Beverly Hills, Texas

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Beverly Hills is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,113 at the 2000 census. It is surrounded by Waco.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Beverly Hills is located at 31°31′15″N, 97°9′16″W (31.520916, -97.154571)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,113 people, 769 households, and 541 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,255.1/km² (3,252.8/mi²). There were 814 housing units at an average density of 483.5/km² (1,253.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.76% White, 10.70% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 24.42% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.30% of the population.

There were 769 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,896, and the median income for a family was $35,119. Males had a median income of $25,911 versus $18,718 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,473. About 10.9% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.