Editing Cuero, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 1333
|1890= 2442
|1900= 3422
|1910= 3109
|1920= 3671
|1930= 4672
|1940= 5474
|1950= 7498
|1960= 7338
|1970= 6956
|1980= 7124
|1990= 6700
|2000= 6571
|2010= 6841
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=8128}}
[[Image:Old map-Cuero-1881.jpg|thumb|right|Map of the city in 1881]]
[[File:Burns Hospital, Cuero, Texas.jpg|thumb|right|Postcard showing the Burns Hospital, Cuero, Texas, between 1930 and 1945]]
[[Image:PostcardCueroTXTurkeyTrot1912.jpg|thumb|right|"Turkey Trot" on November 16, 1912]]
[[File:Texas - Cuero - NARA - 68149125 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Cuero in 1934]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Cuero racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4818092&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,063
|37.68%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,199
|14.75%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|15
|0.18%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|39
|0.48%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.02%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|20
|0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|150
|1.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,640
|44.78%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,128'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 8,128 people, 2,323 households, and 1,472 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 6,571 people, 2,500 households, and 1,695 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,331.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2,867 housing units had an average density of 580.8 per sq mi (224.1/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 67.25% White, 16.71% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 12.84% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 34.73% of the population.

Of the 2,500 households, 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were not families. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city, the age distribution was 27.1% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 women, there were 86.1 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 80.6 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,931, and for a family was $29,500. Men had a median income of $26,154 versus $16,551 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,286. About 21.5% of families and 26.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.