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|
Demographics
|
General Characteristics
|
|
|
Number
|
Percent (Census 2000)
|
|
Total Population
|
6,571
|
|
|
Male
|
3,041
|
46.3%
|
|
Female
|
3,530
|
53.7%
|
|
Median Age
|
37.5
|
|
|
Under 5 yrs
|
448
|
6.8%
|
|
18 yrs and over
|
4,791
|
72.9%
|
|
65 yrs and over
|
1,295
|
19.7%
|
|
Households in Cuero
|
|
Total
|
2,500
|
|
Families
|
67.8%
|
|
Married-Couple Families
|
42.7%
|
|
Female Householder
|
16%
|
|
Non-Family Households
|
32.2%
|
|
Householder Living Alone
|
29.2%
|
|
Avg. Person/Households
|
2.54
|
|
Race
|
|
White Non-Hispanic
|
67.3%
|
|
Black or African-American
|
16.7%
|
|
American Indian & Alaska Native
|
.6%
|
|
Asian
|
.5%
|
|
Other race
|
12.8%
|
|
Two or more races
|
2.1%
|
|
Hispanic*
|
34.7%
|
|
*Note: Hispanic ethnicity is a separate data category from race. This number should not
be added to race totals.
|
|
Population Trends (Lower Colorado River Authority)
|
|
Cuero
|
DeWitt
|
|
Year
|
Number
|
Year
|
Number
|
|
1970
|
6,956
|
1970
|
18,660
|
|
1980
|
7,124
|
1980
|
18,903
|
|
1990
|
6,700
|
1990
|
18,840
|
|
1995
|
6,983
|
1995
|
18,980
|
|
1999
|
6,931
|
1999
|
20,601
|
|
2000
|
6,571
|
2000
|
20,013
|
|
2005
|
6,770
|
2005
|
20,300
|
|
Social Characteristics
|
|
|
Number
|
Percent (Census 2000)
|
|
Population 5 to 20 years with a disability
|
171
|
11.5%
|
|
Population 21 to 64 years with a disability
|
1,014
|
31.8%
|
|
Population 65 years and over with a disability
|
596
|
53.4%
|
|
Economic Characteristics
|
|
|
Number
|
Percent (Census 2000)
|
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
|
16.3
|
25.5
|
|
Median household income 1999 (dollars)
|
24,931
|
41,994
|
|
Median family income 1999 (dollars)
|
29,500
|
50,046
|
|
Per capita income 1999 (dollars)
|
14,286
|
21,587
|
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