Mission (Texas)
Hidalgo County
48-48768
Mission is a city in Hidalgo County in the U.S. state of Texas.
Geography
The city is located on U.S. Highway 83 and Highway 107 in southwest Texas, is in the south 7 km from the Rio Grande and the border with Mexico, approximately 110 km to the east from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 62.5 km ² without appreciable water surface.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 45,408 people in 13,766 households and 11,384 families. The population density was 726.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 77.63 % White, 0.37 % African American, 0.38 % Native American, 0.63 % Asian, 0.01 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 18.64 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.34% were of mixed descent, and 81.03 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 13,766 households, 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 64.8 % were married couples living together. 14.5% were single mothers and 17.3 % were non-families. 15.3 % of all households were single-person households and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.68 persons to.
32.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.8 % from 18 to 24, 26.8 % 25-44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 85.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,647, and the median income for a family $ 33,465. Males have a median income of $ 25,710 versus $ 20,718 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,796. 26.8 % of the population and 22.6 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 37.4 % have children under the age of 18 and 15.6 % of those 65 or older.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Lloyd Bentsen, politician, Minister of Finance and Vice- presidential candidate of the Democratic Party
- Tom Landry, American football player and coach
- Merced Solis Tito Santana retired professional wrestler