Commerce, Texas

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Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population is estimated to currently be around 9,000. It is also the name of a song by Ben Kweller. The city is home to Texas A&M University-Commerce.

[edit] Geography

Commerce is located at 33°14′42″N, 95°53′60″W (33.244959, -95.899957)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.9 km² (6.5 mi²). 16.8 km² (6.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.92%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,669 people, 2,881 households, and 1,524 families residing in the city. The population density was 456.9/km² (1,183.3/mi²). There were 3,405 housing units at an average density of 202.9/km² (525.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.07% White, 20.78% African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.59% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 3.13% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.65% of the population.

There were 2,881 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 28.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,065, and the median income for a family was $37,284. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $19,565 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,444. About 13.8% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

Commerce is the birthplace of World War II General Claire Chennault. Oklahoma country singer and songwriter Jeremy Castle attended kindergarten at Commerce, Texas in 1979.