R-2008-06 adopt 2008 Update of Year 2002 Parks, Trails, and Open Space Master

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a, ~ City .f La P.rte Parh. Ie Open Space Master Plan Demographic Characteristics Key characteristics include age and sex, race and origin, income and educational attainment. . Age and Sex - Table 2.2, illustrates the age characteristics of the population in La Porte as derived from the 1998 American Community Survey. Table 2.3 below shows the 2000 characteristics of the State of Texas as a whole in comparison to the City of La Porte. According to the 1998 American Community Survey in La Porte, 49.1 % of the population was male, and 50.9% were female. Table 2.2 - Population inla Porte 1998 Age 0 - 4 years 5 - 9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75 and older Number of persons per household average: Compiled from 1998 American Community Survey data. 2,658 2,367 2,867 2,830 1,509 4,416 6,963 4,123 2,006 1,131 569 2.9 Persons 8.5% 7.6% 9.1% 9.0% 4.8% 14.0% 22.1% 13.1% 6.4% 3.6% 1.8% In the 2000 Census, 49.6% ofthe overall Texas population was male, and 50.4% were female. Table 2.3 - Population in Texas 2000 Age 0 - 4 years 5 - 9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75 and older Number of persons per household average: Compiled from Census 2000 data. 1,624,628 1,654,184 1,631,192 1,636,232 1,539,404 3,162,083 3,322,238 2,611,137 1,598,190 1,142,608 929,924 2.74 Persons 7.8% 7.9% 7.8% 7.8% 7.4% 15.2% 15.9% 12.5% 7.7% 5.5% 4.4% Chapter 2 - La Porte Today Page 5