Population 36,592
State Texas
Current Time
Area 1,100.28 mi²
Zip Codes 77404, 77414
Per capita income $23,079

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Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 83.7 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 19.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$313,945
Total number of firms, 2007 2,943
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 36,592
Households, 2008-2012 13,338
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.3 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,699
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $23,079
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 28.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -0.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 8,441
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 11.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,100.28 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 36,702
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $90,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 726
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 40.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $43,146
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$38,800
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,798
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 79.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.0 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 10.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.71
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.3 %
Population, 2010 36,702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 13.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 33.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 46.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 72.2 %
Housing units, 2013 18,841
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,547
Building permits, 2012 71
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %