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Detroit, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 776. Estimated population in July 2024: 743 (-4.3% change)
Males: 353 (45.5%), Females: 423 (54.5%)

Red River County

Zip code: 75436

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $25,250
Median house value: $40,500

Population by Race

Races in Detroit:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.6%)
  • Black (16.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)

Ancestries: United States (15.5%), Irish (11.1%), German (3.7%), English (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), French (1.8%).

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Detroit

  • High school or higher: 64.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Detroit town

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+10.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Detroit:

  • EAST TEXAS MED CENTER – CLARKSVILLE (about 17 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TX)
  • CHRISTUS ST JOSEPHS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 21 miles; PARIS, TX)
  • CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HUGO, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Detroit:

  • COX FLD (about 13 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 90 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 91 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Detroit:

  • CLARKSVILLE/RED RIVER CTY-J D TRISSELL FLD (about 16 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: LBR)
  • STAN STAMPER MUNI (about 32 miles; HUGO, OK; Abbreviation: HHW)
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 32 miles; MOUNT VERNON, TX; Abbreviation: F53)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Detroit:

  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 54 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 78 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 92 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 103 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)

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