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Thorntonville, TX map Population (year 2000): 442. Estimated population in July 2006: 428 (-3.2% change)
 

Males: 210  (47.5%)
Females: 232  (52.5%)

Ward County

Median resident age:  45.5 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79756.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,600 (it was $30,938 in 2000)
Thorntonville  $33,600
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $40,100 (it was $33,900 in 2000)
Thorntonville  $40,100
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Thorntonville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.0%)
  • Hispanic (31.2%)
  • Other race (9.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (14.5%), Irish (8.1%), German (7.0%), English (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), Dutch (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2604 feet

Land area: 0.78 square miles.

Population density: 539 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Thorntonville

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thorntonville town

  • Never married: 15.7%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

41 residents are foreign born (9.3% Latin America).

This town:  9.3%
Texas:  13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Thorntonville:  1.0% ($353)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (43.1 miles , pop. 90,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (240.9 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (336.9 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Monahans, TX (1.3 miles ), Wickett, TX (5.8 miles ), Pyote, TX (14.3 miles) , Grandfalls, TX (17.2 miles ), Wink, TX (20.0 miles ), Kermit, TX (22.4 miles ), Coyanosa, TX (25.4 miles) , Imperial, TX (26.4 miles ).

Latitude: 31.58 N, Longitude: 102.92 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 432

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Population change in the 1990s: -235 (-34.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (35%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Personal and laundry services (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Extraction workers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)


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Thorntonville-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the Thorntonville town center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/25/1987, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.7 miles away from the town center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Thorntonville:
  • WARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MONAHANS, TX)
  • WINKLER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; KERMIT, TX)
  • MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; ODESSA, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thorntonville:
  • MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; MIDLAND, TX; ID: MAF)
  • LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 79 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
  • CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 106 miles; CARLSBAD, NM; ID: CNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thorntonville:
  • ROY HURD MEMORIAL (about 2 miles; MONAHANS, TX; ID: E01)
  • WINKLER COUNTY (about 24 miles; WINK, TX; ID: INK)
  • LEA COUNTY/JAL/ (about 41 miles; JAL, NM; ID: E26)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thorntonville:
  • ODESSA COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
  • SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ALPINE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 144 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 181 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.8%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  6.7%

Thorntonville compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$525
Totals for Government 0$0 1$525



8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.20%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ector County, TX  1.17% ($27,225 average AGI)
from Midland County, TX  0.53% ($38,111)
from Reeves County, TX  0.41% ($23,357)


8.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.39%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ector County, TX  2.19% ($31,827 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX  0.96% ($31,515)
to Winkler County, TX  0.55% ($24,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Thorntonville:
  • KLBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: SANDSHILLS COMMUNICATION, INC.)
  • KERB (600 AM; 1 kW; KERMIT, TX; Owner: LA RADIO CRISTIANA NETWORK, INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KFLB (920 AM; 1 kW; ODESSA, TX; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • KXOI (810 AM; 1 kW; CRANE, TX; Owner: HISPANIC OUTREACH MINISTRIES, INC)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYKK (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HUMBLE CITY, NM; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KWEL (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: FAUSTINO QUIROZ)
  • KHOB (1390 AM; 5 kW; HOBBS, NM; Owner: AMERICAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thorntonville:
  • KFZX (102.1 FM; GARDENDALE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMRK-FM (96.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHKX (99.1 FM; ODESSA, TX; Owner: ENCORE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KGEE (99.9 FM; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KPTX (98.3 FM; PECOS, TX; Owner: PARADAY, INC.)
  • KERB-FM (106.3 FM; KERMIT, TX; Owner: LA RADIO CRISTIANA NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Thorntonville:
  • KWES-TV (Channel 9; ODESSA, TX; Owner: MIDESSA TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KOSA-TV (Channel 7; ODESSA, TX; Owner: ICA BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KUPB (Channel 18; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KPDN-LP (Channel 27; MONAHANS, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CTING, INC.)

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