Waller County, Texas
The Waller County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hempstead.
Geography
The County is located in East Texas, is about 80 km from the Gulf of Mexico in the south-west and is part of the Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown Metropolitan Area. It has an area of 1343 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Grimes County, Montgomery County, Harrison County, Fort Bend County, Austin County and Washington County.
History
Waller County was formed in 1873 from parts of Austin County and Grimes County. It was named for Edwin Waller, the first mayor of Austin.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Waller County 32,663 people in 10,557 households and 7,748 families. The population density was 25 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 57.83 percent White, 29.25 percent Black or African American, 0.49 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 10.28 percent from other races groups; 1.76 percent were descended from two or more races. 19.42 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 10,557 households out of which 35.1 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 55.7 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers and 26.6 percent were non-families. 21.0 percent of all households and 7.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25 persons.
25.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 18.1 percent between 18 to 24, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44, 20.5 percent between 45 and 64, and 9.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 38,136, and the median income for a family was $ 45,868. Males have a median income of $ 34,447, women $ 25,583. The per capita income was $ 16,338. 11.5 percent of families and 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Brookshire
- Hempstead
- Katy
- Mona Ville
- Pattison
- Prairie View
- Sunnyside
- Waller