Daisetta, Texas

Liberty County

48-18476

Daisetta is a city in Liberty County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the east of the county, in southeast Texas, about 65 km from the Gulf to the east is about 70 km from Louisiana, in the southeast of Mexico and has a total area of 3.8 km ² without significant water surface.

History

The shopkeeper Newt Farris founded the city in 1917 and named it after Daisy Barrett and Etta White.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 1,034 people in 369 households and 290 families. The population density was 269.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 95.55 % White, 2.32 % African American, 0.00 % Native American, 0.00 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 1.16 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 0.97 % were Mixed Race and 2.13 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 369 households 39.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.8 % were married couples living together. 13.6% were single mothers and 21.4 % were non-families. 19.5 % of all households were single-person households, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23 persons to.

29.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 % from 18 to 24, 29.4 % 25-44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.5 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 92.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 28,173, and the median income for a family $ 33,281. Males had a median income of $ 30,529 versus $ 17,396 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,969. 14.5 % of the population and 14.7 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 15.9 % have children under the age of 18 and 19.0 % of those 65 or older.