Editing Cooke County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 220
|1860= 3760
|1870= 5315
|1880= 20391
|1890= 24696
|1900= 27494
|1910= 26603
|1920= 25667
|1930= 24136
|1940= 24909
|1950= 22146
|1960= 22560
|1970= 23471
|1980= 27656
|1990= 30777
|2000= 36363
|2010= 38437
|2020= 41668
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cooke County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cooke County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48097&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cooke County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48097&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cooke County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48097&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|30,826
|30,255
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,404
|84.77%
|78.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70.57%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,087
|1,018
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,181
|2.99%
|2.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.83%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|304
|303
|style='background: #ffffe6; |360
|0.84%
|0.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.86%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|121
|278
|style='background: #ffffe6; |307
|0.33%
|0.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.74%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.00%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|22
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |125
|0.06%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|375
|532
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,759
|1.03%
|1.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.22%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,627
|5,997
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,519
|9.97%
|15.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''36,363'''
|'''38,437'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''41,668'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

According to statistical data from 2016, Cooke County has a population of 39,141 people (41% urban, 59% rural), nearly 14,000 households, and over 10,000 families. The [[population density]] was {{convert|42|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 15,061 housing units averaged {{convert|17|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 88.84% White, 3.06% Black or African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 5.16% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. About 10% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the more than 14,000 households in Cooke County, 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living in the home, 59.60% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were not families; 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

The population was distributed as 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

While 2015 estimates place the [[median household income]] for Cooke County at $53,552, past estimates showed the median household income to be $37,649, with the median family income being $44,869. Males had a median income of $32,429 and females $22,065. The [[per capita income]] was $17,889. About 10.90% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over. Median house values in 2015 were $118,254.