Moving to Little River Academy, Texas

Population: 1,645. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,591 (-3.3% change)
Males: 804 (48.9%), Females: 841 (51.1%)

Bell County

Zip code: 76554

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $39,063
Median house value: $65,500

Population by Race

Races in Little River-Academy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.7%)
  • Hispanic (12.2%)
  • Other race (6.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

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

Ancestries: German (24.4%), Irish (13.2%), United States (10.6%), English (10.4%), Czech (6.1%), French (2.7%).

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Little River-Academy

  • High school or higher: 77.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Little River-Academy city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

2.6% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.4% Europe, 0.3% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +341 (+26.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Little River-Academy:

  • KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; TEMPLE, TX)
  • SCOTT & WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TEMPLE, TX)
  • JOHNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; TAYLOR, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Little River-Academy:

  • DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 12 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Abbreviation: TPL)
  • KILLEEN MUNI (about 24 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: ILE)
  • ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 33 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Little River-Academy:

  • HOOD AAF (about 26 miles; FORT HOOD(KILLEEN), TX; Abbreviation: HLR)
  • CAMERON MUNI AIRPARK (about 29 miles; CAMERON, TX; Abbreviation: T35)
  • TAYLOR MUNI (about 30 miles; TAYLOR, TX; Abbreviation: T74)

Amtrak station near Little River-Academy:

  • 8 miles: TEMPLE (315 WEST AVE. B). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little River-Academy:

  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 11 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 13,183)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 47 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,218)
  • AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,819)