Moving to Goldsmith, Texas
Population: 253. Estimated population in July 2024: 262 (+3.6% change)
Males: 133 (52.6%), Females: 120 (47.4%)
Ector County
Zip code: 79741
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $38,125
Median house value: $29,000
Population by Race
Races in Goldsmith:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.7%)
- Hispanic (23.7%)
- Other race (9.1%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.5%), Irish (8.3%), English (6.7%), German (6.3%), Scottish (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 3141 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Goldsmith
- High school or higher: 72.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Goldsmith city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 67.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 6.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-14.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Goldsmith:
- ODESSA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ODESSA, TX)
- MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ODESSA, TX)
- PERMIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ANDREWS, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Goldsmith:
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Abbreviation: MAF)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 64 miles; HOBBS, NM; Abbreviation: HOB)
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 116 miles; CARLSBAD, NM; Abbreviation: CNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Goldsmith:
- ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FIELD (about 17 miles; ODESSA, TX; Abbreviation: ODO)
- ANDREWS COUNTY (about 24 miles; ANDREWS, TX; Abbreviation: E11)
- ROY HURD MEMORIAL (about 35 miles; MONAHANS, TX; Abbreviation: E01)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goldsmith:
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 113 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; ALPINE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 159 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)