Moving to Fritch, Texas
Population: 2,235. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,089 (-6.5% change)
Males: 1,107 (49.5%), Females: 1,128 (50.5%)
Hutchinson County
Zip code: 79036
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $42,098
Median house value: $52,600
Population by Race
Races in Fritch:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (20.4%), English (11.0%), German (10.7%), Irish (9.1%), Scottish (3.2%), Dutch (1.8%).
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fritch
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fritch city
- Never married: 16.0%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 7.1%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -89 (-3.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fritch:
- GOLDEN PLAINS COMM HOSP (about 14 miles; BORGER, TX)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; DUMAS, TX)
- BAPTIST ST ANTHONYS HS BAPTIST CAMPUS (about 36 miles; AMARILLO, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fritch:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 30 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Abbreviation: AMA)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 106 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 138 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Abbreviation: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fritch:
- HUTCHINSON COUNTY (about 16 miles; BORGER, TX; Abbreviation: BGD)
- PANHANDLE-CARSON COUNTY (about 27 miles; PANHANDLE, TX; Abbreviation: T45)
- SUNRAY (about 30 miles; SUNRAY, TX; Abbreviation: Q43)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fritch:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 38 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 151 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 158 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 200 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
Schools
Public high schools in Fritch:
- SANFORD-FRITCH H S (Students: 294; Location: 540 EAGLE BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- C H A M P S (Students: 16; Location: 540 EAGLE BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- C H A M P S (Students: 2; Location: 308 S RIDGELAND AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- C H A M P S (Students: 1; Location: 308 S RIDGELAND; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fritch:
- SANFORD-FRITCH EL (Students: 369; Location: 540 EAGLE BLVD; Grades: PK – 05)
- SANFORD-FRITCH J H (Students: 196; Location: 540 EAGLE BLVD; Grades: 06 – 08)