrell city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 11.3%
11.7% Foreign born (10.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +890 (+7.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Terrell:
- MEDICAL CENTER AT TERRELL (1551 HWY 34 S)
- TERRELL STATE HOSP (1200 E BRIN ST BOX 70)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Terrell:
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF KAUFMAN (about 12 miles; KAUFMAN, TX)
- LAKE POINTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; ROWLETT, TX)
- MEDICAL CENTER OF MESQUITE,THE (about 23 miles; MESQUITE, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Terrell:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 40 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 67 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Terrell:
- TERRELL MUNI (about 3 miles; TERRELL, TX; Abbreviation: TRL)
- AIRPARK EAST (about 7 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: 1F7)
- RIVES AIR PARK (about 8 miles; ROYSE CITY, TX; Abbreviation: T33)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Terrell:
- SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 194; Location: 200 Bowser Circle; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.swcc.edu)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Terrell:
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MESQUITE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 34 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,352)
- SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,231)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 36 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,695)
- EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 37 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,359)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FARMERS BRANCH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,711)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,029)
Schools
Public high school in Terrell:
- TERRELL H S (Students: 1,175; Location: 400 POETRY RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Terrell:
- TERRELL CHRISTIAN (Students: 280; Location: 805 JOHNSON; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Terrell:
- DR BRUCE WOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 615; Location: 121 POETRY RD; Grades: 05 – 06)
- HERMAN FURLOUGH JR MIDDLE (Students: 614; Location: 1351 COLQUITT RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- J W LONG ELEMENTARY (Students: 610; Location: 300 CREEKSIDE DR; Grades: 03 – 04)
- KENNEDY EL (Students: 608; Location: 1400 S ROCKWALL ST; Grades: 01 – 02)
- W H BURNETT EL (Students: 524; Location: 921 S ROCKWALL ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- TISD CHILD & ADOLESCENT CENTER (Students: 28; Location: 212 W HIGH ST; Grades: KG – 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Terrell:
- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH K (Students: 54; Location: 834 GRIFFITH; Grades: PK – KG)
- METHODIST DAY SCHOOL (Students: 43; Location: 503 W COLLEGE; Grades: PK – KG)
- EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF THE GOOD S (Students: 22; Location: 200 W COLLEGE; Grades: 1 – 2)
Libraries
Library in Terrell:
- TERRELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $427,626; Location: 301 N ROCKWALL ST; 59,850 books; 1,130 audio materials; 1,306 video materials; 90 serial subscriptions)