Population: 321. Estimated population in July 2020: 288 (-10.3% change)
Males: 154 (48.0%), Females: 167 (52.0%)
Knox County
Zip code: 76363
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $25,104
Median house value: $17,300
Races in Goree:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.0%)
- Hispanic (43.3%)
- Other race (25.2%)
- Black (8.1%)
- American Indian (4.4%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (17.4%), German (5.6%), Irish (5.0%), English (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).
Elevation: 1457 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Goree
- High school or higher: 57.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Goree city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 6.8%
17.4% Foreign born (17.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-22.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Goree:
- SEYMOUR HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SEYMOUR, TX)
- KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; KNOX CITY, TX)
- HASKELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; HASKELL, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Goree:
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
- DYESS AFB (about 76 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 81 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: SPS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Goree:
- MUNDAY MUNI (about 5 miles; MUNDAY, TX; Abbreviation: 37F)
- HARRISON FIELD OF KNOX CITY (about 20 miles; KNOX CITY, TX; Abbreviation: F75)
- SEYMOUR MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; SEYMOUR, TX; Abbreviation: 60F)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goree:
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 160 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)