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)