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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,222
Male Share of the Population	51.2%
Female Share of the Population	48.8%
Senior Citizens	12.8%
Employed Population 16+	554
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	51.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	20.2%
Median Earnings25+	$36,125
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$17,813
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$45,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$69,236
% Above Poverty Level	85.7%
% Below Poverty Level	14.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.6%
% Using Public Transportation	0.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	22.2%
Median Gross Rent	$706
Median House Value	$78,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	40.4%
German	12.4%
English	5.6%
Irish	4.7%
Scottish	1.9%
Norwegian	0.8%
Italian	0.7%
Dutch	0.6%
Swiss	0.4%
Swedish	0.2%
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Sundown Almanac

Category	Value
County	Hockley County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	79372
Phone Area Codes	806
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	33.45
Approximate Longitude	-102.49

Sundown 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	LEVELLAND
Distance	9.8 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 53 F
Apr Temp	42 to 76 F
Jul Temp	65 to 93 F
Oct Temp	45 to 76 F
Annual Precip	19.5 inches

Station	BROWNFIELD 2
Distance	22.8 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 54 F
Apr Temp	44 to 76 F
Jul Temp	67 to 93 F
Oct Temp	47 to 76 F
Annual Precip	18.8 inches

Station	MORTON
Distance	24.1 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 53 F
Apr Temp	41 to 74 F
Jul Temp	64 to 91 F
Oct Temp	44 to 74 F
Annual Precip	18.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Brownfield	9,596	$44,336
Levelland	13,686	$55,413
Meadow	685	$49,219
Ropesville	300	$55,625
Smyer	605	$60,000
Whiteface	302	$70,833

Sundown Public Schools

Pep Alter School
7th And School St
ZIP: 79372
(806) 933-4499
High
Total Enrollment 3

Sundown El
701 School St
ZIP: 79372
(806) 229-5021
Primary
Total Enrollment 357

Sundown H S
701 School St
ZIP: 79372
(806) 229-2511
High
Total Enrollment 159

Sundown J H
701 School St
ZIP: 79372
(806) 229-4691
Middle
Total Enrollment 154

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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