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Ballinger, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 4,243. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,019 (-5.3% change)
Males: 1,990 (46.9%), Females: 2,253 (53.1%)

Runnels County

Zip code: 76821

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $26,129
Median house value: $40,600

Population by Race

Races in Ballinger:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.6%)
  • Hispanic (31.3%)
  • Other race (14.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

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

Ancestries: German (14.5%), Irish (11.0%), English (9.9%), United States (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Czech (1.7%).

Elevation: 1628 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ballinger

  • High school or higher: 67.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ballinger city

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +194 (+4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ballinger:

  • BALLINGER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (608 AVENUE B)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ballinger:

  • NORTH RUNNELS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WINTERS, TX)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL – SAN ANGELO (about 32 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX)
  • COLEMAN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; COLEMAN, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ballinger:

  • SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 46 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Abbreviation: SJT)
  • DYESS AFB (about 47 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
  • ABILENE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ballinger:

  • BRUCE FIELD (about 6 miles; BALLINGER, TX; Abbreviation: E30)
  • WINTERS MUNI (about 14 miles; WINTERS, TX; Abbreviation: 77F)
  • COLEMAN MUNI (about 39 miles; COLEMAN, TX; Abbreviation: COM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ballinger:

  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 149 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 157 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 172 miles; UVALDE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,366)

Schools

Public high school in Ballinger:

  • BALLINGER H S (Students: 329; Location: 802 CONDA AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ballinger:

  • BALLINGER ELEMENTARY (Students: 466; Location: 802 CONDA AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BALLINGER J H (Students: 237; Location: 802 CONDA AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • C A P CO-OP (Location: 802 CONDA AVE; Grades: N – N )

Libraries

Library in Ballinger:

  • CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF BALLINGER (Operating income: $50,842; Location: 204 N 8TH ST; 15,704 books; 3,354 audio materials; 1,038 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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