Idalou, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,018
Male Share of the Population	51.5%
Female Share of the Population	48.5%
Senior Citizens	19.3%
Employed Population 16+	987
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	52.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.9%
Median Earnings25+	$38,375
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$17,763
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$62,143
% Above Poverty Level	84.8%
% Below Poverty Level	15.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	2.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.7%
Median Gross Rent	$655
Median House Value	$98,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.7%
Irish	8.1%
German	7.9%
English	6.3%
French Except Basque	1.7%
Italian	0.8%
Polish	0.8%
Czech	0.8%
Swedish	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
West Indian	0.1%
Dutch	0.1%
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Idalou Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lubbock County
Standard Zip Codes	79329
Phone Area Codes	806
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	33.66
Approximate Longitude	-101.68

Idalou 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	LUBBOCK RGNL AP
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 52 F
Apr Temp	45 to 75 F
Jul Temp	68 to 92 F
Oct Temp	47 to 74 F
Annual Precip	18.6 inches

Station	CROSBYTON
Distance	24.9 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 53 F
Apr Temp	45 to 75 F
Jul Temp	67 to 93 F
Oct Temp	48 to 75 F
Annual Precip	22.9 inches

Station	FLOYDADA
Distance	28.9 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 50 F
Apr Temp	43 to 73 F
Jul Temp	66 to 92 F
Oct Temp	46 to 74 F
Annual Precip	20.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Lorenzo	1,173	$41,080
Lubbock	250,415	$62,226
New Deal	776	$58,125
Petersburg	1,039	$63,864
Ransom Canyon	1,056	$109,423
Slaton	5,995	$52,350

Idalou Public Libraries

Idalou Community Library
210 MAIN ST
Idalou, Texas
(806) 892-2114

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Idalou Public Schools

Idalou El
601 S Walnut
ZIP: 79329
(806) 892-1900
Primary
Total Enrollment 424

Idalou H S
601 S Walnut
ZIP: 79329
(806) 892-1900
High
Total Enrollment 274

Idalou Middle
403 7th St
ZIP: 79329
(806) 892-1900
Middle
Total Enrollment 275

Off Campus Daep
601 S Walnut
ZIP: 79329
(806) 892-1900

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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