Rosenberg (Texas)

Fort Bend County

48-63284

Rosenberg is a city located in Fort Bend County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States and is part of the Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown Metropolitan Area.

Geography

The city is located on Highway 59, about 50 km southwest of Houston, centrally located in Fort Bend County and has a total area of 55.1 km ², of which 0.1 km ² water surface.

History

The city was named after Henry Rosenberg, a Swiss emigrant who came to the United States in 1843 and later became the first president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was. Settlement of the area began in 1823 by members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 24 043 people in 7,933 households and 5,973 families. The population density was 436.8 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 65.69 % White, 8.53 % African American, 0.37 % Native American, 0.38 % Asian, 0.04 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 22.17 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.81% were of mixed descent, and 54.96 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,933 households, 41.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.4 % were married couples living together. 15.7% were single mothers and 24.7% were non-families. 20.8 % of all households were single-person households and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size to 3,48 people.

30.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 10.8 % from 18 to 24, 30.0% 25-44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 95.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 35,510, and the median income for a family $ 39,965. Males had a median income of $ 28,723 versus $ 21,945 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,814. 16.1 % of the population and 13.6 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 20.7 % have children under the age of 18 and 12.9 % of those 65 or older.