Population: 3,288. Estimated population in July 2020: 3,977 (+21.0% change)
Males: 1,642 (49.9%), Females: 1,646 (50.1%)
Johnson County
Zip code: 76009
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $31,166
Median house value: $51,000
Races in Alvarado:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.7%)
- Hispanic (18.5%)
- Other race (9.2%)
- Black (7.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (12.4%), United States (11.4%), English (8.3%), German (8.0%), French (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 765 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Alvarado
- High school or higher: 62.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 59.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Alvarado city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 13.2%
7.2% Foreign born (6.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +387 (+13.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Alvarado:
- WALLS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CLEBURNE, TX)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF ARLINGTON (about 21 miles; ARLINGTON, TX)
- MEDICAL CENTER OF ARLINGTON (about 21 miles; ARLINGTON, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alvarado:
- FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 30 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 30 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FTW)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alvarado:
- FORT WORTH SPINKS (about 12 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FWS)
- LUCK FIELD (about 15 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: F71)
- CLEBURNE MUNI (about 16 miles; CLEBURNE, TX; Abbreviation: F18)
Amtrak station near Alvarado:
- 13 miles: CLEBURNE (502 E. HENDERSON ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alvarado:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 23 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,467)
- TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
- SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 26 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,029)
- DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,496)
Schools
Public high school in Alvarado:
- ALVARADO H S (Students: 1,012; Location: 110 N BILL JACKSON DR; Grades: 07 – 12)
Private high school in Alvarado:
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 28; Location: FM 1807 & NIKE N PKWY/POB 488; Grades: 2 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alvarado:
- ALVARADO J H (Students: 543; Location: 110 N BILL JACKSON DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
- ALVARADO INT (Students: 526; Location: 110 N BILL JACKSON DR; Grades: 05 – 06)
- ALVARADO EL-NORTH (Students: 458; Location: 110 N BILL JACKSON DR; Grades: PK – 04)
- ALVARADO EL-SOUTH (Students: 452; Location: 110 N BILL JACKSON DR; Grades: PK – 04)
- LILLIAN EL (Students: 446; Location: 110 N BILL JACKSON DR; Grades: PK – 04)
- ALVARADO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 110 N BILL JACKSON DR; Grades: 06 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Alvarado:
- ALVARADO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $75,938; Location: 101 E PATTON AVE; 22,053 books; 122 audio materials; 682 video materials; 9 serial subscriptions)