Culberson County, Texas

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Culberson County is a county located in the United States of Texas. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the Culberson County is home to 2975 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 2431, It is the 23rd least populous county in the U.S. state of Texas. The county extends throughout a territory of 3812.71 mi˛ (9874.87 sq km ), of which, 3812.46 square miles (9874.23 sq km) of it is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 sq km) of it is water, makes it the fifth largest by total area in Texas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 2975 people in the county, organized into 1052 households, and 797 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.8 people per square mile (0.31/km˛), it is the sixth least populated county in terms of population density. There were 1321 housing units at an average density of 0.3 per square mile (0.12/km˛). The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.3. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 32.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 2431, The racial makeup of the county was 2359 White, 29 Black or African American, 14 American Indian, 19 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 10 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25882, making its Texas's 33rd lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $28547, making it the 19th poorest county by median family income among the Texas. The per capita income for the county was $11493, it would be the 17th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Texas.

In 2000, 888 pupils and students, of which 461 are male and 427 are female, 29.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 36 nursery or pri school, 69 kindergarten, 417 elementary school, 255 high school and 111 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	Van Horn Town	Culberson County	2.88	2.88	0	2435	846.9	10772	24432

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2975
April 2000 Estimate	2975
July 2000 Estimate	2944
July 2001 Estimate	2855
July 2002 Estimate	2813
July 2003 Estimate	2753
July 2004 Estimate	2663
July 2005 Estimate	2607
July 2006 Estimate	2535
July 2007 Estimate	2473
July 2008 Estimate	2431

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	24	12	36
Kindergarten	33	36	69
Elementary school	228	189	417
High school	148	107	255
College or graduate school	28	83	111

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Culberson County, Texas	$25882	$28547	$11493
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587