Buda (Texas)

Hays County

48-11080

Buda is a city in Hays County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the central southeast Texas, about 20 km southwest of Austin, and 100 km northeast of San Antonio in the running in a north-south Interstate 35 and has a total area of 6.2 km ², of which 0.3 km ² water surface is.

History

Buda was officially founded on April 1, 1881, when Cornelia Trimble country presented at the International -Great Northern Railroad, near the train depot, for the construction of the city available. First settlers in the area was in 1846 Phillip J. Allen.

In 1887 the first post office was opened. In the aftermath hotels, banks, farms and ranches were added in the area. The city developed into the commercial center of the area. During the Great Depression, the population dropped to 300 in 1948 Buda received city rights, and only in the 80s, due to the proximity to Austin, the city began to grow noticeably.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 2404 people in 866 households and 685 families. The population density was 385.1 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 81.95 % White, 1.58 % African American, 0.54 % Native American, 0.87 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 12.02% from other ethnic groups. Approximately 3.04% were of mixed descent, and 26.83 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 866 households 44.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.5 % were married couples living together. 10.9% were single mothers and 20.8 % were non-families. 17.1 % of all households were single-person households and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size amounted to 3.13.

29.7% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.4 % from 18 to 24, 36.7 % 25-44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.4 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 90.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 54,135, and the median income for a family $ 57,321. Males have a median income of $ 37,398 versus $ 30,064 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,167. 3.7 % of the population and 3.3% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 5.0 % have children under the age of 18 and 14.7 % were 65 or older.