Calhoun County, Texas

Calhoun County is one of the 254 county of Texas, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 20647 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 20406, It is Texas's 115th most populous county. It is spread over 1032.16 square miles (2673.28 square kilometre), of which, 512.31 square miles (1326.88 square kilometre ) of it is land and 519.84 square miles (1346.38 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 74th largest by total area in Texas. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Texas.

Calhoun County Texas
Map of Calhoun County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 20647 people in the county, organized into 7442 households, and 5572 families residing in the county. The population density was 40.3 people per square mile (15.56/kmē), making it the 77th most densely populated county in Texas. There were 10238 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (7.72/kmē). The average household size was 2.75 persons, and the average family size was 3.2 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 20406, The racial makeup of the county was 18676 White, 592 Black or African American, 125 American Indian, 817 Asian, 23 Native Hawaiian, and 173 from two or more races.

Calhoun County Texas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Calhoun County Texas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Calhoun County Texas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35849, making it the 61st wealthiest county by median household income among the Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $39900, it is 89th wealthiest county by median family income in Texas. The per capita income for the county was $17125, it is Texas's 83rd wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 5469 pupils and students, of which 2693 are male and 2776 are female, 26.49% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 373 nursery or pri school, 356 kindergarten, 2783 elementary school, 1416 high school and 541 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Point Comfort CityCalhoun County1.311.310781596.81920244500
2Port Lavaca CityCalhoun County13.649.793.85120351229.91543133626
3Seadrift CityCalhoun County1.261.250.0113521083.11148126339
YearPopulation
April 2000 census20647
April 2000 Estimate20647
July 2000 Estimate20659
July 2001 Estimate20648
July 2002 Estimate20364
July 2003 Estimate20290
July 2004 Estimate20315
July 2005 Estimate20239
July 2006 Estimate20276
July 2007 Estimate20257
July 2008 Estimate20406
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school212161373
Kindergarten203153356
Elementary school133714462783
High school6947221416
College or graduate school247294541
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Calhoun County, Texas$35849$39900$17125
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587