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Population: 1,788. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,721 (-3.7% change)
Males: 877 (49.0%), Females: 911 (51.0%)

Texas County

Zip code: 73945

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $34,688
Median house value: $61,400

Population by Race

Races in Hooker:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.6%)
  • Hispanic (14.6%)
  • Other race (10.0%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

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

Ancestries: German (16.6%), United States (11.5%), English (9.8%), Irish (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Scottish (1.8%).

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hooker

  • High school or higher: 79.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hooker city

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 63.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

7.7% Foreign born (7.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +218 (+13.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hooker:

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF TEXAS COUNTY (about 21 miles; GUYMON, OK)
  • STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HUGOTON, KS)
  • SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; LIBERAL, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hooker:

  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 22 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 81 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 107 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hooker:

  • HOOKER MUNI (about 1 miles; HOOKER, OK; Abbreviation: O45)
  • HUGOTON MUNI (about 23 miles; HUGOTON, KS; Abbreviation: HQG)
  • GUYMON MUNI (about 24 miles; GUYMON, OK; Abbreviation: GUY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hooker:

  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 125 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 187 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 191 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 196 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 198 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 228 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)

Schools

Public high school in Hooker:

  • HOOKER HS (Students: 183; Location: 301 N. BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Hooker:

  • HOOKER ES (Students: 367; Location: 502 JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Hooker:

  • HOOKER OLIVE WARNER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,399; Location: 111 S BROADWAY; 18,101 books; 454 audio materials; 250 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)

 

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