Population: 21,413. Estimated population in 2021: 22,171 (+3.5% change)
Males: 10,516 (49.1%), Females: 10,897 (50.9%)
Brazoria County
Zip codes: 77511.
Median resident age: 30.7 years
Median household income: $38,576
Median house value: $77,500
Races in Alvin:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.3%)
- Hispanic (28.1%)
- Other race (10.9%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- Black (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.5%), Irish (8.8%), United States (8.4%), English (8.0%), French (3.8%), Italian (2.0%).
Land area: 16.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Alvin
- High school or higher: 77.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Alvin city
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 11.9%
8.6% Foreign born (7.1% Latin America, 1.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,467 (+13.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Alvin:
- CLEAR LAKE REG MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; WEBSTER, TX)
- HEALTHSOUTH CLEAR LAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WEBSTER, TX)
- DEVEREUX TEXAS TREATMENT NETWORK (about 15 miles; LEAGUE CITY, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alvin:
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 17 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: HOU)
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 17 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: EFD)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 24 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; Abbreviation: LBX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alvin:
- ALVIN AIRPARK (about 1 miles; ALVIN, TX; Abbreviation: 6R5)
- WOLFE AIR PARK (about 6 miles; MANVEL, TX; Abbreviation: 3T2)
- PEARLAND RGNL (about 9 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: LVJ)
Amtrak station near Alvin:
- 18 miles: SOUTH HOUSTON (1546 COLLEGE) – Bus Station
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Alvin:
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,094; Location: 3110 MUSTANG RD; Public; Website: www.alvin.cc.tx.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Alvin:
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 14 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,513)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 17 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,735)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 20 miles; PASADENA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 24 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 25,479)
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,808)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,158)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 26 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,541)
Schools
Public high school in Alvin:
- ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 3,215; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Alvin:
- LIVING STONES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 1407 VICTORY LANE; Grades: KG – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Alvin:
- R L STEVENSON PRIMARY (Students: 813; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: PK – 03)
- ALVIN PRI (Students: 795; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: PK – 03)
- HOOD-CASE ELEMENTARY (Students: 791; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- MARK TWAIN PRIMARY (Students: 781; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: PK – 03)
- MELBA PASSMORE ELEMENTARY (Students: 764; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- DON JETER ELEMENTARY (Students: 726; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- ALVIN J H (Students: 718; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- G W HARBY J H (Students: 696; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- E C MASON ELEMENTARY (Students: 675; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- ALVIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 585; Location: 301 E HOUSE ST; Grades: 04 – 06)