George West, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,579
Male Share of the Population	48.4%
Female Share of the Population	51.6%
Senior Citizens	21.9%
Employed Population 16+	812
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	30.2%
Average household size	4

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.6%
Median Earnings25+	$30,488
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$31,667
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,922

Wealth

Median Family Income	$52,067
% Above Poverty Level	85.9%
% Below Poverty Level	14.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.4%
Median Gross Rent	$830
Median House Value	$67,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	60.1%
German	17%
Irish	7.7%
English	6.7%
Polish	2.8%
Scottish	1.1%
Norwegian	1%
Swedish	0.7%
French Except Basque	0.5%
Swiss	0.4%
Welsh	0.2%
African	0.2%
Italian	0.1%
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George West Almanac

Category	Value
County	Live Oak County
Standard Zip Codes	78022
Phone Area Codes	361
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	28.33
Approximate Longitude	-98.11

George West Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CHOKE CANYON DAM
Distance	12.3 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 65 F
Apr Temp	59 to 83 F
Jul Temp	73 to 97 F
Oct Temp	61 to 85 F
Annual Precip	22 inches

Station	TILDEN 4 SSE
Distance	26 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 66 F
Apr Temp	58 to 85 F
Jul Temp	72 to 99 F
Oct Temp	59 to 86 F
Annual Precip	23.8 inches

Station	ALICE
Distance	41.5 miles
Jan Temp	44 to 68 F
Apr Temp	61 to 84 F
Jul Temp	73 to 96 F
Oct Temp	62 to 85 F
Annual Precip	27.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beeville	13,044	$38,750
Mathis	4,899	$38,750
Three Rivers	1,780	$39,632

George West Public Libraries

Live Oak County Library
402 HOUSTON ST
George West, Texas
(361) 449-1124

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George West Public Schools

George West El
910 Houston St
ZIP: 78022
(361) 449-1914
Middle
Total Enrollment 256

George West H S
1013 Houston St
ZIP: 78022
(361) 449-1914
High
Total Enrollment 339

George West J H
900 Houston St
ZIP: 78022
(361) 449-1914
Middle
Total Enrollment 189

George West Pri
405 Travis St
ZIP: 78022
(361) 449-1914
Primary
Total Enrollment 349

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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