Moving to Lefors, Texas
Population: 559. Estimated population in July 2024: 540 (-3.4% change)
Males: 262 (46.9%), Females: 297 (53.1%)
Gray County
Zip code: 79054
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $23,300
Population by Race
Races in Lefors:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Hispanic (5.2%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (20.9%), German (15.6%), United States (12.7%), English (8.1%), Dutch (5.7%), Welsh (2.1%).
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lefors
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lefors town
- Never married: 10.8%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 13.2%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-13.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lefors:
- PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; PAMPA, TX)
- SHAMROCK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; SHAMROCK, TX)
- PARKVIEW HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; WHEELER, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lefors:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 64 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Abbreviation: AMA)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 111 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
- ALTUS AFB (about 120 miles; ALTUS, OK; Abbreviation: LTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lefors:
- PERRY LEFORS FIELD (about 17 miles; PAMPA, TX; Abbreviation: PPA)
- MIAMI-ROBERTS COUNTY (about 23 miles; MIAMI, TX; Abbreviation: 3E0)
- MC LEAN/GRAY COUNTY (about 24 miles; MC LEAN, TX; Abbreviation: 2E7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lefors:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 77 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 168 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 172 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
Public primary/middle school in Lefors:
- LEFORS SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 209 E 5TH ST; Grades: PK – 12)