Alpine Quick FACTS
Approximate Driving Distance to Alpine in Miles
Balmorhea State Park ................. 60 Big Bend National Park Boundary .. .................................................... 80 Big Bend National Park Headquarters ............................ 108 Del Rio .......................................... 205 El Paso ......................................... 242 Fort Davis ....................................... 26 Fort Stockton ( I-10 ).......................... 67 Lajitas ................................................ 95 Marathon ............................................... 31 Marfa ....................................................... 27 Midland / Odessa ( Int ’ l Airport )..................... 165 Pecos ( I-20 ) ..................................................... 120 Presidio ( Port of Entry )............................................... 88
Regional Sanderson ........................................................................ 86
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Study Butte / Terlingua ............................................................... 78 Van Horn ( I-10 )................................................................................ 100
See Alpine map , pages 24 + 25 .
TRANSPORTATION Alpine is situated on conjoined U . S . Hwys . 67 and 90 . Hwy . 67 is a major north / south route running from the border with Mexico at Presidio to San Angelo , after crossing IH-10 . For more Transportation information see page 20 .
DEMOGRAPHICS Population : Alpine 2016 , 6,075 Population Change since 2000 : 4.96 % Median Age : 33 - Male 49.4 % / Female 50.6 % High School Graduates , Age 25 + - 76 % Bachelor ’ s Degree or Higher , Age 25 + -14%
SUL ROSS UNIVERSITY Fall 2015 Enrollment
( Alpine Campus ): 1897 Avg . Undergraduate
Class Size : 18 Student-to-Faculty Ratio : 16:1 Undergraduate Degree Programs : 28 - Alpine , 13 - RGC
Graduate Degree Programs : 21- Alpine , 5 RGC
ECONOMIC Median Income :
Alpine - $ 29,899 , Texas - $ 48,457 Sales Tax : 8.25 %
AREA
Land Area in Square Miles Alpine : 4.08 Brewster County : 6,183.73
EMPLOYMENT Average Commute to Work ( Minutes ): 11.9 Unemployment Rate : 4.70 %
CLIMATE Avg . January High Temperature : 60 Avg . January Low Temperature : 30 Avg . July High Temperature : 89 Avg . July Low Temperature : 64 Avg . annual precipitation : Rainfall : 17.05 inches Snowfall : 1 inch
Source : http :// www . usclimatedata . com / climate / alpine / texas / united-states / ustx0023
REAL ESTATE For full real estate information about the Big Bend region , visit BigBendRealEstateGuide . com .
SAFETY Law Enforcement Offices in Alpine : Alpine Police Department Brewster County Sheriff ’ s Office Sul Ross State University Police Department Department of Public Safety / Highway Patrol U . S . Customs and Border Protection
MORE FACTS ... Elevation : 4,484 ft . Area Code : 432 , Central Time Zone Latitude : 30.36N , Longitude : 103.67W Zip Codes : 79830 , 79831
209 W . Holland Ave . 432-837-2800
Alpine , TX 79830
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