Electra (Texas)

Wichita County

48-22984

Electra is a city in Wichita County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located about 25 km north-west of Wichita Falls in north-west of the county, north of Texas, is about 5 miles from Oklahoma away.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 3,168 people in 1,279 households and 860 families. The population density was 501.3 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 87.66 % White, 4.58 % African American, 1.10 % Native American, 0.06 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 4.29 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.30% were of mixed descent, and 8.68 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,279 households, 32.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.4 % were married couples living together. 12.2% were single mothers and 32.7 % were non-families. 30.1 % of all households were single-person households, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size amounted to 3.03.

27.7 % of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 % from 18 to 24, 25.7 % 25-44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 82.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 24,022, and the median income for a family $ 30,116. Males have a median income of $ 25,610 versus $ 17,292 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,213. 20.6 % of the population and 17.8 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 24.3 % have children under the age of 18 and 15.4 % of those 65 or older.