Early, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,588. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,774 (+7.2% change)
Males: 1,244 (48.1%), Females: 1,344 (51.9%)

Brown County

Zip code: 76802

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $36,150
Median house value: $60,700

Population by Race

Races in Early:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • Hispanic (9.1%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: United States (16.9%), Irish (10.7%), German (8.4%), English (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), French (3.2%).

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Early

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Early city

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 62.9%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

2.3% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+4.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Early:

  • BROWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BROWNWOOD, TX)
  • COMANCHE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; COMANCHE, TX)
  • COLEMAN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; COLEMAN, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Early:

  • ABILENE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
  • DYESS AFB (about 78 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
  • ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 91 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Early:

  • BROWNWOOD RGNL (about 3 miles; BROWNWOOD, TX; Abbreviation: BWD)
  • COMANCHE COUNTY-CITY (about 27 miles; COMANCHE, TX; Abbreviation: 7F9)
  • COLEMAN MUNI (about 33 miles; COLEMAN, TX; Abbreviation: COM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Early:

  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 92 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 111 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 119 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)

Schools

Public high school in Early:

  • EARLY H S (Students: 388; Location: 1080 EARLY BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Early:

  • EARLY MIDDLE (Students: 324; Location: 1080 EARLY BLVD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EARLY EL (Students: 295; Location: 1080 EARLY BLVD; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • EARLY PRI (Students: 279; Location: 1080 EARLY BLVD; Grades: PK – 02)