Lumberton (Texas)

Hardin County

48-45120

Lumberton is a city in Hardin County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located between U.S. Highway 69, 287 and 96 in southeast Texas, is approximately 50 km to the east of Louisiana, located south 70 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 24.4 km ² without significant water surface.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 8,731 people in 3,198 households and 2,542 families. The population density was 358.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 97.64 % White, 0.05 % African American, 0.29 % Native American, 0.21 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 0.87 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 0.95% were Mixed Race and 2.79 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,198 households, 42.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.4 % were married couples living together. 9.9 % had a female householder with no husband, and 20.5% were non-families. 17.8 % of all households were single-person households and 6.1% 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 3.09 persons.

29.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% 25-44, 22.8 % from 45 to 64, and 8.7 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 91.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 42,011, and the median income for a family $ 47,184. Males have a median income of $ 38,315 versus $ 26,217 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,640. 7.0 % of the population and 5.5 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 8.0 % have children under the age of 18 and 5.0 % of those 65 or older.