Glen Rose, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,122. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,567 (+21.0% change)
Males: 997 (47.0%), Females: 1,125 (53.0%)

Somervell County

Zip code: 76043

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $29,837
Median house value: $77,400

Population by Race

Races in Glen Rose:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.8%)
  • Hispanic (15.3%)
  • Other race (5.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

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

Ancestries: United States (19.9%), English (8.6%), Irish (8.0%), German (7.0%), Scottish (2.3%), Dutch (1.4%).

Elevation: 627 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Glen Rose

  • High school or higher: 69.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Rose city

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

7.4% Foreign born (6.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +159 (+8.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Glen Rose:

  • GLEN ROSE MEDICAL CENTER (1021 HOLDEN STREET BOX 2159)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Glen Rose:

  • LAKE GRANBURY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; GRANBURY, TX)
  • WALLS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; CLEBURNE, TX)
  • HARRIS METHODIST ERATH COUNTY (about 32 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Rose:

  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 43 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 49 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FTW)
  • WACO REGIONAL (about 58 miles; WACO, TX; Abbreviation: ACT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Rose:

  • GRANBURY MUNI (about 15 miles; GRANBURY, TX; Abbreviation: F55)
  • LITTLE C RANCH (about 22 miles; HICO, TX; Abbreviation: 4T7)
  • CLEBURNE MUNI (about 24 miles; CLEBURNE, TX; Abbreviation: F18)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Rose:

  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 49 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 54 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,467)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)

Schools

Public high school in Glen Rose:

  • GLEN ROSE H S (Students: 462; Location: 1102 STADIUM DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Glen Rose:

  • GLEN ROSE EL (Students: 409; Location: 1102 STADIUM DR; Grades: PK – 02)
  • GLEN ROSE INT (Students: 371; Location: 1102 STADIUM DR; Grades: 03 – 06)
  • GLEN ROSE J H (Students: 354; Location: 1102 STADIUM DR; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Glen Rose:

  • SOMERVELL COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $165,463; Location: 108 ALLEN DR; 26,214 books; 423 audio materials; 577 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)