Venus, Texas

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Venus is a town in Texas, United States. The population was 910 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Venus is located at 32°25′46″N, 97°6′25″W (32.429383, -97.107022)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 910 people, 332 households, and 246 families residing in the town. The population density was 154.1/km² (398.6/mi²). There were 344 housing units at an average density of 58.3/km² (150.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.84% White, 1.54% African American, 0.44% Native American, 5.82% Asian, 4.51% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.19% of the population.

There were 332 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% 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 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $48,906. Males had a median income of $31,731 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,213. About 6.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 29.6% of those age 65 or over.