Bruni, Texas

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Bruni is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census.

Bruni was named after Antonio Mateo Bruni [1], a local Italian immigrant who owned a ranch and a general store.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
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[edit] Geography

Bruni is located at 27°25′42″N, 98°50′17″W (27.428328, -98.838098)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 412 people, 131 households, and 104 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 121.4/km² (314.8/mi²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 51.9/km² (134.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.10% White, 0.73% Native American, 16.50% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.08% of the population.

There were 131 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 19.1% 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 3.15 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $29,688. Males had a median income of $25,875 versus $14,464 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,355. About 15.3% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.