Bruceville-Eddy, Texas

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Bruceville-Eddy is a city in Texas, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Bruceville-Eddy is located at 31°18′20″N, 97°14′53″W (31.305554, -97.247919)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,490 people, 543 households, and 432 families residing in the city. The population density was 178.1/km² (460.8/mi²). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 70.2/km² (181.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.73% White, 0.81% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 6.51% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.34% of the population.

There were 543 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% 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 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,089, and the median income for a family was $39,766. Males had a median income of $30,139 versus $19,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,642. About 9.4% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.