Population: 2,839. Estimated population in 2021: 2,762 (-2.7% change)
Males: 1,390 (49.0%), Females: 1,449 (51.0%)
Lubbock County
Zip code: 79311
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $31,377
Median house value: $46,900
Races in Abernathy:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
- Hispanic (43.1%)
- Other race (18.6%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.1%), English (7.2%), German (4.6%), Irish (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French (1.3%).
Elevation: 3356 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Abernathy
- High school or higher: 67.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Abernathy city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 6.4%
3.4% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+4.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Abernathy:
- IHS HOSPITAL AT LUBBOCK (about 18 miles; LUBBOCK, TX)
- COVENANT CHILDREN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LUBBOCK, TX)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; LUBBOCK, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Abernathy:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 13 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Abbreviation: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 96 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Abbreviation: AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 109 miles; CLOVIS, NM; Abbreviation: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Abernathy:
- ABERNATHY MUNI (about 7 miles; ABERNATHY, TX; Abbreviation: F83)
- TOWN & COUNTRY AIRPARK (about 25 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Abbreviation: F82)
- HALE COUNTY (about 25 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: PVW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Abernathy:
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 93 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 107 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 125 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
Schools
Public high school in Abernathy:
- ABERNATHY H S (Students: 212; Location: 505 7TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Abernathy:
- ABERNATHY EL (Students: 400; Location: 505 7TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- ABERNATHY J H (Students: 166; Location: 505 7TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ABERNATHY DAEP (Students: 1; Location: 505 7TH ST; Grades: 06 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Abernathy:
- ABERNATHY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,172; Location: 811 AVENUE D; 12,313 books; 61 audio materials; 199 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)