Opdyke West, Texas

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Population in 2022: 220 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: +17.0%
 
Males: 114  (52.1%)
Females: 106  (47.9%)
Median resident age:

27.7 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip code: 79336

Estimated median household income in 2022: $48,154 (it was $31,667 in 2000)
Opdyke West:

$48,154
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,798 (it was $15,261 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $28,234 (it was $28,800 in 2000)
Opdyke West:

$28,234
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $25,366; mobile homes: $16,267; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $29,118

Median gross rent in 2022: $838.

March 2022 cost of living index in Opdyke West: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.1%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Opdyke West, TX (2022)
    • 11659.8%White alone
    • 6734.5%Hispanic
    • 73.6%Black alone
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Ancestries: American (11.5%), German (11.5%), Irish (4.8%), Italian (3.8%), Scandinavian (3.8%), Scottish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3470 feet

Land area: 0.24 square miles.

Population density: 927 people per square mile   (low).

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2 residents are foreign born

This town:

1.1%
Texas:

13.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Opdyke West town:

1.2% ($350)
Texas:

1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lubbock, TX (24.3 miles , pop. 199,564).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (267.6 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (323.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

Levelland, TX (2.1 miles ),
Smyer, TX (2.8 miles ),
Sundown, TX (3.8 miles ),
Ropesville, TX (3.9 miles ),
Reese Center, TX (3.9 miles),
Anton, TX (4.1 miles ),
Wolfforth, TX (4.2 miles ),
Whiteface, TX (4.3 miles )

Latitude: 33.59 N, Longitude: 102.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 806

Distribution of median household income in Opdyke West, TX in 2022

Opdyke West satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.1%
Texas:

3.5%
Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+88.0%).
Most common industries in Opdyke West, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (17.0%)
  • Food & beverage stores (14.0%)
  • Health care (13.0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (9.0%)
  • Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (6.0%)
  • Construction (5.0%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (21.6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (17.6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (11.8%)
  • Construction (9.8%)
  • Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (7.8%)
  • Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5.9%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (26.5%)
  • Food & beverage stores (22.4%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (12.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (10.2%)
  • Personal & laundry services (8.2%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.1%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.1%)
Most common occupations in Opdyke West, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (9.0%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.0%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (6.0%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.0%)
  • Computer specialists (5.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (11.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.8%)
  • Customer service representatives (9.8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9.8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.8%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5.9%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5.9%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (18.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (14.3%)
  • Computer specialists (10.2%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.2%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8.2%)
  • Cashiers (8.2%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.1%)

Average climate in Opdyke West, Texas

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Tornado activity:

Opdyke West-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the Opdyke West town center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/11/1970, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the town center killed 26 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Opdyke West-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 429% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 237.7 miles away from Opdyke West center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 164.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 342.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 361.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Hockley County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Fires: 2, Floods: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals and medical centers near Opdyke West:

  • COVENANT HOSPITAL LEVELLAND Acute Care Hospitals (about 5 miles away; LEVELLAND, TX)
  • LEVELLAND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Hospital, about 6 miles away; LEVELLAND, TX)
  • LEVELLAND NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LEVELLAND, TX)
  • LYNWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION LP (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LEVELLAND, TX)
  • SUNRISE GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 15 miles away; SUNDOWN, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Opdyke West:

  • South Plains College (about 4 miles; Levelland, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,007)
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (about 24 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 3,269)
  • Texas Tech University (about 25 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 29,251)
  • Wayland Baptist University (about 53 miles; Plainview, TX; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (about 73 miles; Portales, NM; FT enrollment: 4,263)
  • West Texas A & M University (about 99 miles; Canyon, TX; FT enrollment: 6,820)
  • Howard College (about 106 miles; Big Spring, TX; FT enrollment: 2,587)

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Hockley County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.5 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

67.6%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

9.9%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.4% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Opdyke West:

Marital status in Opdyke West, TX
  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

For population 25 years and over in Opdyke West:

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 13.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 8.1 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.9
Texas average:

14.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Opdyke West, TX (based on Hockley County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,36641
Catholic3,8825
Mainline Protestant1,0046
Black Protestant1902
Other-1
None5,493-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Hockley County:

0.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
This county:

4.96 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
Hockley County:

4.51 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hockley County:

8.9%
State:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Hockley County:

26.5%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Hockley County:

16.6%
Texas:

15.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Opdyke West:

43.6%
Texas:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Opdyke West:

43.9%
Texas:

47.4%

Average BMI:
Opdyke West:

28.3
Texas:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
Opdyke West:

26.2%
State:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Opdyke West:

10.6%
Texas:

10.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

29.4%
Texas:

33.1%

General health condition:
Opdyke West:

55.1%
Texas:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Opdyke West:

82.4%
Texas:

80.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Opdyke West, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$559
Totals for Government 0$0 1$559

Strongest AM radio stations in Opdyke West:

  • KLVT (1230 AM; 1 kW; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: PAUL R. BEANE)
  • KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KZZN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LITTLEFIELD, TX; Owner: EMIL MACHA)
  • KKAM (1340 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCLR (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RALLS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KRFE (580 AM; 0 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: KRFE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Opdyke West:

  • KAIQ (95.5 FM; WOLFFORTH, TX; Owner: LITTLEFIELD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • K220EE (91.9 FM; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KMMX (100.3 FM; TAHOKA, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KONE (101.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KFMX-FM (94.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLLL-FM (96.3 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KQBR (99.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZII-FM (102.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KXTQ-FM (93.7 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KOHM (89.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
  • KEJS (106.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: BARTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJAK (92.7 FM; SLATON, TX; Owner: WILLIAMS BROADCAST GROUP)
  • KTXT-FM (88.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
  • KAMY (90.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLVT-FM (105.5 FM; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: PAUL R. BEANE)
  • KLZK (104.3 FM; BROWNFIELD, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KKCL (98.1 FM; LORENZO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Opdyke West:

  • KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJTV-TV (Channel 34; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KTXT-TV (Channel 5; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
  • KCBD (Channel 11; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KAMC (Channel 28; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: VHR LUBBOCK LICENSE, INC.)
  • KJTV-CA (Channel 32; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KXTQ-LP (Channel 46; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • K48GB (Channel 48; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KUPT-LP (Channel 14; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KUPT (Channel 22; WOLFFORTH, TX; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KBZO-LP (Channel 51; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KGLR-LP (Channel 30; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: LUBBOCK TELEVISION COMPANY)

Opdyke West fatal accident list:

Sep 21, 2009 02:15 PM, Sr-114, Barton, Lat: 33.593333, Lon: -102.302650, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: N7ULC, Licensee ID: L00753534, Grant Date: 11/18/2023, Expiration Date: 01/04/2034, Certifier: Floyd K Epperson, Registrant: Floyd K Epperson, 165 Mandy Circle, Opdyke West, TX 79336


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Opdyke West, TX
  • 57.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 36.4%Electricity
  • 6.1%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Opdyke West, TX
  • 75.4%Electricity
  • 21.3%Utility gas
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Opdyke West compared to Texas state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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