Area Information for Williamson County, Texas

 
Williamson County, Texas
Area Overview
Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 249,967. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. For more information visit the Williamson County official website.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 249,967 people, 86,766 households, and 66,983 families residing in the county. The population density was 86/km² (223/sq mi). There were 90,325 housing units at
an average density of 31/km² (80/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.41% White, 5.12% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 2.64% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 7.19% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 17.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 86,766 households out of which 43.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.80% were non-families. 17.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 35.60% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $60,642, and the median income for a family was $66,208. Males had a median income of $43,471 versus $30,558 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,547. About 3.40% of families and 4.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.40% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

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Education

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