Villa Verde, Texas

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Villa Verde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 891 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Villa Verde is located at 26°7′58″N, 97°59′48″W (26.132701, -97.996785)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 891 people, 216 households, and 200 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 905.3/km² (2,367.8/mi²). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 231.7/km² (605.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.20% White, 0.45% African American, 31.54% from other races, and 3.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 96.63% of the population.

There were 216 households out of which 53.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.4% were non-families. 6.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.13 and the average family size was 4.30.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 37.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,768, and the median income for a family was $22,857. Males had a median income of $14,932 versus $14,107 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,659. About 36.3% of families and 34.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.5% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.