Abbott (Texas)

Hill County

48-00100

Abbott is a village in Hill County in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 100 km south of Dallas. Abbott has 356 inhabitants, the most famous among them is the country singer Willie Nelson was born in Abbott.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, the city occupied 300 inhabitants. The population density was 199.7 people per km ². There were 144 housing units at an average 95.1 per km ². The population Abbott was 96.0 % White, 1.0 % African American, 3 % reported other races. 5.67 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Abbotts distributed to 124 households out of which 29.8 % were living in children under 18 years. 62.9 % married couples living together, 6.5 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2 % were non-families. 27.4% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 16.9 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size is 2.97.

The city population was spread out with 21.3 % under the, 6.7 % 18 -24- year-old, 28.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 20.3% 45-64 year olds and 23.3 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 88.8 males.

The median household income in Abbott was 37 917 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 55 625 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 38,750 U.S. dollars, compared with $ 20,000 for females. The per capita income in Abbott was 19,062 U.S. dollars. 8.2% of the population and 6.0 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 2.7 % of those 13% of people aged 65 years or more.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Willie Nelson, country music singer and songwriter