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)