Farwell (Texas)

Parmer County

48-25548

Farwell the district capital and the county seat is ( county seat ) of the Parmer County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city lies at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 with U.S. Highway 84 in the southwest of the county, northwest of Texas, called the Texas Panhandle, the State Border to New Mexico and has a total area of 2.1 km ² without significant water surface.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 1,364 people in 499 households and 346 families. The population density was 642.2 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 75.00 % White, 0.44 % African American, 0.51 % Native American, 1.03 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 20.82 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.20% were of mixed descent, and 31.96 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 499 households 34.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.9 % were married couples living together. 9.6% were single mothers and 30.5 % were non-families. 28.1 % of all households were single-person households, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18 persons to.

27.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.8 % from 18 to 24, 24.8% 25-44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% ​​who were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 80.9 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,808, and the median income for a family $ 34,676. Males had a median income of $ 27,448 versus $ 21,181 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,875. 16.7 % of the population and 13.9 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 22.8 % have children under the age of 18 and 13.7 % of those 65 or older.