Frio County, Texas

Frio County is one of the 254 county of Texas, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The county has a population of 16252 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 16163, making it the 134th most populous county in Texas. The county spans an area of 1134.28 mi˛ (2937.77 square kilometre), of which, 1133.02 square miles (2934.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.26 square miles (3.26 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 50th largest in terms of geographical size.

Frio County Texas
Map of Frio County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 16252 people, 4743 households, and 3643 families living in the county. The population density was 14.3 people per square mile (5.52/km˛), it would be the 152nd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Texas. There were 5660 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (1.93/km˛). The average household size was 2.98 persons, and the average family size was 3.44 persons. The population's age distribution was 28.7% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 121.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 16163, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 14957 White, 887 Black or African American, 123 American Indian, 123 Asian, 10 Native Hawaiian, and 63 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $24504, it is 15th poorest county by median household income in Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $26578, it would be the 13th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Texas. The per capita income for the county was $16069, making it the 122nd wealthiest county by per capita income among the Texas.

In 2000, 4659 pupils and students, of which 2636 are male and 2023 are female, 28.67% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 323 nursery or pri school, 349 kindergarten, 2153 elementary school, 1250 high school and 584 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Bigfoot CdpFrio County23.9123.880.0330412.71425019375
2Dilley CityFrio County2.332.33036741574.32047519540
3Hilltop CdpFrio County1.191.190300251.5726923229
4Moore CdpFrio County31.2431.220.0264420.61597539063
5North Pearsall CdpFrio County1.331.330561420.31160232917
6Pearsall CityFrio County4.234.220.0171571694.71338321602
7West Pearsall CdpFrio County0.080.0803494553.6816826000
YearPopulation
April 2000 census16252
April 2000 Estimate16252
July 2000 Estimate16191
July 2001 Estimate16203
July 2002 Estimate16278
July 2003 Estimate16182
July 2004 Estimate16134
July 2005 Estimate16112
July 2006 Estimate16101
July 2007 Estimate16078
July 2008 Estimate16163
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school208115323
Kindergarten178171349
Elementary school112910242153
High school6925581250
College or graduate school429155584
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Frio County, Texas$24504$26578$16069
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587