South Padre Island Town, Texas

South Padre Island Town is a town located in Cameron County, Texas, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of town in 2000 stood at 2422 as per the Census data. Its population was estimated at 2837 in July 2008, making it the 562nd most populous in Texas. The town encompasses an area of 1.89 square miles (4.9 kmē ), of which, 1.81 square miles (4.69 kmē) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 kmē) of it is water, it is the 900th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2422 people in the town, organized into 1211 households, and 662 families living in the town. The population density was 1335.9 people per square mile (515.79/kmē), it is the 396th most populated town in terms of population density. There were 4685 housing units at an average density of 2588.4 per square mile (999.39/kmē). It has an average household size was 2 persons, and the average family size was 2.54 persons. In the South Padre Island Town, 12.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.2% were 18 to 24, 28.2% were 25 to 44, 34.2% were 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 113.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.9 males. The median age is 46.7 years, The median age of males was 46.3 years, for females the median age was 47.1 years. The racial makeup of the town was 94.59% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.45% American Indian, 0.21% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, 1.24% from two or more races and 2.77% Other races.

South Padre Island town Texas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
South Padre Island town Texas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
South Padre Island Town Texas GDP
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The median income for a household in the town was $45417, making its Texas's 305th highest town by median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $53250, it is 281st wealthiest town by median family income in Texas. The per capita income for the town was $31708, making its Texas's 99th highest town by per capita income. The median income is $25822, Males have a median income of $31331 versus $21076 for females.

In 2000, 476 pupils and students, of which 45.8% are male and 54.2% are female, 19.65% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 9.24% nursery or pri school, 2.73% kindergarten, 30.04% elementary school, 17.02% high school and 40.97% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2422
April 2000 Estimate2452
July 2000 Estimate2447
July 2001 Estimate2433
July 2002 Estimate2481
July 2003 Estimate2516
July 2004 Estimate2555
July 2005 Estimate2564
July 2006 Estimate2659
July 2007 Estimate2756
July 2008 Estimate2837
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school182644
Kindergarten4913
Elementary school8360143
High school384381
College or graduate school75120195
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
South Padre Island town, Texas$45417$53250$31708
Cameron County, Texas$26155$27853$10960
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587