Wortham, Texas
Encyclopedia : W : WO : WOR : Wortham, Texas
Wortham is a town in Freestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,082 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 1,082 people, 428 households, and 278 families residing in the town. The population density was 211.0/km² (545.9/mi²). There were 479 housing units at an average density of 93.4/km² (241.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.94% White, 17.84% African American, 0.65% Native American, 1.20% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.There were 428 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,988, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $26,094 versus $18,098 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,269. About 14.7% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Town of Wortham is served by the Wortham Independent School District.External links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.