courthouse According to the latest U.S. census of 2000, there were 2,121 people, 863 households, and 555 families residing in the city. The population density was 521.6/km sq (1,354.6/mi sq). There were 1,126 housing units at an average density of 276.9/km sq (719.1/mi sq). The racial makeup of the city was 91.04% White, 0.28% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 7.50% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 69.87% of the population. There were 863 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,712, and the median income for a family was $32,328. Males had a median income of $25,804 versus $18,382 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,636. About 15.7% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 26.9% of those age 65 or over. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa%2C_Texas