San Benito City, Texas

San Benito City is one of the city of Cameron County, Texas, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of the city was 23444 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 25072 in July 2008, It is the 105th largest by population in the U.S. state of Texas. It has total area of 11.21 mi˛ (29.03 square kilometre), of which, 11.01 square miles (28.52 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 208th largest by total area among Texas.

As of the census of 2000, there were 23444 people in the city, organized into 7065 households, and 5719 families residing in the city. The population density was 2130.2 people per square mile (822.47/km˛), it is the 155th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 9120 housing units at an average density of 828.3 per square mile (319.81/km˛). It has an average household size was 3.3 persons, and the average family size was 3.72 persons. In the city Age distribution was 33.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 110.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 119 females. The median age was 29.7 years, The median age of males and females living in San Benito City was 27.4 and 31.6 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 76.16% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.41% American Indian, 0.25% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 2.38% from two or more races and 20.48% Other races.

San Benito city Texas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
San Benito city Texas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
San Benito City Texas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $24027, it is the 295th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $26415, it is the 236th poorest city in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the city was $10317, making its Texas's 238th lowest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $14128, Median income for males is $16157, compared with $12142 for females.

In 2000, 7312 pupils and students, of which 3539 are male and 3773 are female, 31.19% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 516 nursery or pri school, 597 kindergarten, 3485 elementary school, 1671 high school and 1043 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census23444
April 2000 Estimate24187
July 2000 Estimate24161
July 2001 Estimate24085
July 2002 Estimate24216
July 2003 Estimate24270
July 2004 Estimate24347
July 2005 Estimate24449
July 2006 Estimate24552
July 2007 Estimate24729
July 2008 Estimate25072
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school251265516
Kindergarten241356597
Elementary school183416513485
High school8068651671
College or graduate school4076361043
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
San Benito city, Texas$24027$26415$10317
Cameron County, Texas$26155$27853$10960
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587