Pine Island, Texas

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Pine Island is a town in Waller County, Texas, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Pine Island is located at 30°3′48″N, 96°1′23″W (30.063433, -96.022968)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.2 km² (9.3 mi²). 24.2 km² (9.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.11% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 849 people, 295 households, and 225 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.1/km² (91.0/mi²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 13.8/km² (35.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.14% White, 12.13% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 10.48% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.03% of the population.

There were 295 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $50,714. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,597. About 4.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.