Alvord, TX Population

By | June 29, 2019
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Population: 1,007. Estimated population in July 2020: 1,309 (+30.0% change)
Males: 484 (48.1%), Females: 523 (51.9%)

Wise County

Zip code: 76225

Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $37,596
Median house value: $54,600

Races in Alvord:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
  • Hispanic (6.3%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (14.3%), United States (13.4%), German (12.4%), English (4.9%), Dutch (2.8%), French (2.7%).

Elevation: 862 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population

For population 25 years and over in Alvord

  • High school or higher: 73.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alvord town

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

3.8% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +140 (+16.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Alvord:

  • WISE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 12 miles; DECATUR, TX)
  • BOWIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BOWIE, TX)
  • MUENSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MUENSTER, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alvord:

  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 37 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: AFW)
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 45 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FTW)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 45 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alvord:

  • DECATUR MUNI (about 12 miles; DECATUR, TX; Abbreviation: LUD)
  • BRIDGEPORT MUNI (about 16 miles; BRIDGEPORT, TX; Abbreviation: 1F9)
  • BOWIE MUNI (about 18 miles; BOWIE, TX; Abbreviation: 0F2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alvord:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 41 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,673)
  • TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,746)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 50 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)

Schools

Public high school in Alvord:

  • ALVORD H S (Students: 190; Location: 105 E BYPASS 287; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alvord:

  • ALVORD EL (Students: 315; Location: 105 E BYPASS 287; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ALVORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 105 E BYPASS 287; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Alvord:

  • ALVORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,839; Location: 117 N WICKHAM ST; 10,038 books; 420 audio materials; 974 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)