Moving to Jayton, Texas
Population: 513. Estimated population in July 2024: 472 (-8.0% change)
Males: 235 (45.8%), Females: 278 (54.2%)
Kent County
Zip code: 79528
Demographics
Median resident age: 49.9 years
Median household income: $32,396
Median house value: $23,300
Population by Race
Races in Jayton:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
- Hispanic (10.9%)
- Other race (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (14.4%), United States (11.9%), German (7.8%), Irish (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), French (1.6%).
Elevation: 2009 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jayton
- High school or higher: 75.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jayton city
- Never married: 13.8%
- Now married: 70.3%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 6.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -94 (-15.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jayton:
- STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ASPERMONT, TX)
- FISHER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 28 miles; ROTAN, TX)
- HAMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; HAMLIN, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jayton:
- DYESS AFB (about 77 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 86 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 91 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Abbreviation: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jayton:
- KENT COUNTY (about 3 miles; JAYTON, TX; Abbreviation: 22F)
- STONEWALL COUNTY (about 28 miles; ASPERMONT, TX; Abbreviation: T60)
- FISHER COUNTY (about 33 miles; ROTAN/ROBY, TX; Abbreviation: 56F)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jayton:
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 130 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 135 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
Public primary/middle school in Jayton:
- JAYTON SCHOOLS (Students: 135; Location: 700 MADISON; Grades: PK – 12)
Libraries
Library in Jayton:
- KENT COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $57,665; Location: 156 W 4TH ST; 21,131 books; 410 audio materials; 54 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)