Hempstead (Texas)
Waller County
48-33200
Hempstead is the capital and the county seat ( county seat ) of Waller County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.
Geography
The city is located in the central southeast Texas on U.S. Highway 290, 90 km north-west of Houston and has a total area of 12.9 km ², of which 0.1 km ² water surface.
History
Was founded in 1857 by the place Dr. Richard Rodgers Peebles and James W. McDade, pending the laying of the tracks by the Houston and Texas Central Railway. Was named the place after Dr. GSB Hempstead, a brother of Dr. Peebles.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 4,691 people in 1,663 households and 1,124 families. The population density was 364.4 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 39.86 % White, 43.44 % African American, 0.15 % Native American, 0.19 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 14.65 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 1.68% were of mixed descent, and 24.77 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,663 households, 34.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 41.3 % were married couples living together. 20.1% were single mothers and 32.4 % were non-families. 26.3 % of all households were single-person households, and 10.0% 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 3.35 persons to.
29.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 14.2 % from 18 to 24, 26.6 % 25-44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 29 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 92.0 males.
The median income for a household was $ 24,095, and the median income for a family $ 29,744. Males have a median income of $ 26,673 versus $ 20,938 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,560. 29.9 % of the population and 22.9 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 37.5 % have children under the age of 18 and 25.5 % of those 65 or older.