Castro County, Texas

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Castro County, Texas is a county of the United States of Texas. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 8285 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 7129, It is the 68th smallest in terms of population. The county extends throughout a territory of 899.32 sq mi (2329.23 sq km ), of which, 898.31 square miles (2326.61 sq km) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.59 sq km) of it is water, making it the 168th largest by size in Texas.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 8285 people, 2761 households, and 2160 families living in the county. The population density was 9.2 people per square mile (3.55/kmē), giving it the 80th least densely populated county among the Texas. There were 3198 housing units at an average density of 3.6 per square mile (1.39/kmē). The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.45. In the county Population was distributed with 33.1% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 7129, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 94.36% White, 2.96% Black or African American, 1.95% American Indian, 0.03% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, and 0.62% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30619, it would be the 145th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $35422, making it the 162nd wealthiest county by median family income among the Texas. The per capita income for the county was $14457, it is the 67th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Texas.

In 2000, 2425 pupils and students, of which 49.2% are male and 50.8% are female, 29.27% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.46% nursery or pri school, 6.23% kindergarten, 52.33% elementary school, 28.21% high school and 5.77% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Dimmitt City	Castro County	2.07	2.07	0	4375	2116.4	14228	27454
2	Hart City	Castro County	0.75	0.75	0	1198	1594.5	9960	28424
3	Nazareth City	Castro County	0.35	0.35	0	356	1022.1	15756	36875

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8285
April 2000 Estimate	8285
July 2000 Estimate	8220
July 2001 Estimate	8057
July 2002 Estimate	7901
July 2003 Estimate	7767
July 2004 Estimate	7598
July 2005 Estimate	7477
July 2006 Estimate	7310
July 2007 Estimate	7185
July 2008 Estimate	7129

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	81	100	181
Kindergarten	99	52	151
Elementary school	612	657	1269
High school	357	327	684
College or graduate school	44	96	140

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Castro County, Texas	$30619	$35422	$14457
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587