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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Weslaco city, Texas

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	26,935	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	12,598	46.8
Female	14,337	53.2

Under 5 years	2,550	9.5
5 to 9 years	2,437	9.0
10 to 14 years	2,231	8.3
15 to 19 years	2,158	8.0
20 to 24 years	1,861	6.9
25 to 34 years	3,826	14.2
35 to 44 years	3,162	11.7
45 to 54 years	2,710	10.1
55 to 59 years	971	3.6
60 to 64 years	953	3.5
65 to 74 years	2,018	7.5
75 to 84 years	1,447	5.4
85 years and over	611	2.3

Median age (years)	30.8	(X)

18 years and over	18,377	68.2
Male	8,304	30.8
Female	10,073	37.4
21 years and over	17,193	63.8
62 years and over	4,665	17.3
65 years and over	4,076	15.1
Male	1,663	6.2
Female	2,413	9.0

RACE
One race	26,345	97.8
White	20,179	74.9
Black or African American	72	0.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	133	0.5
Asian	308	1.1
Asian Indian	49	0.2
Chinese	30	0.1
Filipino	183	0.7
Japanese	5	0.0
Korean	9	0.0
Vietnamese	14	0.1
Other Asian ¹	18	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1
Native Hawaiian	13	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	5,638	20.9
Two or more races	590	2.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	20,723	76.9
Black or African American	99	0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	189	0.7
Asian	327	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1
Some other race	6,177	22.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,935	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	22,560	83.8
Mexican	18,157	67.4
Puerto Rican	47	0.2
Cuban	4	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,352	16.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,375	16.2
White alone	3,961	14.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,935	100.0
In households	26,594	98.7
Householder	8,295	30.8
Spouse	4,907	18.2
Child	9,929	36.9
Own child under 18 years	7,073	26.3
Other relatives	2,886	10.7
Under 18 years	1,395	5.2
Nonrelatives	577	2.1
Unmarried partner	243	0.9
In group quarters	341	1.3
Institutionalized population	339	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	2	0.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	8,295	100.0
Family households (families)	6,606	79.6
With own children under 18 years	3,409	41.1
Married-couple family	4,907	59.2
With own children under 18 years	2,522	30.4
Female householder, no husband present	1,411	17.0
With own children under 18 years	753	9.1
Nonfamily households	1,689	20.4
Householder living alone	1,530	18.4
Householder 65 years and over	899	10.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,976	47.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,733	32.9

Average household size	3.21	(X)
Average family size	3.68	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	10,230	100.0
Occupied housing units	8,295	81.1
Vacant housing units	1,935	18.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,047	10.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	8,295	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,423	65.4
Renter-occupied housing units	2,872	34.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.29	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.06	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.