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Moving to Loraine, Texas

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Population: 656. Estimated population in July 2024: 617 (-5.9% change)
Males: 301 (45.9%), Females: 355 (54.1%)

Mitchell County

Zip code: 79532

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $20,852
Median house value: $19,000

Population by Race

Races in Loraine:

  • White Non-Hispanic (46.5%)
  • Hispanic (46.0%)
  • Other race (27.6%)
  • Black (6.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)

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

Ancestries: United States (6.7%), Irish (4.7%), German (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), English (2.0%), French (2.0%).

Elevation: 2268 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Loraine

  • High school or higher: 66.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Loraine town

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 46.9%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 16.2%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

4.6% Foreign born (4.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -74 (-10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Loraine:

  • MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COLORADO CITY, TX)
  • ROLLING PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SWEETWATER, TX)
  • D M COGDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SNYDER, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Loraine:

  • DYESS AFB (about 60 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
  • ABILENE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
  • SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 75 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Abbreviation: SJT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Loraine:

  • COLORADO CITY (about 15 miles; COLORADO CITY, TX; Abbreviation: T88)
  • AVENGER FIELD (about 19 miles; SWEETWATER, TX; Abbreviation: SWW)
  • WINSTON FIELD (about 26 miles; SNYDER, TX; Abbreviation: SNK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loraine:

  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 99 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
  • ODESSA COLLEGE (about 126 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)

Public primary/middle school in Loraine:

  • LORAINE SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 800 S LIGHTFOOT; Grades: PK – 12)

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