Palacios, Texas

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Palacios is a city in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Palacios is located at 28°42′33″N, 96°13′3″W (28.709153, -96.217588)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.1 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (4.36%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,153 people, 1,661 households, and 1,244 families residing in the city. The population density was 394.8/km² (1,021.4/mi²). There were 1,976 housing units at an average density of 151.4/km² (391.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 57.07% White, 4.74% African American, 0.68% Native American, 12.13% Asian, 22.36% from other races, and 3.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51.19% of the population.

There were 1,661 households out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,623, and the median income for a family was $35,518. Males had a median income of $27,483 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,107. About 19.8% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

Palacios is the third largest shrimping port on the gulf coast.