Brookshire, Texas

Waller County

48-10636

Brookshire is a city in Waller County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located on U.S. Highway 90 and on the 3960 km long, east- west trending, Interstate 10, south of Waller County, about 50 km west of Houston. It has a total area of 9.1 km ² without significant water surface.

History

Brookshire was recorded in 1946 as a city. It was named after Captain Nathan Brookshire, a member of Stephen F. Austin's fifth column in 1835. 1893 the first post office was opened and later released with the Brookshire Times a short time the first newspaper. 1920, the population had risen to 1250 and 1980, it was 2244 inhabitants.

Economy

Main sources of revenue are the sale of produced in the area agricultural products such as rice, peanuts, soybeans and cattle.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 3,450 people in 1,138 households and 823 families. The population density was 379.5 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 32.67 % White, 38.20 % African American, 0.58 % Native American, 0.38 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 26.09 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.06% were of mixed descent, and 37.16 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,138 households, 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 44.5 % were married couples living together. 21.2% were single mothers and 27.6 % were non-families. 23.6 % of all households were single-person households and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.56 persons to.

32.4 % of the population were under 18 years old, 11.7 % from 18 to 24, 30.6 % 25-44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.0 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 28 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 92.7 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,461, and the median income for a family $ 32,017. Males have a median income of $ 25,032 versus $ 18,674 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,235. 18.7 % of the population and 14.5 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 24.1 % have children under the age of 18 and 8.1 % of those 65 or older.