Baird, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,623. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,680 (+3.5% change)
Males: 782 (48.2%), Females: 841 (51.8%)
Callahan County
Zip code: 79504
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $27,446
Median house value: $39,300
Population by Race
Races in Baird:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.4%)
- Hispanic (13.4%)
- Other race (7.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.8%), Irish (9.1%), English (6.5%), German (5.0%), French (2.1%), Scottish (1.5%).
Elevation: 1725 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Baird
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Baird city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 11.1%
2.1% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.4% Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-2.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Baird:
- HENDRICK CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE (about 23 miles; ABILENE, TX)
- HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; ABILENE, TX)
- ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; ABILENE, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baird:
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 19 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
- DYESS AFB (about 32 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 104 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Abbreviation: SJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baird:
- ELMDALE AIRPARK (about 18 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: 6F4)
- ALBANY MUNI (about 24 miles; ALBANY, TX; Abbreviation: T23)
- TAYLOR (about 25 miles; ALBANY, TX; Abbreviation: 6F5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baird:
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 144 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 146 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
Schools
Public high school in Baird:
- BAIRD H S (Students: 194; Location: 600 W 7TH ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Baird:
- BAIRD EL (Students: 184; Location: 600 W 7TH ST; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Baird:
- CALLAHAN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,337; Location: 100 W 4TH B1; 19,500 books; 303 audio materials; 15 serial subscriptions)