General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4819420, place: Dawson town, Texas)Total Population: 852Male: 405 (47.54%)
Female: 447 (52.46%)
Population data by age, 2000 dataUnder 5 years: 48 (5.63%)
5 to 9 years: 53 (6.22%)
10 to 14 years: 74 (8.69%)
15 to 19 years: 55 (6.46%)
20 to 24 years: 40 (4.69%)
25 to 34 years: 95 (11.15%)
35 to 44 years: 109 (12.79%)
45 to 54 years: 100 (11.74%)
55 to 59 years: 37 (4.34%)
60 to 64 years: 48 (5.63%)
65 to 74 years: 91 (10.68%)
75 to 84 years: 62 (7.28%)
85 years and over: 40 (4.69%)
Median age: 40.3 yearsPopulation data by age, legal ages, 2000 data18 years and over: 647 (75.94%)
21 years and over: 618 (72.54%)
62 years and over: 212 (24.88%)
65 years and over: 193 (22.65%)
18 years and older by gender, 2000 data18 years and over: 647 (75.94%)
--Male: 290 (34.04%)
--Female: 357 (41.9%)
65 years and older by gender, 2000 data65 years and over: 193 (22.65%)
--Male: 72 (8.45%)
--Female: 121 (14.2%)
Races, 2000 dataOne Race: 835 (98%)
--White: 664 (77.93%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 54 (6.34%)
--Black or African American: 129 (15.14%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 (0.12%)
--Asian: 1 (0.12%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.12%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 14 (1.64%)
Two or more Races: 17 (2%)
Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 dataHispanic or Latino (of any race): 54 (6.34%)
--Mexican: 37 (4.34%)
--Puerto Rican: 1 (0.12%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 16 (1.88%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 798 (93.66%)
--White Alone: 664 (77.93%)
Housedold Data, 2000 dataHousehold population: 852 (100%)
--Householder: 361 (42.37%)
--Spouse: 169 (19.84%)
--Child: 240 (28.17%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 179 (21.01%)
--Other relatives: 67 (7.86%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 26 (3.05%)
--Nonrelatives: 15 (1.76%)
----Unmarried partner: 9 (1.06%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 361Family households (families): 230 (63.71%)
----With own children under 18 years: 91 (25.21%)
--Married-couple families: 169 (46.81%)
----With own children under 18 years: 65 (18.01%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 47 (13.02%)
----With own children under 18 years: 21 (5.82%)
Nonfamily households: 131 (36.29%)
--Householder living alone: 125 (34.63%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 83 (22.99%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 106 (29.36%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 158 (43.77%)
Average household size: 2.36 people
Average family size: 3.07 people
Housing Units, 2000 dataTotal housing units: 408
Occupied housing units: 361 (88.48%)
Vacant housing units: 47 (11.52%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 7 (1.72%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.9%
Occupied housing units: 361 (88.48%)
Owner occupied housing units: 261 (63.97%)
Renter occupied housing units: 100 (24.51%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.34 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.42 people
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