Editing Refugio County, Texas (section)

===2020 census===
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|+'''Refugio 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 – Refugio County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US48391&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) – Refugio County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48391&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – Refugio County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48391&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,703
|3,337
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,864
|47.30%
|45.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.49%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|521
|445
|style='background: #ffffe6; |400
|6.66%
|6.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.93%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|27
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|0.34%
|0.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|20
|27
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27
|0.26%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.40%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.04%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|11
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.14%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|53
|53
|style='background: #ffffe6; |114
|0.68%
|0.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,490
|3,487
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,306
|44.58%
|47.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''7,828'''
|'''7,383'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''6,741'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,741 people, 2,566 households, and 1,730 families residing in the county.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 7,828 people, 2,985 households, and 2,176 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 3,669 housing units averaged {{convert|5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 80.22% White, 6.77% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 10.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were about 48.6% of the population.

[[File:Refugio County Memorial Hospital Texas July 2014.jpg|thumb|left|Refugio County Medical Center (2014)]]

Of the 2,985 households, 31.60% had children under 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were not families. About 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59, and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was distributed as 26.10% under 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,986, and for a family was $36,162. Males had a median income of $29,667 versus $16,565 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,481. About 14.30% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 16.30% of those age 65 or over.