Kingsville micropolitan area - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area in South Texas

South Texas

South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of and including San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is about 3.7 million. The southern portion of this region is...

that covers two counties – Kleberg and Kenedy. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 31,963 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 31,016). It is also part of the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area

Corpus Christi-Kingsville combined statistical area

The Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area is made up of five counties in South Texas. The statistical area consists of the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area...

Communities

Armstrong
Armstrong, Texas
Armstrong is an unincorporated community in central Kenedy County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 20. It lies on U.S. Route 77 approximately twenty miles south of Sarita, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It was the location where the Dick Cheney hunting incident occurred....

(unincorporated)
Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,575 people, 8,943 households, and 6,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,848.8 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile...

(Principal city)
Loyola Beach
Loyola Beach, Texas
Loyola Beach is an unincorporated community in Kleberg County, Texas, United States with a population of about 125. Leo Kaufer Park is also located in Loyola Beach with a fishing pier, boat dock, and playground.-Education:...

(unincorporated)
Ricardo
Ricardo, Texas
Ricardo is a small unincorporated community in Kleberg County, Texas, United States. It is basically a "slow down" on HWY 77 between Kingsville and Riviera. It consists of a Farmers Co-Op, a convenience store and an elementary/junior high school. The school's mascot is a Yellow Jacket. Since there...

(unincorporated)
Riviera
Riviera, Texas
Riviera is an unincorporated community in Kleberg County, Texas, United States.Riviera is located about south of Kingsville on U.S. Highway 77 and about northeast of Falfurrias on Texas State Highway 285.-History:...

(unincorporated)
Sarita
Sarita, Texas
Sarita is an census designated place in, and the county seat of Kenedy County, Texas, United States,. It is the only settlement of note in the county, and as of the 2010 US Census had a population of 238.-History:...

(unincorporated)
Vattmann (unincorporated)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 31,963 people, 11,034 households, and 7,791 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 71.78% White, 3.66% African American, 0.61% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 19.17% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 3.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65.58% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $27,157 and the median income for a family was $29,887. Males had a median income of $24,652 versus $15,841 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $15,751.

Communities

Demographics

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