Riesel (Texas)

McLennan County

48-62108

Riesel is a city in McLennan County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States. Your name, the city of W. H. Riesel, one of the many Germans who settled in the area and built there around 1880 a cotton gin.

Geography

The city is located about 20 km south-east of Waco in the southeast of the county and has a total area of 10.3 km ² without significant water surface.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 973 people in 357 households and 287 families. The population density was 94.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 94.76 % White, 0.31 % African American, 0.31 % Native American, 0.72 % Asian, 0.10 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 3.08 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 0.72% were of mixed descent, and 6.58 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 357 households 39.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.4 % were married couples living together. 10.1% were single mothers and 19.6 % were non-families. 17.4 % of all households were single-person households and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.10 persons to.

30.6 % of the population were under 18 years old, 4.6 % from 18 to 24, 31.1% 25-44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 88.5 males.

The median income for a household was $ 35,234, and the median income for a family $ 38,875. Males have a median income of $ 30,313 versus $ 23,571 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,315. 9.5 % of the population and 7.4 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 16.3 % have children under the age of 18 and 4.4% of those 65 or older.