Lockney, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,056. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,878 (-8.7% change)
Males: 969 (47.1%), Females: 1,087 (52.9%)
Floyd County
Zip code: 79241
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $29,074
Median house value: $39,500
Population by Race
Races in Lockney:
- Hispanic (51.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.5%)
- Other race (22.8%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.6%), Irish (5.2%), English (3.5%), German (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Scottish (1.2%).
Elevation: 3283 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lockney
- High school or higher: 64.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lockney town
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 5.4%
5.9% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -161 (-7.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Lockney:
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (320 N MAIN ST BOX 37)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lockney:
- COVENANT HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW (about 21 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX)
- SWISHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; TULIA, TX)
- CROSBYTON CLINIC HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; CROSBYTON, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lockney:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 42 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Abbreviation: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 78 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Abbreviation: AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 131 miles; CLOVIS, NM; Abbreviation: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lockney:
- FLOYDADA MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; FLOYDADA, TX; Abbreviation: Q41)
- HALE COUNTY (about 20 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: PVW)
- JOE VAUGHN SPRAYING (about 29 miles; KRESS, TX; Abbreviation: 29F)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Lockney:
- GREGG SCHOOL OF AUCTIONEERING (Location: H C RTE 4 BOX 118; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lockney:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 76 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 79 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 132 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 151 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
Schools
Public high school in Lockney:
- LOCKNEY H S (Students: 197; Location: 416 W WILLOW; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lockney:
- LOCKNEY EL (Students: 296; Location: 416 W WILLOW; Grades: PK – 05)
- LOCKNEY J H (Students: 154; Location: 416 W WILLOW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LOCKNEY-DAEP (Location: 416 W WILLOW; Grades: N – N )