Goldthwaite, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,802. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,824 (+1.2% change)
Males: 809 (44.9%), Females: 993 (55.1%)

Mills County

Zip code: 76844

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $26,731
Median house value: $48,100

Population by Race

Races in Goldthwaite:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
  • Hispanic (18.4%)
  • Other race (10.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: United States (13.3%), German (8.9%), Irish (8.4%), English (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (1.8%).

Elevation: 1581 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Goldthwaite

  • High school or higher: 71.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Goldthwaite city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

5.0% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+9.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Goldthwaite:

  • COMANCHE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; COMANCHE, TX)
  • HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; HAMILTON, TX)
  • BROWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; BROWNWOOD, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Goldthwaite:

  • ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 59 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)
  • KILLEEN MUNI (about 67 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: ILE)
  • DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 84 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Abbreviation: TPL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Goldthwaite:

  • SAN SABA COUNTY MUNI (about 19 miles; SAN SABA, TX; Abbreviation: 81R)
  • COMANCHE COUNTY-CITY (about 33 miles; COMANCHE, TX; Abbreviation: 7F9)
  • HAMILTON MUNI (about 34 miles; HAMILTON, TX; Abbreviation: MNZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goldthwaite:

  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 80 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 88 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)
  • AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,819)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 99 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 46,503)

Schools

Public high school in Goldthwaite:

  • GOLDTHWAITE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 1509 HANNAH VLY RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Goldthwaite:

  • GOLDTHWAITE EL (Students: 288; Location: 1509 HANNAH VLY RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: 1509 HANNAH VLY RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NEW HORIZONS RANCH (Students: 69; Location: 1509 HANNAH VLY RD; Grades: PK – 12)

Libraries

Library in Goldthwaite:

  • JENNIE TRENT DEW LIBRARY (Operating income: $37,877; Location: 1101 HUTCHINGS ST; 9,559 books; 226 audio materials; 28 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)