Markham, Texas

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Geography

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Demographics

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Historical population
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Markham was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.[11]

2020 census

Markham CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[16] Pop 2010[17] Pop 2020[15] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 605 548 459 53.16% 50.65% 50.55%
Black or African American alone (NH) 113 130 63 9.93% 12.01% 6.94%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 2 4 0.00% 0.18% 0.44%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0 0 0.09% 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 1 0 0.00% 0.09% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00% 0.55%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 9 23 33 0.79% 2.13% 3.63%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 410 378 344 36.03% 34.94% 37.89%
Total 1,138 1,082 908 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2000 census

As of the census[18] of 2000, there were 1,138 people, 386 households, and 306 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 446 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.88% White, 9.93% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 7.91% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.03% of the population.

There were 386 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,900, and the median income for a family was $49,792. Males had a median income of $32,391 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,302. About 7.6% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Markham is served by the Tidehaven Independent School District.

The designated community college for Tidehaven ISD is Wharton County Junior College.[19]

References

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  19. ↑ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

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