Floyd County, Texas

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Floyd County is a United States county located in the United States of Texas. Floyd County had an official population of 7771 in 2000. Its population was estimated at 6455 in July 2008, It is 66th least populous county in Texas. The county comprises an area of 992.51 square miles (2570.59 kmē), of which, 992.19 square miles (2569.76 kmē) of it is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 kmē) of it is water, making it the 83rd largest by size in Texas.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 7771 people, 2730 households, and 2111 families residing in the county. The population density was 7.8 people per square mile (3.01/kmē), making its Texas's 71st least densely populated county. There were 3221 housing units at an average density of 3.2 per square mile (1.24/kmē). The average household size was 2.79 persons, and the average family size was 3.26 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 6455, The racial makeup of the county was 6002 White, 298 Black or African American, 80 American Indian, 19 Asian, 10 Native Hawaiian, and 46 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26851, it is 41st poorest county by median household income in Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $32123, it is Texas's 41st poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14206, making its Texas's 53rd lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2161 pupils and students, of which 53.03% are male and 46.97% are female, 27.81% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.99% nursery or pri school, 6.11% kindergarten, 54.97% elementary school, 26.28% high school and 5.65% 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	Floydada City	Floyd County	2.03	2.03	0	3676	1810.8	12431	25429
2	Lockney Town	Floyd County	1.55	1.55	0	2056	1326.3	13528	29074

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7771
April 2000 Estimate	7771
July 2000 Estimate	7737
July 2001 Estimate	7455
July 2002 Estimate	7295
July 2003 Estimate	7366
July 2004 Estimate	7137
July 2005 Estimate	6974
July 2006 Estimate	6837
July 2007 Estimate	6618
July 2008 Estimate	6455

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	102	49	151
Kindergarten	57	75	132
Elementary school	635	553	1188
High school	306	262	568
College or graduate school	46	76	122

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Floyd County, Texas	$26851	$32123	$14206
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587