Krum, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,979. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,368 (+70.2% change)
Males: 940 (47.5%), Females: 1,039 (52.5%)
Denton County
Zip code: 76249
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $52,778
Median house value: $89,200
Population by Race
Races in Krum:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- Hispanic (5.0%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- Other race (2.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.1%), Irish (12.3%), English (12.0%), United States (10.7%), Dutch (3.6%), French (3.1%).
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Krum
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Krum city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 8.0%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +398 (+25.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Krum:
- DENTON HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; DENTON, TX)
- DENTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; DENTON, TX)
- WISE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 23 miles; DECATUR, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Krum:
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 21 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: AFW)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 32 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Krum:
- IRONHEAD (about 4 miles; SANGER, TX; Abbreviation: T58)
- FLYING C (about 6 miles; SANGER, TX; Abbreviation: T87)
- DENTON MUNI (about 6 miles; DENTON, TX; Abbreviation: DTO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Krum:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 8 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,746)
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 31 miles; IRVING, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- NORTH LAKE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; IRVING, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,554)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
- SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 35 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
Schools
Public high school in Krum:
- KRUM H S (Students: 344; Location: 811 E MCCART; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Krum:
- DYER EL (Students: 365; Location: 811 E MCCART; Grades: PK – 02)
- BLANCHE DODD INTERMEDIATE (Students: 273; Location: 811 E MCCART; Grades: 03 – 05)
- KRUM MIDDLE (Students: 266; Location: 811 E MCCART; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DENTON CO J J A E P (Location: 809 E MCCART; Grades: N – N )
Libraries
Library in Krum:
- KRUM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,945; Location: 803 E MCCART ST; 10,976 books; 250 audio materials; 660 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)