Table 6- Median Age, Gender and Race Breakdown - 2000

 

Median

Males

Females

Hispanics

Anglos

Other

County

Age

Total

%

Total

%

Total

%

Total

%

Total

%

Cameron

29.0

160,509

47.90%

174,718

52.10%

282,736

84.30%

48,679

14.50%

3,812

1.10%

Hidalgo

27.2

276,523

48.60%

292,940

51.40%

503,100

88.30%

59,423

10.40%

6,940

1.20%

Starr

26.1

25,993

48.50%

27,604

51.50%

52,278

97.54%

1,082

2.02%

237

0.44%

Willacy

29.8

10,296

51.30%

9,786

48.70%

17,209

85.70%

2,350

11.70%

523

2.60%

RGV Total

28.0

473,321

48.38%

505,048

51.62%

855,323

87.42%

111,534

11.40%

11,512

1.18%

 

Note: ‘%’ refers to percentages in reference to total population

Source: 2000 Census, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC

 

 

 

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