Oak Valley, Texas

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Oak Valley is a town in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 401 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Oak Valley is located at 32°1′51″N, 96°31′15″W (32.030773, -96.520899)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 401 people, 143 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was 78.6/km² (203.6/mi²). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 30.0/km² (77.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.77% White, 1.75% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 2.49% from other races, and 3.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.49% of the population.

There were 143 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $30,729 versus $21,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,639. About 3.7% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.