Fifth Street, Texas

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Fifth Street is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Stafford within Fort Bend County, Texas. The population was 2,059 at the 2000 census. Fifth Street is within the zip code 77477. Therefore, residents of Fifth Street have an address of Stafford, Texas.

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[edit] Geography

Fifth Street is located at 29°35′56″N, 95°32′57″W (29.598888, -95.549119)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,059 people, 503 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,536.8 people per square mile (981.5/km²). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 661.6/sq mi (256.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.90% White, 5.15% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 41.23% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 90.34% of the population.

There were 503 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.09 and the average family size was 4.29.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.0% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 129.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 137.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,773, and the median income for a family was $34,740. Males had a median income of $26,310 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,697. About 20.4% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Fifth Street is within the Fort Bend Independent School District.

Elementary schools that serve sections of Fifth Street include [1]:

  • Dulles Elementary School in Sugar Land
  • Glover Elementary School in Missouri City
  • E. A. Jones Elementary School in Missouri City
  • Quail Valley Elementary School in Missouri City

Middle schools that serve sections of Fifth Street include [2]:

  • Dulles Middle School in Sugar Land
  • Missouri City Middle School in Missouri City

High schools that serve sections of Fifth Street include [3]:

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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