Moving to Latexo, Texas

Population: 272. Estimated population in July 2024: 275 (+1.1% change)
Males: 128 (47.1%), Females: 144 (52.9%)

Houston County

Zip code: 75849

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $22,750
Median house value: $47,500

Population by Race

Races in Latexo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • Other race (3.7%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (27.9%), United States (20.6%), German (9.2%), French Canadian (5.5%), English (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Latexo

  • High school or higher: 71.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Latexo city

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 42.4%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 13.1%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

2.6% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-4.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Latexo:

  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT (about 6 miles; CROCKETT, TX)
  • PALESTINE REG MED CTR (about 29 miles; PALESTINE, TX)
  • PALESTINE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; PALESTINE, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Latexo:

  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 67 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
  • EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 83 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Abbreviation: CLL)
  • EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 87 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: GGG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Latexo:

  • HOUSTON COUNTY (about 9 miles; CROCKETT, TX; Abbreviation: T56)
  • PALESTINE MUNI (about 31 miles; PALESTINE, TX; Abbreviation: PSN)
  • GROVETON-TRINITY COUNTY (about 31 miles; GROVETON, TX; Abbreviation: 33R)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Latexo:

  • SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,429)
  • ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 50 miles; LUFKIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,773)
  • TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 66 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Full-time enrollment: 41,117)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)

Schools

Public high school in Latexo:

  • LATEXO H S (Students: 219; Location: F M 2663; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Latexo:

  • LATEXO EL (Students: 228; Location: F M 2663; Grades: PK – 06)